Open Positions
Assistant Professor in the Modern Arab Middle East
The Crown Center for Middle East Studies and the School of Arts and Sciences at Brandeis University invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor position in the modern Arab Middle East with a strong preference for candidates in Anthropology or Sociology. Applicants must have training, linguistic expertise, and research and teaching interests in the region. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in hand when the appointment begins.
The Crown Center for Middle East Studies is committed to conducting balanced and dispassionate research of the modern Middle East that meets the highest academic standards. The Center seeks to help make decision- and opinion-makers better informed about the region. The scope of the Center's research includes the 22 members of the Arab League as well as Turkey, Iran and Israel. The Crown Center's approach is multidisciplinary in its study of the politics, economics, history, security, sociology and anthropology of the region's states and societies. This is a full-time joint appointment between the Crown Center and the candidate’s relevant Arts and Sciences department beginning in July 2025. At the Crown Center, the successful applicant will serve as a member of the Center’s multidisciplinary research staff and take part in all Center activities. In the department of appointment, the candidate will serve as a full member, teach one course per semester and provide an appropriate level of service.
Applications – consisting of a cover letter that includes a diversity statement, a C.V., a research statement and plan that includes a reflection on multidisciplinary and public-facing research (maximum 500 words), teaching statement (maximum 250 words), a chapter or article length writing sample, and contact information for three references, should be submitted electronically at academicjobsonline.org. Questions about the position may be addressed to Kristina Cherniahivsky, Crown Center Senior Associate Director, at kristina@brandeis.edu
Completed applications will be reviewed beginning October 31, 2024.
Brandeis University is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a diverse intellectual community; we strongly encourage applications from women and minority candidates.
Faculty Leave Fellowship
The Crown Center for Middle East Studies invites applications for a one-year faculty leave residential fellowship for scholars of the contemporary Middle East and North Africa. The fellowship is open to all disciplines—particularly politics, economics, history, religion, sociology, or anthropology—for the 2025–2026 academic year.
Successful applicants must be tenure track or tenured professors (or equivalent) with a well-established publication record seeking a faculty leave appointment and interested in engaging in a substantive research or book project, mentoring the Center’s junior research fellows, and contributing to the Center’s publications.
Eligibility
The 2025–2026 faculty leave fellowship is open to all faculty members, tenured and non-tenured, in the ranks of assistant, associate, full, and emeritus professor (or equivalent) who work on the contemporary Middle East and North Africa.
Terms
The faculty leave fellowship is an academic year appointment beginning September 1, 2025 and ending May 31, 2026. The fellowship is designed to supplement the scholar's faculty leave salary from their institution and will provide a stipend plus funding for research, travel, and related expenses. The fellowship stipend is set at three levels based on academic rank (or rank equivalency based on scholarly attainment): $45,000 for assistant professor or career equivalent; $55,000 for associate professor or career equivalent; and $75,000 for full professor, emeritus, or career equivalent. The Crown Center will determine the level based on the candidate's rank or equivalent rank as of the application deadline. Fringe benefits, when not provided by the scholar’s home institution, can be made available during the appointment period.
Fellows are required to be in residence at the Crown Center during the tenure of the fellowship and not hold any teaching or service responsibilities outside of the Center. During their residence, fellows produce one public-facing Crown Center publication and participate in all Crown Center events, including seminars, lunches, workshops, meetings and retreats.
Application Materials
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
Application Submission
Apply here: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28401Application Deadline
November 1, 2024Notification
January 31, 2025Inquiries
Direct inquiries to Kristina Cherniahivsky at crowncenter@brandeis.edu.