EURAMES Info Service 46/2016

CONFERENCES
 
1. International Workshop: "Law and Colonial Violence", Queen Mary University of
London (QMUL), 14 February 2017
 
2. Third Biennial International Graduate Conference:  "Symposia Iranica", Pembroke
College, University of Cambridge, 11-12 April 2017
 
3. Fourth Annual Conference of the British Association for Islamic Studies, Chester
Centre for Islamic Studies, University of Chester, 11-13 April 2017
 
4. 8th Annual POMEPS Conference, Project on Middle East Political Science, George
Washington University, Washington, 18-19 May 2017 
 
5. Workshop: "Political Remittances and Political Transnationalism: Narratives,
Political Practices and the Role of the State", University of Oxford, 19-20 June
2017
 
6. Conferences of the ARAM Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies, Oriental
Institute, Oxford University, July 2017
 
 
POSITIONS
 
7. Five Post-Doctoral and Doctoral Research Fellows, Max-Planck Institute for the
Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Göttingen, Germany
 
8. Assistant/Associate Research Professor, Social and Economic Survey Research
Institute, Qatar University, Doha
 
9. Senior Policy Analyst, Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, University
of Qatar, Doha  
 
10. Post Doctoral Fellow, Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, University
of Qatar, Doha
 
11. Full-time Faculty Appointment in Islamic Thought and Culture (Emphasis on the
Lived Complexities of Islam), Maryland Institute College of Art
 
 
OTHER INFORMATION
 
12. "German Egyptian Research Short Term Scholarship (GERSS)" to Finance
Scholarships for Young Egyptian Scientists in Germany
 
13. Articles for Edited Book: "Migrants Protests and Cosmopolitanism"
 
14. Articles for 12th Issue of "Almawaqif", Journal of the University of Mascara,
Algeria, with Studies about Society and History
 
15. Articles for "Asia Minor: An International and Multidisciplinary Journal of
Ancient and Medieval Anatolia"

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CONFERENCES
 
1. International Workshop: "Law and Colonial Violence", Queen Mary University of
London (QMUL), 14 February 2017
 
The workshop will explore the relationship between law and imperial violence from
the 1800s up to the 1970s, when decolonization was reaching its end phase and the
Additional Protocols were being signed. 
 
Deadline for abstracts: 17 December 2016. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/153260/cfp-law-and-colonial-violence-international-workshop-queen-mary

 
 
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2. Third Biennial International Graduate Conference:  "Symposia Iranica", Pembroke
College, University of Cambridge, 11-12 April 2017
 
Students and early career scholars are invited with papers that relate to any aspect
of Iranian studies in any discipline within the arts, humanities and social
sciences. 
 
Deadline for abstracts: 2 December 2016. Information: http://symposia-iranica.com/cfp/
 
 
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3. Fourth Annual Conference of the British Association for Islamic Studies, Chester
Centre for Islamic Studies, University of Chester, 11-13 April 2017
 
Islamic Studies is broadly understood to include both Muslim-majority and
Muslim-minority contexts as well as historical, textual, and contemporary
anthropological and sociological approaches.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 30 November 2016. Information:
http://www.brais.ac.uk/conferences/2017/brais-2017-call-for-papers 
 
 
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4. 8th Annual POMEPS Conference, Project on Middle East Political Science, George
Washington University, Washington, 18-19 May 2017 
 
This conference will feature plenary discussions of topics relevant to the Middle
East political science community. Applications are open to scholars in political
science or cognate fields at any career stage from ABD onward (i.e. PhD candidates
who have completed all coursework).
 
Deadline for application: 9 December 2016. Information:
http://pomeps.org/2016/09/06/call-for-proposals-8th-annual-pomeps-conference/ 
 
 
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5. Workshop: "Political Remittances and Political Transnationalism: Narratives,
Political Practices and the Role of the State", University of Oxford, 19-20 June
2017
 
We anticipate discussions about political remittances and i) narrative and text
analysis, ii) transnational political practices, iii) sense of identity, iv) the
role of the state and v) theoretical approaches. Contributions by political
scientists, sociologists, historians, linguists, and anthropologists are
particularly welcome to enhance comparisons and discussions across disciplines and
regional areas.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 21 December 2016. Information:
https://krawatzek.wordpress.com/2016/11/22/political-remittances-workshop/ 
 
 
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6. Conferences of the ARAM Society for Syro-Mesopotamian Studies, Oriental
Institute, Oxford University, July 2017
 
