Ron Shaham's CV

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)