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.

Applicants must submit their applications here: https://academicprogramsonline.org/ajo/fellowship/32683

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.

To learn more about the Crown Center, visit our website: https://www.brandeis.edu/crown/index.html

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