Illinois – Islamic Research and Information Center (IRIC) https://iric.org Sat, 25 Jan 2025 21:36:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.14 https://iric.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/iric-favicon.png Illinois – Islamic Research and Information Center (IRIC) https://iric.org 32 32 Assistant Professor in Islamic Studies https://iric.org/events/assistant-professor-in-islamic-studies-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=assistant-professor-in-islamic-studies-3 https://iric.org/events/assistant-professor-in-islamic-studies-3/#respond Thu, 05 Dec 2024 22:00:30 +0000 https://iric.org/?post_type=tp_event&p=46464 Assistant Professor in Islamic Studies

Call for Applications
Department of Theology, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Starting Date: Fall 2025
Application Deadline: January 15, 2025

 

The Department of Theology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Loyola University Chicago seeks qualified candidates for an appointment as Assistant Professor beginning Fall 2025. The department serves the university’s undergraduate core curriculum and offers undergraduate majors and minors in Theology and Religious Studies. The department also offers an M.A. in Biblical Languages and Literature, Bioethics and Healthcare Policy, Christian Ethics, and Theological Studies, and Ph.D. concentrations in New Testament/Early Christianity, Christian Ethics, and Theology.

They welcome candidates with strong research and teaching profiles in Islamic Studies, Islamic theology, comparative religion, and theory and method in the study of religion.

This search is part of a College-wide, multiyear hiring initiative designed to hire outstanding researchers and teachers who are reflective of their diverse student body, committed to interdisciplinarity, dedicated to the pursuit of external grants, and appreciative of a Jesuit, Catholic education. As a university that is situated in the world-class, multicultural city of Chicago and dedicated to mentoring a diverse student body, many of whom come from underrepresented and underserved populations, they especially encourage applications from candidates from underrepresented groups.

 

Duties and Responsibilities

This position involves teaching undergraduate courses in the core curriculum such as Islam, Quran, Topics in Islam, and Introduction to Religious Studies, as well as more specialized courses for majors and minors that serve the department’s diverse multi- cultural and multi-religious student body, in addition to potentially offering courses from a comparative religions perspective that would serve the department’s graduate students in their various programs.

Candidates for the position must demonstrate a record of active scholarship, strong competencies in the languages relevant to their areas of specialization, and overall excellence in teaching and student mentorship (or the potential for such). A willingness to be engaged in the academic life of the department and to support its interdisciplinary conversations is expected.

Special attention will also be given to candidates with research interests that are in conversation with one or more areas of study in the department. In addition to a strong program of scholarship, the successful candidate must be committed to the teaching mission of the department and engage in service at the department level or above.

 

Minimum Qualifications

The candidate will have a PhD in Islamic Studies or a cognate field with expertise in Islam at the time of appointment. Candidates for the position must demonstrate clear potential for excellence in research and teaching, obtaining external funding, and student mentorship. The candidate must be willing to support the mission of Loyola University Chicago and the goals of a Jesuit, Catholic education.

Applicants should submit to www.careers.luc.edu (1) a letter of interest; (2) a current Curriculum Vitae; (3) a statement outlining the applicant’s research agenda; (4) a statement on teaching philosophy and experience; (5) a statement addressing past or potential contributions to mentoring a diverse student body and engaging a diverse community through teaching, scholarship, and service; and (6) names and email addresses of three individuals prepared to provide letters of recommendation (letter writers will receive an electronic prompt asking them to submit their letters).

Please direct inquiries to Dr. Robert A. Di Vito, Chair Department of Theology. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Applications received before January 15, 2025 will receive full consideration.

 

More information on: Loyola University Chicago

 

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Venue: Online

Organizer: University of Illinois, IL, USA

Registration Deadline: May 15, 2020

Announcement regarding COVID-19: We are holding a virtual institute for the Summer of 2020. All SILMW classes will take place online. The deadline for SILMW registration is now May 15th, 2020.

Summer Institute for the Languages of the Muslim world (SILMW) is a program offered by the Less Commonly Taught Languages Program at the University of Illinois. SILMW provides a unique opportunity to explore the languages and cultures of the Muslim World while interacting with experts on the region. In addition to classroom instruction, SILMW offers a variety of extra-curricular learning activities designed to enhance and enrich the language learning process, provides additional channels for language contact, and exposes students to the traditions of the communities of the Muslim World.

