EURAMES Info Service 31/2015

CONFERENCES
 
1. Stipends for Symposium "Starvation as a Political Tool", University of Toronto,
22 October 2015 
 
2. Conference: "The Crisis in the Middle East and Its Impact on Europe", Middle East
Research Centre of the Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Warsaw,
Poland, 7-8 December 2015 
 
3. International Workshop: "The Fiqhī Heritage in the Ottoman Empire and India",
Istanbul University, 27-28 February 2016  
 
4. Second Annual International Conference: "China in the Middle East: Neoliberalism
with Chinese Characteristics and Political Transformations in the Middle East",
Doha, Qatar, 23-24 March 2016 
 
5. 19th Annual International Mediterranean Studies Association Congress, University
of Palermo, 25-28 May 2016
 
 

POSITIONS
 
6. Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics and Middle East, Loyola University
Chicago
 
7. Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern History, Missouri State University  
 
8. Assistant Professor of Islam and Modernity, University of Toronto 

9. Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Middle East Institute, National
University of Singapore
 
 
 OTHER INFORMATION
 
10. Intensive Course: 'One Land, Two Peoples and Three Religions', Galilee
Institute, Israel, 29 December 2015 - 10 January 2016 
 
11. New Doctoral Program on „State Politics and Islamic Orthodoxy”, Institute of
Social Justice, Australian Catholic University, North Sydney  
 
12. Doctoral Fellowships, Study of Conversion and Inter-Religious Encounters,
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
 
13. Proposals for Research on "Labor Demand in the MENA Region", Economic Research
Forum (ERF) 

____________ 
 

If you want to distribute an announcement via EURAMES Info Service (more than 5500
recipients, only English and French announcements), please apply the usual format of
the text with no more than 50 words and no attachment. Please send only the most
important information to davo@geo.uni-mainz.de and refer to further details with a
link to the respective website or an email address.

Best regards,

Guenter Meyer, Center for Research on the Arab World (CERAW), University of Mainz,
Germany
 
____________________
 
 
CONFERENCES
 
1. Stipends for Symposium "Starvation as a Political Tool", University of Toronto,
22 October 2015  
 
The areas of study include the Armenian Genocide and Genocide by Attrition in the
Nuba Mountains of Sudan. Stipends of up to $500 will support scholars in deepening
their knowledge of starvation as a political tool by engaging with leading
scholars.
 
Deadline for application: 14 September 2015. Information: www.holodomor.ca/
  
______________
 
 
2. Conference: "The Crisis in the Middle East and Its Impact on Europe", Middle East
Research Centre of the Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Warsaw,
Poland, 7-8 December 2015  
 
With attention to the impact of the war in the Middle East and Africa on European
countries, submissions of abstracts from various disciplinary fields are invited. 
 
Deadline for abstracts: 11 October 2015. Information: www.iksio.eu/
 
 
______________
 
 
3. International Workshop: "The Fiqhī Heritage in the Ottoman Empire and India",
Istanbul University, 27-28 February 2016  
 
The aim of the workshop is to study Indian and Ottoman scholars and institutions in
light of the works produced during the Ottoman period. The workshop will be held in
Turkish, Arabic, and English. 
 
Deadline for abstracts: 30 September 2015. Information:
http://ilahiyat.istanbul.edu.tr/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/The-Fiqhi-Heritage-in-the-Ottoman-Empire-and-India.pdf
 
 
______________
 
 
4. Second Annual International Conference: "China in the Middle East: Neoliberalism
with Chinese Characteristics and Political Transformations in the Middle East",
Doha, Qatar, 23-24 March 2016 
 
The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at Qatar University, Ottoman and Modern
Turkish Studies and Department of Central Eurasian Studies Indiana University,
Shanghai University and Sociology of Islam Journal (Brill) invite interested
scholars and advanced graduate students to submit proposals for this conference.   
 
