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SUMMARY:Position Opening: Postdoctoral Research Associate\, The Sharmin & Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies\, Princeton University\, November 3\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:From the institution: \nThe Sharmin & Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies Postdoctoral Research Associate(s) Application Details \nThe Sharmin and Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies at Princeton University invites applications for the position(s) of postdoctoral research associate (PDRA) or associate research scholar (ARS) in the relevant fields of Iran and the Persian Gulf in the 19th -21st century. \nAnticipated to start in September 2026\, the position is open to scholars of all academic disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. The Term of Appointment is based on rank: the PDRA position is for one year with the possibility of renewal pending satisfactory performance and continued funding; those hired as an ARS have a three-year appointment. The center promotes interdisciplinary approaches to advancing the study of Iran and the Persian Gulf\, with special attention to the region’s role and significance in the contemporary world. The goal of the program is to support outstanding scholars of Iran and the wider Persianate world at an early stage of their careers and thus to strengthen the field of Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies in the United States and abroad. \nIn addition to their salary\, researchers receive funding (up to $4\,000 per academic year) for research related expenses (books\, conferences\, travel expenses\, etc.). The center provides office space and staff support as well as a taxable moving allowance to help defray domestic or international moving expenses. The work location for this position is in-person on campus at Princeton University. \nThis offer is contingent upon completion of all requirements for the Ph.D.\, received between 2023 and the start date. If you do not have proof of Ph.D. before your start date\, however\, you may be temporarily appointed (for at most one year) as a Senior Research Assistant with a 10% reduction in salary. Upon providing verification that you have completed all requirements for the Ph.D.\, you would then be promoted in rank and salary. Researchers may not pursue another degree while in this appointment\, nor may they hold any other fellowships or visiting positions concurrently. Appointment(s) cannot be deferred to a later term. \nCandidates are required to apply online and submit the following documents: \n(1) cover letter with title and summary of proposed research project (200 words); \n(2) research proposal (max. 1500 words\, exclusive of bibliography)\, including description of project\, bibliography\, timetable\, explicit goals\, and the reason for pursuing at Princeton; \n(3) curriculum vitae and list of publications; \n(4) sample chapter (in English) of dissertation or other recent work; \n(5) contact information for three references. \nDEADLINE: All materials must be received by November 3\, 2025\, 11:59 p.m. EST. Preferred start date is September 1\, 2026. \nPlease visit iran.princeton.edu for further information about the Mossavar-Rahmani Center. View the post on AHIRE to apply. This position is subject to the University’s background check policy. \nPrinceton University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age\, race\, color\, religion\, sex\, sexual orientation\, gender identity or expression\, national origin\, disability status\, protected veteran status\, or any other characteristic protected by law.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/position-opening-postdoctoral-research-associate-the-sharmin-bijan-mossavar-rahmani-center-for-iran-and-persian-gulf-studies-princeton-university-november-3-2025/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Opportunities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251103T181500
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Middle East Beyond Borders—Ozkan Karabulut (Harvard University)\, “Scripturalization of the Alevi Mystical Poetry\,” November 3\, 2025 @6:15pm
DESCRIPTION:Ozkan Karabulut (PhD Candidate\, HMES) will join us to share a chapter titled “Scripturalization of the Alevi Mystical Poetry” on November 3rd. \nWe will be meeting from 6:15-7:30pm in the Finnegan Room (Barker 403) and dinner will be provided. See event flyer for more info and to RSVP. \nThe Middle East Beyond Borders (MEBB) workshop aims to foster an interdisciplinary community of scholars working on the past and present of the Middle East. It takes as its founding premise the idea that the “Middle East” as an object of inquiry must fundamentally engage notions of boundaries\, mobility\, and transformation. Our goal is to offer a platform for collaboration and discussion to all Middle East scholars at Harvard across a wide range of academic fields and disciplines. To date\, our community has welcomed scholars from NELC\, History\, Middle Eastern Studies\, Anthropology\, the Study of Religion\, Law\, Art and Architecture\, and more. During meetings\, we typically workshop a polished dissertation chapter or prospectuses from graduate students.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/workshop-middle-east-beyond-borders-ozkan-karabulut-harvard-university-scripturalization-of-the-alevi-mystical-poetry-november-3-2025-615pm/
CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,Harvard Events,lectures and talks
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251105
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251108
DTSTAMP:20260404T030855
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SUMMARY:Conference: 5th ACM Conference on Equity and Access in Algorithms\, Mechanisms\, and Optimization\, University of Pittsburgh\, November 5-7\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nHello everyone\, \nWe are pleased to announce that the 5th ACM Conference on Equity and Access in Algorithms\, Mechanisms\, and Optimization (EAAMO’25) will take place November 5–7\, 2025\, at the University of Pittsburgh\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, USA. \nEAAMO’25 highlights research at the intersection of algorithms\, optimization\, mechanism design\, social sciences\, and humanistic studies that advances equity and access to opportunity for historically underserved and disadvantaged communities. \nWe especially encourage submissions that bridge research and practice\, and that examine the intersectional design and impact of algorithmic and optimization-based systems in real-world contexts. \nImportant Dates: \n\nAbstract Submission Deadline: April 17\, 2025 (AoE)\nPaper Submission Deadline: April 24\, 2025 (AoE)\nNotification of Acceptance: July 18\, 2025\n\nWe welcome contributions from diverse disciplines and sectors. Please help us spread the word\, and we look forward to your submissions and participation. \n  \nBest regards\, \nEAAMO Organizers
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/conference-5th-acm-conference-on-equity-and-access-in-algorithms-mechanisms-and-optimization-university-of-pittsburgh-november-5-7-2025/
CATEGORIES:Applications,conferences and workshops,lectures and talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251105T183000
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SUMMARY:Lecture: “Law Between Self and Society: Collective Duties in Islamic Law—Past\, Present\, and Future” with Prof. Adnan A. Zulfiqar (Boston College)\, UC Irvine\, November 5\, 2025 @5:30pm
DESCRIPTION:From the organizer: \n“Law Between Self and Society: Collective Duties in Islamic Law—Past\, Present\, and Future”\nMohannad and Rana Malas Lecture in Islamic Legal Studies Presented by Professor Adnan A. Zulfiqar \nWed\, Nov 5\, 2025\n5:30 PM – 6:30 PM PST \nUC Irvine Law Library’s California Room\n501 East Peltason Drive\, Irvine \, CA 92697\, United States \nAdnan A. Zulfiqar\, J.D./Ph.D.\, is Associate Professor of Law & Marianne D. Short and Ray Skowyra Faculty Fellow at Boston College Law School. He also holds courtesy appointments in the Department of Theology and the program in Islamic Civilization and Societies at Boston College’s Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences. His interdisciplinary research centers on Islamic law & legal history\, criminal law & procedure and human rights\, with a specific interest in the role of duties and discretion in the law. His current book project centers on the development of collective duties in Islamic law in the 11th and 12th centuries. His scholarship has appeared in various academic journals including the American Journal of Legal History\, Yale Journal of International Law\, the Journal of Comparative Law (U.K.) and Harvard’s Journal of Islamic Law. Adnan previously was on the faculty at Rutgers Law School and has held fellowships at the Stanford Humanities Center\, the Harry F. Guggenheim Foundation\, the Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA-Damascus) and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He has also worked as an international legal consultant with the UNDP and IDLO\, helping draft and implement criminal codes in the Maldives and Somalia. He earned his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania\, along with an M.A. and Ph.D. in near eastern languages & civilizations. He also earned an M.L.S. in international affairs from Georgetown University and a B.A. in religion and anthropology from Emory University. He has spent over a decade living and studying in the Middle East\, South Asia and sub-saharan Africa. \nAdvanced registration is required to attend this event.\nDinner reception to follow program.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/lecture-law-between-self-and-society-collective-duties-in-islamic-law-past-present-and-future-with-prof-adnan-a-zulfiqar-boston-college-uc-irvine-november-5-2025-530/
CATEGORIES:lectures and talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251111T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251111T133000
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SUMMARY:Islamic Law Speaker Series: Youssef Belal (United Nations)\, “Thinking the World with Islamic Knowledges\,” November 11\, 2025 @12:30pm
DESCRIPTION:TUE 11 NOV 2025 | 12.30-1.30p US EST | Zoom\nIslamic Law Speaker Series :: Youssef Belal (United Nations)\n“Thinking the World with Islamic Knowledges”\n\nYoussef Belal (United Nations) will present “Thinking the World with Islamic Knowledges” from his book titled The Life of Shari’a: A Comparative Anthropology of Law (University of California Press\, 2025). Is there a way to think about contemporary life with knowledge that is neither modern nor Western? Rather than confining Islam to a “religion” and sharīʿa to its “law\,” Belal argues that Islamic shariʿa is a mode of knowledge with its own concepts and scholarly categories through which the world and the self are grasped. The Life of Sharīʿa considers two intertwined lineages: how Islamic scholars have formulated sharīʿa knowledge from the classical period to today and how Westerners have understood the law and its origins. By melding these two traditions\, Belal formulates a new genealogy of modern law from the perspective of sharīʿa. Through a new conceptualization of sharīʿa\, he offers an argument for its continued relevance to the life of contemporary Muslims.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/islamic-law-speaker-series-youssef-belal-united-nations-thinking-the-world-with-islamic-knowledges-november-11-2025-1230pm/
CATEGORIES:Harvard Events,lectures and talks,PIL events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251113
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251116
DTSTAMP:20260404T030855
