Furthering a vision of musicians as reflective artists and engaged global citizens, the BSA’s Humanities Curriculum spans the four years of the B.Mus. program and the two years of the M.Mus. program and is designed both to provide a foundation in the liberal arts and to encourage critical, informed, and creative participation in the cultural arena. It comprises core required classes in Philosophy, History and Literature, as well as a variety of elective courses. Humanities classes are small in size and work to establish an ongoing practice of active listening and dialogic learning. The language of teaching is English.

About the position
The Distinguished Visiting Professor will be expected to be present in Berlin, teach in person two academic courses and be available to advise students throughout their teaching term. They will contribute to the intellectual and artistic environment of the BSA by giving at least one public lecture and at least two internal lectures or workshops designed specifically for the students of the BSA. The remuneration corresponds to applicable professorial salaries (salary group W2/W3 Bund).

Requirements
Applicants must have extensive undergraduate teaching experience in English, hold a doctoral degree in a humanities or social science discipline and extensive writing and teaching record in Middle Eastern Studies. They must be proficient in Arabic (written Modern Standard and spoken) and have an outstanding publication record including at least one published monograph.

How to apply
Applications must include a cover letter stating their preferred teaching semester as well as their teaching philosophy; teaching evaluations; a brief outline of the proposed courses; a research agenda (max. 1 page) and an academic CV including three named references. Letters of recommendation are not required at this stage. Please send your application digitally only, as a single PDF document, to jobs@barenboimsaid.de with the subject line “Middle Eastern Studies Professorship”, and a cover letter addressing our Director of Humanities Prof. Dr. Roni Mann. Deadline: December 31st, 2024.

We especially encourage applications from women, people of diverse backgrounds, and people with disabilities. Provided with equivalent qualifications, we will give preference to applicants with severe disability. Information on data processing can be found here.