Institute of Oriental Studies at the Russian-Armenian (Slavonic) University provides education at three levels of higher education, which includes BA, MA and PhD programs for four fields of Oriental studies (Turkic Studies, Arabian studies, Iranian studies and Indology).
The courses present both the major traditions of the regions studied (Turkey and Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Southern Asia, Middle East and Southern Afrika) and, in most cases, their modern developments. All courses include language, literature, history and culture, and there are a wide range of options in such fields as art and archaeology, philosophy, religion, modern social studies, economy, politics. The basic course programme is also a background for the methodologies and concepts of economics, law and social sciences, with concentration on the adaptation of Oriental languages (Persian, Turkish, Arabic, Hindi).

The requirements are designed with sufficient flexibility so that students may pursue their chosen area of concentration as an introduction to the region as a whole, or as a more narrowly-focused exploration of a particular country or theme, depending on their interests.

Turkic Studies: Turkic Studies deals with the languages, literature, and histories of Turkic-speaking peoples and communities, past and present. This includes studying their intellectual and material cultures as well as their linguistic, cultural, and other encounters with neighboring peoples and populations.
In the degree programme, knowledge and skills are taught that relate to as many of the above-mentioned fields as possible, or at least offer opportunities for getting started in these fields. The degree programme focuses on preparing students for an academic career while placing special emphasis on imparting knowledge and skills that facilitate competent work in media as well as private and public institutions functioning as consultants in fields related to Turkic Studies.

AREA / SUBJECT OF THE FELLOWSHIP

The area of the fellowship will be Linguistics mainly Ottoman Turkish.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED FELLOWSHİP ACTIVITY

The Institute of Oriental Studies invites a specialist in Ottoman and Old Turkic dialects to teach the specifics of such texts to a group of young scholars.

Our Institute is planning to study medieval Turkic sources in Arabic script, which contain elements of Ottoman Turkish, but more importantly in these sources also reveal various Turkic dialects, such as Oghuz or Kypchak. Despite a considerable amount of Arab-Persian lexic, even grammatical elements in Ottoman Turkish, it is formed predominantly on the basis of Oghuz Dialects.

We plan to receive basic information and methodological features on the study and work jointly on a manuscript during the month with the scholar when s/he is in Yerevan.

EXPECTED PROFILE

The expert shall be a Turkologist

The fellow shall have a particular expertise on the Ottoman Turkish language and comparative Turkic Dialectology

CONDITIONS OF THE FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITY

Working days: Monday to Friday from 11:00 to 17:00
Holidays: Saturdays and Sundays

PROPOSED TIME FOR THE FELLOWSHIP

Any one month between October and November 2020 upon the agreement of the fellow and the host.