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SUMMARY:Call for Papers: ASLH 2025 Annual Meeting\, Detroit\, MI\, November 13-15\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:From ASLH: \n“Call for Papers \nAmerican Society for Legal History 2025 ASLH Annual Meeting (November 13 – 15\, 2025) \nThe Program Committee of the American Society for Legal History invites proposals for the 2025 meeting to be held November 13-15 in Detroit. Panels and papers on any facet or period of legal history from anywhere in the world are welcome. We encourage thematic proposals that transcend traditional periodization and geography. The online portal opens on December 9\, 2024. The deadline for Pre-Conference Symposia proposals is Friday\, February 28\, 2025. The deadline for all other submissions is Tuesday\, March 25\, 2025. All proposals (except pre-conference symposia) must be submitted through this link. \nPanel proposals should include the following: a CV with complete contact information for each person on the panel\, including chairs and commentators; 300-word (maximum) abstracts of individual papers; and a 300-word (maximum) description of the panel. Only complete panel proposals will be considered. \nScholars looking to build a panel may post their potential paper topics here. We encourage individuals to peruse this spreadsheet to identify other scholars with common interests\, beyond their familiar networks. Senior scholars who are willing to chair and/or comment on a panel may register their interest and availability here. All program participants must be current members of the Society by the date of the Annual Meeting. Information on how to build a successful panel can be found here. The Program Committee especially encourages panels that include participants from groups historically under-represented in the organization\, and that include participants who represent a diversity of rank\, experience\, and institutional affiliation. \nIn addition to traditional panels featuring presentations of work in progress\, the Program Committee welcomes other forms of structured presentation for a 90-minute slot\, such as a skills/pedagogical workshop (chair\, 3-4 presenters) or a roundtable format (chair\, 3-5 presenters). \nFollowing last year’s highly successful inaugural session\, this year’s Annual Meeting will also dedicate a session to a presentation and discussion of Digital Legal History projects. Individuals interested in participating in this session should submit a short description of their project (up to 300 words) as well as a CV. As a complement to the session\, there will be a poster display of the accepted projects. Accepted participants in the Digital Legal History session will be asked to submit a poster design to the organizers by early October. Posters will be printed onsite. \nIn addition to the above formats\, this year’s meeting will also consider New Directions panels. The purpose of these panels will be to identify cutting-edge methodological and topical directions in legal history\, to define new subfields\, and/or generate dialogue among scholars whose recent books (published since 2022 or forthcoming) have tackled common historiographic questions. These panels will feature three to five authors of new books organized by theme\, chronology\, methodology and may also include scholars writing review essays of a field\, or others similarly positioned. The session abstract should include the author\, title\, publisher\, and publication date for each proposed book. Please note that the Program Committee will devote only a small number of sessions to this type of panel. The New Directions panels replace the Author-Meets-Readers (AMR) panels which were formerly on the program; AMRs will not be available for the 2025 meeting.” \nFor more details\, please see here.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-aslh-2025-annual-meeting-detroit-mi-november-13-15-2025/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Call for papers,conferences and workshops,Due dates,Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251117
DTSTAMP:20260404T030855
CREATED:20251002T173610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251116T235234Z
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SUMMARY:Conference: Muslims in AI\, Imperial College London\, November 16\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:From the organizers:\n\n\nThe 2nd Muslims in AI Conference\, hosted by MRN–STEM Muslims\, is happening at Imperial College London on Sunday\, 16 November\, inshā’Allāh.\n\n\nJoin us for an inspiring day of talks\, discussions\, and networking with fellow Muslims working in AI and related fields. Don’t miss this chance to connect\, learn\, and contribute to shaping the future of Muslims in technology.\n\n\n\n\n Register here.\n\n\n\n\n If you’d like to present a talk or host a booth during the poster session\, please get in touch at islam.ai.rg@gmail.com
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/conference-muslims-in-ai-imperial-college-london-november-16-2025/
CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251117
DTSTAMP:20260404T030855
CREATED:20251002T173611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251116T235234Z
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SUMMARY:Call for Papers: Muslims in AI\, Imperial College London\, November 16\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:From the organizers:\n\n\nThe 2nd Muslims in AI Conference\, hosted by MRN–STEM Muslims\, is happening at Imperial College London on Sunday\, 16 November\, inshā’Allāh.\n\n\nJoin us for an inspiring day of talks\, discussions\, and networking with fellow Muslims working in AI and related fields. Don’t miss this chance to connect\, learn\, and contribute to shaping the future of Muslims in technology.\n\n\n\n\n Register here.\n\n\n\n\n If you’d like to present a talk or host a booth during the poster session\, please get in touch at islam.ai.rg@gmail.com
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-muslims-in-ai-imperial-college-london-november-16-2025/
CATEGORIES:Call for papers
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251117T181500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251117T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T030855
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Middle East Beyond Borders—Cem Turkoz (Harvard University)\, “Ottoman Natural Philosophy in Seventeenth-Century Context: The Evolution of the Canon\,” November 17\, 2025 @6:15pm
DESCRIPTION:Cem Turkoz (PhD Candidate\, NELC) will join us to share a chapter titled “Ottoman Natural Philosophy in Seventeenth-Century Context: The Evolution of the Canon” on November 17th. Efe Balıkçıoğlu (Associate\, CMES) will respond. \nWe will be meeting from 6:15-7:30pm in the Finnegan Room (Barker 403) and dinner will be provided. See event flyer for more info and to RSVP. \nThe Middle East Beyond Borders (MEBB) workshop aims to foster an interdisciplinary community of scholars working on the past and present of the Middle East. It takes as its founding premise the idea that the “Middle East” as an object of inquiry must fundamentally engage notions of boundaries\, mobility\, and transformation. Our goal is to offer a platform for collaboration and discussion to all Middle East scholars at Harvard across a wide range of academic fields and disciplines. To date\, our community has welcomed scholars from NELC\, History\, Middle Eastern Studies\, Anthropology\, the Study of Religion\, Law\, Art and Architecture\, and more. During meetings\, we typically workshop a polished dissertation chapter or prospectuses from graduate students.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/workshop-middle-east-beyond-borders-cem-turkoz-harvard-university-ottoman-natural-philosophy-in-seventeenth-century-context-the-evolution-of-the-canon-november-17-2025/
CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,Harvard Events,lectures and talks
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251120
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251121
DTSTAMP:20260404T030855
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SUMMARY:Call for Papers: “Islam and Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Opportunities\,” North American Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies\, November 20\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nThe North American Association of Islamic and Muslim Studies (NAAIMS) has issued a call for papers for a fall conference on “Islam and AI: Challenges and Opportunities.” The conference will be held online on Nov. 20th. Abstracts are due July 11th. \nInformation technology\, broadly defined\, refers to the ways in which information is presented\, preserved\, accessed\, and shared. Just as tag paper and the rise of books in the ninth century revolutionized the preservation and transmission of knowledge and information from primarily oral/aural modes to written ones and the advent of the printing press in the fifteenth century expanded the transmission of knowledge in writing\, digitization and the Internet have granted unprecedented access to information and ideas. Today\, artificial intelligence is revolutionizing research and content creation. The conference will explore the challenges\, opportunities\, and responsibilities presented by the rise of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) for Islamic and Muslim studies. \nTo understand how A.I. could have an impact on Islamic scholarship\, one needs to review how the “authenticity” of religious knowledge was ensured through the decades-old process of the transmission of Islamic knowledge since the 7th century. This age-old transmission process (embodied in the isnads) preserved the historical background of Islamic scholarship and heritage. Could A.I. disrupt this mode of transmission? Could A.I. with its strength in language and unparalleled level of creativity become a religious authority and alter Islamic beliefs and practices? \nIf digitized data stored in A.I.’s database pertaining to ethnic and cultural knowledge of a people is inaccurate\, could A.I. distort the history of a people for future generations? Also\, if A.I.’s digitized data excludes historical aspects of a people’s culture\, like religion and language\, could the true history of that culture disappear or be distorted? \nWe invite a diverse range of papers from professors in the humanities\, and social and natural sciences. Some of the questions that papers may address include\, but are not limited to\, the following: \n\nAuthenticity of Islamic Religious Authority: The Ulama vs A.I.\nCan the Development of A.I.’s Algorithms Be Monitored to Align with Islamic Moral Standards?\nTraining A.I. in Classical Islamic Sources\nRigor and Responsibility in Using A.I. for Research in Islamic and Muslim Studies\nEnsuring Accuracy in A.I. Generated Content about Islam and Muslims\nOpportunities and Challenges of Using A.I. as a Teaching Assistant in Islamic or Muslim Studies\nAssessing the Breadth\, Depth and Accuracy of A.I.’s Knowledge about Islam\nAddressing Hegemony and Cultural Biases in A.I.\nA.I.\, Ethics and Morality\n\nFor applications details and more information\, visit the link here.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-islam-and-artificial-intelligence-challenges-and-opportunities-north-american-association-of-islamic-and-muslim-studies-november-20-2025/
CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,digital humanities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251120
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251123
DTSTAMP:20260404T030855
CREATED:20250824T002056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251120T234831Z
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SUMMARY:Call for Papers: International Conference “Poetry and Knowledge\,” University of Münster\, November 20-22\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nIn premodern Islamic societies\, poetry was one of the central literary forms for transmitting and disseminating knowledge. Poetry can be found in almost all fields of knowledge\, from Qurʾanic sciences\, jurisprudence\, grammar\, rhetoric\, and theology to algebra\, alchemy\, astronomy\, astrology\, agriculture\, cooking\, history\, geography\, logic\, and many other fields of knowledge. Thousands of copies of famous poems in Arabic that served or were used to impart knowledge can be found in libraries around the world. Only a few of these poems have been studied in detail; many more are completely unknown to us today. \nDespite the very limited research\, a number of general assumptions have been made about the poems regularly referred to today as “didactic poems”: They are often written in rajaz meter\, have a clear purpose of imparting a fixed body of knowledge\, are aimed at facilitating memorization\, and have little to no literary merit. Some scholars suggest that a reduced literary quality may have been deliberately chosen in order to focus on content. Some include a wide thematic range of poetry (Khulūṣī 1990)\, while others advocate a narrow definition and strive to distinguish between “didactic” and “true” poetry (van Gelder 1995\, 2007\, 2011). Previous research has therefore focused primarily on the formal and genre-related aspects of poetry\, which conveys primarily non-literary knowledge. Less attention has been paid to the processes by which knowledge is produced\, transmitted\, and disseminated in poetry. \nThis is the starting point of our conference: We aim to explore the diverse strategies used to produce\, convey\, and disseminate knowledge through poetry. This may include\, for example\, the composition and structure of the poem\, the choice of meter\, stylistic devices\, sonic and performative aspects\, and the use of a specific technical lexicon. We hope this shift in perspective will allow us to move beyond viewing such poems as “poetry without literary pretensions” and instead enable a comprehensive analysis of their stylistic\, structural\, and functional features. \nHence\, we would like to discuss the following topics and questions: \n\nKnowledge transmission: What kinds of knowledge are transmitted in poetic form\, and what strategies do authors use to structure and convey this knowledge?\nBodies of knowledge: How\, if at all\, does the knowledge to be conveyed change through its transformation into poetry? What is the relationship between the transformation of prose into poetry and the body of knowledge?\nAuthors and contexts: Who writes these poems\, for whom are they intended\, and in what contexts are they written\, read\, recited\, or commented upon?\nFormal and stylistic aspects: How are these poems structured\, what meters\, stylistic devices\, and sonic elements are used? What is the role of performance and reception? How do emotions relate to the rationality of knowledge?\nFunction and purpose: What are the functions of these poems? How do we know that their purpose is to impart knowledge\, and what other purposes might they serve?\nTheoretical reflection: What ideas about the function and effect of poetry in the transmission of knowledge can be derived from the texts themselves or from accompanying sources?\n\nWe invite contributions that deal with any kind of poetry that serves to impart knowledge or has been used as a source for the extraction of knowledge\, and we understand knowledge in its broadest sense. \nWe aim to select contributions on poetry from a wide range of disciplines. The selection will be based on a clear reference to one or more of the above topics\, and a precise indication of the fields of knowledge covered and the poems and/or source texts examined. In addition\, other aspects may be addressed if they seem relevant to the theme of the conference. The participants will be invited to contribute to an edited volume. \nLimited funding is available to cover accommodation and travel costs. Please indicate if you require such funding when submitting your abstract. \nIf you are interested in participating in the conference\, please send your abstract (max. 500 words) together with a short CV (max. 300 words) as a single file to Natalie Kraneiß (n.kraneiss@uni-muenster.de) by June 1\, 2025. Notification of acceptance will be sent by the end of June 2025. \nDate: \nNovember 20-22\, 2025 \nSubmission deadline:\nJune 1\, 2025 \nVenue:\nUniversity of Münster\nInstitute of Arabic and Islamic Studies\nSchlaunstraße 2\n48143 Münster\, Germany \nOrganization:\nNatalie Kraneiß (n.kraneiss@uni-muenster.de)\nProf. Dr. Syrinx von Hees (syrinx.hees@uni-muenster.de)