Deadline for abstracts: 30 November 2015. Information:
http://chinaandthemiddleeast.blogspot.com.tr/2015/07/cfp-china-in-middle-east-neoliberalism.html
 
 
______________
 
 
5. 19th Annual International Mediterranean Studies Association Congress, University
of Palermo, 25-28 May 2016
 
150-200 scholarly papers will be delivered before an international audience of
scholars, academics, and experts in a wide range of fields. A number of special
events are being planned for Congress participants that will highlight the unique
cultural aspects of Sicily.
 
Deadline for submissions: 1 February 2016. Information: www.mediterraneanstudies.org/ 
 
 
______________
 
 
POSITIONS
 
6. Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics and Middle East, Loyola University
Chicago
 
The tenure-track position is beginning fall 2016. The successful candidate is
expected to have a Ph.D. in Political Science at the time of the appointment. The
Jesuit Catholic institution seeks candidates who will contribute to deliver a
Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition.
 
Deadline for applications: 30 September 2015. Information: pschrae@luc.edu
 
 
______________
 
 
7. Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern History, Missouri State University  
 
The appointment is to begin August 17, 2016.  Specialization is open (circa 600 C.E.
to the present).  Minimum qualifications: ABD or Ph.D. in history or related
fields.
 
Applications will be reviewed beginning October 15th and will continue until the
position is filled. Information: Dr. Angela Hornsby-Gutting,
ahornsbygutting@missouristate.edu
 
 
______________
 
 
8. Assistant Professor of Islam and Modernity, University of Toronto 
 
The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in Religion, Middle Eastern Studies, or
an appropriate disciplinary area, by the time of appointment, or shortly thereafter,
must have a high level of scholarly achievement in Islamic Studies, must be
competent in Arabic and in classical sources, and must have competence in the
academic study of religion.


Deadline for applications: 1 November 2015. Information:
https://utoronto.taleo.net/careersection/10050/jobdetail.ftl?job=1501073 
 
 
______________
 
 
9. Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Middle East Institute, National
University of Singapore
 
The successful candidate should have a sound understanding of the contemporary
Middle East, and be familiar with current scholarship on the region. Desirable
qualifications include, among others, a Ph.D. involving work related to the Middle
East and knowledge of at least one Middle Eastern language, preferably Arabic.
 
Deadline for applications: 1 October 2015. Information:
https://mei.nus.edu.sg/index.php/web/new-job-opening 
 
 
______________
 
 
 OTHER INFORMATION
 
10. Intensive Course: 'One Land, Two Peoples and Three Religions', Galilee
Institute, Israel, 29 December 2015 - 10 January 2016 
 
The program focuses on the Jewish / Christian / Islam religions, their roots and
relations in Israel and on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict. 
Information: www.galilcol.ac.il/middle-east/sessions/course.asp?sessionId=2&courseId=2
 
 
______________
 
 
11. New Doctoral Program on „State Politics and Islamic Orthodoxy”, Institute of
Social Justice, Australian Catholic University, North Sydney  
 
The four-year program begins with an intense year of coursework and training,
combined with serious theoretical and conceptual work. The demanding and rigorous
year of coursework, comprised of four North American style doctoral seminars,
provides students with a deeper understanding of the great debates in social and
political thought, and better prepares them for the task of undertaking original
investigations of their own.
 
Deadline for expression of interest: 16 September 2015. Information:
http://isj.acu.edu.au/research/doctoral-program-in-social-political-thought/
 
 
______________
 
 
12. Doctoral Fellowships, Study of Conversion and Inter-Religious Encounters,
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
 
The scholarships will be for four years (starting 1st October 2015) and the value
will be around 50,000 NIS per academic year.  The candidate will be expected to
carry out research in areas relevant to the study of conversion and inter-religious
encounters in the Medieval and Early Modern periods and to contribute materials to
the database on conversion. 
 
Information: http://in.bgu.ac.il/en/csoc/Pages/news/Scholarships2016.aspx
 
  
______________
 
 
13. Proposals for Research on "Labor Demand in the MENA Region", Economic Research
Forum (ERF) 
 
ERF invites proposals investigating labor demand in the MENA region. Deadline for
submissions:  15 October 2015. Information:
www.erf.org.eg/cms.php?id=events_details&news_id=263