Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA)

#Employment The School for International Training (SIT) invites applications for the position of Center Director (CD) in Tunisia, to lead programs in Sidi Bou Said. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University invites applications to a tenure-track or tenured professor position in Medieval Islamic Cultures and Societies. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment The Departments of Spanish & Portuguese and Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley invites applications for an Assistant Professor specializing in Medieval Literature and Culture. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment The Center for Middle East Studies at Brown University invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral research associate position in Palestinian Studies. mesana.org/resources-an...

Discounted pre-registration rates are offered through tomorrow, Friday, October 23rd! Don't miss MESA's 60th Annual Meeting in Boston! MESA 2026 includes over 320 sessions and numerous events to connect with colleagues. We hope you will join us!

#Employment The Center for Middle East Studies at Brown University invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral research associate position for a political scientist with expertise in the Middle East and North Africa. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment #Fellowship The Georgetown University Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) and the American Druze Foundation (ADF) invite applications to the ADF Fellowship in Druze and Arab Studies at CCAS. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment #Fellowships Ca' Foscari University of Venice invites applications to its MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships program for research across all scientific disciplines. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment The Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) at Georgetown University invites applications for a tenure-line faculty position in Palestinian Studies, affiliated with the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS), at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. mesana.org/resources-an...

NEW REPORT: Lessons in Repression: Silencing Campus Workers on Palestine Since October 7, 2023. The first systematic study of retaliation against faculty, staff & student workers in the US & Canada. Read the full report at the link in bio, and share it with your union and AAUP chapter.

Register now and join us October 8 for the launch of Lessons in Repression, a new report on the silencing of campus workers on Palestine since October 7, 2023.

#Employment The Department of Arabic and Translation Studies at American University of Sharjah (AUS) invites applications for a faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin in Fall 2027. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment The Department of Political Science at the University of Arkansas invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Comparative Politics or International Relations with a focus on the MENA region and the Mediterranean. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment The Department of Anthropology at Ozyegin University, Istanbul, invites applications for a full-time Assistant Professor position in Social/Cultural Anthropology, starting in September 2027. mesana.org/resources-an...

Check our volunteer chair page on the website for more details and to submit your form!

#Employment The Department of Anthropology invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology with a focus on the Middle East to start in August 2027. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment The Department of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University invites applications for a tenured or tenure-track faculty position in the field of Early Islamic History, with a primary focus on the period ca. 600–1300 CE. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment The Department of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured position in Persian/Iranian Studies, focusing on early modern and/or modern Iran. mesana.org/resources-an...

Book your hotel by October 27th at the Hilton Boston Park Plaza for MESA 2026 in Boston! Link to make your reservation in our room block is in bio and on MESA's website.

#Employment The Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at the University of Virginia invites applications for a tenured Associate or Full Professor position, with expertise in Global Souths, Diasporas, Transnationalism, Migration, and/or the Islamic world. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment The Department of History at Rice University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor in the history of artificial intelligence. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment UC Berkeley invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor in History, specializing in the Mediterranean and its Hinterlands, 500–1500 CE. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) invites applications for one (1) open-rank core faculty position in Health and Environment. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment #Fellowship The Crown Center for Middle East Studies invites applications for a one-year faculty leave residential fellowship for scholars of the contemporary Middle East and North Africa to begin on September 1, 2027. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment The Cornell University History Department invites applications for a tenure-track/tenured professor position of the History of the Modern Middle East, with a focus on the history of Israel/Palestine after 1917. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment The School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania invites applications for the Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt Professorship in Jewish Studies, at the rank of tenured Associate or Full Professor. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment Harvard Divinity School invites applications for five full-time positions as Research Associate and Visiting Faculty for 2027-28 in its Women’s Studies in Religion Program. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment #Fellowship The Raoul Wallenberg Institute at the University of Michigan invites applications from scholars of all academic ranks for the 2027-2028 academic year. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment The Department of History at Davidson College invites applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Middle Eastern history, broadly defined to include North Africa, West Asia, and the Islamic World. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment The Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures (MELC) at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Cuneiform Cultures, tenure track. mesana.org/resources-an...

Join us in Boston for MESA's 60th Annual Meeting!

#Employment The Department of Government at Dartmouth College invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment Brown University invites applications for the Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Humanities, to begin July 1, 2027. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment #Fellowships The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) invites applications for ACLS/ Marwan M. and Ute Kraidy Centennial Fellowships in the Study of the Arab World and Latin America, offered as part of the ACLS Fellowship Program. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment #Fellowships The School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study is now accepting applications for membership and fellowships for 2027-2028. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment The Department of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago invites applications for a tenure-track position, at the rank of Assistant Professor, in the Pre-Modern History of the Islamicate Middle East or Central Asia. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment Environmental Studies Program at Bowdoin College invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty appointment in environmental humanities at the Assistant Professor level. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment The Department of African Diaspora Studies at Grinnell College invites applications for a tenure-track appointment beginning Fall 2027. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment The Department of Sociology, Egyptology and Anthropology (SEA) at the American University in Cairo (AUC) is seeking to recruit an Assistant or Associate Professor of Sociology. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment The Department of Rhetoric at the University of California, Berkeley, invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Law, Politics, and Public Discourse. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment The Department of Religious Studies at Stanford University invites applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Islamic Studies. mesana.org/resources-an...

New searchable timeline to track academic freedom cases in higher education in North America. Search by a university, system, state or institution type. afi.mesana.org/timeline/

Don’t miss your chance to exhibit with MESA! Reach out to us or visit our website for more information.

#Employment The Arabic Studies Department at Williams College is seeking a Visiting Assistant Professor of Arabic Studies for a two-year appointment (2026–2028). mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment Jordan Media Institute invites applications from highly qualified and experienced academic leaders for the position of Dean. mesana.org/resources-an...

New resource from MESA: see our bio for the link to the full primer

#Employment American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS) invites applications for U.S. Director position. mesana.org/resources-an...

Check your email for more information about MESA 2026 in Boston, MA! Review the tentative program, book your hotel room, and volunteer to chair a session!

#Employment The Department of Comparative Literature and the Program in Middle East/South Asia Studies at UC Davis invite applications for the Bita Daryabari Endowment Postdoctoral Scholar/Lecturer position in Persian language and literature. mesana.org/resources-an...

#Employment The graduate Program in Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) at the American University of Beirut invites applications for a one-year Visiting Professorship in the Political Economy of the Middle East. mesana.org/resources-an...