EURAMES Info Service 32/2013 (μάλλον 2014) :)

Dear Madame, dear Sir, dear colleague and friend,

Please find below the following announcements:

CONFERENCES 

1. 21st Annual Symposium of the Sociedad Española de Estudios Árabes (SEEA),
Córdoba, Spain, 2- 5 October 2014

2. Twelfth Beirut Exchange, 4-15 January 2015 

3. Eleventh Conference of AIDA (Association Internationale de Dialectologie Arabe),
University of Bucharest, Romania, 25-30 May 2015

4. Call to Direct Workshops  for the 6th Annual Gulf Research Meeting, University of
Cambridge, 24-27 August 2015


POSITIONS

5. Assistant Professor in the History of the Islamic World before 1850,  University
of Washington, Seattle

6. 15 PhD Students for Doctoral Program of the Berlin Graduate School Muslim
Cultures and Societies (BGSMCS)

7. Tenure-track or Tenured Position in Pre-Islamic Iranian Studies, Hebrew
University of Jerusalem

8. Tenure-track or Tenured Position in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies - The
History of the Middle East and its Cultures ca 600-2000 CE., Hebrew University of
Jerusalem

9. 14-month Postdoctoral Position on "Medieval Islam and Christendom", Madrid 

10. Other Positions


 OTHER INFORMATION 

11. Articles on "Islamophobia, Gender, Sexuality and Racism" for Special Issue of
the "Islamophobia Studies Journal" 

12. New Micro Data on the Egyptian Household Survey of the Economic Research Forum
(ERF)

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1. 21st Annual Symposium of the Sociedad Española de Estudios Árabes (SEEA),
Córdoba, Spain, 2- 5 October 2014

- 2 Oct.:  Projection documentary Al-Mariya, Puerta del Levante, on the occasion of
the city of Almería's millennium 1014-2014.
- 3 Oct.:  Award of the 1st "Cálamo de Honor" prize and sessions on Cordoba and on
feminism in literature;  session on Andalusi history and culture.
- 4 Oct.:  Session in Arabic (ideological-Linguistic Systems, science during Cordoba
caliphate), session on Andalusian place-names.
- 5 Oct.: Guided visit to the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba. 

In addition, a variety of activities related to Arabic Studies to be held in
Cordoba. Information secretaria@estudiosarabes.org.

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2. Twelfth Beirut Exchange, 4-15 January 2015 

The Beirut Exchange program rests on two tracks:
1) Academic - Participants will attend a series of lectures and colloquia led by
leading academics and public intellectuals in Lebanon.
2) Dialogue with Leaders - Participants will have the opportunity to meet, listen
and engage leading social, political and economic actors from across the spectrum in
Lebanon 

Application Deadline I: November 15, 2014 / Deadline II:  December 1, 2014. Limited
spaces available/Rolling acceptance. Request an application: info@mideastwire.com.
Information: www.thebeirutexchange.com

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3. Eleventh Conference of AIDA (Association Internationale de Dialectologie Arabe),
University of Bucharest, Romania, 25-30 May 2015

AIDA , founded in 1993, in Paris, with the aim to encourage and promote the study of
Arabic dialects, is nowadays the leading international association in this field of
research and it has become a center that joins scholars from all over the world who
are interested in any aspect of Arabic dialectology. The languages of the conference
will be:  Arabic, English and French.

Deadline for abstracts: 30 October 2014. Information: 
http://aidabucharest2015.lls.unibuc.ro

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4. Call to Direct Workshops  for the 6th Annual Gulf Research Meeting, University of
Cambridge, 24-27 August 2015

Scholars are invited to apply to direct a workshop focusing on political, economic
or security issues of the Gulf. The Gulf Research Centre Cambridge (GRCC) welcomes
any proposals dedicated to the study of the Gulf region within the context of social
science.

Deadline for proposals: 31 October 2014. Information:
http://gulfresearchmeeting.net/index.php?pgid=MTc3#sthash.7Xe1DqBU.dpuf

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POSITIONS

5. Assistant Professor in the History of the Islamic World before 1850,  University
of Washington, Seattle

This position is a full-time, nine-month appointment and will begin September 2015.
We encourage applications from those conducting research on any part of the Islamic
world. Successful candidates will be expected to teach courses on the pre-modern
Islamic world. Applicants should have the Ph.D. degree or foreign equivalent.

Deadline for application 1 November 2014. Information:
http://depts.washington.edu/histfacs/sites/default/files/search_descriptions/IslamAdFINAL-AHR-September2014_0.pdf

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6. 15 PhD Students for Doctoral Program of the Berlin Graduate School Muslim
Cultures and Societies (BGSMCS)

The Graduate School investigates the plurality, changeability, and global
connectedness of Muslim cultures and societies. It invites applications from
candidates whose dissertation project fits one of the Graduate School's Research
Areas.

