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<p><span style="color: #888888;">Grade  7: Salary £29,099 - £35,788 p.a.<br /></span><span style="color: #888888;">These are temporary appointments to work on a       major research       project funded by the European Research Council entitled “From       Late Medieval to       Early Modern: 13th to 16th Century Islamic Philosophy and       Theology” (IMPAcT) under       the direction of the Principal Investigator, Dr Judith Pfeiffer.       The principal       duties of the posts are to contribute to the project and conduct       independent       research, the details of which can be found in the further       particulars (see       below).</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">Applicants should, by the time of appointment,       hold or       expect to hold a doctorate or equivalent qualifications in Islamic       Studies,       Middle or Near Eastern Studies or another relevant field of study;       have a       primary Expertise in Islamic philosophy and/or theology or other       relevant areas       of Islamicate intellectual history, preferably with a focus on the       later       middle/early modern periods of Islam; have a high command of at       least two       Islamicate languages from among Arabic, Persian, or Ottoman       Turkish, and of two       European working languages in addition to English; have experience       in or be willing       to attend requisite IT training courses; have sufficient       palaeographical skills       to work with Islamic manuscripts; be able to demonstrate that       their research       output will be of the highest order; be willing to travel to, and       live and carry       out research for extended periods in, the Middle East, Europe,       and/or North       America; and be able to work effectively both independently and as       part of a       small team.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">Informal enquires are encouraged and may be       made to Dr       Judith Pfeiffer</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">(email: <a href="mailto:judith.pfeiffer@orinst.ox.ac.uk">judith.pfeiffer@orinst.ox.ac.uk</a>).</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;">Applications for this vacancy are to be made       online. To       apply for this role and for further details, including the job       description and       selection criteria, please click on the link below:</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #888888;"><a href="https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=100365">https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=100365</a></span></p>
<span style="color: #888888;"> Applicants are also asked to arrange for three       letters of       reference to reach the faculty by the closing date for       applications, which is       12.00 noon on Monday 27 June 2011.</span>