1. PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: June 18, 1956; Israel
Tel.: 972-2-6566699 (home); 972-52-5395526 (mobile)
E-mail address: ron.shaham@mail.huji.ac.il
2. HIGHER EDUCATION
1979-84 Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Arabic Language & Literature
Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies
B. A. (with distinction)
1986-92 Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies
Direct Doctoral Program
Title: The Muslim Family in Egypt 1900-1955: Continuity and Change. A Study Based on the Records (Sijill) of the Sharī‘a Courts
Instructor: Prof. Aharon Layish
1993-94 Cornell University, Ithaca N.Y., USA
Dept. of Near Eastern Studies
Post-doctoral studies
Host: Prof. David Powers
3. APPOINTMENTS AT THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY
1982-89 Research Assistant
Dept. of Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies
1986-92 Teaching assistant and instructor
Dept. of Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies
1994-99 Lecturer
Dept. of Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies
2000-2011 Senior Lecturer (with tenure)
Dept. of Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies
2011-present Associate Professor
Dept. of Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies
4. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS/TASKS AT THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY
2000-06 Academic advisor
Masters Program in Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies
Rothberg School for Overseas Students
2008-10 Director
The Levtzion Center for Islamic Studies
2010-2012 Member
Committee for Research Students (Humanities and Social Sciences)
2012-2015 Chair
Dept. of Islamic & Middle Eastern Studies
5. SERVICE IN OTHER ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
2011-present Member
Advisory board of the journal Islamic Law and Society (Brill, Leiden)