CFA up to 5 postoctoral fellowships fot the Academic year 2019/20 – Call for Applications (Location: Berlin / Closing Date: 22 April 2019). The Berlin-based Forum Transregionale Studien invites scholars to apply for up to five postdoctoral fellowships for the academic year 2019/20 for the research program : Europe in the Middle East—The Middle East in Europe (EUME). CfA [PDF download] & Cover Sheet [PDF or DOC download] & FAQ [PDF download].

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EUME builds upon the following interconnected research fields:

• Cities Compared: Urban Change in the Mediterranean and Adjacent Regions.
• Travelling Traditions: Comparative Perspectives on Near Eastern Literatures.
• Islamic Discourse Contested: Middle Eastern and European Perspectives.
• Perspectives on the Qur’an: Negotiating Different Views of a Shared History.
• Tradition and the Critique of Modernity: Secularism, Authoritarianism and Religion from Middle Eastern Perspectives.

The fellowships start on 1 October 2019 and will end on 31 July 2020. Postdoctoral fellows will receive a monthly stipend of 2.500 € plus supplements depending on their personal situation.

The application should be submitted by e-mail as one PDF file in English and should be received by April 22, 2019, sent to: eume(at)trafo-berlin.de. Europe in the Middle East—The Middle East in Europe (EUME) – Attn: Georges Khalil c/o Forum Transregionale Studien – Wallotstrasse 14, 14193 Berlin – Fax +49 30 – 89 001 440.

For more information on the Forum Transregionale Studien, please visit www.forum-transregionale-studien.de. For further information on EUME and for detailed information on the research fields, please visit www.eume-berlin.de.

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