16th Gulf Research Meeting Call for Workshop Proposal 2026
Gulf Research Center
GRC invites workshop proposals for its annual Gulf Research Meeting (GRM)
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Call for Applications - NYUAD Graduate Student Research Workshop 2026 “New Directions in the Study of the Arab World”
NYUAD Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World
The program invites applications from international doctoral students for its upcoming Graduate Student Research Workshop to be held from February 11-13, 2026 at NYU Abu Dhabi.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Arabic
Middlebury College
The Department of Arabic announces an opening for a three-year Visiting Assistant Professor position in Arabic beginning the Fall semester of 2026.
Associate Professor or Professor – Palestinian Literature and Culture
University of Toronto
The Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations in the Faculty of Arts and Science invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in Palestinian Literature and Culture
Researcher in Comparative Area Studies (Postdoctoral level)
Charles University
The Faculty of Arts is seeking a postdoctoral researcher in comparative area studies
Workshop Application: MENA Diasporas: Migration, Identity, and Belonging
American University of Sharjah’s Center for Arab Studies and Islamic Civilizations (CASIC)
The workshop invites submissions exploring dynamics and evolving experiences of diaspora communities in/of the MENA region
Research Group Leader in Comparative Area Studies
Charles University
The Faculty of Arts seeks applications for a Researcher in Comparative Area Studies
Assistant Professor of Modern Arabic Literature and Culture
University of California, Berkeley
The Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures invites applications for an Assistant Professor position in Modern Arabic Literature and Culture, tenure track.
Call for Applications - NYUAD Research Writing Retreat 2026
NYUAD Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World
The Humanities Research Fellowship for the Study of the Arab World invites distinguished scholars to apply for its Research Writing Retreat, to be held in Winter 2026 and Spring 2026
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) - Contemporary Islam in the Americas
DePaul University
The Department of Religious Studies invites applicants for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning September 2026
Interdisciplinary Fellowships
Yale Institute of Sacred Music
The center invites applications for interdisciplinary research fellowships at the intersection of religion and the arts beginning Fall 2026
Assistant/Associate Professor in International Relations Theory
American University in Cairo
The Department of Political Science invites applications for a tenure-track position in International Relations starting Fall 2026
Faculty Member in Islamic Chaplaincy
Hartford International University for Religion and Peace
Hartford International University invites applications for a full-time or half-time faculty position in Islamic Chaplaincy (open rank) to begin July 1, 2026
Associate or Full Professor in Islamic Studies
Hartford International University for Religion and Peace
Hartford International University invites applications for a full-time faculty position in Islamic Studies (open rank) which carries a simultaneous appointment of Co-Director of the Duncan Black Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations to begin July 1, 2026
Upcoming Midddle East Institute Book Talks
Middle East Institute, National University of Singapore
Free, virtual book talks hosted by the Middle East Institute - Japan and the Middle East (Sept 17) and Jordan: Politics in an Accidental Crucible (Sept 9)
Official Launch of the Tokat Institute for Advanced Islamic Studies
Tokat Institute for Advanced Islamic Studies
Announcing the official launch of the Tokat Institute for Advanced Islamic Studies—a non-partisan academic institution dedicated to the rigorous and expansive study of the Islamic intellectual tradition. The TIAIS is dedicated to the dissemination of original and relevant research in Islamic Studies through the support of academic publications, themed conferences, book completion grants, article prizes, dissertation awards, and writing stipends.
Call for Applications: 2026-27 Membership Institute for Advance Study - School of Historical Studies
Institute for Advanced Study - School of Historical Studies
The Institute for Advanced Study School of Historical Studies invites scholars to apply for 2026-27 membership
Assistant Professor in the history of Arab Migration, Mobility and Diaspora
Khayrallah Center/North Carolina State University
The Department of History and the Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies at North Carolina State University invite applications to fill the Akram Khater Distinguished Professorship in Arab Migration Studies. We invite applicants for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in the history of Arab Migration, Mobility and Diaspora, beginning August 2026.
Assistant, Associate or Full Professor in Anthropology (Fall 2026)
The American University in Cairo
The Department of Sociology, Egyptology and Anthropology (SEA) invites applications for an Assistant or Associate Professor of Anthropology with expertise in either the Anthropology of Religion and/or the Anthropology of the Environment.
Digital Content Associate, MESA Academic Freedom Initiative
MESA
The Middle East Studies Association (MESA) is seeking a part-time contractor to create digital content for its Academic Freedom Initiative.
Conference “Minority Law in Arab States – Governing Religious Diversity”
AGYA & Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law
The international conference "Minority Law in Arab States: Governing Religious Diversity" invites people to join them in Hamburg, July 14-15.
Lecturer in Arabic
Ohio State University
The Department of Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures (NESA) seeks to appoint one (1) 100% Lecturer position (non-tenure track) in Arabic culture.
Arab Graduate Students Conference 2026
Arab Center for Research & Policy Studies
The Center invites applications for its Fifth Conference for Arab Graduate Students in Western Universities to be held from 11-13 April 2026, at the Arab Center premises in Doha, Qatar.
Filling the Power Vacuum? China’s Engagement with the Middle East
National University of Singapore
The Middle East Institute invites people to a Book Talk by Dr. Zhang Chuchu on her new book China’s Changing Role in the Middle East: Filling a Power Vacuum? held via Zoom.
Begins May 21, 2025
Freedom of Speech, Trump and Campus Repression: The Case of Badar Khan Suri
Alwaleed Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding (ACMCU)
Join the panel discussion on April 14 at 4pm in the HFSC Social Room at Georgetown University or virtually.
Begins April 14, 2025