various opportunities
November 18th, 2011
This list of academic opportunities is forwarded to the Bulletin by Dr. Ann Lesch, Associate Provost for International Programs.
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EURAMES Info Service 32/11
Dear Madame, dear Sir, dear colleague and friend,
Please find below the following announcements:
1. Inaugural Conference on Iran’s Economy, International Iranian Economic Association (IIEA), hosted by London Middle East Institute, SOAS, 7-8 December 2011
2. International Workshop: "The Middle East from Below – Dynamics of Subversion", Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Marburg University, Germany, 8-10 December 2011
3. Workshop "The Maritime Mediterranean" und Roundtable Discussion “Re constructing the Mediterranean Past”, UC San Diego, 3-4 February 2012
4. Annual Conference of the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES): 'Revolution and Revolt: Understanding the Forms and Causes of Change', Middle East Centre at LSE, London, 26-28 March 2012
5. Colloque international : " la sociologie des forces armées dans l’espace arabo-musulman", Université du Havre, 10-11 mai 2012
6. Third Gulf Research Meeting, University of Cambridge, 11-14 July 2012
7. Five 5 Postdoctoral Fellowships for the Research Project: "Zukunftsphilologie: Revisiting the Canons of Textual Scholarship", Berlin, Academic Year 2012/13
8. Ph.D. Fellowship for a Historical and Literary Study of Urdu Medical Literature (Unani Medicine), Seminar of Oriental and Islamic Studies, Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany
9. Professeur-e ordinaire en Etudes arabes. Genéve
10. Tenured (full) Professorship in Islamic History (of any pre-modern period), Departement d'Etudes arabes, University Paris-8 Saint Denis
Best regards,
Guenter Meyer
Centre for Research on the Arab World (CERAW), University of Mainz, www.ceraw.uni-mainz.de
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1. Inaugural Conference on Iran’s Economy, International Iranian Economic Association (IIEA), hosted by London Middle East Institute, SOAS, 7-8 December 2011
The purpose of the conference is to provide a venue for the best current research on Iran’s economy and to generate information and encouragement for future high quality research in this area.
For the draft programme and more general information, please see: http://www.soas.ac.uk/
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2. International Workshop: "The Middle East from Below – Dynamics of Subversion", Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Marburg University, Germany, 8-10 December 2011
In observing the ongoing social upheavals in the Middle East and North Africa, the apparent absence of organized mass ideologies is remarkable. Supportive members of Nationalism and Islamism were not the driving force behind the mass protests. Instead, a new ideational orientation of actors emphasizing individual desiderata – such as freedom, human dignity, and social equity – has placed itself centrally in the midst of the new developments.
Processes of individualized opposition have been taking place under the surface in these regions for years. Intellectuals, artists, youth, women, and others have been engaged in subverting the dominant political, social, and cultural conceptions. In contrast to previous ideology-based mass movements, recent dynamics of resistance have been characterized by individual, non-hierarchical, and spontaneous actions and behavior.
How is the given terminology adequate to grasp these dynamics in the Middle East and North Africa or do we need new terms and approaches in order to be able to analytically describe these above-mentioned individualizing processes?
The workshop aims to address the issue by providing theoretical lectures and discussions, in connection with presenting empirical case studies. The workshop is a prelude to a series of workshops that will be hosted over the coming years within the framework of the Marburg University research group: Triumph of subversion? The end of mass ideologies, and new oppositional dynamics in the Middle East and North Africa.
For the program see http://www.uni-marburg.de/
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3. Workshop "The Maritime Mediterranean" und Roundtable Discussion “Re-constructing the Mediterranean Past”, UC San Diego, 3-4 February 2012
The UC Mediterranean Studies Multicampus Research Project invites proposals for this workshop. It will consist of discussion of three to four pre-circulated article-length essay (35 pages maximum). Proposals from all relevant Humanities and Social Science disciplines and methodologies are welcome. “The Maritime Mediterranean” (broadly construed to include topics such as navigation technology, piracy, shipwrecks, etc.) are preferred, although other proposals will be considered as well.
Deadline for proposals: 30 November 2011. Submit your abstracts (250-500 words) and a two-page CV to mailbox@mediterraneanseminar.
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4. Annual Conference of the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES): 'Revolution and Revolt: Understanding the Forms and Causes of Change', Middle East Centre at LSE, London, 26-28 March 2012
The conference will be held in association with the European Association for Middle Eastern Studies (EURAMES) and the Asian Federation of Middle East Associations.
