The Postdoctoral Researcher is recruited to work more specifically in Axis 2 of the program. The requested profile is a specialist in the history of Islam, who should be familiar with Scriptural sources in Arabic.
In addition to an in-depth knowledge of the work already carried out in the framework of the ReLRace programme, the candidate will be assessed upon the following elements:

• He/she should show a thorough understanding of the genealogical patterns of peoples in the different Muslim traditions and their possible use for exclusion or relegation within the ummah.
• He/she should have a thorough knowledge of the applications of the notion of divine election in Islam, as well as its implications in the structuring of lineages.
• He/she should be able to identify and analyse the reciprocal influences between ‘raciology’ and Muslim traditions in structuring racial conceptions in Muslim worlds.
• He/she should be able to assess the views and possible relations between Sunni Islam and denominations claiming to be Islamic, especially among the African American population (Moorish Science Temple of America, Nation of Islam...) and around racial issues.

He/She may conduct his/her own work but will be expected to participate in the coordination of collective research particularly around the production of the collaborative and collective database of the programme.

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[2021/01/21]