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1) Subject:U of Chicago Job
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Date: 12 Oct 2009
From:<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; white-space: normal; ">Frank Lewis <<a href="mailto:flewis@uchicago.edu">flewis@uchicago.edu</a>></span>
Subject:U of Chicago Job
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium; white-space: normal; ">The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the <br>University of Chicago invites applications for a tenure-track position <br>as Assistant Professor in Islamic Thought (pre-modern period), to begin <br>in autumn, 2010.<br><br>The successful applicant will have a research and teaching profile with <br>expertise in at least one, and preferably several, of the following <br>sub-fields of Islamic studies: Qur'an and Hadith; theology and doctrine; <br>sectarian movements and heresiography; Islamic law; Islamic political <br>thought; philosophy in the Arabo-Persian tradition. Candidates should <br>have a thorough grounding in Arabic; knowledge of a second Islamicate <br>language is highly desired. Applicants must hold the Ph.D. in Near <br>Eastern Studies, Islamic Studies, Religious Studies, or a relevant field <br>of study by the time of appointment.<br><br>To be considered, candidates must submit a letter of application and <br>current curriculum vitae online at the University of Chicago's Academic <br>Career Opportunities website (<a href="https://academiccareers.uchicago.edu/">https://academiccareers.uchicago.edu</a>), <br>posting 00123. In addition, the letter of application, curriculum vitae, <br>and the names and addresses of three referees (including email addresses)<br>MUST be mailed in hard copy to<br><br>Chair, Islamic Thought Search Committee<br>Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations<br>The University of Chicago<br>1155 East 58th Street Room 212<br>Chicago IL 60637<br><br>No further materials should be submitted at this time.<br><br>Review of applications will begin on November 16, 2009, and continue <br>until the position is filled. To be eligible, all electronic and mail <br>copies must be received by December 15, 2009.<br><br>For information on the Department of Near Eastern Language and <br>Civilizations, see <a href="http://humanities.uchicago.edu/depts/nelc/">http://humanities.uchicago.edu/depts/nelc/</a><br><br>Position contingent upon final budgetary approval. The University of <br>Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.<br></span>
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