Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, Australia

Call for Applications

Terms: Full Time, Continuing

Application Deadline: March 2, 2020

The Centre is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in the Sociology of Islam and Muslim societies. The appointee’s research profile should be rooted in sociological perspectives or political sociology on the religion and culture of Islam and Muslim societies. Research can focus on aspects of the global and complex majority Muslim societies and/or minority status of Muslims in various socio-political contexts.  It is desirable that the research makes a distinctive contribution to the field of sociology.

The appointee will need to work collegially with staff members within the Centre and the wider College of Arts and Social Sciences at ANU. This position requires active independent contribution to research, undergraduate and graduate teaching and the supervision of research students. The appointee will contribute to the intellectual life of the Centre, College of Arts and Social Sciences and wider ANU community.

The Centre of Arab and Islamic Studies (the Middle East and Central Asia), at the Australian National University (ANU) is a leading interdisciplinary research and teaching Centre focusing on the Middle East and Central Asia regions at one of Australia’s premier universities. The appointee will be required to maintain and further the Centre’s research, education, and programs, and will be expected to maintain and further develop their research, disciplinary, policy networks to enhance the Centre’s position both nationally, and globally.

The ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences (CASS) is one of seven Colleges at ANU. The College, which is structured into two main research schools, offers degrees in more than 20 discipline areas and excels in research across the creative arts, humanities and social sciences.

For further information please contact Ms Janja Peric,Senior Centre Administrator, Centre for Arab & Islamic Studies, T: +61 2 6125 1061 E: janja.peric@anu.edu.au

Source: Australian National University