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-international-conference-poetry-and-knowledge-university-of-munster-november-20-22-2025/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Call for papers,conferences and workshops,Due dates,Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251130
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251201
DTSTAMP:20260404T030855
CREATED:20251120T220256Z
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SUMMARY:Position Opening: 4-year postdoc\, Centre for Near and Middle Eastern Studies\, University of Marburg\, November 30\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:At the Centre for Near and Middle Eastern Studies\, Department of Islamic Studies\, University of Marburg\, a full-time postdoc position\nin research and teaching is to be filled for a fixed term of four years starting on 1 March 2026\, with the option of extension for a further two years after successful evaluation. \nPlease apply by 30 November 2025 via the application link here.\n\nThe expertise of the applicant should lay in the History of the Eastern Mediterranean since the advent of Islam\, with a stress on the  medieval period. Language requirements are English\, Arabic and Basic German. \n  \n 
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/position-opening-4-year-postdoc-centre-for-near-and-middle-eastern-studies-university-of-marburg-november-30-2025/
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SUMMARY:Call for Applications: The Abdallah S. Kamel Center at the Yale Law School for the Study of Islamic Law and Civilization 2026-2027 Research fellowship\, November 30\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Abdallah S. Kamel Center at the Yale Law School for the Study of Islamic Law and Civilization will be accepting applications for its 2026-2027 research fellowships from November 1 until November 30\, 2025. The fellowships are meant to afford promising scholars time to make significant progress on their writing and research agenda in subjects related\, however loosely\, to Islamic law and civilization while contributing to the intellectual life of the Law School and Yale University more broadly. \nThe Abdallah S. Kamel Center seeks scholars from diverse backgrounds and academic disciplines who have completed or are near completion of an advanced degree (e.g.\, Ph.D.\, J.S.D.\, D.Phil.) and whose work engages with the intellectual and social history of Islam\, Islamic legal and political theory\, or law in contemporary Muslim societies. Scholars working or studying abroad are welcome to apply\, although the offer is contingent upon the ability of non-US citizen applicants to obtain the necessary immigration visa. The one-year residence research fellowships carry a stipend in the range of USD $52\,000 to $67\,000 commensurate with education and experience. Some support is available for fellows relocating to New Haven from abroad and some funding is available for research support (generally trips for archival work or conferences). Such requests are considered on a case-by-case basis. \nWhile fellows will devote the majority of their time to their own research\, they are expected to participate in all the activities of the Abdallah S. Kamel Center\, occasionally assist with the administration of these activities\, and to the extent possible avail themselves of the Law School’s various workshops and course offerings. Fellows will also be encouraged to build relationships among colleagues in other departments of the University. For these reasons\, while some exceptions might be made for certain conferences or fieldwork\, the fellows are expected to be present at the law school when classes are in session. \nTo apply\, please submit the following materials by email to kamel.center@yale.edu by November 30\, 2025: \n1)    A statement of interest (of no more than 1000 words) describing the applicant’s relevant experience\, interest in the Kamel Center\, and research proposal for the duration of the fellowship;\n2)    a current resume or CV;\n3)    relevant law school or graduate school transcripts; and\n4)    two letters of recommendation to be sent by the recommenders directly to kamel.center@yale.edu.\n5)    Please also note that non-native speakers of English must provide proof of proficiency (e.g.\, a recent TOEFL score of over 100 or an advanced degree from an English-speaking university). \nFor any questions about the application process\, please contact bradley.hayes@yale.edu. \nDecisions will be made by January 31\, 2026.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-applications-the-abdallah-s-kamel-center-at-the-yale-law-school-for-the-study-of-islamic-law-and-civilization-2026-2027-research-fellowship-november-30-2025/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Fellowships,Opportunities
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SUMMARY:Call for Papers: The Law and Humanities Workshop for Junior Scholars\, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School\, December 1\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \n2026 LAW AND HUMANITIES WORKSHOP FOR JUNIOR SCHOLARS \nGeorgetown University Law Center\, Stanford Law School\, UCLA School of Law\, the University of Pennsylvania\, and the University of Southern California Center for Law\, History\, and Culture invite submissions for the 24th meeting of the Law and Humanities Workshop for Junior Scholars\, to be held at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School on June 8-9\, 2026. \nABOUT THE WORKSHOP \nThe workshop is open to untenured professors\, advanced graduate students\, post-doctoral scholars\, and independent scholars working in law and the humanities. In addition to drawing from numerous humanistic fields\, including Black and Indigenous studies\, history\, literature\, political theory\, critical race theory\, feminist theory\, and philosophy\, we welcome critical\, qualitative work in the social sciences\, including anthropology and sociology. While the scope of the Workshop is broad\, we cannot consider proposals that are focused solely on quantitative social science research or that are limited to doctrinal legal research. We are especially interested in submissions touching on themes of inequality\, anti-racism and anti-subordination. We welcome submissions from those working at regional and teaching-intensive institutions. \nBased on anonymous evaluation by an interdisciplinary selection committee\, between six and eight papers will be chosen for presentation at the Workshop\, where two senior scholars will comment on each paper. Commentators and other Workshop participants will be asked to focus specifically on the strengths and weaknesses of the selected scholarly projects\, with respect to subject and methodology. The selected papers will then serve as the basis for a larger conversation among all the participants that may include themes connecting all of the projects\, as well as discussion of the evolving standards by which we judge excellence and creativity in interdisciplinary scholarship. \nThe selected papers may appear in a special issue of the Legal Scholarship Network at SSRN; there is no other publication commitment. (We will accommodate the wishes of chosen authors who prefer not to have their paper posted publicly with us because of publication commitments to other journals.) However\, we will only accept Workshop participants whose papers are true works in progress; articles or chapters that are already in page proofs or are otherwise unable to be revised by the time of the Workshop are ineligible. \nThe Workshop will pay the domestic travel and hotel expenses of authors whose papers are selected for presentation. For authors requiring airline travel from outside the United States\, the Workshop will cover such travel expenses up to a maximum of $1250. \nSUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS \nApplications should be submitted through the submissions portal on the Law and Humanities Workshop website at LawandHumanitiesWorkshop.org. \nYour application should consist of a single Microsoft Word document (not PDF) containing: \na 1500-2000 word summary of your paper (word count includes footnotes or endnotes); \na 1-2 page bibliography; \nand\, if your paper is a chapter in a book or dissertation\, an optional 1-page chapter outline of the larger project. \nApplications are due on Monday\, December 1\, 2025. \nIf your application advances to the final stage of consideration\, you will be asked to submit the full paper by January 15\, 2026. Please do not apply if you will not have a full paper on January 15. Your application should be a summary of existing\, ongoing work rather than a proposal for new or planned work. \nThe full paper must be a work-in-progress that does not exceed 10\,000 words in length (including footnotes/ endnotes). A dissertation chapter may be submitted\, but we strongly suggest that it be edited so as to stand alone as a piece of work with its own integrity. A paper that has been submitted for publication is eligible for selection so long as it will not be in galley proofs or in print at the time of the Workshop; it is important that authors still be in a position at the time of the Workshop to consider comments they receive there and to incorporate them as they think appropriate in their revisions. \nWe ask that those submitting applications be careful to omit or redact any information in the paper summary\, bibliography\, or chapter outline that might serve to identify them\, as we adhere to an anonymous or “blind” selection process. \nFor more information\, please send an email inquiry to Lawandhumanitiesworkshop@gmail.com or visit LawandHumanitiesWorkshop.org. \nProgram Committee\, 2026 Law and Humanities Workshop for Junior Scholars \nRiaz Tejani\, Chapman University\, Law\, Chair \nLaToya Baldwin Clark\, University of California Los Angeles\, Law \nDanielle Boaz\, University of North Carolina at Charlotte\, Africana Studies \nDavid Eng\, University of Pennsylvania\, English & Asian American Studies \nMelynda Price\, University of Michigan\, Women and Gender Studies \nClyde Spillenger\, University of California Los Angeles\, Law \nThe Law and Humanities Workshop for Junior Scholars is committed to anti-racism both inside and outside the academy.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-the-law-and-humanities-workshop-for-junior-scholars-university-of-pennsylvania-carey-law-school-december-1-2025/
CATEGORIES:Call for papers
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SUMMARY:Position Opening: Tenure-track/tenured open-rank faculty appointments in Legal Studies\, NYU Abu Dhabi\, December 1\, 2025 @11:59pm
