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SUMMARY:Position Opening: Research Associate (PhD Position) for the history\, economy and law of the early Islamic empire\, Universität Hamburg\, October 3\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:From the institution: \nFaculty of Humanities\, Asia-Africa-Studies\, Islamic Studies \nSalary level: EGR. 13 TV-L \nStart date: as soon as possible\, fixed until 31.12.2027 (This is a fixed-term contract in accordance with Section 2 of the academic fixed-term labor contract act [Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz\, WissZeitVG]). \nApplication deadline: 03.10.2025 \nScope of work: part-time \nWeekly hours: 50 % of standard work hours per week \n\nYour responsibilities\nDuties further include academic services in the mentioned research field and the project named above. Research associates may also pursue independent research and further academic qualifications. They may also pursue doctoral studies outside of working duties. \nSpecific Duties: \nThe professorship of Islamic Studies works in field of Early Islamic and Comparative Empire studies. The applicant will work within an interdisciplinary environment. The position requires an active participation and engagement in the activities of the professorship of Islamic Studies at the Asien Afrika Institute (https://www.aai.uni-hamburg.de/voror.html) and the RomanIslam Center for Comparative Empire and Transcultural Studies (www.romanislam.uni-hamburg.de)\, i.e. coordinating the websites\, lecture series\, workshops\, research colloquia and further activities in the field. \nThe RomanIslam Center of Comparative Empire and Transcultural Studies convenes the disciplines of comparative empire and transcultural studies. The approach aims to compare transcultural acculturisation processes during the first millennium CE\, or the so-called „Long Late Antiquity“\, including the Early Islamic Period. \nThe successful applicant will concentrated on the political\, economic\, or cultural history of the early Islamic Empire and the period of the regional states. A successful PhD-thesis is expected in the field of administrative divisions\, political structures\, imperial religions versus local believes\, economy\, the transformation of cities\, etc. \n\n\nYour profile\nA university degree in a relevant field. \nAn excellent university degree (MA) in a relevant fields of Middle Eastern\, and North African Studies or Studies on the Islamic Iberian Peninsula\, excellent Arabic language skills\, experience with Arabic historical primary sources\, excellent knowledge of English\, and French\, are required. \nThe knowledge of further languages relevant for the study of the Islamic Empire\, such as Syriac\, Spanish\, Latin\, etc. is advantageous. \nExperience in working with additional sources\, such as archaeological\, numismatic\, material culture\, GIS is welcome but not a requirement. \nThe applicant is expected to conduct doctoral studies in a field relevant to the early Islamic and its successor states.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/position-opening-research-associate-phd-position-for-the-history-economy-and-law-of-the-early-islamic-empire-universitat-hamburg-october-3-2026/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Opportunities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251009T163000
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SUMMARY:Talk: “The Taliban Courts in Afghanistan\, Waging War by Law\,” Adam Baczko\, October 9\, 2025 @ 4:30pm
DESCRIPTION:Date and Time: Thursday\, October 9 at 4:30pm \nLocation: The Bowie-Vernon Room (K262)\, The Center for Government and International Studies (CGIS) Knafel Building \nSpeaker: Adam Baczko (Research Associate Professor\, CNRS\, SciencesPo) \nTalk Title: “The Taliban Courts in Afghanistan\, Waging War by Law” \nDiscussant: Thomas Barfield\, Ph.D. (Professor of Anthropology\, Boston University)
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/talk-the-taliban-courts-in-afghanistan-waging-war-by-law-adam-baczko-october-9-2025-430pm/
CATEGORIES:Harvard Events,lectures and talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251014T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T103639
CREATED:20250924T012109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251014T233704Z
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SUMMARY:Islamic Law Speaker Series: Rami Koujah (Harvard Law School)\, The Invention of Islamic Legal Personhood: Artifact to Ontology\, October 14\, 2025 @12:30pm
DESCRIPTION:TUE 14 OCT 2025 | 12.30-1.30p US EST | Zoom\nIslamic Law Speaker Series: Rami Koujah (Harvard Law School)\nThe Invention of Islamic Legal Personhood: Artifact to Ontology (Harvard University Press)\n\nDr. Rami Koujah (Harvard Law School) will present “The Invention of Islamic Legal Personhood: From Artifact to Ontology\,” a chapter from his forthcoming book\, Islamic Legal Personhood: A Genealogy of Rights and Responsibilities (Harvard University Press\, forthcoming). This talk explores the conceptual history and significance of “baseline personhood” in Islamic law\, focusing on the changed meaning and usage of the term dhimma across the tribal setting of pre-Islamic Arabia\, the legal discourses that developed to accommodate the burgeoning market economy of the early Muslim Empire\, and the subsequent theorizations of an Islamic jurisprudence infused with a covenantal theology. The talk draws attention to the creative dynamics of Islamic legal reasoning\, including the critical role played by shifting epistemic frames between legal logic and the legal imagination. The talk concludes by showing how dhimma emerged in the 11th century as a constitutive element of a metaphysical anthropology\, the ontological ground of an Islamic homo juridicus. Professor Mohammad Fadel (University of Toronto) will respond.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/islamic-law-speaker-series-rami-koujah-harvard-law-school-the-invention-of-islamic-legal-personhood-artifact-to-ontology-october-14-2025-1230pm/
