Assistant Professor in Histories of the Islamicate World (Medieval/Early Modern)

Contracted Hours per Week: 35

We are looking for a scholar of exceptional ability to join our internationally renowned Department of History as Assistant Professor in Histories of the Islamicate World (Medieval/Early Modern). The Department seeks to appoint a talented historian to the role of Assistant Professor in Histories of the Islamicate World (Medieval/Early Modern). We are particularly eager to hear from applicants with expertise relating to any or all of the following themes: Creativity, Culture and Heritage; Environmental Humanities; Medical or Science Humanities; Social Justice; Communities and Policy; or Digital Humanities. These themes are pivotal to the Department’s research, funding and education agenda and reflect themes that the Faculty of Arts and Humanities has identified as strategically important in responding to urgent global challenges. They are also themes with real resonance in the Medieval and Early Modern Islamicate World, and we look forward to hearing how applicants make these connections in their own work.

The Department of History is widely recognized as a leading centre of historical research and teaching, consistently ranked among the top history departments in the UK and internationally (4th in the UK according to the Complete Universities Guide for 2025, 36th in the world according to the QS World University Rankings for 2025.) The Department has particular strengths in global history, modern history, medieval and early modern history, as well as in a wide range of thematic areas reflected in its dynamic research clusters. The post holder will join Durham colleagues whose work focuses on the Islamicate World, including Christopher Bahl, Daisy Livingston and Christina Riggs. The University's Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies and Institute for Middle East and Islamic Studies offer significant opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration and research support with and beyond the University’s own museum and archival collections.

Academic colleagues are supported to publish excellent research in their area of interest with a focus on high quality outputs (including monographs and journal articles), rather than quantity. We aim to support your research needs, including practical help such as resources to attend conferences and to fund research activities, as well as a generous research leave policy and a designated mentor. This post offers an exciting opportunity to make a major contribution to the development of internationally excellent research and teaching while allowing unrivalled opportunities to progress and embed your career in an exciting and progressive institution. It would make an ideal first open-ended post for an early career researcher.

We welcome and encourage applications from those who are currently under-represented in our work force, including people with disabilities and from racially minoritised ethnic groups.

Closing Date: 28-Sep-2025, 11:59:00 PM

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