job annoucement: post doctoral position

The European research group

Islamic Law Materialized: Arabic Legal Documents (8^th to 15^th centuries)

(ERC-2008-AdG, Project number 230261, duration 2009-2013)

offers

one postdoctoral research position (full-time)

The position is available for one year starting from 1^st October 2010 (or later) and can be extended following favorable reviews. Salary is in accordance with the French state regulated public service salary scale (basic monthly salary about 2300 € brut, depending on the status of the candidate).

Profile of the candidate:

Strong experience with juridical texts of pre-modern Islamic law (fiqh) and eventually with Arabic manuscripts, paired with an excellent knowledge of classical Arabic and a high proficiency of English.

Prospective candidates should hold a PhD in Arabic or Islamic Studies, be interested in the study and edition of Arabic legal documents and willing to work and to publish in the scientific field as defined by the project "Islamic Law Materialized" (for a summary see below).

Creativity, enthousiasm, initiative and the ability to work efficiently in a team will be appreciated. The working language among the international group of researchers is English, and applicants from abroad are encouraged to apply. No requirements of nationality or age.

Informal requiries may be made to the principal investigator Christian Müller (c.mueller@irht.cnrs.fr)

Applicants should send an electronic copy of 1) letter of interest 2) current curriculum vitae including a list of publications and achieved works to the address indicated above before the 15^th August 2010.

The ILM-project is hosted at the IRHT (Institut de recherche et d'histoire des textes),

52 rue du Cardinal Lemoine, 75005 Paris/France.