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The George Washington University Institute for Middle East Studies invites participants to virtual event on virtual learning strategies with Rebecca Blouwolff. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, March 9th at 3:00 PM EST.
The Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Arizona invites participants to attend virtual event on the usage of classical poetry, spirituality of namaz, the temporality of performing a ritual, and the role of language in constructing a relationship with God. The event is scheduled for March 5, 2021 at 3:00 PM MST.
The Peace and Conflict Studies Program at Colgate University seeks a visiting assistant professor for a one-year appointment to begin fall 2021. Application review will begin on March 26.
The Department of Art and Art History at the University of Alabama at Birmingham seeks a full-time, temporary, non-tenure track Visiting Assistant Professor in Art History, specializing in either the Islamicate World or Africa, with a research focus on transcultural exchange to begin August of 2021.
Call for abstracts for inclusion in an edited volume about the social histories of medicine, disease, and health/healing practices in the modern Middle East. Deadline for submissions is June 1, 2021.
Yale University seeks full-time Modern Standard Arabic Lector to begin July 2021. Application review will begin on March 25th, 2021
The University of Texas at Dallas seeks Assistant Professor of Philosophy, with a specialization in Non-Western Philosophy. Application review will begin March 7, 2021.
The MLA International Bibliography invites applications for three-year field-bibliography fellowship from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2024. Applications are due April 1, 2021.
The California State University, Sacramento invites applicants to apply for fellowship to support scholarly research in Hellenic studies. The fellowship application deadline is April 2, 2021.
The Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University invites participants to attend virtual event on the origin myths and racialized genealogical imagination at the root of Black Yemeni marginalization. The event is scheduled for March 24, 2021 at 11:00 AM EST.
The Division of Social Science at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) seeks tenured/tenure-track Social Research and Public Policy faculty member. The deadline for ensuring full consideration is March 22nd, 2021.
Tulane University seeks one-year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Humanities, with an area specialization in Modern Arabic Literature beginning July 1, 2021. Applications are due March 30, 2021.
The Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies invites participants to attend virtual Spring series on research in the digital age. Event dates range from March 4 to April 29, 2021.
The University of Pittsburgh seeks Visiting Lecturer in Jewish Studies for Fall 2021. Applications must be submitted by March 1, 2021.
Modernism/Modernity’s Print Plus platform invites abstracts for publication. 250 word abstracts and short biographies are due February 28, 2021.
The Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association and MESA are co-sponsoring a Zoom panel Monday, February 15 on the situation at Boğaziçi University. Former and current Boğaziçi professors will discuss the state of higher education in Turkey by reflecting on the past of Boğaziçi University and analyzing the recent events that have been unfolding since the appointment of a new university president on January 1 and the establishment of two new colleges on February 5, both by unilateral midnight decrees issued by President Erdoğan without any consultation.
The Institute for Middle East Studies invites participants to attend virtual event on the historical legal regulation of the pearl trade in the Arabian Gulf. The event is scheduled for March 4, 2021 at 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EST.
The Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University invites participants to attend virtual event on Egypt's 2011 revolution. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 11:00am-12:00pm EST.
The Department of Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks Persian Instructor for Fall 2021. Application deadline is March 29, 2021.
The Arabic Studies Department at Williams College seeks One-Year Visiting Assistant Arabic Studies Professor for Fall 2021. Applications should be submitted by March 1st, 2021.
The Gulf Research Center (GRC) is accepting abstracts for this year’s Gulf Research Meeting (GRM). The meeting will take place virtually from July 23-24, 2021. The application deadline is February 25, 2021.
Stanford University seeks Associate Director for Abbasi Program in Islamic Studies.
Aga Khan University’s Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations invites participants to attend virtual course on water governance. The event is scheduled for April 28 & 30, 2021 09:00 – 13:00 GMT.
Yale University invites participants to attend virtual event where Dr. Travis Zadeh will discuss his forthcoming book on wonder in Islamic philosophy, science, and literature. The event is scheduled for Friday, February 5, 2021 at 12:00pm EST.
The International Affairs Program at Lafayette College invites applications for tenure-track Assistant Professor position beginning Fall 2021. Review of applications will begin February 17.