One Year fixed-term contract based in London Funding: £ 34,000
Closing date: 31 January 2012
The Institute of Ismaili Studies has the object of promoting scholarship and learning of Muslim cultures and societies, historical as well as contemporary, and a better understanding of their relationship with other societies and faiths. Your main responsibilities will be to undertake research as part of current and future projects related to Shi‘i Studies with a view towards preparing a specific work for publication directed to assess the state of the study of Shi‘i Islam in the Arabic and/or Persian-speaking world(s). Other duties include presenting seminar papers of your research and participating in the research life of the Department through attending all relevant meetings, workshops and conferences and in other related research at the IIS.
Occasionally you may be asked to contribute to the teaching at the graduate programmes of the Institute in collaboration with the Department of Graduate Studies. The position requires a PhD in Islamic Studies and preference will be given to candidates with specialisations in the areas of Shi‘i thought and history, and a strong publication record. The ideal candidate must have knowledge of the language relevant to this field of research (Arabic and/or Persian) and should be willing to travel abroad for potential field-works. She/he will also possess an excellent command of the English language and attention to detail. Start date negotiable.
Please apply online with CV plus covering letter at www.iis.ac.uk (‘Job Vacancies’ link) where you can also download the job description and person specification. In addition, please submit the following information to:
Caroline Gomez by email (cgomez@iis.ac.uk) or by regular mail to
Human Resources Department The Institute of Ismaili Studies 210 Euston Road, London NW1 2DA, UK
- a covering letter explaining how you meet the requirements of the fellowship (if not already submitted)
- three references
- a writing sample (published or unpublished; minimum: 3,000 words)
- a research proposal for a subject related to Shi`i studies
- Your doctoral thesis abstract and table of contents (including a brief abstract of each chapter).
Dr Andrew J Newman Reader in Islamic Studies and Persian Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
The University of Edinburgh 19 George Square Edinburgh EH8 9LD UK
Tel: + 44 (0)131 650 4182/4178 Fax: + 44 (0)131 650 6804 http://www.imes.ed.ac.uk/index_pages/staff_pages/andrew_newman.html