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At the Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies of the University of Vienna in cooperation with the Faculty of Social Sciences the position of a University Professor of Islam in Contemporary Society (full time, permanent position) is to be filled. Candidates are expected to represent the field of "Islam in Contemporary Society" at the Department … Continue reading Call for Applications: Professor of Islam in Contemporary Society, University of Vienna

Columbia University Summer Persian Program - May 26 - Aug 14, 2020 Apply Now: https://summer.sps.columbia.edu/courses/summer-courses/middle-eastern-south-asian-and-african-studies The intensive program allows students to spend a summer in NYC while gaining a year's worth of academic study in just 8 weeks. Columbia students or visiting students with upper beginner / lower Intermediate proficiency may enroll in one or both … Continue reading Call for Applications: Summer Persian Program, Columbia University ( 26 May – 2 Jul | New York)

Cynthia Wight Rossano Prize In Harvard History is awarded to students of Harvard College for the best essay or multimedia presentation on any aspect of Harvard history. The essays or presentations must, wherever possible, draw upon primary sources and be regarded as a genuine contribution to knowledge. The best standards of contemporary scholarship are to … Continue reading Call for Submissions: Cynthia Wight Rossano Prize In Harvard History, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University

Description From the estate of Thomas T. Hoopes, Class of 1919, Harvard has received a fund from which to grant annual awards to undergraduates on the basis of outstanding scholarly work or research. Mr. Hoopes was Curator of the City Art Museum in St. Louis for over twenty-five years. He was an expert on firearms, from the crossbow … Continue reading Call for Submissions: Thomas Temple Hoopes Prize (2019-2020), Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard University

Persian Instructor, Summer Intensive Program at Arizona State University Arizona State University seeks a faculty associate to teach elementary or intermediate intensive Persian in its 2020 summer Critical Languages Institute. Candidates must have a Master’s degree or higher in philology, linguistics, language teaching or a closely related field by the time of appointment; possess native … Continue reading Call for Applications: Persian Instructor, Summer Intensive Program at Arizona State University

Undergraduate Research Workshop CALL FOR PAPERS MIDDLE EAST STUDIES ASSOCIATION UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH WORKSHOP Saturday, October 10, 2020 1:00-5:00pm Marriott Wardman Park Washington, DC Sponsored by the Committee on Undergraduate Middle East Studies (CUMES) The Committee on Undergraduate Middle East Studies (CUMES) is sponsoring an undergraduate research workshop to be held in conjunction with the annual … Continue reading Call for Papers: Undergraduate Research Workshop, Committee on Undergraduate Middle East Studies (10 Oct, 2020 | Washington, DC)

The Summer Institute for Languages of the Muslim World (SILMW) hosted at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will be held virtually this year. The classes and all program activities will take place online. The program will run from June 15 to August 8, 2020.  The SILMWis an annual intensive language program at the University of … Continue reading Call for Applications: Virtual Summer Institute for Languages of the Muslim World, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (15 Jun-8 Aug | Virtual)

PhD position The Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion invites applications for a PhD research fellowship in the field of Islamic studies, relating to the topic of canonization of Islamic legal texts in the pre-modern and colonial Swahili coastal region. The position is part of the research project “Canonization and Codification of Islamic … Continue reading Call for Applications: PhD Research Fellowship, Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion, University of Bergen, Norway