DESCRIPTION:Description\n\n\nNYU Abu Dhabi invites applications for tenure-track/tenured open-rank faculty appointments in Legal Studies. The position is in principle available from August 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter. \nWe will consider applicants from legal scholars with an active research agenda in all areas of law. We are especially interested in those whose research and teaching include international and comparative dimensions\, as well as private law. \nThe program in Legal Studies was established as an interdisciplinary program at NYU Abu Dhabi in 2018. It is situated within the Social Sciences and the Arts and Humanities. The Program offers teaching towards the BA with a major or a minor in Legal Studies. The Program teaches courses mainly in the common law\, but provides many opportunities to study civil law. \nThe major in legal studies provides for the academic study of the law in the context of a liberal arts education. We approach questions of legal doctrine against the background of broader questions of human experience. What is justice? What is Law? How is it organized? Who and what constitutes the arbiter of justice? What are the effects of historical\, cultural\, religious\, and national settings on law and justice? What are the legal issues raised by global concerns such as those about the environment\, technology\, and trade? Our students combine the study of law with the study of the core curriculum but also with many optional courses they take in the humanities and the social sciences. \nAbout NYU Abu Dhabi\nhttps://nyuad.nyu.edu/en/ \nNYU Abu Dhabi is the first comprehensive liberal arts and research campus in the Middle East to be operated abroad by a major American research university. Times Higher Education ranks NYU among the top 30 universities in the world\, making NYU Abu Dhabi the highest-ranked university in the UAE and MENA region. NYU Abu Dhabi has integrated a highly selective undergraduate curriculum across the disciplines with a world center for advanced research and scholarship. The university enables its students in the sciences\, engineering\, social sciences\, humanities\, and arts to succeed in an increasingly interdependent world and advance cooperation and progress on humanity’s shared challenges. NYU Abu Dhabi’s high-achieving students have come from over 120 countries and speak over 100 languages. Together\, NYU’s campuses in New York\, Abu Dhabi\, and Shanghai form the backbone of a unique global university\, giving faculty and students opportunities to experience varied learning environments and immersion in other cultures at one or more of the numerous study-abroad sites NYU maintains on six continents. \nNYUAD is committed to upholding a culture of non-discrimination\, anti-harassment\, dignity\, and mutual respect; providing equal access and opportunity; and fostering academic excellence in learning\, research\, and teaching. \nStudents are drawn from among the world’s best. They are bright\, intellectually passionate\, and committed to building a campus environment anchored in mutual respect\, understanding\, and care. The NYUAD undergraduate student body has garnered an impressive record of scholarships\, graduate-school admissions\, and other global honors. Graduate education is an area of growth for the University; the current graduate student population of over 100 students is expected to expand in the next decade as doctoral programs are developed. \nWorking for NYUAD\n\nAt NYUAD\, we recognize that Abu Dhabi is more than where you work; it’s your home. In order for faculty/academic staff to thrive\, we offer a comprehensive benefits package. This starts with a generous relocation allowance; educational assistance for your dependents; access to health and wellness services; and more. NYUAD is committed to faculty/academic staff success throughout the academic trajectory\, providing support for ambitious and world-class research projects and innovative\, interactive teaching approaches. Support for dual-career families is a priority. Visit our website for more information on benefits for you and your dependents. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nQualifications\n\n\nApplicants must have a doctorate or equivalent degree in law or cognate fields (which includes a Juris Doctor taken in the United States and other jurisdictions that follow that model of legal education)\, and they must have – or have the potential to develop – a strong record of scholarship. Applicants for the Associate Professor or the Professor title\, must have an established and internationally recognized record of research publications. A clear commitment to undergraduate teaching is also essential. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nApplication Instructions\n\n\nTo apply for this position\, please submit the following items: \n\nCover Letter\nCV\nStatement of Teaching Interests\nRecent Teaching Evaluations (if available)\nStatement of Research Plans\nUp to 5 representative publications or other writing samples\nNames and contact information of 3 references for recommendation letters to be solicited at a later stage of the search process. Do not include the letters in the uploaded documents. Senior candidates may choose to delay submitting referee details until shortlisted.\n\nWe will review applications beginning December 2\, 2025. Shortlisted applicants will be invited for interviews at our campus at NYU Abu Dhabi. We anticipate that successful candidates can start the appointment and relocate to Abu Dhabi in the academic year 2026-2027\, subject to budget approval. \nNYUAD is an equal-opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and seek individuals who will contribute to the excellence and vibrancy of our academic community. \nApplications are welcome from all qualified candidates. In line with UAE regulations\, Emirati candidates are encouraged to apply. \nFor questions about this position\, please email nyuad.academicrecruitment@nyu.edu. \nJoin NYU Abu Dhabi\, an exceptional place for exceptional people. \nNYUAD values belonging and respect; such principles are fundamental to the university’s commitment to excellence. NYUAD is an equal-opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and seek individuals who will contribute to our vibrant\, multidisciplinary research and teaching community. Multidisciplinary research and exceptional teaching in a global campus community are hallmarks of the University’s mission. \n@WorkAtNYUAD\n#nyuadfacultycareers
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/position-opening-tenure-track-tenured-open-rank-faculty-appointments-in-legal-studies-nyu-abu-dhabi-december-1-2025-1159pm/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Due dates,Opportunities
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SUMMARY:Call for Applications: Berkman Klein Center Fellowship 2026 and 2026–2027\, December 5\, 2025 @11:59 pm
DESCRIPTION:The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is now accepting fellowship applications! \nApplications are now open for scholars and practitioners who wish to hold a fellowship with the Berkman Klein Center (BKC). We seek candidates who will propose and lead independent research initiatives aligned with BKC’s interdisciplinary AI research agenda. \nFellows appointed through this call will bring enthusiasm for working in interdisciplinary and intersectoral environments; fluency in communicating and translating between technical and non-technical stakeholders and audiences; excitement about working with and mentoring students; and a shared commitment to BKC’s public interest mission and to open-source\, accessible AI research. \nWe strongly encourage fellows to be in residence in Cambridge\, MA\, although non-resident fellowships will be considered on a case-by-case basis. \nWe welcome applications for two distinct appointment periods: \n\nJanuary-August 2026\n2026-2027 Academic Year (September 2026 – August 2027)\n\nMore information about our call for applications is detailed below. \nApplications will be accepted until Friday\, December 5\, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET.  \nPlease see additional application instruction information. \n\nAbout the BKC Fellowship Program\nSince its founding in 1996\, BKC has taken a unique approach to developing and delivering innovation in modes beyond the confines of a traditional university. This is due in large part to the unusual model the center has adopted and honed for fellowships. While traditional university programs emphasize and rely on academic credentials to identify fellowships\, the BKC Fellowship program considers and values a wide range of experiences\, credentials\, and potential contributions\, with an emphasis on multisectoral candidates and interdisciplinary approaches to research and real-world impact. \n\nResearch Priorities\nFor this fellowship cycle\, the Berkman Klein Center will prioritize research to inform and shape the design\, development\, and governance of AI systems pertaining to the following sets of issues: \nAgentic AI\nThe deployment of agentic AI represents a change in kind: from passive chatbots and assistants to active participants in social\, economic\, and political processes. Unlike chatbots that interact with a human user\, AI agents pursue objectives across time\, modify their environments\, and increasingly interact with other agents – without human mediation. This transition is occurring rapidly and haphazardly\, and three critical gaps define this moment. First\, we lack mechanisms for fine-grained measurement and control of AI agent behavior. Second\, heterogeneous\, ad-hoc\, multi-agent systems will likely produce emergent behaviors we cannot understand\, predict\, or govern. Third\, deployment is outpacing institutional adaptation and governance. We have no frameworks for agent accountability or liability\, no models for AI economic participation\, and no consensus on protections for humans in human-agent interactions. These gaps compound: without measurement\, it is much harder to regulate well; without understanding multi-agent dynamics\, we cannot prevent harms to people and cascading systemic failures; without institutional and governance frameworks\, deployment patterns will entrench before we understand their consequences. \nLanguage Model Interpretability\nLanguage models have remarkable capabilities while remaining fundamentally opaque. We can observe what they do\, but we do not generally know how or why they do it. This represents more than a scientific curiosity; it undermines meaningful oversight and safe deployment in systems increasingly embedded in high-stakes decision-making. We view interpretability as a (socio-)technical and institutional challenge\, and seek to develop new methods to probe model internals while simultaneously building frameworks for interpretability standards and audit requirements that are actionable for researchers\, policymakers\, and users. \nBenchmarking AI Systems Beyond Measures of Intelligence\nAI systems continue to saturate benchmark after benchmark\, but we are left with an unresolved question: are we measuring and controlling what actually matters to us? Measures of “intelligence” are too narrow to answer most of the questions we care about. To move forward\, we must broaden our focus to include the non-intelligence aspects of computational systems\, such as agency\, identity\, loyalty\, metacognition\, theory of mind\, social cognition\, situatedness\, awareness\, and even subjective experience. By developing benchmarks and interventions directed at these non-intelligence dimensions of computational systems\, we aim to provide technologists\, policymakers\, and the general public with the empirical evidence needed to ground their positions and the control mechanisms to effectively and safely govern increasingly capable AI systems. \nAI & the Human Experience\nWe explore how our increased reliance on AI is already changing and could transform core dimensions of being human. We are seeking to understand how AI will impact human relationships and connections\, cognitive capacity and creativity\, spirituality and faith\, and social-emotional development. Our work aims to evaluate the extent of these impacts and to develop concrete legal\, policy\, and other interventions to address them. This work centers on the experience of being a human being—agency\, dignity\, community\, meaning\, and purpose—and develops actionable mechanisms to steer AI in ways that affirm our humanity rather than erode it. \nBridging the AI Triad\nWe are bringing together three foundational but typically siloed communities in AI: accelerationists\, who often view AI as a revolutionary force for human progress; safetyists\, who emphasize its potentially catastrophic or existential risks; and skeptics\, who see AI as an incremental\, over-hyped technology that yet carries dangerous near-term harms. By opening up dialogue among these groups\, we seek to foster understanding\, encourage collaboration\, and lay the groundwork for more thoughtful policy and technical development around AI. \n\nOur Collaborative Approach – Opportunities and Expectations\nThe specific expectations for participants in the fellows program will be unique to each fellow\, with two broad expectations outlined below. \nProducing a Project that Contributes to Public Scholarship:\nFellows will produce at least one significant public output that impacts and/or informs the scholarly\, public\, and/or policy debates in the arenas in which they work and BKC’s research agenda. These outputs could take many forms\, including: \n\nTechnical or design prototypes\nNovel machine learning techniques and algorithms\nOpen-source research tools and datasets that advance the broader AI research community\nPublic writing or audio/visual content\, such as long-form pieces\, op-eds\, blog posts\, policy briefs\, podcasts\, TED-style talks\, or video shorts\nAcademic writing\, such as research papers\, reports\, or white papers\nWorkshops or other convenings organized and led by the fellow with a public output of some kind\n\nEngaging with BKC Community Programming\nFellows will engage with faculty\, staff\, students\, and other members of the BKC and Harvard University communities to learn with and from others and strengthen their own work. BKC’s generous community\, built with intention and care over many years\, is one of the Center’s great assets. Fellows activate this far-reaching network through events\, workshops\, listserv dialogues\, reading groups\, joint projects\, and more. \n\nTime and Location Commitments\nFellowships Between January 2026 – August 2026\nThese fellowships will last a period of up to eight months between January 2026 and August 2026. Specific dates and commitments will be discussed and determined between the fellow and the Berkman Klein Center. \nFellowships in the 2026-2027 Academic Year\nThese fellowships will run from September 1\, 2026 to August 31\, 2027 \nApplicants may opt to be considered for either or both of the time periods. \nBKC strongly encourages fellows to be in residence in Cambridge\, MA for a majority of their appointment\, although non-resident fellowships will be considered on a case-by-case basis.During the time spent in residence\, fellows will be invited to work from the Berkman Klein Center’s offices on the Harvard Law School campus. Fellows are expected to be free of the majority of their regular commitments so that they may fully devote themselves to their fellowship. We recognize that fellows who bring their own funding might have specific commitments due to their external arrangements. \nWho Should Apply?