44th Conference: "Greek Culture and Interaction in the Levant, 4th BC - 7th AD",
10-11 July 2017
 
45th Conference: "Melkite Christianity, 1st - 19th Centuries", 12-14 July 2017
 
46th Conference: "Arabs before Islam", 17-19 July 2017
 
Deadline for abstracts: 15 January 2017. Information and registration form:
aram@orinst.ox.ac.uk
 
 
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POSITIONS
 
7. Five Post-Doctoral and Doctoral Research Fellows, Max-Planck Institute for the
Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Göttingen, Germany
 
Applicants should have a degree in anthropology, sociology, political
sciences, geography, socio-linguistics, etc. The focus is on socio-cultural
diversities in Europe and Africa, particularly in urban context. 
 
Deadline for applications: 11 January 2017. Information:
www.mmg.mpg.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Stellen/2016-17_new_research_fellowships.pdf
 
 
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8. Assistant/Associate Research Professor, Social and Economic Survey Research
Institute, Qatar University, Doha
 
The Research Associate is responsible for developing and implementing research
projects and capacity. Priority will be given to candidates who are bilingual
(Arabic and English) and who have experience with collecting and using survey data
as part of their own research as well as substantive interests in the cultures,
societies, and public affairs of the Arabian Gulf.
 
Deadline for application: 16 December 2016.  Information: pdsearch@qu.edu.qa 
 
 
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9. Senior Policy Analyst, Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, University
of Qatar, Doha 
 
Applicants should possess expert-level knowledge and understanding of one or more
substantive areas of local and regional policy relevance, including education,
health, migration, marriage and family, performance evaluation, political attitudes,
and economics. Priority will be given to candidates who are bilingual (Arabic and
English).
 
Deadline for application: 16 December 2016.  Information: pdsearch@qu.edu.qa 
 
 
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10. Post Doctoral Fellow, Social and Economic Survey Research Institute, University
of Qatar, Doha 
 
Priority will be given to candidates who are bilingual (Arabic and English) and who
have experience with collecting and using survey data as part of their own research
as well as substantive interests in the cultures, societies, and public affairs of
the Arab Gulf states.
 
Deadline for application: 16 December 2016.  Information: pdsearch@qu.edu.qa 
 
 
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11. Full-time Faculty Appointment in Islamic Thought and Culture (Emphasis on the
Lived Complexities of Islam), Maryland Institute College of Art
 
Disciplinary approach and geographic specialization are open, but the successful
candidate must be prepared to teach all historical periods of Islamic thought and
culture.
 
Deadline for application: 20 December 2016. Information:
http://mideast.unc.edu/maryland-institute-college-of-art-full-time-faculty-islamic-thought-and-culture/

 
 
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OTHER INFORMATION
 
12. "German Egyptian Research Short Term Scholarship (GERSS)" to Finance
Scholarships for Young Egyptian Scientists in Germany
 
The target groups of the program are researchers enrolled in MSc, PhD programs and
young Post-Doctoral candidates. The scholarships may be awarded for a period from
three to six months.
 
Deadline for application: 15 February 2017. Information:
www.daad.eg/en/2016/11/02/gerss-german-egyptian-research-short-term-scholarship-call-for-application/

 
 
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13. Articles for Edited Book: "Migrants Protests and Cosmopolitanism"
 
The edited volume will aim at a non-totalizing theory of cosmopolitanism and to a
new way of conceiving cosmopolitanism, mainly contestatory and radical, as emerging
from the current migrant resistance.
 
Deadline for abstracts: 15 January 2017. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/153620/migrant-protests-and-cosmopolitanism
 
 
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14. Articles for 12th Issue of "Almawaqif", Journal of the University of Mascara,
Algeria, with Studies about Society and History
 
We are especially interested in the following fields: History, Archaeology,
Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy, and Anthropology.
 
Deadline for submissions: 15 March 2017. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/153038/cfp-12th-issue-almawaqif 
 
 
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15. Articles for "Asia Minor: An International and Multidisciplinary Journal of
Ancient and Medieval Anatolia"
 
Subject Fields include Archaeology, Classical Studies, Medieval and Byzantine
History / Middle East History / Social History.
 
Deadline for contributions: 31 January 2017. Information:
https://networks.h-net.org/node/73374/announcements/152901/cfp-asia-minor-international-and-multidisciplinary-journal