CATEGORIES:Harvard Events,lectures and talks,PIL events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251015
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251016
DTSTAMP:20260405T103639
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SUMMARY:Call for Submissions: Journal of Islamic Law\, October 15\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Journal of Islamic Law  welcomes scholarship in Islamic law for its main publication as well as its dynamic forum\, which features scholarly responses\, debates\, and new developments in Islamic law scholarship or at the intersection of Islamic law and data science. \nWe seek articles of up to 15\,000 words for the Journal of Islamic Law\, and essays of up to 5\,000 words for the Journal of Islamic Law Online Forum. Submissions for this year’s issue are due by October 15\, 2025\, and must be submitted through either Scholastica or our online submissions portal. Once accepted\, the paper goes through a process of peer review\, a final decision on acceptance\, editing\, and publication. This issue of the Journal of Islamic Law will be published in April 2026. For detailed submission guidelines\, please visit our submissions webpage. For further questions\, please contact us at pil@law.harvard.edu. \nSubmissions\, unless otherwise noted for special issues\, may take many forms\, including: Articles & Essays\, Student Notes\, and Book/Tech Reviews. Both single-author and co-authored submissions are welcome.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-submissions-journal-of-islamic-law-october-15-2025/
CATEGORIES:Applications,Call for papers,Due dates,Harvard Events,Opportunities,PIL events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251016
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251019
DTSTAMP:20260405T103639
CREATED:20250720T001832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T232227Z
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SUMMARY:Call for Proposals: Paris Congress at 125: Comparative Law’s Entanglement with Power from Paris to Today\, McGill University\, Canada\, October 16-18\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \nThe American Society of Comparative Law (ASCL) is pleased to invite submissions for papers to be presented at the 2025 ASCL Annual Meeting\, to be held at the McGill Faculty of Law\, Montreal\, Canada\, from Thursday\, October 16 to Saturday\, October 18\, 2025. \nThe meeting is hosted by the Wainwright Chair in Civil\, Comparative and Transnational Law\, in collaboration with the McGill Crépeau Centre for Private and Comparative Law. \nThe theme of this year’s annual meeting is The Paris Congress at 125: Comparative Law’s Entanglement with Power from Paris to Today. \nIt has been said that the Paris Conference of 1900—often regarded as the mythical founding moment of modern Comparative Law—was animated by a spirit of idealism\, the belief that thinking beyond national borders could contribute to human progress. Such humanitarian idealism found renewed expression after the Great War\, when the International Academy of Comparative Law was established to complement the League of Nations. \nYet even the published proceedings of the Paris Conference reveal another dimension of Comparative Law: its entanglement with power in an era of imperialist expansion\, an entanglement that was perhaps not an aberration but the flipside of idealistic universalism itself. Indeed\, throughout its history\, Comparative Law has not been confined to the ivory tower but has been an ally of power—and\, more than once\, its accomplice\, as underscored\, for example\, by the recent work of James Whitman. \nThis annual meeting takes its inspiration from the stories we tell ourselves about Comparative Law—its origins\, its legacy—and\, specifically\, the fact that this entanglement with power in varying historical contexts is often absent from our foundational narratives. We invite contributions on all aspects of Comparative Law’s relationship with power\, as well as the politics of Comparative Law itself. We welcome not only historical analyses but also\, and in particular\, reflections on its current role in today’s shifting political landscape\, where even established democracies face challenges to the rule of law. \nWhile the conference welcomes submissions on all aspects of Comparative Law’s relationship with power\, we particularly encourage contributions in the following areas. However\, these focal points serve as guiding themes rather than limitations. \n\nDemocratic Backsliding and Comparative Constitutional Law\nAs democratic governance faces increasing threats\, Comparative Constitutional Law plays a crucial role in analyzing both resistance to and facilitation of democratic erosion. We invite papers on constitutional resilience\, judicial independence\, and the global diffusion of authoritarian legal strategies.\nReconsidering Comparative Law’s Imperial Pasts: Colonial Legacies and Methodological Reflections\nComparative Law has long been shaped by Eurocentric perspectives connected to its past. We welcome contributions that critically examine these legacies\, challenge traditional methodologies\, and propose new frameworks going forward.