\nThe Berkman Klein Center is a space for both established and rising scholars and practitioners from across disciplines and backgrounds. We seek candidates who have a demonstrated record of contributing to public and scholarly conversations and taking action\, whether in the realm of policy\, technology development\, academia\, and/or civil society. BKC seeks candidates eager to deploy their work in service of understanding and advancing the public interest. \nDisciplines\nOur fellows represent the full range of disciplinary backgrounds\, from technology and industry\, to law and policy\, to the applied and social sciences\, to the arts and humanities. Collectively\, we foster research\, dialogue\, and building that bring many perspectives and methods together to broaden understanding and solve real-world problems. While we welcome experimental and non-traditional research\, candidates should have experience in carrying out the form of work they propose to undertake during their fellowship. We particularly welcome candidates with interdisciplinary backgrounds who blend technical and non-technical expertise. \n\nFor candidates primarily interested in scientific research who wish to propose and lead independent AI research aligned with our research priorities\, we strongly encourage applicants to apply with:\n\nA Ph.D. in Computer Science or related technical field\, or equivalent practical experience\nDemonstrated expertise in Python and modern AI/ML frameworks (e.g.\, PyTorch\, JAX)\nPrimary author publications in peer-reviewed Computer Science conferences or equivalent technical contributions\nAbility to communicate with both technical and non-technical audiences\n\n\nFor candidates primarily interested in research engineering who wish to propose and lead the development of open-source AI research infrastructure\, we strongly encourage applicants to apply with at least three of:\n\nAdvanced degree in Computer Science or related technical field\, or equivalent practical experience\nDemonstrated expertise in Python and modern AI/ML frameworks (e.g.\, PyTorch\, JAX)\nFamiliarity with modern agent frameworks (e.g.\, DSPy) and communication protocols (e.g.\, MCP\, A2A)\nExperience with HPC workload management systems (e.g.\, Slurm) and modern orchestration systems (e.g.\, Kubernetes\, Ray\, Airflow) on local machines and in cloud providers\nHands-on experience with open-weight models and the infrastructure required to train\, evaluate\, and serve them\nTrack record of building reproducible research infrastructure and experiment tracking systems (e.g.\, MLflow)\n\n\n\nAcademics\nWe welcome applications from faculty for whom serving as a professor is their full-time commitment (including assistant\, associate\, and full professors or equivalent roles in countries outside of the U.S.) and post-doctoral scholars who have recently received a doctoral degree or other terminal degree by the start of their appointment. \nPractitioners\nWe welcome applications from practitioners who have built their careers and research outside of academia\, in areas such as industry\, government\, and/or civil society. \nInternational Applicants\nWe work with the Harvard International Office (HIO) to sponsor visa paperwork for our eligible international fellows. An outline of the visa application process and requirements may be found on the HIO website at: http://hio.harvard.edu/scholar-visa-process. \n\nSupport\nStipend\nThe Berkman Klein Center has a limited pool of funding to support fellows\, and funded fellowships\, whether partial or full\, are extremely competitive. Candidates may apply to be considered for fellowship funding from BKC\, or to be considered for a fellowship supported by external funding. \n\nFellowship funding: Candidates taking unpaid leave from their home institutions or who do not have any other outside funding may apply for BKC funding. A fully funded fellow appointed through the open call for applications is eligible to receive a stipend of up to $6\,250 per month\, up to $75\,000 for a 12-month period. Specific stipend arrangements will be determined on a case-by-case basis with selected candidates.\nExternal funding: Candidates on paid sabbatical from their home institution or who are otherwise supported by external funding\, who do not require a stipend from the Berkman Klein Center to support their fellowship.\n\nImportant Notes: \n\nIf one is based in the United States but is not a United States citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident (“green card” holder)\, one’s immigration status must allow for the receipt of a fellow’s stipend.\nFellows may be responsible for tax reporting on their stipends. Please review additional information about stipends issued through Harvard University.\n\nAccess to University Resources\n\nSpace: For their time spent in Cambridge\, fellows will be provided with shared office/work space. We endeavor to provide comfortable and productive spaces for coworking and flexible use by the community.\nLibrary Access: All fellows will be provided with access to Harvard’s extensive libraries and research facilities.\nCampus Resources: Fellows are welcome and encouraged to connect with Harvard University’s research centers\, initiatives\, resource groups\, associations\, organizations\, and specialized offices.\nCourses: Fellows may seek opportunities to audit classes across Harvard University. However\, they must ask for direct permission from the professor of the desired class.\nTeaching at Harvard: Fellows may be able to teach at one of several Harvard schools. This would be determined on a case-by-case basis\, arranged directly by the Fellow in collaboration with the respective schools’ administrations. BKC cannot promise any teaching engagement during the program.\nHealth Insurance: Fellows should review Harvard University Health policy to determine whether they are eligible to purchase health insurance through the university.\n\n\nCommunity Principles\, Policies\, and Resources\nThe Berkman Klein Center community\, and how we interact with one another\, is governed by norms and policies developed and maintained by Harvard University and Harvard Law School. The Center maintains a page to highlight community principles\, policies\, and resources\, as well as other applicable policies and resources for accessing additional University support. \nNotice of Nondiscrimination\nHarvard University and Harvard Law School do not discriminate against any person on the basis of age\, race\, color\, national origin\, sex (including gender identity and gender expression\, as well as pregnancy)\, genetic information\, ancestry\, religion\, caste\, creed\, veteran status\, disability\, military service\, sexual orientation or political beliefs in admission to\, access to\, treatment in\, or employment in its programs and activities. \n\nApplication\nApplications will be accepted until Friday\, December 5\, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET. \nIn addition to a short personal and work-related questionnaire\, applicants will be required to upload the following documents. Please consider this information carefully and ensure your attachments meet these requirements: \n\nCV\n1-2 page cover letter: Please briefly tell us about your background\, motivations\, and goals. Why is the Berkman Klein Center the right place for you to do this work? What skills\, expertise\, connections\, and insights will you contribute to the Center’s activities and community? How will the opportunity to engage colleagues from different backgrounds stimulate and accelerate your work? If applicable\, kindly alert us to any relevant deadlines at your home institution that might affect your ability to accept a fellowship appointment.\n2-3 page project proposal: What is the research you propose to conduct during a fellowship year? Please describe the problems you are trying to solve\, the methods that inform your research\, and the intended audiences for your outputs. As you are able\, please describe how it aligns with one or more of the Center’s research priorities.\nA PDF of 1-3 work samples: Ideally\, these should connect to the project proposal in some way or help to demonstrate the feasibility of the project proposal. Please submit these samples as one combined PDF. Do not include more than three samples; we will only review the first three samples.\nThe name and contact information for two professional references:  If considered as a fellowship finalist\, we may contact references to receive letters of recommendation or to conduct reference calls.\n\nPlease note that all uploads need to be PDFs. Individual files must not exceed 5 MBs. \nApplicants will be asked respond to the following\, in addition to name and general contact info:\n\nPlease briefly describe your fellowship proposal in 1-2 sentences\nFor which of the offered time periods would you like to be considered for a fellowship?\n\nBetween January 2026 – August 2026\nSeptember 2026 – August 2027\nI would like to be considered for both opportunities\n\n\nIf applying for a fellowship between January 2026 – August 2026\, what is the time period between those dates that you seek for a fellowship?\nWhich one of the following BKC research priorities is closest to your proposed work?\n\nAgentic AI\nLanguage Model Interpretability\nBenchmarking AI Systems Beyond Measures of Intelligence\nAI & the Human Experience\nBridging the AI Triad\n\n\nIs your fellowship proposal focused on technical scientific research and/or research engineering\, or focused on non-technical research?\n\nTechnical scientific research/research engineering\nNon-technical research\nBoth\n\n\nWhat is your primary discipline? If you have two\, there is a second question below to indicate the second discipline.\n\nIf you have one\, what is your additional primary discipline?\n\n\nIn what sector do you primarily work?\nCurrent home institution\nCurrent title\nWhich fellowship stipend pathway are you applying for?\n\nFellowship funding\, up to $75\,000\nExternal funding\n\n\nIf you are applying to be considered for fellowship funding from the Berkman Klein Center\, what is the amount of funding you seek?\nN/A – I am applying to be externally funded\n$0 – 25\,000\n$25\,001 – $50\,000\n$50\,001 – $75\,000\nIf you are requesting fellowship funding from the Berkman Klein Center\, is your ability to accept a fellowship contingent on the receipt of these requested funds?\n\nN/A – I am applying to be externally funded\nYes\nNo\n\n\nBKC strongly encourages fellows to be in residence in Cambridge\, MA for a majority of their appointment\, although non-resident fellowships will be considered on a case-by-case basis.  If selected as a fellow\, would you plan to live in the Greater Cambridge area and work from the Berkman Klein Center offices?\n\nYes\, for all of the fellowship\nYes\, for some of the fellowship\nNo\, I plan to live elsewhere but would plan to make a number of visits to Cambridge during the fellowship\nNo\, I would plan to live elsewhere and would not plan to visit Cambridge during the fellowship\n\n\nHave you ever held an appointment at the Berkman Klein Center before? If yes\, please share the program name(s) and date(s) here\nDo you know or have you engaged with people who are part of the BKC community (Faculty\, Staff\, current affiliates or fellows)?\nFirst reference: First and last name\n\nFirst reference: Title\nFirst reference: Organization\nFirst reference: Email and/or phone number\nFirst reference: Relationship to you\n\n\nSecond reference: First and last name\n\nSecond reference: Title\nSecond reference: Organization\nSecond reference: Email and/or phone number\nSecond reference: Relationship to you\n\n\nIs there any additional information you’d like to share with us?