The unprecedented uprisings in the Middle East over the past year have drawn comparisons with a wide scope of revolts from the French Revolution to the fall of the Berlin Wall. This conference seeks to place the focus on a multi-disciplinary consideration of the local and regional sources and forces which have fuelled the uprisings, as well as the narratives of the events. In addition to an emphasis on dynamics within and interpretations of the uprisings, presenters are encouraged to reflect on what the events may mean for the study of the region.
The conference will also highlight the areas of research undertaken by the BRISMES research networks:
- Clerical Authority in Shiite Islam
- Critical Middle East Studies
- Faith, Politics and Society
- Liberation, Domination and Expression
- Resistance, Representation and Identity
And an additional sub-theme organised by LLAS Centre for languages, linguistics and area studies| with the sponsorship of the Higher Education Academy Islamic Studies Network:
Teaching and learning about Islam and Muslims in UK higher education,
As in previous BRISMES conferences, panels on topics not covered by the overall theme or the research networks maybe also be proposed. Individual papers, however, will not be accepted unless they are relevant to the overall theme, relevant to the research network sessions, or integral to a panel proposed on the topic.
Non-presenting conference participants are warmly welcomed. Deadline for panel and paper proposals: 18 November 2011. Deadline for registration: 10 February 2012
Further information : http://www2.lse.ac.uk/
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5. Colloque international : " la sociologie des forces armées dans l’espace arabo-musulman", Université du Havre, 10-11 mai 2012
Thèmes abordés : Armées régulières, services de sécurité, milices Forces paramilitaires : Hamâs, Hizbollâh, etc. Armée de métier et conscription. Privatisation de la sécurité (Liban, etc.) Répartition confessionnelle dans les forces armées. Dimension ethnico-communautaire et tribale Sociologie politique de l’armée syrienne dominée par la minorité alaouite. Forces armées libanaises : rapport Finul/Hizbollâh. Forces de sécurité palestinienne sous la période Fayyad. Niveaux de vie des militaires de carrière Armée comme creuset national. Constructions identitaires mises en œuvre dans l’armée. Identification territoriale des forces armées Armées entre patriotisme et défense des régimes. Armée israélienne : conscrits, supplétifs druzes, etc.
Les chercheurs désirant participer par une communication sont priés d’envoyer un bref curriculum vitæ de même qu’un résumé de leur intervention à : stephane.valter@univ-lehavre.
Manifestation ouverte au public après inscription.
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6. Third Gulf Research Meeting, University of Cambridge, 11-14 July 2012
The Gulf Research Meeting is organized by the Gulf Research Centre Cambridge with the aim to provide an academic environment to foster Gulf studies and to encourage scholarly and academic exchange among those working on or interested in the developments that are defining the Gulf region and their constituent societies. All persons working on the Gulf region are encouraged to apply. We especially encourage young scholars to participate. The meeting last July brought together over 400 scholars, specialists and students.
The Call for Papers for the 2012 meeting has now been issued and we have selected 19 workshops in the field of international relations, politics, economics, and social issues pertaining to the Gulf region.
For a full list on the workshop, their description, further information about the meeting and the registration process, please go to the GRM website under: http://grm.grc.net/
The deadline for the Call for Papers is January 6, 2012. All successful paper applicants will receive a travel allowance to attend the meeting at the University of Cambridge.
Contact Dr. Christian Koch under ckoch@grc.net or Madaliso Mauluka-Savage undermmauluka@grc.net.
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7. Five 5 Postdoctoral Fellowships for the Research Project: "Zukunftsphilologie: Revisiting the Canons of Textual Scholarship", Berlin, Academic Year 2012/13
Zukunftsphilologie is a research project that aspires to support research in marginalized and undocumented textual practices and literary cultures with the aim of integrating texts and scholarly traditions from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East as well as from Europe itself. The project takes as its point of departure the increasingly growing concern with the global significance of philology and the potential of philology to challenge exclusivist notions of the self and the canon.
The fellowships are intended primarily for scholars of the major linguistic and philological traditions from Africa, Asia and Europe (for example, Arabic, Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese, Persian, Sanskrit, Syriac, Turkish), whose research explores linguistic practices and disciplinary entanglements in intellectual and literary history, comparative linguistics, philology, religion and the history of science. Research projects focusing on intellectual debates, polemics, correspondences, and transregional encounters are especially welcome.
