The Alwaleed Centre for the Study of Islam in the Contemporary World in the University of Edinburgh is offering the following opportunities: TWO THREE-YEAR POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS, ONE ON ISLAMIC CIVILISATION AND ONE ON MUSLIMS IN BRITAIN (For the former, preference may be given to candidates with expertise in the History of Science in the Islamic World) See http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/human-resources/jobs TWO PhD STUDENTSHIPS, ON ISLAMIC CIVILISATION, MUSLIMS IN BRITAIN, OR THE WORLD OF ISLAM AND THE WEST (Preference may be given to research proposals focusing on either the History of Science in the Islamic World or the History of Muslim Communities in Scotland) See http://tinyurl.com/AlwaleedPhD2014 Applications open from Monday 7th April until 5 pm on Tuesday 6th May. We would be grateful if you could circulate this announcement through your networks. All best wishes, The Alwaleed Centre -- University of Edinburgh 16 George Square Edinburgh EH8 9LD www.alwaleed.ed.ac.uk www.facebook.com/alwaleeded 0131 650 4165 [log in to unmask] -- The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.