The program  is to begin on 1 October 2015. Up to ten of these candidates will
receive a Graduate School grant; the other candidates will be supported in their
search for funding. The application deadline is 15 November 2014. Information:
http://www.bgsmcs.fu-berlin.de/en/application1/index.html

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7. Tenure-track or Tenured Position in Pre-Islamic Iranian Studies, Hebrew
University of Jerusalem

Job requirements: Comprehensive knowledge of pre-Islamic Iranian history from the
beginning of the Achaemenian period to the rise of Islam; knowledge of the history
of religions in Iran; first-hand acquaintance with the historical, literary and
religious sources relating to Iran (in its widest historical definition. The
eligible candidates should be in possession of a doctoral degree in one of the
following fields: History, Archaeology, Iranian Languages, Religious Studies,
Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Classical Studies, Near Eastern Studies, Linguistics,
Art History, or any other appropriate field. The language of instruction at the
Hebrew University is Hebrew, but candidates who do not possess a mastery of Hebrew
will be given the time to acquire facility with Hebrew during the first years of
their appointment.

Deadline for applications: 2 November 2014. Information:
http://www.hum.huji.ac.il/new.php?cat=5297. Contact  Dr. Julia Rubanovich at
Rubanovich.Julia@mail.huji.ac.il

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8. Tenure-track or Tenured Position in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies - The
History of the Middle East and its Cultures ca 600-2000 CE., Hebrew University of
Jerusalem

Preference will be given to those candidates who specialize in early Islamic history
or in the history of the early-modern Muslim empires (Ottoman,  Safavid or Mughal). 
The language of instruction is Hebrew, but candidates who do not possess a mastery
of Hebrew will be given the time to acquire facility of Hebrew during the first
years of their appointment.

Deadline for application: 2 November 2014.  Information 
http://www.hum.huji.ac.il/new.php?cat=5297; contact  Prof. Ron Shaham at
shaham@mscc.huji.ac.il.

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9. 14-month Postdoctoral Position on "Medieval Islam and Christendom", Madrid 

The position for an experienced researcher is starting November 2014  in the Marie
Curie Initial Training Network Power and Institutions in Medieval Islam and
Christendom (PIMIC). The Postdoctoral position will be based in an audiovisual
company (Lopez Li Films-Spain). The Fellow will receive an annual living allowance
of 57,000 Euros/year (base rate) and a mobility allowance of 700-900 Euros/month
(base rate). She/he will participate in PIMIC, a project combining academic research
on medieval institutions with training in wider dissemination, based on
collaboration between universities and private sector companies and funded by the
European Union.

Required skills: PhD or at least 4 years of research experience with specific
studies related to audiovisual media, film, communication, cultural management
and/or applied media sciences. Some educational background in History is a plus.
Experience on documentary production will be appreciated. Languages: English and
Spanish (understanding only)

Closing date of applications: 30 September 2014. Information
http://www.pimic-itn.eu/content/pimic-postion-available-experienced-researcher-1-l%C3%B3pez-li-films

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10. Other Positions

- American University Beirut - Faculty positions in the Civilization Sequence
Program the American University of Beirut,
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=49538

- Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Mandel Postdoctoral Fellowships in Humanities and
Jewish Studies for 2015-2018, http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=49332

- Zayed University - Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in History, Humanities and
Social Sciences Campus Dubai, http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=49509

- Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar - Assistant Professor, Director of
Liberal Arts and Sciences, http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=49546

- University of Colorado - Boulder - Assistant Professor in Islam Studies,
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=49535

- Washington University in St. Louis - Islamic Studies & South Asian Studies
Librarian, http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=49412

- Agnes Scott College - Assistant Professor in Modern Middle East History,
http://www.h-net.org/jobs/job_display.php?id=49511

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OTHER INFORMATION 

11. Articles on "Islamophobia, Gender, Sexuality and Racism" for Special Issue of
the "Islamophobia Studies Journal" 
 
We welcome a range of critical contributions about flagrant as well as more subtle
mechanisms and manifestations of gendered, sexualized and racialized Islamophobia.
Abstracts due: 10 October 2014; full articles due: 2 March 2015. Information:
islamophobia.racism.gender.sex@gmail.com. See also
http://crg.berkeley.edu/content/isj-spring2014  

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12. New Micro Data on the Egyptian Household Survey of the Economic Research Forum
(ERF)

ERF is pleased to announce the dissemination of a new harmonized household income
and expenditure survey: Egypt Harmonized Household Income, Expenditure and
Consumption Survey, 2012/2013 at: http://erfdataportal.com/index.php/catalog/67

To know more about the newly harmonized data, or access any of the data sets, please
visit the ERF's Open Access Micro Data Initiative (OAMDI) page at
http://www.erf.org.eg/cms.php?id=erfdataportal