The institute is held annually at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. Classes take place during the Summer semester. University students earn between 4 and 10 credit hours for taking one or two intensive language courses over the period of 4-8 weeks. SILMW offers exciting opportunities to immerse in the target language through up to 4 hours of daily class instruction and daily co-corricular activities, including research forums, conversation tables, cooking classes, film series, field trips and so much more! Proficiency in any language endorsed by SILMW program presents a competetive advantage in the modern day job market.

SILMW offers intensive courses in Arabic, Persian, Swahili, Turkish, and Wolof. SILMW promotes the study of the Less Commonly Taught Languages, critical to US national interest in the 21st century.

Source: Department of Linguistics, University of Illinois

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Venue: Shalimar Banquets, 280 W. North Ave., Addison, IL 60101, US

Registration: FREE Admission. Online Registration is required. 

This Seerah Conference is about Love: Our love for the Prophet, peace be upon him, and his love for us. It is designed for Muslim to invite their friends and neighbors of other faith (or no faith), to help them understand our love for the Prophet, as well as his successful struggle for peace and justice among neighbors and nations.

Classes / Workshops on Unique Topics:

  • 7 ideas to make the Prophet Muhammad come alive for your children
  • Issues of Freedom and Justice in the Muslim Ummah
  • Dealing with common objections aginst Prophet Muhammad
  • What would Prophet think of ISIS?
  • Serving the oppressed, the poor, & the refugees: Guidance from the Prophet’s life

Topics

  • Follow the Prophet: Rise Above Hate
  • The courage of the Prophet
  • Neighbors of the Prophet
  • Mary & Jesus in the Eyes of the Prophet
  • Constitution of the Prophet’ peace sanctuary
  • The Peace movement of the Prophet and wars
  • 7 ideas to make the Prophet Muhammad come alive for your children
  • Prophet the teacher of manners & etiquettes
  • War and Peace in the life of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him
  • The Marriage and Age of Aysha, may Allah be pleased with her
  • How Muslims Follow the Prophet in America
  • Can the Christians Love our Prophet, as We Love Jesus?

Speakers:

Janaan Hashim  |  Dr. Dilara Saeed  |  Karen Danielson  |   Larry Greenfield  |  Zahra Billo  |  Mufti Kamani  |  Abu Hamza Eddie (Eddie’s Show)  |  Imam Mustafa Elturk  |  Imam Malik Mujahid  |  Kristin Szremski  |  Dr. Ahmed Murad  |  Samana Siddiqui  |  Imam Musa Azam  |  Rev. Greenfield  |  Dr. Mohammad Siddiqi

Schedule

  • Inaugural session

– Quran recitation

– Translation

– Sr. Zahra Billo: Empowering ourselves on the path off the Prophet

– Dr. Mohammad Siddiqi: Inaugural address

– Emcee: Imam Musa Azam

  • Classes 

– Sr. Dilara Saeed: 7 ideas to make the Prophet Muhammad come alive for your children

– Sr. Kristin Szremski: Issues of Freedom and Justice in the Muslim Ummah

– Dr. Ahmed Murad: Dealing with common objections aginst Prophet Muhammad

– Samana Siddiqui: What would Prophet think of ISIS?

– Mufti Hussain Kamani: Serving the oppressed, the poor, & the refugees: Guidance from the Prophet’s life

  • Nasheeds and Performances               

– Br. Dash Brookins: Stand with the Prophet (Spoken Word)

– Sr. Rohina Malik:  Streets of Madina (Play)

  • Can Christians Love Prophet Muhammad?

Session Chair: H. E. Stephen Bridges, Consul General of the United Kingdom

– Sr. Janaan Hashim: Muslims love for Mary and Jesus

– Rev. Larry Greenfield: Prophet Muhammad in the Eyes of Christians

– Prof. William Schweiker: Can Christians Love Prophet Muhammad?

– Emcee: Dr. Dilara Saeed

  • Final session: Love All Creatures 

– Brother Dash Brookins: Stand with the Prophet

– Sr. Karen Danielson: Prophet’s Love for all Creatures

– Shaikh Mustafa Elturk: Prophet’s Love of his Neighbors

– Mufti Hussain Kamani: Our love of the Prophet

– Imam Abdul Malik Mujahid: Closing Remarks

– Emcee: Br. Abu Hamza Eddie

Register for Free via eventbrite.com

Source: http://www.soundvision.com/chicago

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