Category: Faculty Opportunities

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17th Gulf Research Meeting 2027 Call for Workshop Proposals

Deadline: September 28, 2026 The Gulf Research Centre Cambridge (GRCC) welcomes any innovative proposal in the social science field dedicated to a better understanding of developments in the Gulf region.

Assistant Professor of Cuneiform Culture

The Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures (MELC) at the University of California, Berkeley seeks applications for an Assistant Professor in Cuneiform Cultures, tenure track. Applications are welcome from scholars who investigate the Cuneiform writing traditions of the Ancient Middle East and are leaders in interdisciplinary conversations on and about the ancient world that …

Assistant Professor in the Pre-Modern History of the Islamicate Middle East or Central Asia

The Department of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago invites applications for a tenure-track position, at the rank of Assistant Professor, in the Pre-Modern History of the Islamicate Middle East or Central Asia.

Call for Papers for a Workshop on the Iran War

Papers due by September 11, 2026.

Call for Papers: (Re)Tracing Land

Deadline for abstracts is February 10, 2026

MESA 2026: Call for Papers

The deadline for all proposals is February 17, 2026 

Assistant Professor in the History of the Modern Middle East

The History Department of the University of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for a nine-month tenure-system appointment expected to start on September 1, 2026.

MESA’s First Virtual Research Workshop Call for Proposals

The First Virtual Research Workshop organized by the Middle East Studies Association will be held online from June 2-4, 2026.

Two positions in Turkish Politics and Public Policy

The Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Bilkent University in Ankara, Turkey

Assistant/Associate Professor in International Relations Theory

The Department of Political Science at the American University in Cairo invites applications for a tenure track position starting Fall 2026