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NASSER D. KHALILI CHAIR IN THE ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY OF ISLAMDEPARTMENT OF THE HISTORY OF ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY, School of Arts, SOAS, LondonVacancy No: 000609The Department of the History of Art and Archaeology at SOAS, University of London, invites applications for the Nasser D. Khalili Chair in the Art and Archaeology of Islam. The post is for a senior scholar at Professorial level, and the salary will be commensurate with experience. The post is tenable from 1st September 2014. Candidates should have an outstanding international reputation as demonstrated by an excellent publication record.The successful candidate will be a member of the Department of the History of Art and Archaeology and will be expected to develop and teach courses at all levels, supervise PhD students, assume administrative responsibilities, and cooperate with existing members of staff in complementing and expanding the current coverage of the arts of the Islamic Middle East. Candidates with a specialism in the later Persianate and Ottoman arts are especially invited to apply.Those seeking further information should contact Anna Contadini, Professor of the History of Islamic Art, SOAS University of London, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, WC1H 0XG, by e-mail ac24@soas.ac.uk.To apply for this vacancy or download a job description/further information, please visit www.soas.ac.uk/jobs.Closing date: 14 February 2014Interviews are provisionally scheduled for the week commencing: 24 March 2014.We particularly welcome applications from women, from disabled people and from black and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within SOAS at senior levels.SOAS values diversity and aims to be an equal opportunities employer.