Call for Applications

Professorship in Arabic and Islamic Studies (W3)

Oriental Institute, University of Leipzig, Germany

Application Deadline: August 20, 2021

The Faculty of History, Art and Area Studies seeks to fill the above professorship from 1 October 2022.

The future holder of this position will be responsible for research and teaching in the field of culture and history at the Oriental Institute of the University of Leipzig. We are looking for an internationally renowned scholar with extensive teaching and research experience. The prerequisite is outstanding expertise in the study of the Arab-Islamic world with a focus between the 18th and 21st centuries from a literary, philological and/or cultural studies perspective with a strong interdisciplinary and transregional comparative focus. Furthermore, demonstrable experience in the successful acquisition of third-party funding, a visible network in the national and international research community, as well as the ability to connect to the university research profile areas “Global Connections and Comparisons” or “Language and Culture in the Digital Age” are expected. Cooperation with the academy project “Bibliotheca Arabica – Towards a new history of Arabic literature” is desired. Prerequisites are a relevant doctorate and habilitation or equivalent achievements.

Leipzig University is committed to gender equality.

Source: University of Leipzig