Use the dropdown to find staff by department.
Administrative Staff and Library Staff are listed separately,
as are Directors of Study for AMES, who are not necessarily Faculty staff.
Heads of Department
Middle Eastern Studies
Ali Reza & Mohamed Soudavar Professor of Persian Studies
, Head of Department and Co-Chair of the Faculty
East Asian Studies
Professor of Early Modern Japanese Literature and Culture
, Head of Department and Co-Chair of the Faculty
Teaching & Research Staff
Dr Paul Anderson 
HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal University Associate Professor in Middle Eastern Studies, Assistant Director, HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies
psa27@cam.ac.uk
HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal University Associate Professor in Middle Eastern Studies, Assistant Director, HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Centre of Islamic Studies
psa27@cam.ac.uk
Dr Assef Ashraf 
University Associate Professor in the Eastern Islamic Lands and Persian-Speaking World
aa2098@cam.ac.uk
University Associate Professor in the Eastern Islamic Lands and Persian-Speaking World
aa2098@cam.ac.uk
Professor Amira K Bennison 
Professor in the History and Culture of the Maghrib
amira.bennison@ames.cam.ac.uk
Professor in the History and Culture of the Maghrib
amira.bennison@ames.cam.ac.uk
Dr Jonathan Duquette 
Leverhulme Trust Research Associate, Late Vedānta project, Affiliated Lecturer in Sanskrit, Faculty of Divinity, Bye-Fellow in South Asian Religions and Philosophies, Selwyn College
jd861@cam.ac.uk
Leverhulme Trust Research Associate, Late Vedānta project, Affiliated Lecturer in Sanskrit, Faculty of Divinity, Bye-Fellow in South Asian Religions and Philosophies, Selwyn College
jd861@cam.ac.uk
Mrs Farida El Keiy 
University Associate Professor in Arabic, Year Abroad Arabic Coordinator
fhmze2@cam.ac.uk
University Associate Professor in Arabic, Year Abroad Arabic Coordinator
fhmze2@cam.ac.uk
Dr Mahbod Ghaffari 
University Associate Professor in Persian Language, Linguistics and Culture
mg695@cam.ac.uk
University Associate Professor in Persian Language, Linguistics and Culture
mg695@cam.ac.uk
Dr Heather Inwood 
University Associate Professor in Modern Chinese Literature and Culture
hi208@cam.ac.uk
University Associate Professor in Modern Chinese Literature and Culture
hi208@cam.ac.uk
Dr Benjamin Kantor 
Assistant Professor in Hebrew and the Jews of the Mediaeval Middle East
bk407@cam.ac.uk
Assistant Professor in Hebrew and the Jews of the Mediaeval Middle East
bk407@cam.ac.uk
Professor Laura Moretti 
Professor of Early Modern Japanese Literature and Culture, Head of Department and Co-Chair of the Faculty
lm571@cam.ac.uk
Professor of Early Modern Japanese Literature and Culture, Head of Department and Co-Chair of the Faculty
lm571@cam.ac.uk
Dr John Nilsson-Wright 
University Associate Professor in Modern Japanese Politics and International Relations
jhs22@cam.ac.uk
University Associate Professor in Modern Japanese Politics and International Relations
jhs22@cam.ac.uk
Dr Charis Olszok 
University Associate Professor in Modern Arabic Literature and Culture
co383@cam.ac.uk
University Associate Professor in Modern Arabic Literature and Culture
co383@cam.ac.uk
Dr Avital Rom 
Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in Chinese Studies, Gulbenkian Junior Research Fellow, Churchill College
ahr33@cam.ac.uk
Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in Chinese Studies, Gulbenkian Junior Research Fellow, Churchill College
ahr33@cam.ac.uk
Dr Brigitte Steger ブリギッテ・シテーガ 
University Associate Professor in Modern Japanese Studies
bs382@cam.ac.uk
University Associate Professor in Modern Japanese Studies
bs382@cam.ac.uk
Professor Roel Sterckx FBA 
Joseph Needham Professor of Chinese History, Science and Civilization
rs10009@cam.ac.uk
Joseph Needham Professor of Chinese History, Science and Civilization
rs10009@cam.ac.uk
Dr Alimujiang Tusun 
British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, Trinity College
at648@cam.ac.uk
British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, Trinity College
at648@cam.ac.uk
Professor Christine van Ruymbeke 
Ali Reza & Mohamed Soudavar Professor of Persian Studies, Head of Department and Co-Chair of the Faculty
cv223@cam.ac.uk
Ali Reza & Mohamed Soudavar Professor of Persian Studies, Head of Department and Co-Chair of the Faculty
cv223@cam.ac.uk
Dr Victoria Young 
Kawashima University Associate Professor in Japanese Literature and Culture
vy202@cam.ac.uk
Kawashima University Associate Professor in Japanese Literature and Culture
vy202@cam.ac.uk
Dr Ling Zhang 張玲 
University Associate Professor in Classical Chinese and Middle Period China
lz231@cam.ac.uk
University Associate Professor in Classical Chinese and Middle Period China
lz231@cam.ac.uk
