Opportunities in Middle East Studies

Center for Middle East Studies

Grants and Funding:

The Language Flagship represents a major partnership between the National Security Education Program (NSEP) and selected U.S. colleges and universities to develop intensive, advanced level language curricula in a number of languages critical to U.S. national security. At present, Language Flagship Programs have been established in Arabic, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, and Persian.

Each year, NSEP awards a limited number of Flagship Fellowships to American students from a diverse array of fields and disciplines, who demonstrate a strong commitment to language study, who have already achieved an advanced level of proficiency in the language, and who wish to reach professional working proficiency in that language (ILR Level 3 or ACTFL "Superior" level). Administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE), Flagship Fellowships provide financial support for full-time study of the language for up to two years. Flagship Fellowship recipients maintain enrollment in a graduate Flagship Program for the duration of the award period. In return, Flagship Fellows are expected to fulfill a requirement for service in a national security-related position in the U.S. federal government.

Application:

Please find the 2010 Flagship Fellowships online application at: www.flagshipfellowships.org.

Should you have further questions about the program, please contact us at flagship@iie.org.

Travel and Study Abroad:

Qalam wa Lawh Center for Arabic Studies
Rabat, Morocco 2009

Summer start dates: Jun 01, 15, & 29; Jul 06 & 20; Aug 03, 17, & 31
Course durations: 2 weeks-36 weeks Choose between 20 or 30 class hours per week; Each course includes an additional 5 hours of content based instruction (i.e. calligraphy, excursions, or academic clubs). Levels offered from complete beginners to advanced.
Housing options: Homestays or school residence.

For information, contact: Qalam wa Lawh Center, 31 Rue Qadi Ben Hamadi, Essenhaji, Souissi, Rabat 10000, Morocco (212 37 75 57 90; arabic@qalamcenter.com; www.qalamcenter.com).

Application deadlines: rolling.

Employment:

Rutgers University - Newark - Assistant Professor, Middle Eastern History
(NJ, United States)
http://h-net.org/jobs/display_job.php?jobID=39360
[posted 10-7-09]

University of St. Thomas - History of Modern Middle East - Tenure Track
(MN, United States)
http://h-net.org/jobs/display_job.php?jobID=39379
[posted 10-7-09]

University of San Diego - Tenure-track Assistant Professor - History, Theory,
and Criticism of Art
(CA, United States)
http://h-net.org/jobs/display_job.php?jobID=39399
[posted 10-7-09]

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