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1) Subject:U of Edinburgh Lecturer in Persian and Film Job

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Date: 04 Jul 2009
From:Elisabeth Kendall [elisabeth.kendall at mac.com]
Subject:U of Edinburgh Lecturer in Persian and Film Job

The following is an announcement for a position approved but not as  
yet formally announced. The formal announcement for this post is  
expected to be made on www.jobs.ac.uk and on the departmental website  
of www.imes.ed.ac.uk. Please contact M.Booth at ed.ac.uk with any queries.


Lectureship in Persian and Film Studies

The University of Edinburgh is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in  
Persian and Film Studies in the Department of Islamic and Middle  
Eastern Studies to begin in September 2010.

The successful candidate is expected to teach in core areas of Persian  
(especially literature, either modern or classical) and to contribute  
to the development of the study of world cinemas and specifically  
Iranian/Middle Eastern film studies at the University. Fluency in  
Persian is essential, and the successful candidate will be expected to  
teach courses not only on Iranian and more generally world cinemas,  
but also courses in one or more related areas using Persian texts as  
well as courses using texts in English. A degree of fluency in another  
related language – especially Arabic and/or Turkish – is an added  
advantage. In addition, this candidate will show promise in or have an  
established record of achieving excellence in research and publication.

The post-holder will contribute to the undergraduate joint-honours  
degrees involving the study of Persian as well as the new  
undergraduate degree in Middle Eastern Studies, and will supervise  
postgraduates in a wide range of topics relating to the study of  
Persian and Iran. In addition the candidate will contribute to the  
University’s MSc and PhD programmes in Film Studies, both by offering  
courses on Iranian/Middle Eastern cinema and other related subjects,  
and by supervising research projects. The post-holder will contribute  
to the development of the University’s rich interdisciplinary culture  
in the field of film and media art, as exemplified by the recent  
creation of Edinburgh University’s Centre for film, performance and  
media art, and Film Studies’Cinet programme of lectures and screenings  
(http://www.filmstudies.llc.ed.ac.uk).

The successful candidate will join a dynamic department committed to  
excellence in teaching and research, with a long history of prominence  
in Islamic Studies and the interdisciplinary study of the Middle East.  
In the 2008 UK Research Assessment Exercise, IMES achieved the second- 
highest national result, confirming the department's continuing role  
as a leading programme for research and study of Islam, the Middle  
East, and other related subjects; in the assessment over 70% of  
research activity in IMES was classified as being ‘world-leading in  
terms of originality, significance and rigour'.

At the University of Edinburgh, IMES operates in partnership with two  
other major centres of research and teaching relating to the Arab and  
Islamic worlds, the Centre for the Advanced Study of the Arab World (http://www.casaw.ac.uk 
), and the new Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre for the Study of Islam  
in the Contemporary World.

The deadline by which application materials must be received is 10  
September 2009.  For those who wish to apply on-line, please follow  
the on-line application procedure at www.jobs.ed.ac.uk.  At the time  
of application, please also send one or two writing samples (published  
or unpublished academic articles or book chapters) to the search  
committee either by post or email (addresses below).  Applications  
should include the names and addresses of three referees. These should  
be asked to send their references by the date of application directly  
to:

Persian and Film Studies Search
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
University of Edinburgh
19 George Square
Edinburgh, UK EH8 9LD

Phone: +44 (0) 131 650 4182;  Fax: +44 (0) 131 650 6804
email: islamic.studies at ed.ac.uk  website: www.imes.ed.ac.uk

Applicants should ensure that their references reach the address above  
by the posted deadline. Failure to do so may result in the application  
not being considered for short-listing. It is anticipated that  
interviews will be held in Edinburgh in mid November.

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