محل برگزاری: لندن
تاریخ اعـتـبار: ۲۷-۰۶-۱۳۹۴

Proposals are invited for the Ninth SOAS Conference on the Qur’an, to be held from Thursday 11 to Saturday 13 February 2016. The conference series seeks to provide a forum for investigating the basic question: how is the Qur’anic text read and interpreted? Our objective is to encompass a global vision of current research trends, and to stimulate discussion, debate and research on all aspects of the Qur’anic text and its interpretation and translation.

While the conference will remain committed to the textual study of the Qur’an and the religious, intellectual and artistic activity that developed around it and drew on it, contributions on all topics relevant to Qur’anic studies are welcomed and attention will also be given to literary, cultural, politico-sociological and anthropological studies relating to the Qur’an. The final conference programme will take account of the range of proposals actually accepted. بیشتر بخوانید

محل برگزاری: شیکاگو
تاریخ اعـتـبار: ۰۹-۰۳-۱۳۹۵

The University of Chicago Divinity School seeks to make an appointment in Quranic Studies, effective July 1, 2016, at the assistant professor level.   The successful candidate will be expected to develop a robust curriculum in the study of the Qur’an within the wider framework of religious studies and in conversation with other programs and disciplines across the university, based on a strong disciplinary grounding in major subareas of Qur’anic studies.  Such subareas might include early Arabic language and literature and the literary neighborhood in which they developed, with proficiency in relevant languages such as Aramaic, Hebrew, Coptic, Greek, or Middle Persian; early Arabic poetry; exegesis (including tafsir, sira, as well as exegetical strands of other literary genres); Qur’anic rhetoric (balagha);  and/or paleography and the development of diacritics in Arabic as well as Hebrew and Syriac; issues of oral and written textuality ; and the role of Qur’anic performance in society.  The Divinity School is one of the eleven academic units of the University of Chicago, and includes (in order of size of enrollment) Ph.D., M.A., M.Div., and B.A. degree programs.   Divinity School faculty teach students in all programs; opportunities for collaboration, in both research and teaching, are limited only by the interest and initiative of the faculty member. بیشتر بخوانید

محل برگزاری: کالیفرنیا
تاریخ اعـتـبار: ۱۲-۰۸-۱۳۹۴

History of the Islamic World/Muslim World, Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track

The History Department at Duke University invites applications for the position of a tenure-track, assistant professor from scholars of the history of Muslim societies and cultures, broadly defined. Theme, period, and geographic specialty are open. The appointment will begin July 2016, at the start of the 2016-2017 academic year. Candidates should provide evidence of excellence in research with a commitment to teaching at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Please submit the following application materials online (here):

(a) Cover letter addressed to Professor Bruce Hall, search committee chair,

(b) Curriculum vitae,

(c) A writing sample, and

(d) Three letters of references.

Complete applications received by November 9, 2015 are guaranteed full consideration. The search will remain open until filled. Duke University is in Durham, North Carolina and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual’s age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Website: www.history.duke.edu

We seek to appoint an assistant professor in Classical Arabic Language and Literature. The appointment is expected to begin on or after July 1, 2016. Candidates are encouraged to apply by September 15, 2015. The appointee will teach and advise at the undergraduate and graduate levels. This is a tenure track position.
Doctorate or equivalent terminal degree in classical Arabic studies or related discipline, required by the time the appointment begins; mastery of classical Arabic required. بیشتر بخوانید

تاریخ انتشار: ۰۸-۰۸-۱۳۹۳
تاریخ اعـتـبار: ۲۴-۰۸-۱۳۹۳

The Bard Graduate Center in New York City invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in Islamic art and material culture. The BGC is a graduate research institute committed to the study of the cultural history of the material world, drawing on methodologies and approaches from art and design history, economic and cultural history, history of technology, philosophy, anthropology, and archaeology. بیشتر بخوانید

تاریخ انتشار: ۰۸-۰۸-۱۳۹۳
تاریخ اعـتـبار: ۱۱-۱۰-۱۳۹۳

The Program in Middle East Studies at Smith College invites applications from senior scholars to serve as the inaugural occupant of the Janet Wright Ketcham ’53 Chair in Middle East Studies, beginning July 2015. This appointment will be at the associate or full professor level with tenure. We seek a distinguished scholar of the Middle East with a focus on issues in the contemporary Arab world. Scholarly proficiency in Arabic is required; knowledge of other regional languages is desirable. Candidates for this appointment must have a track record of intellectual leadership in the field and a passion for undergraduate teaching.  Applications are encouraged from broadly trained scholars of the region, as well as those with comparative training in Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, Palestine, and/or Turkey. بیشتر بخوانید

تاریخ انتشار: ۰۶-۰۸-۱۳۹۳
تاریخ اعـتبار: ۲۴-۰۸-۱۳۹۳

The Department of Religious Studies at the University of Pittsburgh seeks to appoint a tenure-stream assistant professor of modern/contemporary Islam to begin September 1, 2015, pending budgetary approval. Geographical area and methodological approach are open. Teaching would include introductory courses on Islam (including premodern Islam) and upper-level courses in the candidate’s areas of expertise. We welcome candidates who can develop thematic and comparative courses in broader religious contexts, especially religion and globalization, politics/conflict, gender and sexuality, film, or medicine/science. Preference will be given to candidates whose work complements existing areas of geographic strength in the department or cognate departments, programs, and centers at the University. PhD expected at time of appointment. Applications should include a cover letter indicating teaching and research interests, CV, representative article-length writing sample, sample syllabi, and 3 letters of reference. بیشتر بخوانید

تاریخ انتشار: ۲۹-۰۶-۱۳۹۳
تاریخ اعـتبار: ۰۴-۰۹-۱۳۹۳

The Department of Jewish, Islamic, and Near Eastern Languages and Cultures (JINELC) at Washington University in St. Louis invites applications for a tenure-track position in Islamic Studies at the rank of assistant professor.

A Ph.D. in a core area of Islamic Studies by August 1, 2015, is required. Candidates must have a strong grounding in classical Islamic texts and traditions and a serious interest in their connection to, and interrelations with, other cultures and traditions.

Native or near-native fluency in Arabic is a prerequisite.  The ability to traverse disciplinary boundaries and an understanding of later and contemporary developments in Muslim cultures and societies are highly desirable. بیشتر بخوانید