Postdoctoral Fellow in Languages
Position Overview
YOUR TASKS
As part of the ERC research project HAIR on Muslim femininities in Egypt, Lebanon and the UAE and connected regions within the research centre Ghent Centre for Arabic, Islamic and Middle East Studies of the Department of Languages and Cultures/Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, your assignment consists of:
Research
- Develop and carry out an original PhD project within the scope of the ERC project
- Conduct ethnographic and digital fieldwork and analyses of Arabic literary texts
- Analyse qualitative data and source materials relevant to the HAIR research project and contribute to theoretical debates
- Prepare and process source materials for computational analysis within the project database
Academic Output
- Write a doctoral dissertation
- Submit at least 1 article for publication within a peer-reviewed journal
- Present research at international conferences
Collaboration & Participation
- Actively contribute to the ERC research team
- Participate in project meetings, workshops, and reading groups
- Contribute to the organisation of academic events
Training & Teaching
- Participate in doctoral training programmes at Ghent University
- Limited teaching may be possible (depending on department needs)
Project Description
The ERC project HAIR investigates the cultural, socio-religious, political and emotional meanings of beauty and body politics in Muslim majority contexts, with a particular focus on how beauty and hair practices intersect with identity formation, beauty ideals, gender norms, and selfhood beyond the veil.
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