The Faculty of Humanities at Leiden University invites applications for a 1-year lectureship in international relations of the Middle East, fixed term from 1 August 2021 to 31 July 2022.

We are seeking applications from scholars of Middle East with a PhD in international relations, political science, development studies, geography, sociology, or anthropology, with demonstrated teaching and advising experience. The ideal candidate has affinity with a humanities-based approach to International Relations, and experience in supervising BA and MA theses, an in-depth understanding of the Modern Middle East, and preferably knowledge of Arabic. We have identified supervision and teaching needs in international relations, and politics of the Middle East and international relations with (preferably) an appreciation of the cultural aspects of/approaches to IR.

Key responsibilities

• Teaching BA- and MA-level courses related to politics, world politics, politics and international relations in the BA International Studies (The Hague), and the MA International Relations (Leiden);
• Supervising theses in Middle East Studies and International Relations.

• A doctorate in International Relations, political science, development studies, geography, sociology, or anthropology with a focus on modern Middle East;
• Experience in teaching undergraduate and graduate students, and supervising theses
• Proficiency in English;
• Ideally proficiency in Arabic.

We offer a fixed-term, part-time position at 0,8 or a full-time appointment. Appointment will be from 1 August 2021 through 31 July 2022. Salary range, depending on education and work experience, from € 3,746.- to € 5,127.- gross per month based on full-time appointment (pay scale 11 in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities).

Leiden University offers an attractive benefits package with additional holiday (8%) and end-of-year bonuses(8.3 %), training and career development and sabbatical leave. Our individual choices model gives you some freedom to assemble your own set of terms and conditions. For international spouses we have set up a dual career programme. Candidates from outside the Netherlands may be eligible for a substantial tax break. More at For more information, see the website.

Diversity
Leiden University is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from members of underrepresented groups.

Leiden University

The Faculty of Humanities is rich in expertise in fields such as philosophy, religious studies, history, art history, literature, linguistics and area studies covering nearly every region of the world. With its staff of 995, the faculty provides 27 master’s and 25 bachelor’s programmes for over 7,000 students based at locations in Leiden and in The Hague. For more information, see the website of Humanities.

Leiden Institute for Area Studies is comprised of a School of Asian Studies a School of Middle-Eastern Studies and a School of Religious Studies, with international staff and student populations. The institute is committed to a present-day vision of area studies, integrating disciplinary and regional-historical perspectives on a solid foundation of excellent language skills. Current staff  in LIAS has expertise in the fields of Anthropology, Archaeology, Art Studies, Buddhist Studies, Film Studies, History, International Relations, Language Pedagogy, Law, Linguistics, Literary Studies, Material Culture Studies, Performance Studies, Philology, Philosophy, Political Economy, Religious Studies, Sociology, and Visual Culture Studies.