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From: Franklin Lewis [mailto:flewis@uchicago.edu]
List Editor: Letizia Osti <letizia.osti@BLUEWIN.CH>
Editor's Subject: H-MEM: Position: Islamic Thought, Assistant Prof., University of Chicago
Author's Subject: H-MEM: Position: Islamic Thought, Assistant Prof., University of Chicago
Date Written: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 16:28:06 +0100
Date Posted: Sun, 07 Nov 2009 10:28:06 -0500

Sent: 07 November 2009 03:42

The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the
University of Chicago invites applications for a tenure-track position
as Assistant Professor in Islamic Thought (pre-modern period), to begin
in autumn, 2010.

The successful applicant will have a research and teaching profile with
expertise in at least one, and preferably several, of the following
sub-fields of Islamic studies: Qur'an and Hadith; theology and doctrine;
sectarian movements and heresiography; Islamic law; Islamic political
thought; philosophy in the Arabo-Persian tradition. Candidates should
have a thorough grounding in Arabic; knowledge of a second Islamicate
language is highly desired. Applicants must hold the Ph.D. in Near
Eastern Studies, Islamic Studies, Religious Studies, or a relevant field
of study by the time of appointment.

To be considered, candidates must submit a letter of application and
current curriculum vitae online at the University of Chicago's Academic
Career Opportunities website (https://academiccareers.uchicago.edu),
posting 00123. In addition, the letter of application, curriculum vitae,
and the names and addresses of three referees (including email
addresses) MUST be mailed in hard copy to

Chair, Islamic Thought Search Committee
Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations The University of
Chicago
1155 East 58th Street Room 212
Chicago IL 60637

No further materials should be submitted at this time.

Review of applications will begin on November 16, 2009, and continue
until the position is filled. To be eligible, all electronic and mail
copies must be received by December 15, 2009.

For information on the Department of Near Eastern Language and
Civilizations, see http://humanities.uchicago.edu/depts/nelc/

Position contingent upon final budgetary approval.  The University of
Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

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