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1) Subject: job notice

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Date: 20 Jan 1999
From: "Dr. A. Godlas" <godlas at arches.uga.edu>
Subject: job notice

The Department of Religion of the University of Georgia
invites applications for a tenure-track teaching and
research position in Arabic and Islamic Studies at the level
of Assistant Professor to begin August, 1999.  The candidate
will be expected to teach Modern Standard Arabic, Islamic
Studies,  Introductory Religion classes, and to work with
the university's Arabic and Islamic Studies Summer abroad
program.  The salary will be competitive.

Ideally, candidates should have near native fluency in
Modern Standard Arabic, one modern dialect of Arabic, and
classical Arabic, excellent command of one other Muslim
language,  as well as native speaking fluency in English.
The ideal candidate will also have experience  teaching
Arabic.   Experience as an on-site administrator  in an
Arabic study abroad program and contacts with Arabic
speaking universities abroad are also desirable.

The ideal candidate will have experience in teaching an
introductory class in Religion  (covering  Judaism,
Chrisitianity, and Islam) and should be able to teach
undergraduate and graduate levels of Islamic Studies.  She
or he will also have first-hand knowledge of at least one
Arab and one non-Arab contemporary Muslim culture.  She or
he should have strong expertise in Arabic Islamic texts
dealing with the Qur'anic sciences, as well as 'ilm
al-hadith, fiqh, and tasawwuf.  Research interests among
these and other standard genres of Islamic literature are
desired.  Candidates not having all of the preceding
qualifications may still be considered and are encouraged to
apply.

Ph.D.  or  ABD (candidate for the Ph.D.) in Arabic and/or
Islamic Studies required at the time of application.  If
ABD, requirements for the degree should be completed by
August, 1999.  Applicants should submit a CV, statement of
research interests, three letters of reference, and one
publication (if available).  No decision will be made before
March 22, although applications received after this time may
be considered until the position is filled.

Send materials to Dr. Alan Godlas, Chair: Search Committee,
Department of Religion, Peabody Hall, University of Georgia,
Athens, GA (USA), 30602-1625.  For information about the
Department of Religion and its programs see
http://www.uga.edu/religion.  The University of Georgia is
an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution. Women
and minorities are encouraged to apply.

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