One Phd Position in Islamic/middle Eastern Studies

vor 3 Monaten

Bern, Schweiz Universität Bern Vollzeit

The Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies (SACS) at the University of Bern is seeking a PhD student to join the unit “Middle East and Muslim Societies,” within Prof. Dr Serena Tolino's research team.

Tasks

The PhD student will join the research team of the SNSF Starting Grant Project, “TraIL: Tracing Labour in Islamicate Legal Traditions.” The project began in March 2024 and will run for 60 months.
TraIL aims to provide cutting-edge research on the legal history of labour in Islamicate societies, diversifying our understanding of labour through textual and digital methods of analysis. The focus will be on the intersection of labour and gender in Islamic legal traditions across a long historical span (from the 10th to the 20th century). The geographical focus will be on Egypt and the region of Bilād al-Shām (Greater Syria, which corresponds to modern Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, and Palestine).
The project consists of three work packages:
1. Conceptualizations of Labour: this work package aims at identifying and mapping concepts of work, labour, and related notions within the Islamic legal discourse.
2. Women's labour in Islamic Legal Sources: this work package will explore how jurists discussed women's labour and how women dealt with their discussions.
3. Labour in the Modern State: Concepts and Regulations: this work package investigates how industrialization influenced the legal understanding and conceptualization of labour.
Moreover, the project will produce a database on labour in Islamic legal sources.

**Requirements**:
The responsibilities of the PhD student recruited to this project are as follows:

- Completing a PhD in Islamic or Middle Eastern Studies
- Conducting fieldwork in Egypt for an extended period (approximately six months total, with possibility of extension)
- Collaborating closely with TraIL project members and SACS colleagues
- Co-organizing project workshops, conferences, and events
- Contributing to the TraIL project database, the first relational database on labour in Islamicate societies
- Participating in the project's communication strategy, including managing the project blog
- Building academic networks with colleagues in Egypt
- Presenting research at academic conferences
- Attending project meetings and research colloquia.

A willingness to carry out fieldwork in Egypt is expected and will be part of the post holders' duties. Fluency in written and spoken English and a very good knowledge of Arabic is required. A proven interest in current debates in gender and/or labour history and a willingness to be part of an interdisciplinary team and to work with and think critically about digital tools and methods is expected. Previous experience of working with legal sources is an advantage.

We offer

The position is based in the Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies (SACS), within the unit “Middle East and Muslim Societies.” The role is limited to a maximum of four years, and relocation to Bern is expected.

Application and Contact Details

Applications should include:

- A cover letter explaining your interest in the project
- A copy of relevant degree certificates and a detailed academic transcript (including classes attended)
- A detailed CV

If you are short-listed, you will be asked to provide contact details for two references, a writing sample, and a two-page description of a PhD project that fits within the TraIL project. Interviews will take place in November via Zoom.
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