Arabic-L:GEN:American U of Beirut Job in Classical Islamic Thought

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1) Subject: American U of Beirut Job in Classical Islamic Thought

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Date: 02 Oct 2013
From: Nadine Rizk <nr04 at aub.edu.lb>
Subject: American U of Beirut Job in Classical Islamic Thought

The American University of Beirut
The Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Languages
The Department of Arabic and Near Eastern Languages seeks applicants for a
faculty position in the field of Classical Islamic Thought to begin
September 1, 2014.
Candidates should be able to design and teach advanced courses in Qur'anic
Studies and in one or more of the following areas:  Islamic theology and
its Greco-Arabic background, as well as courses in other fields of
classical Islamic thought such as heresiography and classical literary
theory. The language of instruction in this department (and only in this
department) is Modern Standard Arabic, but mastery of English is an
essential requirement.  A reading knowledge of French and/or German is
desirable. Applicants must be able to teach, in Arabic, service courses in
Arabic grammar, Islamic theology and philosophy to native speakers of
Arabic. Solid knowledge of the Arabic language and heritage and training in
modern Western methodologies are essential.
Applicants must have a PhD by the time of appointment. Rank will normally
at the assistant professor level; usual contracts are initially for four
years. Visiting scholars will be considered.
Interested candidates should send a letter of application, a CV, and should
arrange for three letters of reference to be directly sent to:

Patrick McGreevy
Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
American University of Beirut
c/o 3 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10017-2303

Or

Patrick McGreevy
Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences
American University of Beirut
P.O. Box 11-0236
Riad El-Solh
Beirut 1107 2020 Lebanon

Electronic submissions are highly encouraged; please send to:
as_dean at aub.edu.lb<mailto:as_dean at aub.edu.lb>

Review of applications will begin as of November 8, 2013. Interested
applicants who will be attending MESA meetings in October are requested, if
possible, to submit their materials early, so that preliminary meetings may
be arranged. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
For more information, please visit
http://www.aub.edu.lb/fas/pages/academic-employment.aspx

The American University of Beirut is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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