JOB- Professor of Contemporary Islamic Thought and Life, Harvard University

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JOB- Professor of Contemporary Islamic Thought and Life, Harvard University

Posted by: Michael David Graskemper <graskemp@fas.harvard.edu>

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University seeks to make a
full-time professorial appointment in Contemporary Islamic Thought and
Life to be jointly situated in the Committee on the Study of Religion
and the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. We
strongly favor making a senior appointment, but we would also consider
exceptionally qualified candidates at the assistant or associate
level. The anticipated start date for this position is July 1, 2008.

The candidate should demonstrate a deep understanding of the
intellectual and religious discourses of one or more contemporary
Muslim societies in their cultural, social, political, and historical
contexts. We understand religious and intellectual discourses in the
broadest sense, including, but not limited to, contemporary
literature, theology, ritual, ethics, political thought, and social
practice. The candidate should have high proficiency in using
relevant contemporary and historical texts, including foundational
texts of the Islamic tradition, in their original languages.

The successful candidate will be expected to teach both undergraduate
and graduate students and to participate in the broader religious
studies and Islamic studies communities at Harvard.

Candidates whose applications are received by November 1, 2007 will
receive full consideration.

Applicants should submit a letter to the search committee discussing
their interest in the position, their qualifications, their research,
and their teaching interests and experience. In addition, they should
submit a full curriculum vitae. Materials should be sent to: Chair of
the Search Committee, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies
Program, Harvard University, One Bow Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138.

Harvard University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer
and strongly encourages applications from and nominations of women and
minority candidates.

Michael David Graskemper
Program Administrator
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Islamic Studies Program
Harvard University
One Bow Street, 324 & 325
Cambridge, MA 02138
617.495.3347 & 617.495.3379

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