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Announcements:
A number of University of Chicago alumni have contributed to Jack Cheng and Marian H. Feldman eds. Ancient Near Eastern Art in Context: Studies in Honor of Irene J. Winter by Her Students (Leiden: Brill) 2007, including Stephanie Reed (PhD candidate), Claudia Suter (former coordinator of the Diyala Project) and Benjamin Studevent-Hickman (currently a Research Associate).
We are grateful for a chance to express our respect and admiration for our teacher, Irene J. Winter who earned her M.A. at the University of Chicago for her thesis "The Carmona Ivories and Phoenician Expansion in the Western Mediterranean."
Job Postings:
There are no job postings at this time. Please check this page often for updates!
The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
U of C Student Job Postings:
The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago announces openings for Arabic Teaching Assistants (various levels) for the 2008-09 academic year (NOTE: You must be available all three quarters). These positions are being reposted. TAs work in consultation with the instructor of record for the class and under his or her supervision, devoting approximately 10 hours per week to the position. The TA instructs the class for a single session per week (50 – 80 minutes), as well as grading homework and providing assistance and/or conversation time to students outside of class (precise assignment decided with the instructor). The instructor is encouraged to visit the TA’s class once during the year and to provide feedback. Additionally, TAs may be asked to attend a brief orientation session during registration week for the fall quarter. Application forms are available in the NELC office. Ccompleted applications should be submitted no later than Monday, May 19, 2008 to:
Paula G. Manzuk
Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
University of Chicago
1155 East 58 th Street Room 212
Chicago, Illinois 60637
The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
Upcoming Dissertation Proposals:
The Department of Near Eastern languages and Civilizations is pleased to have a dissertation proposal by Katie Johnson titled "The Role of the Bektashis in the Ottomanization of Southern Albania" on May 21, 2008, 9:30 AM, in Beecher 101. Faculty and students in the Department, as well as interested members of the University community, are cordially invited to attend.
Persons with a disability who may need assistance in order to attend should contact the NELC office in advance at 773 702-9512.************
The Department of Near Eastern languages and Civilizations is pleased to have a dissertation proposal by Joseph Ching Po Lam titled "The Metaphorical Structuring of the Sin-Concept in Biblical Hebrew" on May 28, 2008, 2:00 PM, in Rosenwald 405. Faculty and students in the Department, as well as interested members of the University community, are cordially invited to attend.
Persons with a disability who may need assistance in order to attend should contact the NELC office in advance at 773 702-9512.Upcoming Dissertation Defenses:
The Department of Near Eastern languages and Civilizations is pleased to have a dissertation defense by John Nielsen titled "Sons and Descendents: A Social History of Kin Groups and Family Names in the Early Neo-Babylonian Period" on May 15, 2008, 9:00 AM, in Rosenwald 405. Faculty and students in the Department, as well as interested members of the University community, are cordially invited to attend.
Persons with a disability who may need assistance in order to attend should contact the NELC office in advance at 773 702-9512.************
The Department of Near Eastern languages and Civilizations is pleased to have a dissertation defense by Nükhet Varlik titled "Disease and Empire: A History of Plague Epidemics in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire (1453-1600)" on May 23, 2008, 10:00 AM, in Rosenwald 405. Faculty and students in the Department, as well as interested members of the University community, are cordially invited to attend.
Persons with a disability who may need assistance in order to attend should contact the NELC office in advance at 773 702-9512.************
The Department of Near Eastern languages and Civilizations is pleased to have a dissertation defense by Alexander Asa Eger titled "The Spaces Between the Teeth: Environment, Settlement, and Interaction on the Islamic-Byzantine Frontier" on May 30, 2008, 11:00 AM, in the South Asia Commons (Foster 103). Faculty and students in the Department, as well as interested members of the University community, are cordially invited to attend.
Persons with a disability who may need assistance in order to attend should contact the NELC office in advance at 773 702-9512.************
The Department of Near Eastern languages and Civilizations is pleased to have a dissertation defense by Vanessa De Gifis titled "Qur'anic Rhetoric in the Politics of al-Ma'mun's Caliphate" on June 05, 2008, 3:00 PM, in Green 117. Faculty and students in the Department, as well as interested members of the University community, are cordially invited to attend.
Persons with a disability who may need assistance in order to attend should contact the NELC office in advance at 773 702-9512.
