Opportunities

The Middle East People's Culture Conservation Collective (MEPCCC) is looking for a research assistant to support the coordination of a publication on the Coptic Community in Egypt.

The MEPCCC is a collaboration between Professor Mariz Tadros at the Institute of Development Studies (UK) and partners in Egypt, Iraq and Syria. Funded by the British Council, it focuses on safeguarding intangible cultural heritage of religious, ethnic and linguistic minorities by working with young people through capacity building in collection & digitization & dissemination.

The Sir William Luce Memorial Fund committee welcomes applications for the 2026 Sir William Luce Fellowship, 27 April - 26 June 2026. The committee seek to appoint a Fellow whose work will provide fresh perspectives on urgent regional issues in the area comprising Sudan, South Sudan, Yemen, the Gulf monarchies and Iran. Fellows are expected to engage with academic staff at Durham and with the distinctive resources available at Durham - The Sudan Archive and the extensive documentary and library collections relating to the MENA region and Gulf in particular.