\nTrade\, Commercial Law\, and the Promise of Doux Commerce\nTrade law has often been seen ­­­­as a means of fostering peace and cooperation (doux commerce)\, yet it also reflects global power asymmetries. We invite reflections on how Comparative Law shapes trade regimes\, financial regulation\, and commercial law in an era of shifting geopolitical and economic dynamics.\n\nSubmission Instructions \nSubmissions may consist of a proposal (a) to present individual (solo- or co-authored) papers or (b) complete panels related to the conference theme. \n\nProposals to present individual papers should include a 250 word abstract in the body of an email\, as well as in an attachment (Microsoft Word or PDF)\, sent to comparativelaw@mcgill.ca.\n\nThe abstract must reflect original research that will not yet have been published by the time of the Annual Meeting\, but which may have been accepted for publication. Authors must plan on having a well-developed draft paper based on the abstract ready for presentation and potential circulation at the time of the conference. Both the email and the attachment must contain author name(s)\, title of the paper\, institutional affiliation(s)\, contact information\, and three to five keywords. \n\nProposals for complete panels may be up to 500 words in length and should contain the same information listed above. Please provide relevant information for all proposed presenters\, along with a proposed title for the panel. Please also make sure that all proposed presenters have agreed to participate in the conference should the panel proposal be accepted.\n The deadline for submissions is May 31\, 2025. Abstracts received thereafter will not be considered. Kindly note that neither the ASCL nor McGill University is able to provide funding or reimbursements for travel or other costs associated with participation in this Annual Meeting.\n\nRepresentatives from official ASCL Member Schools who attend the Annual Meeting’s Saturday Business Meeting are eligible for reimbursement of some expenses in accord with ASCL policy and practice. \nSelected individual submissions will be grouped into thematically aligned panels at the direction of the ASCL Annual Meeting Program Committee. The Program Committee is not able to accommodate requests to present on specific dates or at specific times. The Committee aims to notify authors of a decision by June 21\, 2025. \nPlease direct all inquiries to the 2025 ASCL Annual Meeting Committee by email at comparativelaw@mcgill.ca. \nThank you\, \nAmerican Society of Comparative Law
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-proposals-paris-congress-at-125-comparative-laws-entanglement-with-power-from-paris-to-today-mcgill-university-canada-october-16-18-2025/
CATEGORIES:Applications,conferences and workshops,Due dates,Opportunities
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251020T181500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251020T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T103639
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SUMMARY:Workshop: Middle East Beyond Borders—Prof. Houssem Chachia (University of Tunis)\, “The Conquest of Tunis (1535): Memory\, Defeat\, and Celebration Across Cultures\,” October 20\, 2025 @6:15pm
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Houssem Chachia (Visiting Professor\, NELC) will join us to share a paper titled “The Conquest of Tunis (1535): Memory\, Defeat\, and Celebration Across Cultures” on October 20th. Professor Jessica Marglin (Visiting Professor\, NELC) 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-prof-houssem-chachia-university-of-tunis-the-conquest-of-tunis-1535-memory-defeat-and-celebration-across-cultures-october-20-2/
CATEGORIES:conferences and workshops,Harvard Events,lectures and talks
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251031
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251101
DTSTAMP:20260405T103639
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SUMMARY:Call for Papers: American Society for Premodern Asia Annual Meeting\, October 31\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:From the organizers: \n\nThe 236th Meeting of the American Society for Premodern Asia will be held Friday\, April 24\, 2026 through Monday\, April 27\, 2026\, in Los Angeles\, CA USA.  \nMembers of the Society are hereby invited to submit communications to be presented at the 236th Meeting. \nAbstracts of no more than 300 words should cover the following points: (a) the precise topic treated\, (b) your exact contribution to the problem\, (c) its relationship to previous scholarship on the topic\, (d) specific conclusions. Please also keep in mind that abstracts of papers accepted for presentation will appear in the published Abstracts in the way in which they have been submitted. It is impossible for this Office to edit them. Please transliterate non-Latin writing systems. Text submitted in non-Latin writing will be not appear in the printed abstracts. \nSubmission Guidelines (Submit Online or by Email Attachment): \nUpload to the AOS/ASPA site: Expand All Folders to View\, Select the Abstracts of Communications Folder\, and upload to that folder.\nMembers must log-in to see the Abstracts folder. \nAlternatively\, you may submit abstracts by Email Attachment. Use “AOS/ASPA Abstracts” in the subject line. Abstracts must be in Microsoft Word format or .pdf produced from MS Word. Please name your abstract according to following convention: YourLastNameYourFirstInitial.docx\, e.g.