[oman-l] Islamic Studies Position

[Yonatan NADELMAN - 5892216]

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Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 13:22:52 -0500
From: Nick Eiteljorg <neiteljo@brynmawr.edu>
Subject: #1  Islamic Studies Position (78 lines)

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The University of Copenhagen
The Faculty of Humanities

The Carsten Niebuhr Institute announces a new position,

Professor of Islamic Art and Material Culture.

The initial appointment to this position will be for a five-year term,
beginning on December 1st. 1997 or as soon as possible after that.

Scientific research within this field has not previously been carried 
out at the Carsten Niebuhr Institute. The five-year professorship is an 
attempt to fit this part of the tradition of the Islamic world into the 
research and the education offered at the Institute. The aim off the 
Institute is that this five years period will result in a permanent 
position within this special field at the Institute.

It is expected that the person appointed for this position, besides the 
obligation of research, will develop a structure for educational 
purposes within the field of Islamic Art and Material Culture. The 
education must be offered at B.A. and M.A. level. The applicant who is 
appointed to this position should also participate in working out the 
examination requirements for a B.A. and M.A. level within the subject.

The Institute is interested in applicants who have proved scientific 
competence within one or several of the subjects Islamic art, 
architecture, material culture, and experience from archaeological field 
work would be valued.

Applicants must be able to document a high level of original scholarship 
which has made a significant contribution to the area. Emphasis will 
also be placed on the applicant's ability to take  a leading role in 
promoting research and the other activities of the department, as well 
as on teaching qualifications. The position involves teaching 
obligations in both the University and Open University.

Since the successful applicant must be able to participate in all
departmental and Faculty activities, including examination and
administration, it is required that if the applicant is without previous
knowledge of Danish, he or she must acquire adequate knowledge of the
language within two years at most. This is a condition of permanent
appointment.

Applications must include full information and documentation of the 
applicant's scholarly qualifications and teaching experience and a full 
list of publications, which specify the publications the applicant 
wishes to be taken into account in the evaluation of his or her 
scholarly, teaching and other qualifications. Please, note that three 
copies of these publications should be included in the application. 
Material in electronic form - such as discs - is not accepted. The 
appointment committee is only required to take specific research 
material into account to the extent that it is necessary to make an 
assessment of the applicant's qualifications and it may also consider 
research material which has not been specified. In such cases the 
applicant will be asked to supply sufficient copies of it within a given 
time.

The names of the members of the appointment committee will be sent to 
the applicants. The complete recommendations made by the committee will 
be sent to all the applicants for the position.

Salary and other conditions of appointment are those agreed between the
Danish Ministry of Finance and the Organization of Academic Graduates. 
The current salary for professors is approximately 380.000 DKK before 
tax.

Further information about the position may be obtained from Jorgen 
Baek Simonsen, Director of the Carsten Niebuhr Institute, 
Snorresgade 17-19, DK-2300 Copenhagen S. Phone # (+45) 35 32 89 00,
 fax (+45) 35 32 89 26.

Applications should be addressed to the Rector of Copenhagen University 
and sent to the Humanities Faculty, Njalsgade 80, DK-2300 Copenhagen S,
Denmark, so that they reach the Faculty no later than April 2th. 1997.
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