The University of Cambridge is seeking to appoint a Reader or Senior University Lecturer in Classical Arabic Studies in the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, to begin on 1 September 2017. This appointment is tenure-track, subject to an initial probation period. The appointee will be expected to be engaged in research at a high level of international recognition, to seek opportunities to win external funding for that research and to publish in their specialist field, to teach and examine undergraduate students, and to supervise and examine postgraduate work. The person appointed will also be required to take on senior administrative duties within the Department and the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. The main area covered by the post is Classical Arabic Studies with specialism in one or more of the following: legal thought (fiqh); dialectical theology and/or philosophy (kalam/falsafah); Qur'an and Qur'anic exegesis (tafsir); history (tarikh).
Candidates are asked to submit a covering letter together with a curriculum vitae and a publications list, along with the details of three referees, using the University's online application system.
Further details are available on the Faculty website: http://www.ames.cam.ac.uk/faculty/jobs
To apply online for this vacancy, please click on the 'Apply' button below. This will route you to the University's Web Recruitment System, where you will need to register an account (if you have not already) and log in before completing the online application form.
Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Professor James Montgomery (e-mail:jem33@cam.ac.uk).
The closing date for applications is midnight GMT on 30 November 2016. Interviews will take place on 25 and 26 January 2017.
If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact Mrs Nadya Mullen by email on administrator@ames.cam.ac.uk.
Please quote reference GY09654 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
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