Team and calls

The successful candidates will contribute to the work package on the specialized linguistic lexicon in early Arabic linguistic works. One position will examine its interactions with other Arabic-Islamic disciplines, while the other will explore connections with the Greek tradition. Both positions are scheduled to start February 1, 2025.

• Position 1: Study on terminology in Arabic-Islamic disciplines
  Their major responsibilities will include investigating the process of formation of linguistic terminology, specifically researching how the fundamental terms used in linguistic and grammatical disciplines were introduced and developed. The selected candidate will engage in analyzing the usage of the specialized terminology in seminal grammatical and lexicographical works accounting for relations with other Arabic-Islamic disciplines. The selected candidate will work in close collaboration with the postdoc investigating the specialized lexicon in the Greek tradition (Position 2).
• Position 2: Study on terminology in the Greek tradition
  Their major responsibilities will include investigating the linguistic terminology in the Greek classical tradition, researching the specialized linguistic lexicon that might have influenced the Arabic tradition. The selected candidate will work in close collaboration with the postdoc investigating the specialized lexicon in other Arabic-Islamic disciplines (Position 1).

The application deadline is December 20, 2024, 12:00 CET. For full details on the positions, including the application and selection process, please refer to the call for applications published on the Department website www.unive.it/data/29506/#29081801.
Contacts: for further information about the scientific aspects of the call, prospective candidates may contact Dr. Simona Olivieri (simona.olivieri@unive.it; alidim@unive.it).

The successful candidate will contribute to the work package on the specialized linguistic lexicon in early Arabic linguistic works. Their major responsibilities will include investigating the process of formation of linguistic terminology, specifically researching how the fundamental terms used in linguistic and grammatical disciplines were introduced and then developed. The selected candidate will engage in analyzing the usage of the specialized terminology in seminal works such as the “Kitāb Sībawayhi, al-Ǧumal fī al-Naḥw, and Kitāb al-ʿAyn”. The investigation entails accounting for relations with other Arab-Islamic disciplines as well as neighboring traditions (i.e., Greek, Syriac). 
The call is available on the Department website at www.unive.it/data/29506/#28954598. Deadline for application is September 20, 2024, 12:00 CEST. Further details on the application process and selection criteria are provided there.

The successful candidate will engage with seminal works such as the Kitāb Sībawayhi, the al-Ǧumal fī al-Naḥw, and Kitāb al-ʿAyn, analyzing how Qurʾānic verses are used and presented therein. With their research, the PhD student will contribute to the project’s objective of investigating the way primary sources are presented and used in early Arabic grammatical and lexicographical texts.
The call is available on the PhD Degrees website at www.unive.it/web/en/2161/annual-call#c19441. Deadline for application is May 23, 2024, 13:00 (CEST). Further details on the application process and selection criteria are provided there.

The successful candidate will contribute to the work package on the use of primary sources in early Arabic linguistic works. Their major responsibilities will include examining how linguistic data from the kalām al-ʿarab, “speech of the Arabs”, are presented in these texts, with a specific emphasis on assessing the consistency in their use. Additionally, the candidate will analyze the linguistic data to evaluate their historical accuracy. With their research, the postdoctoral researcher will contribute to the project’s objective of investigating the way primary sources are presented and used in early Arabic grammatical and lexicographical texts.
The call is available on the Department website at www.unive.it/data/29507/#28669303. Deadline for application is May 21, 2024, 12:00 CEST. Further details on the application process and selection criteria are provided there.