\, RodgersJ.docx. You must include the abstract title and your name\, email\, and academic affiliation in the abstract. Abstracts need not be submitted anonymously. \nPlease note that the Program Committee will not accept papers for inclusion on the Program submitted by members who have not paid 2026 membership dues and pre-registration fees in full and who neglect to submit abstracts by the October 31\, 2025\, deadline. \nMembers who submit abstracts of papers will be notified of their inclusion on the Program soon after January 15\, 2026. \nSectional Committee Chairs\, whose names are listed at ASPA Officers should be contacted directly only in the matter of organizing special panels. \nPapers from non-members\, except for those of visiting scholars invited to participate in special panels\, cannot be considered because of the expense the Society bears in running the Annual Meeting. When inviting colleagues and students who are not ASPA members to participate in the program\, please inform them that they should apply for membership and pre-register at the time they submit abstracts. \nPlease respond to the Call for Papers only if you plan to attend the Meeting. Failure to present a paper that has been accepted on the Program creates a very poor impression of the Society and is particularly discourteous to those members who may have travelled great distances just to hear certain communications. \nPresenters are usually allotted 15 minutes to read their papers. Five minutes of discussion following presentation is the convention\, if there is sufficient time. These limits are flexible\, depending on the number of papers and available time.
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-american-society-for-premodern-asia-annual-meeting-october-31-2025/
CATEGORIES:Call for papers,Due dates,Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251102
DTSTAMP:20260405T103639
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T233318Z
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SUMMARY:Call for Papers: Faith\, Values\, and the Rule of Law—An Interdisciplinary Conference\, Seton Hall University School of Law\,  November 1\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:From the Organizers: \nThe Program on Faith\, Values\, and the Rule of Law at Seton Hall University School of Law is pleased to announce its inaugural academic conference to occur on February 4–5 at the Law School’s Newark\, New Jersey campus. \nThe American Bar Association defines the “rule of law” as a set of principles under which “no one is above the law\, everyone is treated equally under the law\, everyone is held accountable to the same laws\, there are clear and fair processes for enforcing laws\, there is an independent judiciary\, and human rights are guaranteed for all.” (ABA Rule of Law page.) In the United States and around the world these principles are now under serious threat. \nThe concept of the rule of law is often considered a product of modern liberalism.  Its historical and ethical roots\, however\, run much deeper. The world’s great religious\, theological\, and philosophical traditions have all contributed to the understanding of justice and human dignity that underpins modern rule of law principles. Indeed\, it might be that any meaningful concept of the rule of law finally implicates theistic\, or at least transcendent\, perspectives. \nPerhaps a recovery of these often-buried perspectives is what our present moment of crisis requires. At the same time\, any such recovery must proceed critically\, with proper concern for the ways in which religious traditions have also contributed to systemic injustices\, and with attention to the requirements of peaceable community in a multi-religious world. What can the traditions of various forms of Judaism\, Christianity\, Islam\, Hinduism\, and other religions and philosophies offer in response to global trends towards aggressive nationalism and authoritarianism? How can religious believers promote a rule of law framework when their institutions and communities are being swallowed by distortions and disinformation\, as is the case\, for example\, with American Christian Nationalism? Can religious communities in conflict dialogue fruitfully about rule of law principles? How might theologies and traditions develop when they have been complicit in cycles of oppression and violence? \nWe seek contributions from scholars in law\, theology\, religious studies\, philosophy\, political science\, international affairs\, history\, literature\, ethics\, and related disciplines for a robust conversation on these themes.  We are looking for broad conceptual engagement along with proposals for practical interventions. Contributions relating to legal issues surrounding religious liberty and religious establishment or non-establishment will be considered\, but interpretation of the U.S. Constitution’s religion clauses is not the focus of the conference. \nTo submit an abstract for consideration\, please use this form.  The deadline for consideration is November 1\, 2025. Limited travel funding is available and can be requested through the abstract submission form. There is no publication requirement\, although we may seek a suitable venue for publication of selected papers. If you have any questions\, please contact Brett Canaval\, Administrative Director of the Program on Faith\, Values\, and the Rule of Law\, at brett.canaval@shu.edu. \nAbout the Program on Faith\, Values and the Rule of Law (FVRoL) at\nSeton Hall University Law School \nDo law\, justice and love relate to each other?  