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The Journal of Labor and Society announces call for papers for a special issue journal publication on the theme of Imperialism and Resistance in Middle East and North Africa. Abstract submission deadline is October 4.
The Department of Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology seeks tenure-track faculty position in the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture (AKPIA).
The Department of Middle East Studies at the University of Michigan invites applications for the James A. Bellamy Professorship, with an anticipated start date of Fall 2023. Application deadline is November 1, 2021.
The NYU Abu Dhabi Research Institute invites scholars who wish to contribute to the vibrant research culture of NYUAD’s Saadiyat campus to apply for a residential fellowship, starting September 2022. Applications are due October 1, 2021.
The Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Minnesota seeks a part-time Teaching Specialist in Arabic to teach Arabic language courses in Fall 2021 and Spring 2022. The application deadline is August 1, 2021.
The Yale Institute of Sacred Music announces Interdisciplinary Fellowships. The Long-term Fellowship application is due on October 15, 2021.
The University of Arizona (UA) located in Tucson, Arizona seeks Assistant Professor of Human Rights in the Middle East and North Africa, Tenure-Track.
The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and the College of the University of Chicago seek an experienced teacher to work with MA students in the two-year Master’s Program in the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES). Review of applications will begin on August 20, 2021.
The University of Michigan Department of Middle East Studies seeks Chair in Armenian Language & Literature. Applications must be received by October 1, 2021.
The English Department, Komar University of Science and Technology (KUST), in cooperation with the Arab Society of English Language Studies, announces call for papers for conference, which will be held December 1-2, 2021 in Sulaymania City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.
The Bourse and Bazaar Foundation seeks Visiting Fellow for September 2021 to May 2022. Applications will be accepted through Friday, July 30.
The Duke Middle East Studies Center (DUMESC) announces call for papers on the role of the body and medicine in Dr. El Saadawi’s oeuvre. Abstract deadline is October 1.
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program announces postdoctoral and early career teaching and research awards. The program is accepting applications for the 2021-2022 academic year through September 15, 2021.
The Michigan Quarterly Review is seeking contributions to a special issue on the Middle East and North Africa focused on the region’s political, social, and cultural transformations in the last three decades. The issue will be published in April of 2022. Submission deadline is November 1, 2021.
The USA Study Abroad Branch, part of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and its Benjamin A. Gilman program announce registration for the Inside U.S. Foreign Policy summer series.
Concordia Language Villages Language Training Center invites applications for Instructors and a Lead Instructor of Arabic (MSA, Levantine, Iraqi and Egyptian dialects) for teaching teams to deliver a series of immersion programs in Arabic.
The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State announces Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP) grant application. The deadline is Friday, October 22, 2021 at 11:59pm EST.
The University of Rochester seeks Visiting Assistant Professor in Islamic Studies to begin in August 2021. Priority deadline is July 15, 2021.
Northwestern University in Qatar is seeking an Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs. Applications received by August 15, 2021 will receive the highest priority.
Northwestern University in Qatar is seeking an Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs. Applications received by August 15, 2021 will receive the highest priority.
The Middle East Institute NUS invites participants to attend virtual event on the GCC's pathway to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The event is scheduled for Thursday, July 29, 2021 7:30pm-9pm (SGT).
Seton Hall University’s Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures seeks a part-time Modern Standard Arabic adjunct instructor. Review of applicants starts July 15th, 2021.
Aga Khan University’s Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations invites participants to attend three-day course on the study of pre-modern Islamicate education practices. The course is scheduled for September 22-24, 2021, 13:30 - 16:00 (London Time).
The Spain North-Africa Project announces call for papers for “Sensoria of al-Andalus & the Western Mediterranean,” an innovative multidisciplinary conference to be held in person on February 8-19, 2022, at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The abstract submission deadline is September 30, 2021.