Laudian Professorship of Arabic

FACULTY OF ORIENTAL STUDIES in association with St John’s College

The Laudian Chair, established in 1636, is the senior statutory professorship within the Islamic World Subject Group of the faculty. The successful candidate will carry out and publish research of the highest quality and provide research leadership in the faculty; teach undergraduate and graduate students and supervise doctoral research; examine at all levels; serve on committees of the faculty and the college; and chair major faculty committees. This post has a start date of 1 October 2012.

Please consult the further particulars on the website at http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/jobs/fp/ for more details about the post and for full instructions before making an application.

Applications, including a covering letter and full curriculum vitae and naming three referees should be received no later than Monday 7 November 2011, by Dr Gwen Booth, Personnel Officer (email: professorships@admin.ox.ac.uk). If you have a query about how to apply, please contact Mrs Elaine Eastgate at the same address or telephone 01865 280189.

Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and ethnic minority candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.