What is a good society?  Is there something beyond what we think of as the material world – the gods\, God\, spiritual truths\, transcendent purpose\, the Good – that should shape our understanding and practice of “law?”  How do the laws\, institutions\, norms\, and political discourses of our times – in what philosopher Charles Taylor famously described as a “secular age” – relate to religious histories that are often only dimly remembered in Anglo-American and European contexts?[1]  Is it even possible to speak about the “rule of law” beyond the mere exercise of power? \nThese are pressing questions in a time when it seems basic civility and decency have been abandoned.  But they are not new questions – in fact\, they are as old as humanity itself.  The Program on Faith\, Values\, and the Rule of Law was established to provide a forum for scholars\, students\, faith communities\, and practitioners in law\, ministry\, and policy to discuss these enduring themes. \nFVRoL was founded at Seton Hall University Law School by Prof. David W. Opderbeck in collaboration with Seton Hall University’s Institute of Judaeo-Christian Studies and Center for Catholic Studies.  Trained in both law and theology\, Prof. Opderbeck is author of numerous scholarly articles and three books: Faithful Exchange: The Economy as It’s Meant to Be (Minneapolis: Fortress Press 2025); The End of the Law?  Law\, Theology\, and Neuroscience (Eugene: Wipf & Stock / Cascade 2021); and Law and Theology:  Classic Questions and Contemporary Perspectives (Minneapolis: Fortress Press 2019). \n\n\n\n\n\n[1] Charles Taylor\, A Secular Age (Cambridge: Belknap Press 2018).
URL:https://pil.law.harvard.edu/event/call-for-papers-faith-values-and-the-rule-of-law-an-interdisciplinary-conference-seton-hall-university-school-of-law-november-1-2025/
CATEGORIES:Call for papers,Due dates,Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251103
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251104
DTSTAMP:20260405T103639
CREATED:20251002T173610Z
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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
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251103T193000
DTSTAMP:20260405T103639
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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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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
DTSTAMP:20260405T103639
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T233600Z
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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
DTSTAMP:20260405T103639
CREATED:20250924T020336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251111T233315Z
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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:20260405T103639
CREATED:20250817T000415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T233359Z
UID:10001775-1762992000-1763251199@pil.law.harvard.edu
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:20260405T103639
CREATED:20251002T173610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251116T235234Z
UID:10001795-1763251200-1763337599@pil.law.harvard.edu
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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251117
DTSTAMP:20260405T103639
CREATED:20251002T173611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251116T235234Z
UID:10001796-1763251200-1763337599@pil.law.harvard.edu
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:20260405T103639
CREATED:20250906T200308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251117T234859Z
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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:20260405T103639
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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:20260405T103639
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UID:10001778-1763596800-1763855999@pil.law.harvard.edu
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:20260405T103639
CREATED:20251120T220256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T003302Z
UID:10001807-1764460800-1764547199@pil.law.harvard.edu
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/
CATEGORIES:Due dates,Opportunities
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251130
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251201
DTSTAMP:20260405T103639
CREATED:20251106T230412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T003302Z
UID:10001801-1764460800-1764547199@pil.law.harvard.edu
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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251202
DTSTAMP:20260405T103639
CREATED:20251009T213740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T003302Z
UID:10001797-1764547200-1764633599@pil.law.harvard.edu
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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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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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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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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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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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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