You will spearhead the development of courses on Arab or Islamic diasporas in Europe or the Americas at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. If your interests are in the social, political, religious or cultural life of Arab or Islamic diasporas you are welcome to apply. Knowledge of Arabic or another Middle Eastern language and the ability to teach it are essential. Salary scale: L22,191 - L25,451 p.a. Please quote Ref: 312009 Closing date: 17 January 2003. Full details here and here. Via DAVO

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The European Rim Policy and Investment Council (ERPIC), with headquarters in Larnaca, Cyprus is looking for a single intern to begin work this spring. The intern, who will commence work on 1st March 2003, for a six month period, will work as an assistant on the academic/professional projects undertaken, during the course of their internship, by ERPIC. ERPIC's main focus of interest is in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, central Asia, the Middle East and North Africa. The successful candidate will be expected to work at ERPIC's headquarters for 40 hours per week. ERPIC will provide accommodation for the intern free of charge. The successful candidate will be expected to have a very good knowledge of the English language and should be able to demonstrate completion of their Bachelor degree studies. Applicants must send a copy of their CV by e-mail to Dr Tim Potier, no later than Friday 17th January 2003. ERPIC website Via DAVO

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To be eligible for this professorship applicants are required to possess scholarly qualifications in Iranian languages. The prospective holder of the chair should be able to document scholarly achievements of a linguistic or an interpretative philological nature in New Persian and at least one additional Iranian language. Deadline for applications: 24 January 2003 Information regarding the professorship will be given by the Head of Department of Asian and African Language, Professor Bo Isaksson. Via DAVO

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N108 LIBAN (Beyrouth) Institut français du Proche-Orient (IFPO)

Les candidats à ce poste doivent être titulaires d'un doctorat et être engagés dans une recherche sur le Proche-Orient, de préférence sur le Liban, dans une discipline de sciences sociales du contemporain (économie, droit, science politique, sociologie...). Le poste est ouvert aux membres de l'enseignement supérieur ou d'un organisme de recherche français, ainsi qu'à des candidats européens francophones d'un niveau équivalent.

N109 LIBAN (Beyrouth) Institut français du Proche-Orient (IFPO)

Les candidats à ce poste doivent être titulaires d'un doctorat et être engagés dans une recherche de sciences sociales qui concerne le Proche-Orient contemporain et qui puisse s'intégrer aux programmations de l'observatoire urbain de l'IFPO. Le poste est ouvert aux membres de l'enseignement supérieur ou d'un organisme de recherche français, ainsi qu'à des candidats européens francophones d'un niveau équivalent.

Date limite de dépôt des candidatures : 31 janvier 2003. Site web du ministère des affaires étrangères

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Humboldt University Berlin will accept (depending on funding from the Volkswagen Stiftung) up to 30 students for enrolment in its Multidisciplinary Postgraduate Masters Program "Central Asia/Caucasia". Read more ...

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The Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin's Working Group Modernity and Islam invites scholars to apply for three postdoctoral fellowships for the project Cultural mobility in Near Eastern literatures Read more ...

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