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-applications-berkman-klein-center-fellowship-2026-and-2026-2027-december-5-2025-1159-pm/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Fellowships,Opportunities
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SUMMARY:Call for Submissions: Journal of Trends in Intellectual Property Research\, Volume 3\, Issue 2\, December 29\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:About the Journal: Trends in Intellectual Property Research (DOI: 69971; ISSN: 3007-8539 (Online)\, 3007-8520 (Print) publishes research papers\, review papers\, case comments and books reviews related to all aspects of intellectual property law\, including but not limited to patents\, copyrights\, trademarks\, trade secrets\, industrial design\, layout design of integrated circuit\, unfair competition\, and antitrust. Trends in Intellectual Property Research is a refereed journal\, and all published articles are peer-reviewed. \nWho can Submit?: Academicians/practitioners. \nTheme: Any Article/Manuscript having Intellectual Property Research as a major component. Trends in Intellectual Property Research welcomes contributions from all branches of IP law and competition law\, if the work is relevant\, up to date and original. \nTypes of Submissions Accepted by the Trends in Intellectual Property Research \nManuscripts on any topic of contemporary legal relevance meeting the below-mentioned criteria: \n\nArticles: 4\,000-10\,000 words\nCase Notes: 2\,000-5\,000 words\nBook Reviews: 1\,000-3\,000 words\n\nThe word limit is exclusive of the abstract and the footnotes. \nSubmission Guidelines \nAuthors are requested to strictly adhere to the Submission Guidelines. \nAll the submissions must comply with our Copyright and Open Access Policy. Manuscripts not in conformity with the Submission Guidelines may be rejected at the sole discretion of the Editorial Board. \nThe Editorial Board reserves the right to send the manuscripts back to the authors for any modification(s) at any stage\, in the event of non-conformity with any of the submission guidelines. \nThe Editorial Board may\, in its absolute discretion\, waive any of the above rules or amend the process. \nHow to Submit? \nAll the submissions are to be made only through online portal on or before 23:59 hours on December 29\, 2025. \nContact Email Id: ahirzia@gmail.com \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-submissions-journal-of-trends-in-intellectual-property-research-volume-3-issue-2-december-29-2025/
CATEGORIES:Call for papers,Due dates,Opportunities
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DTSTAMP:20260404T030855
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UID:10001793-1766966400-1767052799@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Call for Submissions: Journal of Legal Research & Analysis\, Volume 3\, Issue 2\, December 29\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:  \nAbout the Journal: Legal Research & Analysis (DOI Prefix: 10.69971; ISSN: 3007-6455 (Online)\, 3007-6447 (Print) publishes research papers\, review papers\, case comments and books reviews related to all aspects of laws including but not limited to legal issues\, legal systems\, and the legal profession. Legal Research & Analysis is a multidimensional legal research journal\, seeking scholarly work on any topic of theoretical\, interdisciplinary\, comparative\, and other conceptually oriented inquiries into law and law reforms. Legal Research & Analysis particularly publishes articles that study law from such perspectives as legal philosophy\, law and economics\, legal history\, criminology\, law and literature\, and feminist analysis. Legal Research & Analysis is a refereed journal\, and all published articles are peer-reviewed. \nWho can Submit?: Academicians/practitioners. \nThemes: All studies having law as a major component. \nSubmission Guidelines \nManuscripts on any topic of contemporary legal relevance meeting the below-mentioned criteria: \n\nArticles: 4\,000-10\,000 words\nCase Notes: 2\,000-5\,000 words\nBook Reviews: 1\,000-3\,000 words\n\nThe word limit is exclusive of the abstract and the footnotes. \nSubmission Guidelines \nAuthors are requested to strictly adhere to the Submission Guidelines. \nAll the submissions must comply with our Copyright and Open Access Policy. Manuscripts not in conformity with the Submission Guidelines may be rejected at the sole discretion of the Editorial Board. \nThe Editorial Board reserves the right to send the manuscripts back to the authors for any modification(s) at any stage\, in the event of non-conformity with any of the submission guidelines. \nThe Editorial Board may\, in its absolute discretion\, waive any of the above rules or amend the process. \nHow to Submit?: All the submissions are to be made only through online portal on or before 23:59 hours on December 29\, 2025. \nContact Email Id: ahirzia@gmail.com \n 
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-submissions-journal-of-legal-research-analysis-volume-3-issue-2-december-29-2025/
CATEGORIES:Call for papers,Due dates,Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260106
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SUMMARY:2026 Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting\, New Orleans\, January 6-9\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Association of American Law Schools (AALS) will host its Annual Meeting from January 6 to 9\, 2026\, in New Orleans. \nTheme: “Impact\, Excellence\, Resilience: The Enduring Contributions of Legal Education” \nFrom the Organizers: At the beginning of the 20th century\, representatives of 35 law schools convened to establish a new association designed to strengthen American legal education\, with the goal of producing lawyers\, judges\, and legal thought-leaders with the expertise and integrity essential for the country’s future. As we mark the Association’s 125th anniversary (and our 120th annual meeting)\, this year’s theme will look back at the enduring impact of American legal education—and the contributions of our faculty and staff colleagues—on our local communities\, our nation\, our society\, and the world. \nFor more information and to register\, please visit the official AALS Annual Meeting website.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/2026-association-of-american-law-schools-aals-annual-meeting-new-orleans-january-6-9-2026/
CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260106
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UID:10001813-1767657600-1768003199@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Conference: Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Annual Meeting\, New Orleans\, LA\, January 6–9\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:From the organizers:  \nWe’re excited to return to New Orleans! Join us for the 2026 AALS Annual Meeting\, taking place in person from Tuesday\, January 6 to Friday\, January 9\, 2026\, at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside and Loews New Orleans Hotel. \nWe look forward to the energy and connection that come from gathering our community of law school faculty—through networking\, relationship-building\, and celebration in the vibrant city of New Orleans\, Louisiana. \nSee the program here. \nAbout \nThe Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting\, held in early January each year\, is the largest gathering of law faculty in the world. More than 2\,500 law teachers\, librarians\, and law school administrators from member schools\, fee-paid schools\, and law schools of other nations attend the gathering. A keynote address and Presidential Programs are among the highlights. Most of the meeting is devoted to programs organized and presented by AALS sections. To encourage and recognize excellent legal scholarship by new law teachers\, AALS issues a call for scholarly papers by full-time faculty who have taught for five years or less. Legal scholars select for special recognition those authors whose papers have made the most substantial contribution to legal literature. Many other legal education organizations hold meetings or programs in conjunction with the AALS Annual Meeting\, and law schools hold receptions for graduates and friends. It is also an opportunity for legal educators to connect with colleagues from other law schools and countries around matters of common interest.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/conference-association-of-american-law-schools-aals-annual-meeting-new-orleans-la-january-6-9-2026/
CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,lectures and talks
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260109
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DTSTAMP:20260404T030855
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260109T235221Z
UID:10001809-1767916800-1768003199@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Call for applications: Lilly Scholar in Residence Short-term Fellowship for Technology & African and Middle Eastern Religious Cultures\, Library of Congress\, January 9\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:  \nPraying in a Machine World: Technology & African and Middle Eastern Religious Cultures – Lilly Scholar in Residence Short-term Fellowship \nApply here \nThe African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED) of the Library of Congress invites applications for short-term fellowships on the theme of religious culture and technology\, defined in its broadest sense from stone tools to AI. Projects must relate primarily to the Library’s African\, Middle Eastern\, Hebraic and Central Asian Collections. \nDeadline : before Midnight (EST) on January 9\, 2026.  \nWho should apply: Emerging Scholar applicants can be up to seven years beyond their doctoral or equivalent degree. Senior Scholar applicants must have held a doctoral or equivalent degree for at least seven years and have a strong record of publication.  \nEligibility: Fellowships will be offered to Applicants who are not U.S. residents but who otherwise meet the above academic qualifications may also apply and be considered for a fellowship\, contingent upon the applicant’s visa eligibility (refer to the fellowship link for more information) \nAward amounts: Senior scholars are eligible for a stipend of $4\,000 for a minimum residency of two weeks. Emerging postdoctoral scholars are eligible for a stipend of $7\,000 for a minimum residency of one month. \nDuration: There is no limitation regarding the time period covered. All appointments must start between June and December 2026\, with a preference for summer 2026.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-applications-lilly-scholar-in-residence-short-term-fellowship-for-technology-african-and-middle-eastern-religious-cultures-library-of-congress-january-9-2026/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Fellowships,Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260120
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SUMMARY:Call for Proposals: 2026 Sponsored Event Program\, American Society of Comparative Law\, January 20\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:The American Society of Comparative Law (ASCL) is pleased to issue a Call for Proposals for its 2026 Sponsored Event Program. The Program will provide a $3\,000 grant to a U.S.-based Member School in support of comparative law programming during the spring or summer of 2026. The grant is intended to support a high-quality comparative law event at the selected Member School. Qualifying events can be on any topic relevant to comparative law as an intellectual discipline. They can also be in any format\, including a conference\, a workshop\, a law review symposium or panel\, or a keynote lecture by a prominent comparatist. The selected Member School is expected to list the ASCL as a co-sponsor on all program advertising and marketing\, and to provide the ASCL with a short post-event blog post for potential publication on the ASCL website. \nWe regret that tax and administrative issues mean that this funding opportunity is only available to U.S.-based Member Schools. \nMember Schools that wish to apply for Sponsored Event Program funding should send a short (roughly 250-word) proposal to the ASCL’s Program Committee Chair\, Professor Jason Yackee (jyackee@wisc.edu)\, no later than January 20\, 2026.Member Schools should submit no more than one proposal per school. Final decisions will be communicated by February 1\, 2026. \nProposals should adequately describe the proposed event (i.e. topic\, format\, proposed speakers\, audience\, timing\, chief organizer/sponsor) and provide a brief indication of how ASCL funding will help to contribute to the program’s success. Given the timing of this Call and our interest in funding programming that will take place during the spring or summer of 2026\, we are—in extraordinary cases—willing to consider funding qualifying events that Member Schools have already planned and scheduled. In that case\, we hope that ASCL funding will allow the Member School to improve the quality or scope of the planned event. \nThank you for your interest in this funding opportunity\, and for your support of the Society.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-proposals-2026-sponsored-event-program-american-society-of-comparative-law-january-20-2026/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Opportunities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T190000
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SUMMARY:Book Talk: How Commerce Became Legal: Merchants and Market Governance in Nineteenth-Century Egypt by Omar Youssef Cheta (Syracuse University)\, January 21\, 2026 @ 7:00pm
DESCRIPTION:From the American Society for Legal History: \nPlease join us for the next Making Connections: New Works in Legal History series event on Wednesday\, January 21\, 6-7pm Central Time. Omar Youssef Cheta will discuss his book\, How Commerce Became Legal: Merchants and Market Governance in Nineteenth-Century Egypt (Stanford University Press\, 2025) with interlocutor Nurfadzilah Yahaya. \nAbout the Book:\nEgypt was the site of an aggressive modern state-building project during the nineteenth century. Later in that century\, it became a domain of the British Empire. How Commerce Became Legal is an original exploration of the decades that separated these two historical realities (1840’s – 1870’s). Based on hitherto unexplored archives\, it excavates Egypt’s evolving legal regime in the mid-nineteenth century\, linking its Ottoman roots of its future under British rule. The book also reconstructs the trajectories of merchants and their legal aides as they navigated\, reinterpreted and used the laws that governed the market during an era of free trade and extraterritorial privileges. The 1800’s were a period of legal fluidity in the Ottoman Empire. A practically autonomous province by mid-century\, Egypt was also the scene of profound legal experimentation. How Commerce Became Legal offers a methodical study of how new laws redefined the commercial sphere and shaped a new mode of market governance that would persist for long after the historical forces that created it had been forgotten. The book demonstrates the fusion of Ottoman\, French and Islamic legal concepts\, which formed the infrastructure of laws that governed commerce. It meticulously reconstructs the day-to-day practices\, business strategies and legal expertise of individuals who engaged with commercial law. \nOn the Program: \nOmar Youssef Cheta is Assistant Professor of History at Syracuse University. Nurfadzilah Yahaya is Assistant Professor of History at Yale University. The meeting’s host\, Barbara Welke\, is the Distinguished McKnight University Professor of History and Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota\, and Past-President of the ASLH. \nAs a reminder: we will meet on Zoom\, where the audience is invited to ask questions. Those who wish to attend need not have read the book in advance. Those interested in attending must RSVP; the Zoom link will be sent out to registered participants 24 hours before the event. \nIf you have questions\, please feel free to reach out to Siobhan Barco (sbarco@law.harvard.edu) or Barbara Welke (welke004@umn.edu).
