[Oman-L] Fellowships for MARES, an Oman-related maritime ethnography research project

[Joachim Duester]

Islamic History and Maritime Ethnography


Exceptional researchers are needed for an exciting
collaborative three-year project. Directed by
Professor Dionisius Agius, the fivestrong team will
work on the MARES project (Maritime Ethnography of the
Arabian/Persian Gulf and the Red Sea: people, trade
and pilgrimage from the emergence of Islam to the
coming of the Portuguese in the Western Indian Ocean).


Two PhD Studentships

Tuition fees (UK/EU or International rate) and £7,500
annual stipend. You will need a Masters degree in a
relevant subject and ideally have a background in
archaeology. To apply send your CV, covering letter,
1,000-word outline of your intended area of research
and names of two academic referees to Sarmishtha
Ghosh, s.ghosh at exeter.ac.uk, tel: 01392 264019.


Two Postdoctoral Research Fellows

Salary in the range £23,577 – £25,763 per annum.
Successful candidates will hold or be completing a PhD
in Islamic History or associated discipline. Spending
time in the field, you will undertake archival
research and oral history and submit papers for
publication.  Application packs are available from
www.admin.exeter.ac.uk/personnel/jobs (ref no.
N1627/N1628). 


Completed applications should be sent to Charlie
Rushforth, c.rushforth at exeter.ac.uk, tel: 01392
263277.


All four posts are full-time over three years,
starting 1 October 2008. All applicants will need a
good command of Classical Arabic and spoken Arabic (if
researching the Red Sea) plus Classical and Modern
Persian (if focusing on Arabian/Persian Gulf).


Deadline for all applications 15 July. Interviews on 4
August (studentships) and 5 August (fellows). For more
information contact: Professor Dionisius Agius,
d.a.agius at exeter.ac.uk, tel: 01392 269257.


The University of Exeter is an equal opportunity
employer and promotes diversity in its workforce and,
whilst applicants will be judged on merit alone, is
particularly keen to consider application from groups
currently under represented in the workforce.