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Project Wasta Podcast: A Middle East PhD Professionalization Conversation

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by Tyler Kynn and Amy Fallas

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A Podcast dedicated to conversations about the Middle East PhD Job Market. Talking to people from tenured faculty to adjunct professors, librarians, think tank consultants, and more! All in an effort to better understand what awaits Middle East-related PhD grads post graduation. Understanding how people got to where they are and how the job market is changing.

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April 3, 2020

Episode 4: Interview with Heather Hughes

Heather Hughes has a BA in French from Smith College, an MA in Middle Eastern Studies from University of Washington, and an MSIS from the University of Texas. She has worked as a researcher in Turkey, and as a project archivist at the Hoover Archives. She is currently Librarian for Middle East Studies at UCSB … Continue reading "Episode 4: Interview with Heather Hughes"

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January 13, 2020

New Episode: EP 3 with Nora Barakat

This week we had the opportunity to interview Nora Barakat, currently Assistant Professor of History in the Arab Crossroads Studies Program at NYU Abu Dhabi. In this episode we discuss the challenges and opportunities provided by early career teaching in the Gulf at either the national universities or at the satellite campuses. We have also … Continue reading "New Episode: EP 3 with Nora Barakat"

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June 21, 2019

Episode 2: Interview with Assef Ashraf

This week we interviewed Assef Ashraf about his experience in the academic job market. Assef is a lecturer in Eastern Islamic Lands and the Persian-speaking world at the University of Cambridge in the UK. Prior to Cambridge he received his B.A. from New York University in 2005, where he received the Rumi-Biruni prize for excellence … Continue reading "Episode 2: Interview with Assef Ashraf"

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What is Project Wasta Podcast: A Middle East PhD Professionalization Conversation?

A Podcast dedicated to conversations about the Middle East PhD Job Market. Talking to people from tenured faculty to adjunct professors, librarians, think tank consultants, and more! All in an effort to better understand what awaits Middle East-related PhD grads post graduation. Understanding how people got to where they are and how the job market is changing.

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This podcast updates daily.

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