Arab Enlightenment Research Fellow
University of Oxford, Oxford
Arab Enlightenment Research Fellow
£39424-£41636
University of Oxford, Oxford
- Full time
- Temporary
- Onsite working
Posted 4 days ago, 22 Oct | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.
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Full Job Description
The Voltaire Foundation is a busy and friendly research department within the Humanities Division, based at the Clarendon Institute, Walton Street, Oxford, specialising in the European 18th Century and digital text editing.
We seek a Research Fellow who will pursue their own two-year research project in the general area of the relationship between the European Enlightenment and the Arabic and Islamic worlds, including the intellectual, philosophical, cultural, political and religious exchanges that shaped Enlightenment thought in a global context.
The Research Fellow will also assist with a programme of events relating to the reception of Enlightenment debates in the modern world, such as lecture organisation and seminars.
The role is fixed-term for 2 years and fully supported by The Arab Enlightenment Fellowship, Professor Al Khalifa, University College Bahrain.