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 https://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 2024–2025 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 2024–2025 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, 2024 and ending May 31, 2025. 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
Closed.Application Deadline
January 1, 2024Notification
March 1, 2024Inquiries
Direct inquiries to Kristina Cherniahivsky at crowncenter@brandeis.edu or call 781-736-5322.
Junior Research Fellowship
The Crown Center for Middle East Studies is seeking outstanding scholars of the contemporary Middle East and North Africa for a residential fellowship to begin September 1, 2024. The fellowship is for a maximum of two years upon the successful completion of fellowship requirements in the first year. The fellowship is open to all disciplines—particularly politics, economics, history, religion, sociology and anthropology. The fellowship's goal is to allow untenured early career scholars the flexibility and means to advance a specific research project related to the contemporary Middle East and North Africa.
Eligibility
The 2024–2025 Junior Research Fellowship is open to both recent PhDs (as a postdoctoral position) and untenured assistant professors in Middle East-related fields. Applicants must have received their PhD within the last six years. A PhD must be in hand by September 1, 2024.
Terms
This fellowship is a one-year appointment beginning September 1, 2024, and ending August 31, 2025, or August 31, 2026 if conditions for renewal are met. The financial package includes an annual salary of $70,000, an annual research budget of $4,000, funding for conferences, and a one-time relocation reimbursement up to $1,500. Fringe benefits will be 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 per year and participate in all Crown Center events, including seminars, lunches, workshops, meetings, and retreats.
Application Materials
- Cover letter, including names and emails for three references.
- Curriculum Vitae.
- A two-page research statement describing your current and future research projects, as well as any recent accomplishments in your work.
- A research writing sample no more than 20 pages in length.
Application Submission
Closed.Application Deadline
October 27, 2023Notification
February 1, 2024Inquiries
Direct inquiries to Kristina Cherniahivsky at crowncenter@brandeis.edu or call 781-736-5322.
Brandeis University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer that is committed to creating equitable access and opportunities for applicants to all employment positions. Because diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of Brandeis’s history and mission, the Crown Center values and is seeking candidates with a variety of social identities, including those that have been underrepresented in higher education, who possess skills that spark innovation, and who, through their scholarly pursuits, teaching, and/or service experiences, bring expertise in building, engaging, and sustaining a pluralistic, unified, and just campus community.