January 2024

Visiting Researcher: Center for Middle Eastern Studies, Harvard University, 2024-25, January 15, 2024

January 15

Applications for the CMES Visiting Researcher Program<https://cmes.fas.harvard.edu/vr-program> are due January 15. CMES is currently accepting applications for unpaid Visiting Researcher positions for the 2024-25 academic year. The main appointment categories are Visiting Scholar, for tenured and tenure-track faculty members on paid leave from other institutions, and Visiting Fellow, typically specialists in the region who work …

Fellowship: Doctoral & Postdoctoral Fellowships in Law & Inequality, Law & Society Association, January 16, 2024

January 16

The Law and Society Association has partnered with the American Bar Foundation and the National Science Foundation to offer two exciting fellowship opportunities in Law & Inequality. Applications are now being accepted for one Doctoral and one Postdoctoral Fellow in Law and Inequality to start in September 2024. We welcome members of our community to …

Call for Papers: Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT), University of Chicago, January 26, 2024

January 26

From the organizers: This is just a quick reminder that the deadline for the call for papers for the Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT) at The University of Chicago (Friday, May 4, and Saturday, May 5, 2024) featuring a keynote speaker Prof. Suraiya Faroqhi is fast approaching! Our call for papers closes January …

Position opening: Professor in History of Islamic Art and Architecture, American University in Cairo, January 30, 2024

January 30

The Department of Arab and Islamic Civilizations invites applications from a historian of art and architecture with a primary focus on the study of the Islamic world before 1800 for an open-rank appointment that will begin in the fall of 2024. This is a fixed-term position for four years, renewable upon successful review. Candidates with …

Call for Papers: Artificial Intelligence: Applications, Academic and Practical Legal Implications, Kuwait International Law School, January 30, 2024

January 30

From the organizers: Kuwait International Law School (KILAW) has decided to devote its tenth annual international academic conference to researching the legal problems posed by artificial intelligence, under the title: “Artificial Intelligence: Applications, Academic and Practical Legal Implications” on 1-2 May 2024. KILAW is honored to invite legal researchers from various Arab and international law schools and universities, …

Fellowship: Kamel Center at Yale Law School, 2024-2025

January 31

The Abdallah S. Kamel Center for the Study of Islamic Law and Civilization at the Yale Law School invites applications for its 2024-2025 residency research fellowships. While the directors entertain applications from mid-career scholars working on specific writing projects, the fellowships are primarily designed to bring promising junior scholars to the Law School in order …

February 2024

Postdoctoral opportunity in History of Islam/Arabic Studies, Leiden University, February 2024-2027

February 1

Scholars have long recognized that although Shiʿi claims emerged early in Islamic history, Imami Shiʿism took a couple of centuries to crystallise. Scholarship on Shiʿism has tended to focus on doctrine, but hitherto there has been little research into the institutions and social networks of early Imami Shiʿism. The project aims to propose the first …

Summer School: Persian in Yerevan with ASPIRANTUM, February 1, 2024

February 1

ARMACAD is pleased to announce scholarships for eligible students in Iranian Studies and associated disciplines to attend ASPIRANTUM’s 2024 summer school for the Persian language.Deadline: February 1, 2024For more details, please visit: https://aspirantum.com/scholarships/scholarships-for-persian-language-courses-from-armacad Students pursuing Undergraduate (BA), graduate (MA), and postgraduate (Ph.D.) programs, as well as researchers in Iranian Studies and related fields who are enrolled in …

Fellowship: UCHV Fellows in Law and Normative Thinking for Academic Year 2024-25, Princeton University, February 2, 2024

February 2

UCHV Fellows in Law and Normative Thinking for Academic Year 2024-25 The University Center for Human Values invites practitioners, faculty members of any discipline, independent scholars, and lawyers to apply for visiting residential fellowships for 2024-25. Scholars are expected to reside in or around Princeton or demonstrate to the program’s satisfaction the ability to be …

Call for Nominations: Islamic Law and Society CRN of the Law and Society Association, February 9, 2024

February 9

Nominations are now open for leadership of the Islamic Law and Society CRN of the Law and Society Association. As specified in the CRN by-laws, all members of the CRN may submit nominations, including self-nominations. Elections and Voting The current co-Chairs will call for nominations in January of the election year (hereinafter “election year”). All members …

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