Fellowships start October 1, 2012, and will end on July 31, 2013. Postdoctoral fellows will receive a monthly stipend of € 2.250 plus supplements depending on their personal situation. Organisational support regarding visa, insurances, housing, etc. will be provided. Zukunftsphilologie is funded in the framework of the Forum Transregionale Studien by the federal state of Berlin.
Deadline for application 10 January 2012. Please find the complete announcement including the application procedures at: http://www.forum-
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8. Ph.D. Fellowship for a Historical and Literary Study of Urdu Medical Literature (Unani Medicine), Seminar of Oriental and Islamic Studies, Ruhr-University, Bochum, Germany
The fellowship (income level TVL 13, 50%) is offered for a period of two years, with a possible extension of another year. Employment is available at the next possible time. The fellowship is part of a Research Project on „Islamic Knowledge and Plural Culture: Graeco-Islamic Medicine (tibb-e yunani, Unani Medicine) and its Representation in South Asia“, which has been funded by the German Research Fund (DFG) since 2008. It aims at an in-depth research into the historical roots of Unani Medicine, its representation in South Asia, and its transformations as a factor of cultural identity in colonial, national and international contexts.
Applicants should enjoy working in an interdisciplinary research group. They should have finished their M.A. in Urdu Language and Literature, South Asian Studies, or Islamic Studies and should have acquired a general proficiency in Urdu. Some experience with Persian will also be expected.
Applications should be sent by email or ordinary mail together with CV and M.A. Certificate and transcript, and with two letters of recommendation until 31 December 2011, to the following address: Prof. Dr. Stefan Reichmuth, Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, Seminar fuer Orientalistik und Islamwissenschaft, D-44780 Bochum, Tel. 0234-3225125, Fax 0234-3214671
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9. Professeur-e ordinaire en Etudes arabes. Genéve
CHARGE : Il s’agit d’un poste à 100 %, soit 6 heures de cours et de séminaires par semaine. Ces heures seront réparties entre les programmes BA (bachelor) et MA (master) de l’Unité d’arabe dans le département de langues et de littératures méditerranéennes, slaves et orientales, ainsi que, le cas échéant, des programmes interdisciplinaires et postgrades. Les candidat-e-s doivent démontrer dans leurs travaux de recherche et leurs enseignements leur spécialisation reconnue en au moins un des domaines suivants : – Histoire de l’islam et du monde arabe – Littérature classique ou moderne – Pensée arabe des périodes classique ou moderne Un intérêt et des compétences pour les époques modernes et contemporaines sont souhaités. Une parfaite maîtrise de la langue arabe est indispensable.
Le-la candidat-e sera appelé-e à développer au niveau national et international des recherches dans ses domaines de spécialisation. Il-elle aura également la responsabilité de diriger des travaux de recherche des étudiants. Il-elle assumera les tâches de gestion et d’organisation.
TITRE EXIGE : Doctorat ès lettres ou titre jugé équivalent. ENTREE EN FONCTION : 1er août 2012 ou date à convenir.
Les dossiers de candidature constitués d’une lettre de motivation, d’un curriculum vitae détaillé comprenant une liste des publications, une copie du diplôme le plus élevé, doivent être adressés, en 12 exemplaires, avant le 30 novembre 2011 à la Faculté des lettres, Secrétariat du décanat, Uni Bastions, rue de Candolle 5, CH-1211 Genève 4, auprès duquel des renseignements complémentaires peuvent être obtenus sur le cahier des charges et les conditions.
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Vous pouvez consulter cette annonce à l’adresse suivante : https://jobs.icams.unige.ch/
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10. Tenured (full) Professorship in Islamic History (of any pre-modern period), Departement d'Etudes arabes, University Paris-8 Saint Denis
The successful candidate should have an adequate command of spoken and read/written French, for purposes of teaching and examining. A strong research and publication record is required. Publications in languages other than French, especially English, are welcome.
There are two teaching semesters of 13 weeks each. Teaching will include undergraduate lectures (introduction to the pre-modern history of the Middle East and North Africa), graduate seminars (in the Masters programme "Histoire et civilisations") and doctoral supervision. The university research team (Equipe d'Accueil) to which the post is attached is EA1571
"Centre de recherches historiques" (Director: Anne-Marie Helvtius).
The candidate will be expected to be active in organising and participating in research meetings and projects, for which funding is available both from the University and from national and European funding bodies, and to take part in administration.
All applications must be made online. The closing date is 3 December. Interviewing will take place on a date to be arranged in January. The post will be available from 1st March 2012, or as soon as possible thereafter.
Further information on the French Ministry of Education website, GALAXIE (which is best accessed via Google) > "Recrutements".
