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University Lectureship in the Economy/ies of the Modern Middle eastThe Faculty of Humanities, vacancy 13-207Leiden University Institute for Area StudiesUniversity Lectureship in the Economy/ies of the Modern Middle East (38 hours per week)Vacancy number: 13-207The Faculty of Humanities at Leiden University invites applications for a fulltime University Lectureship in the economy/ies of the modern Middle East, with due attention to historical, social, political, and cultural contexts, and to national as well as transnational and global configurations and dynamics. Appointment will be fixed-term from January 2014 through December 2016, with the possibility of extensions of up to three years, and of tenure thereafter. Leiden University aims to employ more women in areas where they are underrepresented. Women are therefore especially invited to apply.Since its founding in 1575, Leiden University has built an internationally recognized record of excellence in teaching and research.  Leiden University is a founding member of the League of European Research Universities (LERU). Currently, the University has about 17,000 students and 4,000 staff. The Faculty of Humanities consists of the Institutes for Area Studies, Creative &#38; Performing Arts, Cultural Disciplines, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, and Religious Studies. It has about 4,500 students and 900 staff. Staff and students come from all over the world. The Faculty offers some 30 BA programs and 45 MA programs. Its Graduate School annually awards about 70 PhD degrees.The lecturer will hold a position in the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies (LIAS). LIAS is committed to the integration of disciplinary and regional-historical perspectives, on a solid foundation of excellent language skills, and comprises a School of Asian Studies and a School of Middle-Eastern Studies. S/he will design and teach specialist and survey courses in Middle-Eastern Studies and International Studies (and contribute to other programs and courses on graduate and undergraduate levels as required), and coordinate course design between these fields to optimize possibilities for cross-listing. Courses she will be expected to (co)teach include ‘Economy/ies of the modern Middle East’ and survey courses in (international, comparative) economics, and seminars on topics of choice. For the BA in Middle-Eastern Studies see here (in Dutch); for the MA in Middle-Eastern Studies, see here; for the BA in International Studies, see here; for the MA in International Studies, see here.Current staff in Middle-Eastern Studies have expertise in the fields of Anthropology, Archeology, Art &#38; Visual Studies, Film Studies, History, International Relations, Language Pedagogy, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Material Culture Studies, Performance Studies, Philology, and Religious Studies. The local research environment includes an excellent library, and is enhanced by the Leiden University Center for the Study of Islam and Society (LUCIS), and the National Museums of Ethnography (RMV) and Antiquities (RMO).Duties &#38; responsibilities• Original research and regular dissemination of the results through appropriate channels.• Teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels, supervision of BA and MA theses, and contributions to curriculum development.• (Co)upervision of PhD research.• Acquisition of project funding (NWO, ERC, etc).• Administration.• Representation of the field to external audiences and media.Requirements• A PhD degree in a relevant field (candidates near completion of the degree will be considered).• Research experience in the Middle East.• A publication record that is commensurate with career stage.• Demonstrable commitment to high-quality teaching practice, and wide teaching scope in terms of content.• Specialist knowledge of the economy/ies of the Middle East, and the ability to work from interdisciplinary, transnational, and comparative perspectives.• An excellent command of minimally one of the major languages of the Middle East. Proficiency in more than one of the languages of the Middle East is an advantage.• An excellent command of English. Most MA programs at Leiden University are taught in English, and English may be used in BA teaching as well.• If the successful applicant is not Dutch-speaking, s/he is expected to acquire a good command of Dutch within two years from taking up duty, primarily for administrative purposes. LIAS will fund her/his Dutch training at the University’s Academic Language Center.• Upon appointment, depending on experience and formal qualifications to date, the lecturer may be required to enter a nationally standardized tertiary teaching skills certification trajectory (BKO or Basis Kwalificatie Onderwijs), successful completion of which is a condition for extensions and tenure.Terms of employmentThe rank of University Lecturer (Universitair Docent) is roughly equivalent to that of Assistant Professor in North-American terms. Salary range from € 3,259 to € 4,462 gross per month (pay scale 11), commensurate with qualifications, with additional holiday and end-of-year bonuses. Depending on qualifications, the appointee may start at the appropriate step in scale 10 until s/he fully meets the requirements for scale 11 as specified by the Faculty of Humanities, particularly with regard to teaching skills certification and the number of years of relevant work experience. Candidates from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a substantial tax break.ApplicationsReview of applications will commence by 9 September 2013 and continue until the position is filled or this call is closed. Queries to Maghiel van Crevel (m.van.crevel@hum.leidenuniv.nl), with cc to Erik-Jan Zürcher (e.j.zurcher@hum.leidenuniv.nl). Applications should be in English, and be submitted to the Economy/ies of the Middle East Search Committee at vacatureslias@hum.leidenuniv.nl, with the items listed below included in this order in *one* PDF document named ‘FAMILY NAME – Given name – 13-207’:• A CV including education and employment history, publications, courses taught, and languages with level of proficiency.• A letter of motivation including a personal vision of Middle-Eastern Studies.• A research agenda with clear potential for applications to funding bodies such as NWO and ERC (max 2 pages).• A teaching statement (1 page).• Possible course topics in Middle-Eastern Studies (BA and MA) and International Studies (BA and MA), and two detailed syllabi of these or other courses.• Names, positions and email addresses of three referees (no reference letters at this stage).