[Bilimsel Haber] Vacancy: University of Adelaide, history of Middle East/Islamic World

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University of Adelaide, history of Middle East/Islamic World (Application deadline: December 1, 2006)

The University of Adelaide's School of History and Politics is seeking to appoint an experienced scholar to devise and teach upper-level courses in the history of the Middle East/Islamic World and its relations with the West in the modern era. The area of research specialisation is open. The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to the teaching of the Discipline of History's first-year courses, and to contribute to the Faculty's International Studies programme at both undergraduate and
postgraduate level.

The Discipline of History is part of the School of History and Politics.
The School has strong teaching and research interests in the history and politics of Australia, Asia and Europe, and in international studies from the early modern period. In addition to teaching into the Bachelor of Arts and Social Science degrees, it is responsible for the delivery of an
undergraduate degree program in International Studies, and postgraduate coursework programs in Art History, Gastronomy and International Studies. It also has over eighty graduate students working toward the research
degrees of MA and PhD.

You should have: a PhD or equivalent in the history of the Middle East/Islamic World and a sound reading knowledge of Arabic; evidence of an ability to teach effectively at the undergraduate level and to supervise Honours and postgraduate students; and the ability to teach and
communicate effectively with students from diverse cultural and educational backgrounds. Salary: (Level B)AU $63,487 - $75,392, plus an employer superannuation contribution of 17% applies. This tenurable position is available from 1 July 2007. Further information, including the selection criteria, may be obtained from: Dr Clement Macintyre, Head, School of History and Politics (telephone:+61 8 8303 5601; 
clement.macintyre at adelaide.edu.au). Information about the School may be obtained from www.arts.adelaide.edu.au/historypolitics.

Applications quoting the reference number 10874, must include: a statement responding to the selection criteria; a statement of current research activities and objectives (plus copies or extracts of two recent significant publications); a CV including your residency status; and the
names, addresses and/or email details of three referees, should be forwarded to: Ms Christine McElhinney, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005 (christine.mcelhinney at adelaide.edu.au). Selection criteria
are available from Clement MacIntyre or Christine  McElhinney. Candidates can also get the criteria (which must be addressed in the application letter) at http://www.adelaide.edu.au/jobs.