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The Council on Middle East Studies at Yale University is offering aone-year postdoctoral fellowship — with the possibility of renewal for asecond year — that will begin on July 1, 2014. Candidates for thefellowship must have a Ph.D. in hand or must be close to finishing and musthave received the degree no earlier than 2008. The Council seeks aspecialist in Islamic theology and philosophy of the post-classical andpre-modern period (1100–1800 CE), particularly on the continuation ofthe *falsafa*tradition within* kalam* literature*. *The Postdoctoral Associate willwork closely with appropriate members of Yale’s faculty.The Postdoctoral Associate will be expected to be in residence, to conductresearch in Yale’s library, to participate actively in the intellectuallife of the university, and to teach one course within the 2014–15 academicyear. The annual salary will be $52,000 plus benefits. Candidates apply bysending a cover letter, CV, project proposal, names and addresses of threereferees, and a draft proposal of the course to:Postdoctoral AssociateCouncil on Middle East StudiesP.O. Box 208206New Haven, CT 06520-8206EMAIL: amaar.al-hayder@yale.edu &#60;renee.reed@yale.edu&#62;The deadline for receipt of application materials is January 24, 2014.Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Yalevalues diversity in its faculty, students, and staff and stronglyencourages applications from women and underrepresented minorityprofessionals.http://www.yale.edu/macmillan/ cmes/