The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA is seeking a Lecturer to teach three courses in Elementary Modern Eastern Armenian and three courses in Intermediate Modern Eastern…
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Turkish Language Lecturer
Published: May 6, 2020The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA is seeking a part-time Lecturer to teach Turkish language (Elementary and Advanced) during the 2020-2021 academic year, which begins July…
Read MoreImpostures on the Groks Science Podcast
Published: May 4, 2020This week NELC Professor Michael Cooperson appeared on the Groks Science Podcast to discuss Impostures, his new translation of the Maqāmāt of al-Ḥarīrī. He explains what makes the original Maqāmāt so distinctive…
Read MoreRemote Instruction for Spring 2020
Published: March 17, 2020Following university directives, all in-person meetings have been moved online. This includes course lectures, discussions, office hours, and student advising. All meetings will now be conducted via Zoom or an…
Read MorePourdavoud Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Ancient Iranian Studies
Published: December 12, 2019The Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World in conjunction with the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA, invites applications for a postdoctoral position in…
Read MoreStudent Simone Salmon Wins James W. Redhouse Prize for Best Progress in Turkish
Published: December 9, 2019Simone Salmon, graduate student in Ethnomusicology and student in Dr. Beyza Lorenz’s second-year Turkish class, has won the 2019 James W. Redhouse Prize for Best Progress in Turkish. She will…
Read MoreKara Cooney Wins ASOR Nancy Lapp Popular Book Award
Published: December 6, 2019At the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, NELC Chair Dr. Kara Cooney was awarded the Nancy Lapp Popular Book Award for When Women Ruled the…
Read MoreFulfill the UCLA Language Requirement with Biblical Hebrew!
Published: October 31, 2019The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures announces that Biblical Hebrew Language now fulfills the Foreign Language Requirement at UCLA. Sign up for Hebrew 110A, 110B, and 110C now!…
Read MoreAssistant Professor in Assyriology and Cuneiform Studies
Published: October 24, 2019The Department of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles, announces a search for a tenure-track position in Assyriology and Cuneiform Studies with interests that…
Read MoreAssistant Director for the Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World
Published: September 11, 2019UCLA Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World seeks applications for an Academic Coordinator to serve as Assistant Director to lead and coordinate the Center’s administrative, research and…
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