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Department of Culture Studies and Oriental LanguagesPost-Doctoral Research Fellowship - Ideological and cultural development in the Middle East after ca 1850DescriptionA Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship is available at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo. The Research Fellowship is dedicated to the study of ideological and cultural development in the Middle East after ca. 1850.The successful candidate is expected to become part of the research environment/network of the department and contribute to its development. The main purpose of postdoctoral research fellowships is to qualify researchers for work in higher academic positions within their disciplines.The appointment is for a period of two years (2015-2016).Requirements•  PhD in Middle East Studies or in a relevant discipline within humanities or social science, provided the topic of the dissertation deals with a topic within Middle East ideological and cultural history relevant to the announce position.•  The candidate's research project should focus on Middle Eastern attempts to meet the ideological and cultural challenges presented by modernization and Western influence during the Nahda period of the late 19th and early 20th century. Projects that study the relevance of this period for current developments are welcome. The projects must be clearly relevant to existing research projects at the Department’s Middle East Section, see: http://www.hf.uio.no/ikos/english/research/center/islamic-and-middle-east-studies/•  Personal suitability and motivation for the positionThe doctoral dissertation must have been submitted for evaluation before the application deadline.In the evaluation of the applications, emphasis will be placed on:•  the project’s scientific merit, research-related relevance and innovation•  the applicant’s estimated academic and personal ability to carry out the project within the allotted time frame an contribute to the main project•  good co-operative skills, and the ability to successfully join in academic collaboration within and across disciplines.•  Mastery of Arabic, Persian or Turkish languageWe offer•  Salary level 57-65 (482 800-559 600 NOK per year, depending on qualifications)•  A professionally stimulating working environment•  Attractive welfare benefitsSubmissionsApplicants must submit the following attachments with the electronic application form, preferably in pdf format:•   Application letter•  Curriculum Vitae with grades listed•  List of published and unpublished works•  Project description (approximately 3-5 pages). The project description must present a feasible progress plan. It is expected that the applicant will be able to complete the project during the period of appointmentPlease note that all documents must be in English or a Scandinavian language.The short-listed candidates will be invited to an interview at the University of Oslo or we will arrange for an interview on Skype.See also Regulations concerning Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships.The University of Oslo has an agreement for all employees, aiming to secure rights to research results a.o.The University of Oslo aims to achieve a balanced gender composition in the workforce and to recruit people with ethnic minority backgrounds.Following the Freedom of Information Act (Offentleglova) § 25, Chapter 2, information about the applicant may be used in the public list of applicants even if the applicant opts out from the entry in the public application list.Region: OsloJob type: ContractWorking hours: Full-timeWorking days: DayApplication deadline: 25 September 2014Expected Start Date: 2015Location: OsloReference number: 2014/6395Home page: http://www.hf.uio.no/ikos/Contacts: Head of Research Rune SvarverudTelephone: +47 22856982Mobile: +47 92063660Senior Executive Officer Evian NordstrandSend application