[Bilimsel Haber] Tenure-track assistant professorship in Islamic thought, University of Chicago

[Onur Inal]

The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the  
University of Chicago invites applications for a tenure-track position  
as Assistant Professor in Islamic Thought (pre-modern period), to  
begin in Autumn, 2010.

The successful applicant will have a research and teaching profile  
with expertise in at least one, and preferably several, of the  
following sub-fields of Islamic studies: Qur'an and Hadith; theology  
and doctrine; sectarian movements and heresiography; Islamic law;  
Islamic political thought; philosophy in the Arabo-Persian tradition.  
Candidates should have a thorough grounding in Arabic; knowledge of a  
second Islamicate language is highly desired. Applicants must hold the  
Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies, Islamic Studies, Religious Studies, or  
a relevant field of study by the time of appointment.

To be considered, candidates must submit a letter of application and  
current curriculum vitae online at the University of Chicago's  
Academic Career Opportunities website  
(https://academiccareers.uchicago.edu), posting 00123. In addition,  
the letter of application, curriculum vitae, and the names and  
addresses of three referees (including email addresses) MUST be mailed  
in hard copy to

Chair, Islamic Thought Search Committee
Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
The University of Chicago
1155 East 58th Street Room 212
Chicago IL 60637

No further materials should be submitted at this time.

Review of applications will begin on November 16, 2009, and continue  
until the position is filled. To be eligible, all electronic and mail  
copies must be received by December 15, 2009.

For information on the Department of Near Eastern Language and
Civilizations, see http://humanities.uchicago.edu/depts/nelc/

Position contingent upon final budgetary approval.  The University of  
Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.