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/book-talk-how-commerce-became-legal-merchants-and-market-governance-in-nineteenth-century-egypt-by-omar-youssef-cheta-syracuse-university-january-21-2026-700pm/
CATEGORIES:lectures and talks
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260127
DTSTAMP:20260404T030855
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UID:10001810-1769385600-1769471999@pil.law.harvard.edu
SUMMARY:Call for applications: Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship\, Northwestern University\, January 26\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Keyman Program offers postdoctoral fellowships as well as visiting professor and visiting scholar programs. \nCall for Applications \nNorthwestern University\, Buffett Institute for Global Affairs\nKeyman Modern Turkish Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship \n\nThe Keyman Modern Turkish Studies Program at the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in the study of Turkey and its diasporas in a global or a comparative perspective. Scholars in all branches of the Social Sciences and Humanities may apply. We welcome and encourage applications from early career scholars whose work focuses on nondominant and underrepresented groups including religious\, ethnic\, and LBGTQ minorities and otherwise marginalized groups. The Keyman Fellow will be associated with the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs and the academic department in their discipline. \nThe term of the fellowship will run from September 1\, 2026\, to June 30\, 2028. The second year of the fellowship is subject to review of the fellow’s first-year performance by the University Office of Research and the fellow’s home department. Fellows are expected to teach one course\, preferably during the Fall quarter of their second year with approval from the Dean’s office. \nThe fellow is expected to be in residence in Evanston for the duration of their appointment and be an active member of the university’s intellectual community. They will devote their time to research and writing and participating in academic events at Northwestern Buffett and their home department. During the spring term of their first year\, they will present their work in a format they choose in consultation with their home department. They may choose to deliver another talk during the second year of their residence. They will write a report detailing the progress and achievements of their project a month prior to the conclusion of their appointment. \nThis is a full-time\, benefits-eligible position. The salary will be $63\,000 for the academic year. The Keyman Program will offer up to $1\,500 in moving costs. The fellow may also apply for reimbursement up to $2\,000 per year for research-related activities such as presenting a paper at a conference or the purchase of books. The fellow will be responsible for finding and paying for housing in Evanston. They will be provided office space at the Buffett Institute and have full access to the University’s library and computing resources. \nEligibility:\nApplicants must have submitted all requirements for their doctoral degree by March 31\, 2026\, and have a June 2026 graduation date at the latest. Candidates who received their Ph.D. before September 2022 are not eligible to apply. They may not hold another scholarship\, visiting or employment position during their fellowship. The fellowship cannot be deferred. \nApplication:\nThe Deadline for applications is January 26\, 2026. Review will begin immediately. Candidates are invited to contact turkishstudies@northwestern.edu with any questions or concerns. To apply\, please submit the following documents to our application portal:  \n\nCover Letter (maximum 600 words) with title and summary of proposed project.\nCurriculum vitae with a list of publications.\nResearch proposal (maximum 2000 words) including a detailed description of the project\, goals\, timetable\, bibliography\, and how much of the work has already been done.\nOne writing sample equivalent to a single journal article\, book chapter\, or dissertation chapter. The writing sample may be published or unpublished.\nA sample syllabus for an undergraduate course you would teach. Please include a course description in addition to a reading schedule.\nGraduate Transcript: A transcript from your doctoral degree-granting institution. If your doctoral program did not include formal graded classes\, submit a statement to that effect instead.\nNames of two referees and their email addresses\n\nWith the exception of official transcripts\, all documents must be in English.\n 
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-applications-keyman-modern-turkish-studies-postdoctoral-fellowship-northwestern-university-january-26-2026/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Fellowships,Opportunities
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SUMMARY:Call for Submissions: Fusayfsa’\, the Smith College student-led Middle East Studies Journal\, January 30th\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Fusayfsa`\, Smith College’s student-led Middle East Studies Journal\, is currently accepting submissions from undergraduate students to contribute to our fifth edition! We are looking for research papers\, opinion pieces\, book/movie reviews\, poetry\, visual artwork\, or any other forms of media produced by students related to the MENA region! \nSubmit your work via this google form.  \n\nSubmitting to Fusayfsa` is open to any undergraduate level student interested in the MENA region. The deadline for submissions is January 30th. Fusayfsa` is divided into two sections: journal and magazine. There are separate guidelines for each section. \nJournal Submission \nThe journal section will be accepting research papers on any topic related to the MENA region. Papers can be varied in length (maximum 3000)\, following Chicago style for citation\, font 12\, Times New Roman and double spaced. \nMagazine Submission \nThe magazine section will be accepting anything ranging from art (with the permission of the artist\, we may use the art piece as the cover of our journal and/or integrate it into our website)\, op-eds (similar guidelines as for the research papers\, but with a maximum word limit of 1500 words)\, book reviews\, poetry\, multimedia etc. (any sort of creative work related to the MENA region is acceptable!) \nPlease email fusayfsa@smith.edu with questions!
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-submissions-fusayfsa-the-smith-college-student-led-middle-east-studies-journal-january-30th-2026/
CATEGORIES:Call for papers,Due dates,Opportunities
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SUMMARY:Call for papers: 40th Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT)\, University of Chicago\, January 31\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:The 40th Annual Middle East History and Theory Conference (MEHAT) at The University of Chicago will take place on May 1-2\, 2026.\n \nAbout the Conference. Since its inception four decades ago\, the annual Middle East History and Theory Conference at the University of Chicago has earned a reputation as one of the premier academic gatherings in the field. Capitalizing on its setting at a university with a strong tradition in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies\, MEHAT has established itself as a major forum for emerging scholars across disciplines to share their research with peers\, receive constructive feedback\, and foster fruitful academic relationships. Participants come from North America\, Europe\, and the Middle East\, and have traditionally included researchers at every stage of their careers.\n \nCall for Papers. We are now accepting proposals for papers and pre-arranged panels from graduate students\, postdocs\, faculty\, and independent scholars. We invite historians\, linguists\, anthropologists\, literary scholars\, sociologists\, musicologists\, scholars of religion\, and political scientists whose work engages with a broad geography\, including but not limited to\, the Mediterranean\, North and West Africa\, and South and Central Asia\, from Late Antiquity and the advent of Islam to the present.\n \nWe particularly encourage (but do not limit!) submissions related to this year’s overarching theme: “Playing with the Scales: The Local\, Regional\, and Global in Middle Eastern Studies.” Drawing inspiration from economic historian Jan de Vries’s 2019 article “Playing with Scales: The Global and the Micro\, the Nano and the Nano”\, we invite you to problematize the scales of the phenomena\, contexts\, and developments our discipline and research shed light on. How do micro-scale engagements with Middle Eastern agents help us to understand global developments\, like the transformation of law and statehood and the emergence of capitalism? What role do regional configurations\, whether defined in terms of shared ecological\, economic or political contexts\, trade\, religious or intellectual networks\, play in shaping the interaction of individual\, local\, and global scales? How can our work account for these varied layers? The conference theme will also allow us to reflect this critical moment for our discipline amidst challenges that put humanistically informed area studies research at risk.\n \nThe range of topics we hope to examine with this theme include\, but are not limited to: \n●      Theoretical and methodological engagements with scales in Middle Eastern Studies\, i.e. with regard to micro and macrohistory approaches within the discipline\, studies actively problematizing the bridging of broad-scale and granular data sets\, whether qualitative or quantitative \n●      Critical approaches to studying the Middle East as a region\, as well as work situating its actors and locales in alternative geographical realms or disciplinary contexts \n●      The role of individuals\, communities\, and states of the region in shaping global developments as well as the impact of global transformations on the region and its actors\, examples for which may include but are not exhausted by colonialism and imperialism\, capitalism and neoliberalism\, climate change and other ecological alterations\, technological and infrastructural developments\, political movements and global ideologies\, scientific\, literary\, and linguistic exchanges etc. \n●      Meditations on individual and collective agency in the face of local\, regional\, and global transformations \n●      Papers that interrogate the utility of terms and concepts often employed to circumscribe the geographical foci of our field of study\, such as the Middle East\, North Africa\, the Islamicate world\, or the Global South \n●      Explorations of archives\, sources\, and data aiding our understanding of multi-scale phenomena from below \n \nKeynote Speaker. The keynote speaker of this year’s conference is Professor Chris Gratien. Chris Gratien is an associate professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of History at the University of Virginia\, where he offers courses on global environmental history and the modern Middle East. His first book\, The Unsettled Plain: An Environmental History of the Late Ottoman Frontier (Stanford University Press\, 2022)\, was awarded the Nikki Keddie Book Award by the Middle East Studies Association. He is also co-creator of the Ottoman History Podcast\, which has featured over 500 interviews with scholars of the Ottoman Empire and beyond since 2011.\n \nSubmissions. Please send submissions electronically to mehat2026@gmail.com\, no later than Saturday\, January 31\, 2026. Please include each presenter’s name\, and a brief biographical note including institutional affiliation\, program of study\, or position and attach a 250-word abstract with a tentative title. For pre-arranged panels\, please send a single email with an overall panel description plus individual paper abstracts. The best abstracts will summarize the paper’s topic\, its relationship and contribution to existing scholarship and specific conclusions. If you are unsure about the suitability of your topic\, feel free to email us at the above address. Submissions will be assessed\, and invitations extended by late February 2026. \n \nSelected papers will be grouped into panels of three or four. Participants should be prepared to deliver a maximum twenty-minute presentation and respond to questions from an assigned discussant as well as conference attendees. Written papers must be circulated to the respondent and fellow members of the panel at least two weeks before the conference. \n \nA small amount of travel support may be available for a number of presenters without access to institutional funding. Please indicate if you are interested in being considered in your email.\n \nPlease circulate widely! For questions and accessibility concerns\, please write to mehat2026@gmail.com. Additional information will be published on our website. For reference\, you can have a look at last year’s conference program here.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-40th-annual-middle-east-history-and-theory-conference-mehat-university-of-chicago-january-31-2026/
CATEGORIES:Call for papers,Due dates,Opportunities
