opportunities

The Center for Economic, Legal, and Social Studies and Documentation (CEDEJ) is a social science research institute established in Cairo, Egypt. We operate a series of web-based applications and portals, including a digital map library (https://cedej-eg.org/map-collection/) that covers all of Egypt at various scales and contains more than 6,000 maps. We are looking for a researcher specializing in geography or cartography who might be able to:

• write a user’s guide for the digital map library, including a description of the collection and of the online tools offered to the user,
• edit the names of the map series, which were inherited from various map publishers and might not reflect adequately the content of the collection,
• and edit the English content of the digital map library.

Qualifications:

• holding a BA or MA in geography or cartography;
• being able to write English fluently and elegantly;
• knowing Arabic is a plus.

Conditions:

• working from home is an option;
• the mission will last two months and starts as early as possible, ideally in June 2024.

To apply, send your CV, compensation expectations, and a writing sample (no more than 5,000 words) to communication@cedej-eg.org, and write “Content Writer Application” as the object of your email.

Deadline: open until filled

CEDEJ provides equal opportunities to all applicants and prohibits discrimination based on race, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

The Center for Economic, Legal, and Social Studies and Documentation (CEDEJ) is a social science research institute established in Cairo, Egypt. We operate a series of web-based applications and portals, including a digital map library (https://cedej-eg.org/map-collection/) that covers all of Egypt at various scales and contains more than 6,000 maps. We are looking for a researcher with a good command of academic transliteration systems for Arabic, who might be able to:

• transliterate digital map index titles (mostly toponyms) from Arabic into Latin script and from Latin script into Arabic,
• and edit the English content of the digital map library.

Qualifications:

• knowing Arabic and English,
• having a good command of academic transliteration systems for Arabic,
• having a good knowledge of Egyptian history and geography.

Conditions:

• working from home is an option;
• the mission will last two months and starts as early as possible, ideally in June 2024.

To apply, send your CV and compensation expectations to communication@cedej-eg.org, and write “Index editor Application” as the object of your email.

Deadline: open until filled

CEDEJ provides equal opportunities to all applicants and prohibits discrimination based on race, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

CEDEJ is looking for a copy editor to participate in the publication process of ESMA, the center’s academic journal. 

The editor’s key missions are to:
• Copy edit and correct journal articles,
• Verify sources and bibliography,
• If applicable, verify transliterations and translations.

To apply, send your CV and your proposed rate (per 1000 words) to communication@cedej-eg.org.

CEDEJ offers a full time salaried position for a documentalist/research assistant working in the center’s Garden City location. This is a renewable one year fixed term contract with a three month trial period. The successful candidate should hold an MA or a PhD in social science or humanities and should be trained in documentation science. They should be bilingual (Arabic/English; French a plus). They should have a knack for research in social science and humanities, and should be eager to assist researchers in their projects.

At CEDEJ they will work with a permanent team of four researchers and seven librarians; they will also assist visiting researchers and students with their projects. They will familiarize themselves with our collections: a library of more than 36,000 volumes, a map library featuring 6,500 maps, and several digital portals (a map library, a census portal, and several digital archives). They will develop, along with CEDEJ’s director and researchers, an ambitious program of acquisition and development of our digital and paper resources.

Applications will consist of a cover letter and a C.V. and will be sent in one PDF document to communication@cedej-eg.org. The position will be open until filled.

CEDEJ provides equal opportunities to all applicants and prohibits discrimination based on race, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

CEDEJ offers a two-month internship starting May 15, 2024 and ending July 15, 2024. The intern will help the CEDEJ team organize an international workshop on the politics of infrastructure in the Middle East and North Africa, which will take place in Cairo on July 1-2, 2024. The intern will:

• communicate with workshop participants before, during, and after the event; 
• help with transportation and accommodation logistics;
• help with workshop communication, including the program and web-based content.

The intern will be a master or a PhD student in social science or humanities, and will be fluent in English and Arabic. The intern is expected to work 35 hours per week. Work schedule will be decided with the CEDEJ team. Hourly compensation is a minimum of EUR 4.35 per hour (paid in EGP). CEDEJ will provide airfare for interns who do not reside in Egypt, and will help non-Egyptian interns obtain an Egyptian visa and residency permit.

Applications will consist of a cover letter and a C.V. and will be sent in one PDF document to communication@cedej-eg.org before May 5, 2024.

CEDEJ provides equal opportunities to all applicants and prohibits discrimination based on race, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

CEDEJ and IFAO offer two one-year postdoctoral fellowships (September 1, 2024-August 31, 2025) to recent Ph.D. graduates working on contemporary Egypt from a humanities or social science perspective. One of the fellows will be hosted at CEDEJ, and the other will share their time between CEDEJ and IFAO. The fellows will reside in Egypt and participate in the academic life of the Center(s). They will receive office space and be granted full access to the library.

The monthly stipend is 60,000 EGP, pending budgetary approval. Applications will include:

• a Curriculum Vitae,
• a cover letter,
• a research project (2,000 words maximum), including a note on methodology.

Please email your application in one single PDF file before April 30, 2024 to: communication@cedej-eg.org.

CEDEJ provides equal opportunities to all applicants and prohibits discrimination based on race, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

CEDEJ offers three one-year fellowships (September 1, 2024-August 31, 2025) to Ph.D. students working on contemporary Egypt from a humanities or social science perspective. The fellows will reside in Egypt and participate in the academic life of the center. They will receive office space and be granted full access to the library.

The monthly stipend is 40,000 EGP, pending budgetary approval. Applications will include:

• a Curriculum Vitae,
• a cover letter,
• a research project (2,000 words maximum), including a note on methodology.

Please email your application in one single PDF file before May 31, 2024 to: communication@cedej-eg.org.

CEDEJ provides equal opportunities to all applicants and prohibits discrimination based on race, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

If you are a Ph.D. student with external funding, plan to conduct field or archival research in Egypt, and wish to be associated with CEDEJ, please email the director with a CV, a brief research project, and the duration of your stay.

If you are a researcher who plans to conduct field or archival research in Egypt and wishes to be associated with CEDEJ, please email the director with a CV, a brief research project, and the duration of your stay.