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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA)

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Founded in 1966, the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) is a private, non-profit learned society that brings together scholars, educators and those interested in the study of the region from all over the world. linktr.ee/mesa_1966

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

NEW REPORT: Lessons in Repression: Silencing Campus Workers on Palestine Since October 7, 2023. The first systematic study of retaliation against faculty, staff & student workers in the US & Canada. Read the full report at the link in bio, and share it with your union and AAUP chapter.

Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Register now and join us October 8 for the launch of Lessons in Repression, a new report on the silencing of campus workers on Palestine since October 7, 2023.

Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#Employment The Department of Arabic and Translation Studies at American University of Sharjah (AUS) invites applications for a faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin in Fall 2027. mesana.org/resources-an...

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The Department of Arabic and Translation Studies invites applications for a faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin in Fall 2027.

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#Employment The Department of Political Science at the University of Arkansas invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Comparative Politics or International Relations with a focus on the MENA region and the Mediterranean. mesana.org/resources-an...

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The Department of Political Science invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Comparative Politics or International Relations with a geographical focus on the MENA region...

Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#Employment The Department of Anthropology at Ozyegin University, Istanbul, invites applications for a full-time Assistant Professor position in Social/Cultural Anthropology, starting in September 2027. mesana.org/resources-an...

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Check our volunteer chair page on the website for more details and to submit your form!

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#Employment The Department of Anthropology invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology with a focus on the Middle East to start in August 2027. mesana.org/resources-an...

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#Employment The Department of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University invites applications for a tenured or tenure-track faculty position in the field of Early Islamic History, with a primary focus on the period ca. 600–1300 CE. mesana.org/resources-an...

Middle East Studies Association

The Department of Near Eastern Studies invites applications for a tenured or tenure-track faculty position in the field of Early Islamic History, with a primary focus on the period ca. 600–1300 CE

Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#Employment The Department of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured position in Persian/Iranian Studies, focusing on early modern and/or modern Iran. mesana.org/resources-an...

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The Department of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured position in Persian/Iranian Studies.

Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Book your hotel by October 27th at the Hilton Boston Park Plaza for MESA 2026 in Boston! Link to make your reservation in our room block is in bio and on MESA's website.

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

#Employment The Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at the University of Virginia invites applications for a tenured Associate or Full Professor position, with expertise in Global Souths, Diasporas, Transnationalism, Migration, and/or the Islamic world. mesana.org/resources-an...

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The Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality invites applications for a tenured Associate or Full Professor position.

Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

#Employment The Department of History at Rice University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor in the history of artificial intelligence. mesana.org/resources-an...

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The Department of History invites applications for a tenure-track assistant or associate professor in the history of artificial intelligence.

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#Employment UC Berkeley invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor in History, specializing in the Mediterranean and its Hinterlands, 500–1500 CE. mesana.org/resources-an...

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#Employment Georgetown University in Qatar (GU-Q) invites applications for one (1) open-rank core faculty position in Health and Environment. mesana.org/resources-an...

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#Employment #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. mesana.org/resources-an...

Middle East Studies Association

The Crown Center 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.

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#Employment The Cornell University History Department invites applications for a tenure-track/tenured professor position of the History of the Modern Middle East, with a focus on the history of Israel/Palestine after 1917. mesana.org/resources-an...

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The History Department invites applications for a tenure-track/tenured professor position of the History of the Modern Middle East, with a focus on the history of Israel/Palestine after 1917.

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#Employment The School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania invites applications for the Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt Professorship in Jewish Studies, at the rank of tenured Associate or Full Professor. mesana.org/resources-an...

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The School of Arts and Sciences invites applications for the Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt Professorship in Jewish Studies, at the rank of tenured Associate or Full Professor.

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

#Employment Harvard Divinity School invites applications for five full-time positions as Research Associate and Visiting Faculty for 2027-28 in its Women’s Studies in Religion Program. mesana.org/resources-an...

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The Divinity School invites applications for five full-time positions as Research Associate and Visiting Faculty for 2027–28 in its Women's Studies in Religion Program.

Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#Employment #Fellowship The Raoul Wallenberg Institute at the University of Michigan invites applications from scholars of all academic ranks for the 2027-2028 academic year. mesana.org/resources-an...

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#Employment The Department of History at Davidson College invites applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Middle Eastern history, broadly defined to include North Africa, West Asia, and the Islamic World. mesana.org/resources-an...

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The Department of History invites applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Middle Eastern history, broadly defined to include North Africa, West Asia, and the Islamic World.

Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

#Employment The Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures (MELC) at the University of California, Berkeley invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Cuneiform Cultures, tenure track. mesana.org/resources-an...

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The Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures (MELC) invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Cuneiform Cultures, tenure track.

Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Join us in Boston for MESA's 60th Annual Meeting!

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

#Employment The Department of Government at Dartmouth College invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics. mesana.org/resources-an...

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The Department of Government invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor of Comparative Politics.

Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

#Employment Brown University invites applications for the Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Humanities, to begin July 1, 2027. mesana.org/resources-an...

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Brown University invites applications for the Aga Khan Professor of Islamic Humanities, to begin July 1, 2027.

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

#Employment #Fellowships The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) invites applications for ACLS/ Marwan M. and Ute Kraidy Centennial Fellowships in the Study of the Arab World and Latin America, offered as part of the ACLS Fellowship Program. mesana.org/resources-an...

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ACLS invites applications for ACLS/Kraidy Fellowships in the Study of the Arab World and Latin America.

Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

#Employment #Fellowships The School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study is now accepting applications for membership and fellowships for 2027-2028. mesana.org/resources-an...