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SUMMARY:Call for Papers: Humanities of AI Workshop—Intelligence and Imitation: Mind\, Mechanism\, Mimesis\, Johns Hopkins University\, January 31\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Intelligence and Imitation: Mind\, Mechanism\, Mimesis \nInaugural Humanities of AI Workshop \nJohns Hopkins University\, April 24-26\, 2026 \nAs a creative aspiration\, the Greek notion of mimesis (“imitation”) manifested not only in artistic works imitating reality and philosophical speculations but also in scientific theories and mechanical artifacts. Plato and Aristotle’s nous as a non-bodily principle of intelligibility underwriting cosmic order and thought; Hobbes and LaMettrie’s machine like mind and world; the Jaquet-Droz family’s musical automata; Wolfgang von Kempelen’s chess-playing Turk; Norbert Wiener’s cybernetic analogy between human\, animal\, and machine; Japanese roboticist Masahiro Mori’s observation of the revulsion to imperfect verisimilitude (Bukimi no Tani: “uncanny valley”); and Soviet semiotician Yuri Lotman’s culture as collective mind\, exemplify the broad relevance of “imitations” to science\, literature\, and culture. \nDevelopments in artificial intelligence (AI) participate in the legacy of mimesis but also complicate and challenge it. In the course of AI’s research history\, AIs have variously been claimed to represent\, simulate\, assist\, improve upon\, provide a surrogate for\, or replace the functioning of human minds. Concepts such as “optimization\,” “satisficing\,” and “superintelligence” run orthogonal to the classical concept of mimesis. \nAt the same time\, developments in science and society have deeply challenged both mimesis and mindedness as concepts and ideals. Darwinian and embodied cognitive approaches challenge the primacy of abstract reasoning over embodiment; and reflections on human labor’s relation to material (re-)production\, social stratification\, and human experience from Marx\, Wallerstein\, Pasquinelli and others call into question the social “value-added” of material imitations as well asthe veracity of accounts of “intelligent” labor’s nature and origins. Deep divisions in the societal uptake of AI – exemplified in anti-AI activism\, dueling governance regimes\, and popular criticalslang like “AI slop” – exemplify and give opportunity to inform these theoretical challenges.Orientation to these developments requires approaches that scholars in the humanities may beuniquely positioned to provide. We hereby announce a three-day workshop on “Intelligence and Imitation: Mind\, Mechanism\, Mimesis” for presentation and discussion of new humanities research engaging with this theme. \nOur aim is to foster a collective critical engagement with AIs in their history\, socioeconomic context\, architecture\, and other dimensions of significance with the assistance of resources from literature\, philosophy\, history\, or other humanities fields. We invite contributions from both early-career (including graduate students) and established academic researchers\, whose work-in-progress projects straddle disciplinary boundaries to illuminate aspects of the diverse mind-machine relations exemplified in AI’s history\, current reality\, and imagined futures. \nSome possible avenues of investigation include: \n• Mimesis and mechanical imitation from antiquity to the transformer \n• Transformer architecture and the hermeneutic circle of understanding \n• Political economy and ideology of digital infrastructures sustaining LLMs \n• New histories and historical perspectives on literary cybernetics and natural language \nprocessing (NLP) \n• Hybridity and joint agency between humans and LLMs \n• Anthropomorphism and human relations with the (in)animate \n• Emotional AI as mimesis or optimization \nIn addition to presented papers\, some time at the conference will be devoted to reflection on “humanities of AI” as a research domain\, including its current state and possible futures\, disciplinary articulation\, conditions of success\, relations with natural and social sciences\, and potential impact on sociotechnical systems involving AI. \nSubmission Instructions \nSubmit a single Word or PDF file to Jiantong Liao (jliao20@jh.edu) by January 31 containing: \n(i) an abstract roughly 300 words; (ii) a short bio including your name\, institutional affiliation\, and contact email; and (iii) up to five key words. Decisions will be communicated within one month of the deadline. Authors of accepted abstracts will be asked to send up to 3000 words (a short paper or portion of a paper-in-progress) for distribution before the workshop. Questions may be directed to the address above. \nSupporting Institutions \nAlexander Grass Humanities Institute\, Johns Hopkins \nUniversity\n(https://krieger.jhu.edu/humanities-institute/) \nCenter for Equitable AI & Machine Learning Systems (CEAMLS)\, Morgan State \nUniversity\n(https://www.morgan.edu/ceamls) \nOrganizing Committee \nJiantong Liao (Chair) \nPhD Student\, German Program\, Department of Modern Languages and Literatures \njliao20@jh.edu \nKsenia Tatarchenko (Faculty Sponsor) \nFaculty\, Medicine\, Science & Humanities Program\, Johns Hopkins University \nktatarc1@jh.edu \nPhillip Honenberger (Faculty Sponsor) \nAI Ethicist & Researcher\, Center for Equitable AI & ML Systems (CEAMLS)\, Morgan State \nUniversity \njaywilliam.honenberger@morgan.edu
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-humanities-of-ai-workshop-intelligence-and-imitation-mind-mechanism-mimesis-johns-hopkins-university-january-31-2026/
CATEGORIES:Call for papers,Due dates,Opportunities
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SUMMARY:Call for Papers: Association for the Study of Law\, Culture\, and the Humanities Annual Conference\, Chicago\, January 31\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nEvery year\, the Association holds it annual conference\, usually a two-day affair\, as well as a graduate student workshop\, usually held the day before the annual conference. The 2026 annual meeting will be held at the DePaul University College of Law from June 17-18th. Our call for papers and submissions guidelines can be found below: \nUprooted Law: Reflecting on the Origins and Outgrowths of Law \nWhat do we follow when we follow the law? Is law what is on the books\, or what is observed\, or what should be observed? The English term “law” descends from the plural form of the Old Norse “lag\,” designating “things laid down or fixed.” Yet law must be flexible enough to adjust and respond to changes. Particularly today\, when the line between legal norms and norms rooted elsewhere has blurred\, it is difficult to determine law’s location. What is law’s function in times of technological\, political\, and societal change? Does the law have a responsibility toward itself\, and if so\, who can be trusted with its observation? Given that law borrows from other areas of culture\, from literature and rhetoric to the sciences and dramatic arts\, the humanities are in a premier position to respond to these questions. \nThis conference invites reflections on the origins of law in the broadest sense. What substantiates the rule of law in practice\, and how does law itself mediate the difference between original and copy\, present and past? How do an ensemble of methods\, disciplines\, movements\, texts\, and technologies come together to help law create the past and future? We invite reflections on these and related questions and welcome papers\, roundtables\, and work-in-progress sessions that help us understand law’s current position by looking at it through a humanistic lens. \nSubmission Guidelines \nWe encourage the submission of fully constituted panels\, as well as panels that reimagine or experiment with models for academic presentation\, such as roundtables\, “author meets reader” sessions (which may include multiple books and their authors in conversation)\, works-in-progress sessions\, workshop-format panels that focus on engaging participants in shared thinking or other kinds of productive co-creation\, multi-panel streams\, etc. Individual proposals should include a title and an abstract of no more than 250 words. \nPanels\, whether virtual or in-person\, should include three papers (or\, exceptionally\, four papers). Please specify a title and designate a chair for your panel. The panel chair may also be a panel presenter. It is not necessary to write an abstract or proposal for the panel itself. \nTo indicate your pre-constituted panel\, roundtable\, or stream\, please ensure that each individual participant provides the name of the panel and the chair in their individual submissions on the registration site. All panel\, roundtable\, or stream participants must make an individual submission on the registration site. When submitting a proposal\, we also ask that registrants identify two to three keywords to help us align sessions with each other. \nMode \nThe twenty-eighth annual conference will emphasize the LCH tradition of in-person conversation. While we encourage participants to join us in Chicago\, we recognize that in-person attendance may be prohibitive for some. To that end\, we will also accept the submission of virtual panels and papers. \nSince we will not be providing technical support for virtual participants\, panel chairs will be responsible for providing Zoom links that will be listed in the program. All plenary sessions will be available streaming online as well as in person. \nCreating a Panel: Our Program Archive and Graduate Coordinators \nWhile participants may submit individual paper proposals that the Program Committee will later combine into full panels\, we strongly encourage applicants to create full panels prior to submission. Pre-formed panels may cohere better\, and allow collaborators to craft focused scholarly exchanges. Panels comprising a diversity of institutions\, academic ranks\, disciplines\, and identities are often the most rewarding. \nIf you would like support in finding others who might be interested in forming a panel\, have a look at our archive of past conference programs\, which can be found here. Our recent programs may contain the names of scholars working in fields related to your research. Reaching out to scholars who have previously presented at LCH about creating a panel can be a good place to start. For additional assistance\, please feel free to contact our Graduate Coordinators\, Aditya Banerjee (adityabanerjee@g.harvard.edu) and Jack Quirk (john_quirk@brown.edu) with “LCH panel” in the subject line. The Graduate Coordinators will act as intermediaries\, and may be able to put you in contact with others working on related topics. Please contact them well before the submission deadline\, to allow time for follow-up. \nWe especially encourage graduate students and those new to LCH to consider reaching out to the Graduate Coordinators if they’re struggling to identify potential co-panelists. \nHow to Submit \nSubmissions should be made through the following link: \n\nSubmit a Proposal\n\n\nSubmission Deadline \nThe deadline for all conference submissions is January 31\, 2026. \nContact Information \nPlease email lch@lawculturehumanities.com with any queries.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-association-for-the-study-of-law-culture-and-the-humanities-annual-conference-chicago-january-31-2026/
CATEGORIES:Call for papers
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SUMMARY:Call for Papers: Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies (MEIS) Graduate Student Virtual Symposium\, University of Alberta\, February 2\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:The MEIS Graduate Student Virtual Symposium provides a critical space for graduate scholars (MA and PhD) to explore how power\, knowledge\, and resistance intersect across Muslim and Middle Eastern contexts. \nSubmit your abstracts here. \nSubmission Guidelines \nEligibility: Graduate students (MA or PhD) from any discipline or institution worldwide. \nAbstract Length: 250–300 words. \nInclude: \no Title of paper \no Author’s name\, institutional affiliation\, and program level \no 3–5 keywords \no Short bio (max 100 words) \nPresentation Time: 15 minutes\, followed by discussion. \nImportant Dates \nAbstract Submission Deadline: February 2\, 2026 \nNotification of Acceptance: March 2\, 2026 \nFull Paper Submission (optional for competition): May 31\, 2026 \nSymposium Date: May 15\, 2026 \nParticipants may optionally submit full papers for the Graduate Paper Competition\, supported \nby the ECMC Chair in Islamic Studies: 1st Prize $500 | 2nd Prize $300
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-middle-eastern-and-islamic-studies-meis-graduate-student-virtual-symposium-university-of-alberta-february-2-2026/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Opportunities
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SUMMARY:Conference: AI Methodologies and Applications in Middle Eastern and Islamic World Studies\, Kuwait University\, February 4–5\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nDate: February 4-5\, 2026\nVenue: Global Studies Centre\, Gulf University for Science and Technology\, Kuwait \nThe new age of artificial intelligence (AI) presents many opportunities and challenges to methodology in all disciplines of Social Sciences and Humanities including in Middle Eastern and Islamic World Studies. AI technologies\, such as data analysis\, machine learning\, and natural language processing\, can uncover hidden patterns\, automate repetitive tasks\, and provide deeper insights into the topic of study. \nHowever\, these benefits also come with some significant ethical challenges such as concerns about data privacy\, algorithmic bias\, and human responsibility and accountability in the use and application of AI technologies. This research conference is focused on the use and application of AI in the methodology of all disciplines of Middle Eastern and Islamic World Studies broadly defined. \nOverarching questions to be addressed include: What is the difference between the types of uses of AI: are some more acceptable than others? Are there some fields in which the use of AI presents huge opportunities and others in which it causes major issues? Can we speak of AI in terms of being a “net-good” in Middle Eastern and Islamic World Studies? \nConference themes include but are not limited to the following: \n\nOpportunities/Challenges/Ethics in incorporating AI in the methodology of the Social Sciences and Humanities disciplines including in Islamic Philosophy\, History\, Religious Studies\, Literature\, Anthropology\, Theology\, Sociology\, Communications.\nSpecific Social Sciences or Humanities research projects or applications with significant use of AI or other digital technologies in Middle Eastern and Islamic World Studies.\nAI applications in religious law\, textual commentary and prophetic traditions.\nAI applications in the cultural heritage of the Middle East and Islamic World.\n\nConfirmed Keynote Speakers \n\nDavid Wrisley\, Professor of Digital Humanities\, New York University Abu Dhabi\nShoaib Malik\, Lecturer in Science and Religion\, University of Edinburgh\n\nLimited travel funding may be available for graduate students\, post-doctoral fellows and faculty from low-income countries and institutions. We aim to publish the revised papers as articles/chapters in either a refereed special issue of a journal or as an edited volume. \nEmail questions to both Dr. Ismail Lala (Lala.I@gust.edu.kw) and Dr. Jennifer Lofkrantz (Lofkrantz.J@gust.edu.kw).
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/conference-ai-methodologies-and-applications-in-middle-eastern-and-islamic-world-studies-kuwait-university-february-4-5-2026/
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