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Postdoctoral Research Officer in Middle East Studies
School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies, 11 Bevington Road, Oxford
Grade 7: £31,604 - £38,833 p.a.
The Middle East Studies Programme in the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies seeks applications from candidates in a social science discipline or modern history, with special reference to the Middle East, for a fixed term Postdoctoral Research Officer position, funded by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation for 24 months. The School is looking for the best possible candidate working within the study of the Middle East with particular reference to Turkey, Iran or Egypt.
Interview with Professor Nayanika Mathur about her prize-winning book, Paper Tiger
Please click here to read the interiew conducted by the University of Cambridge's Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH).
Dan Healey speaks at Dotyk International Queer History Festival, Minsk, Belarus
In the face of administrative harassment, the Dotyk festival of queer history took place in Minsk, Belarus, from 6 to 8 April 2018.
Anna Lora-Wainwright discusses new book at the Chinese University of Hong Kong's Environmental Humanities Workshop
Anna Lora-Wainwright took part in the Environmental Humanities workshop at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, discussing her new book Resigned Activism: Living with Pollution in Ru
Dr Pleshakova publishes new article
Dr Anna Pleshakova has published the article "Toward an infrastructure for data-driven multimodal communication research" in Linguistics Vanguard (De Gruyter); co-authored
The Governor of Kaduna State was at the African Studies Centre to declare that 'Nigeria requires a new elite consensus'
The Governor of Kaduna State visited the African Studies Centre, on Friday, 9th March 2018.
Applications sought for Japanese Fellow within Sasakawa Peace Foundation Project at Middle East Studies, SIAS
The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) and Waseda University are currently recruiting for a Japanese fellow to take part in the third stage of an SPF-funded Oxford University research project (September 2018-September 2020).
The objectives of the project are:
Miriam Driessen interviewed by the BBC Chinese
Miriam Driessen was interviewed by the BBC Chinese about her research on Chinese labour migration to Ethiopia.
Prize winners of the 28th Sir Peter Parker Awards for Spoken Business Japanese
We are pleased to announce that two former students of the MSc/MPhil in Modern Japanese Studies were prize winners at the 28th Sir Peter Parker Awards for Spoken Business Japanese this year.
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Alan Angell talks about the life and career of Michelle Bachelet on BBC Radio 4
The Radio Four programme Profile discussed the life and career of Michelle Bachelet with contributions from Alan Angell and others.
Dr Onuch and Dr Toma recipients of John Fell Fund Grant
Dr Olga Onuch received a John Fell Fund Grant with Dr. Sorana Toma at QEH to study the relationship between migration and protest in Eastern Europe and Latin America.
Dr Olga Onuch interviewed on Al Jazeera to discuss the on-going Ukrainian protests and political crisis
Dr Olga Onuch was interviewed on Al Jazeera The Stream (a live 1hour TV and Web show). Dr Onuch was discussing the on-going Ukrainian protests and political crisis.
Dr Hélène Neveu Kringelbach on BBC World Service's 'The Forum'
You can hear Dr Hélène Neveu Kringelbach on "The Forum" by listening to the programme's podcast.
Dr Lessa’s book launch at the CMI and Bergen Resource Centre for International Development
Invited by the cluster on “Rights and Legal Institutions” of the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI), Dr Francesca Lessa presented her book Memory and Transitional Justice in Argentina and Uruguay: Against Impunity on December 4 at the Bergen Resource Centre for International Development.
Interview on BBC World Service.
Dr. Olga Onuch (Research Fellow, Nuffield College University of Oxford) gave interviews to the BBC World Service on Monday 2nd December.
Dr Gwen Sasse participates in a one-hour radio show on NPR to talk about the protests in Ukraine.
Dr Gwen Sasse participted in a one-hour show on NPR called 'On-Point' hosted by Tom Ashbrook in the USA. Click on the link to listen to the discussions about the current protests in the Ukraine.
Japanese Studies Lounge Session, Oxford University Japan Office
The University of Oxford has a long-standing commitment to the study of Japan at graduate level.
New Publication: Dr Ming-chin Monique Chu 'The East Asian Computer Chip War'
The semiconductor industry is a vital industry for military establishments worldwide, and the control of, or loss of control of, this key industry has enormous strategic implications.
The Ethics of Taking Sides - Dr George Kunnath in Conversation
What kinds of ethical dilemmas are faced by researchers engaging in fieldwork contexts marked by conflict?