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The institute invites scholars to apply for the 2027-28 Membership and Fellowships.

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

#Employment The Department of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Chicago invites applications for a tenure-track position, at the rank of Assistant Professor, in the Pre-Modern History of the Islamicate Middle East or Central Asia. mesana.org/resources-an...

Middle East Studies Association

The Department of Middle Eastern Studies invites applications for a tenure-track position, at the rank of Assistant Professor.

Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

#Employment Environmental Studies Program at Bowdoin College invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty appointment in environmental humanities at the Assistant Professor level. mesana.org/resources-an...

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Environmental Studies Program invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty appointment in environmental humanities at the Assistant Professor level.

Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

#Employment The Department of African Diaspora Studies at Grinnell College invites applications for a tenure-track appointment beginning Fall 2027. mesana.org/resources-an...

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The Department of African Diaspora Studies invites applications for a tenure-track appointment beginning Fall 2027.

Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

#Employment The Department of Sociology, Egyptology and Anthropology (SEA) at the American University in Cairo (AUC) is seeking to recruit an Assistant or Associate Professor of Sociology. mesana.org/resources-an...

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The Department of Sociology, Egyptology and Anthropology (SEA) is seeking to recruit an Assistant or Associate Professor of Sociology.

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

#Employment The Department of Rhetoric at the University of California, Berkeley, invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Law, Politics, and Public Discourse. mesana.org/resources-an...

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The Department of Rhetoric invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Law, Politics, and Public Discourse.

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

#Employment The Department of Religious Studies at Stanford University invites applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Islamic Studies. mesana.org/resources-an...

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The Department of Religious Studies invites applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Islamic Studies.

Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

New searchable timeline to track academic freedom cases in higher education in North America. Search by a university, system, state or institution type. afi.mesana.org/timeline/

Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Don’t miss your chance to exhibit with MESA! Reach out to us or visit our website for more information.

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

#Employment The Arabic Studies Department at Williams College is seeking a Visiting Assistant Professor of Arabic Studies for a two-year appointment (2026–2028). mesana.org/resources-an...

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The Arabic Studies Department is seeking a Visiting Assistant Professor of Arabic Studies for a two-year appointment (2026–2028).

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

#Employment Jordan Media Institute invites applications from highly qualified and experienced academic leaders for the position of Dean. mesana.org/resources-an...

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The institution invites applications from highly qualified and experienced academic leaders for the position of Dean.

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

New resource from MESA: see our bio for the link to the full primer

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

#Employment American Institute for Maghrib Studies (AIMS) invites applications for U.S. Director position. mesana.org/resources-an...

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AIMS invites applications for U.S. Director position.

Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Check your email for more information about MESA 2026 in Boston, MA! Review the tentative program, book your hotel room, and volunteer to chair a session!

Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

#Employment The Department of Comparative Literature and the Program in Middle East/South Asia Studies at UC Davis invite applications for the Bita Daryabari Endowment Postdoctoral Scholar/Lecturer position in Persian language and literature. mesana.org/resources-an...

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The Department of Comparative Literature and the Program in Middle East/South Asia Studies invite applications for the newly established Bita Daryabari Endowment Postdoctoral Scholar/Lecturer position...

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

#Employment The graduate Program in Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) at the American University of Beirut invites applications for a one-year Visiting Professorship in the Political Economy of the Middle East. mesana.org/resources-an...

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The graduate Program in Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) invites applications for a one-year Visiting Professorship in the Political Economy of the Middle East.

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

#Employment The Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science invites applications for the position of Researcher (m/f/d) in the Research Group "Teachers, Inequality and Collective Action" (TICA) starting September 1, 2026. mesana.org/resources-an...

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The Research Group: “Teachers, Inequality and Collective Action“ invites applications for the position of Researcher.

Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

#Employment Arab Center Washington DC (ACW) invites applications for a full-time publications editor position. mesana.org/resources-an...

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ACW invites applications for a publications Editor position.

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

#Employment The Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science invites applications for the position of Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d) in the Research Group "Teachers, Inequality and Collective Action" (TICA) starting September 1, 2026. mesana.org/resources-an...

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The Research Group invites applications for the position of Postdoctoral Researcher (m/f/d), starting September 1, 2026.

Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Read MESA's full statement on the targeting of Iranians holding visas and green cards, available on our website and via email.

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

#Employment The Research Group "Teachers, Inequality and Collective Action" (TICA) at the Max Planck Institute for Political and Social Science invites applications for the position of Doctoral Researcher (m/f/d) starting September 1, 2026. mesana.org/resources-an...

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The Research Group

Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

See the MESA Board's letter concerning attacks on higher education across the Middle East, especially in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran. The full letter is available on our website.

Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

#Employment The Department of Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of Pennsylvania invites applications for a position at the rank of full-time Lecturer in the Arabic Language Program starting in Fall 2026. See our website for more details!

Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

#Employment The Middle East Institute at Columbia University invites applications for the Arcapita Visiting Professorship in Modern Arab Studies for the spring 2027 semester. mesana.org/resources-an...

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The Middle East Institute invites applications for the Arcapita Visiting Professorship in Modern Arab Studies for the spring 2027 semester.

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Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA) @mesa1966.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

#Employment The Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Bilkent University, invites applications for two open rank (Assistant/Associate/Full Professor) positions in Turkish Politics and in Political Theory. mesana.org/resources-an...

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The Department of Political Science and Public Administration invites applications for two open rank (Assistant/Associate/Full Professor) positions in Turkish Politics and in Political Theory (with a ...

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