Deadline: 17 October 2010
LECTURESHIP in Modern Middle-Eastern Studies (m/f)
The Faculty of Humanities at Leiden University invites applications for a fulltime lectureship in Modern Middle-Eastern Studies. The lecturer is expected to combine disciplinary expertise with a regional focus on the Arab Middle East (e.g. Egypt, Syria, Arabian Peninsula).
Initial appointment will be fixed-term from September 2011 through August 2014, with the possibility of extensions of up to three years, and of tenure thereafter.
Since its foundation in 1575, Leiden University has built an internationally recognised record of excellence in teaching and research. Leiden University is a founding member of the League of European Research Universities (LERU). Currently, the University has around 17,000 students and 4,000 staff.
The Faculty of Humanities consists of the Institutes for Area Studies, Creative & Performing Arts, Cultural Disciplines, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, and Religious Studies. It has about 4,500 students and 900 staff. Staff and students come from all over the world. The faculty offers about 30 BA programmes and 45 MA programmes. The majority of the MA programmes are taught in English. The faculty has a Graduate School with an annual output of about 50 PhDs. Faculty researchers are involved in several of the University’s key research areas: Asian Modernities and Traditions; Global Interaction of People, Culture and Power through the Ages; Language Diversity in the World; Political Legitimacy: Institutions and Identities; and Brain Function and Dysfunction over the Lifespan.
As part of the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies (LIAS), Middle-Eastern Studies at Leiden University are committed to the integration of disciplinary and regional-historical perspectives, on a solid foundation of excellent language skills, in a research environment that is further enhanced by the Leiden University Centre for the Study of Islam and Society (LUCIS), the Netherlands Institute for the Near East (NINO), the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) and the Netherlands Inter-university School for Islamic Studies (NISIS). Current staff in Middle-Eastern Studies have expertise in the fields of Anthropology, Art and Material Culture, Film Studies, History, Law, Language Pedagogy, Linguistics, Literature and the Performing Arts, Philology, Political Science, and Religious Studies.
Job description
* Original research involving primary sources and fieldwork as appropriate;
* Teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels, in lecture and seminar formats;
* Supervision of BA and MA theses;
* Supervision of PhD research;
* Acquisition of project funding;
* Administrative duties, commensurate with experience and level of appointment;
* Representation of the field to external audiences and media.
Requirements
* Excellent research qualities, visible in a PhD degree (candidates near completion of the degree may be considered) and a high-quality, internationally accessible publication record and fieldwork experience, as measured against relative seniority;
* Demonstrable commitment to high-quality teaching practice;
* Disciplinary expertise in International Relations, History, Political Economy, Political Science or Sociology, with a focus on the Arab Middle East (e.g. Egypt, Syria, Arabian Peninsula), and openness to interdisciplinary cooperation;
* An excellent command of Arabic and, preferably, one other Middle-Eastern language;
* Commitment to the acquisition of research funding from national and international grant schemes;
* Administrative abilities, as measured against relative seniority;
* An excellent command of English. (If the lecturer is not Dutch-speaking, s/he is expected to have acquired a good command of Dutch within two years from taking up duty. LIAS will make resources available to this end.)
Conditions of employment
The rank of lecturer (Universitair Docent) corresponds roughly to that of assistant professor in North-American terms. Salary range: from € 3195 to € 4970 per month, commensurate with qualifications, with additional holiday and end-of-year bonuses. Candidates from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a substantial tax break.
Leiden University aims to employ more women in areas where they are underrepresented. Women are therefore especially invited to apply.
Review of applications will commence by 18 October 2010 and continue until the position is filled. For inquiries please contact"
Prof Maghiel van Crevel, LIAS Academic Director, m.vancrevel@hum.leidenuniv.nl Prof Petra Sijpesteijn, Professor of Arabic p.m.sijpestein@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Applications may be submitted in print or via email. They should cite reference no 10-185 and include letter of motivation including the applicant’s vision of Modern Middle-Eastern Studies a CV including a list of publications and courses taught a statement of teaching philosophy an outline of planned research (individual and/or team projects) the names, positions and email addresses of three referees.
Applications should be addressed to the Modern Middle-East Search Committee, at vacatureslias@hum.leidenuniv.nl or
P&O FGW
PO Box 9515
2300 RA Leiden
The Netherlands