Faculty Leave Fellowship

About this position

Faculty Leave 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. The fellowship is open to all disciplines in the Humanities and
• Social Sciences—particularly politics, economics, history, religion,
• sociology, or anthropology.

• Successful applicants must be tenure track or tenured professors (or
• equivalent) with a well-established publication record seeking a
• faculty leave appointment and interested in engaging in a substantive
• research or book project, mentoring the Center’s junior research
• fellows, and contributing to the Center’s publications.

Eligibility

• The 2027–2028 faculty leave fellowship is open to all faculty members,
• tenured and non-tenured, in the ranks of assistant, associate, full,
• and emeritus professor (or equivalent) who work on the contemporary
• Middle East and North Africa.

Terms

• The faculty leave fellowship is an academic year appointment beginning
• September 1, 2027 and ending May 31, 2028. The fellowship is designed
• to supplement the scholar's faculty leave salary from their
• institution and will provide a stipend plus funding for research,
• travel, and related expenses. The fellowship stipend is set at three
• levels based on academic rank (or rank equivalency based on scholarly
• attainment): $45,000 for assistant professor or career equivalent;
• $55,000 for associate professor or career equivalent; and $75,000 for
• full professor, emeritus, or career equivalent. The Crown Center will
• determine the level based on the candidate's rank or equivalent rank
• as of the application deadline. Fringe benefits, when not provided by
• the scholar’s home institution, can be made available during the
• appointment period.

• Fellows are required to be in residence at the Crown Center during the
• tenure of the fellowship and not hold any teaching or service
• responsibilities outside of the Center. During their residence,
• fellows produce one public-facing Crown Center publication and
• participate in all Crown Center events, including seminars, lunches,
• workshops, meetings and retreats.

Application Materials

• Cover letter

• Curriculum Vitae

Application Deadline

December 15, 2026

Notification

March 1, 2027

• Inquiries
• You may direct inquiries to Kristina Cherniahivsky at
• crowncenter@brandeis.edu.

• Brandeis University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity
• employer that is committed to creating equitable access and
• opportunities for applicants to all employment positions. Because
• diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of Brandeis’s history
• and mission, the Crown Center values and is seeking candidates with a
• variety of social identities, including those that have been
• underrepresented in higher education, who possess skills that spark
• innovation, and who, through their scholarly pursuits, teaching,
• and/or service experiences, bring expertise in building, engaging, and
• sustaining a pluralistic, unified and just campus community.