Dror Weil
University Associate Professor in History of Early Modern Asia (East Asia and the Islamicate world) · School of Humanities and Social Sciences · University of Cambridge
Quick answer: Dror Weil is University Associate Professor in History of Early Modern Asia (East Asia and the Islamicate world) at University of Cambridge. Dror Weil shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.
⭐ I welcome inquiries from prospective graduate students interested in the history of the East Asia and the Islamicate World - from the late medieval to the 19th century, and in particular, those who wish to study cross-cultural movements of knowledge, texts, objects and people. I also welcome applications from students who wish to research aspects in the history of science and knowledge in pre-mode
Research interests
I am a historian of pre-modern Asia, with a particular interest in scientific and other textual exchanges between the Islamicate world and China; cultural, intellectual and social histories of Late Imperial China; histories of medicine and science in Asia; and, histories of the book and textuality.
Selected publications (since 2023)
co-authored with Sabine Schmidtke, "The Last Generation of the Wissenschaft des Judentums: The Case of Ern(e)st Mainz (1905–1984) and Marie Mirjam Mainz née Leibowitz (1904–1983)", Intellectual History of the Islamicate World (2025), 1-92 (Open access).
“Time and Temporalities in Early Modern Chinese Islam,” Journal for the History of Knowledge 4 (2023), 53–72.
"Straddling Boundaries: The Accommodation of Mirṣād al-‘Ibad in Early Modern China," International Journal of Asian Studies (2024), 1-13.
co-authored with Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim, “Galen in Premodern Tibet and China: Impressions and Footprints,” in The Oxford Handbook of Galen, eds. Peter N. Singer and Ralph M. Rosen (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024), 658-74.
Frequently asked questions
Is Dror Weil hiring PhD students at University of Cambridge?
Yes. As of 2026-09-11, Dror Weil's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: I welcome inquiries from prospective graduate students interested in the history of the East Asia and the Islamicate World - from the late medieval to the 19th century, and in particular, those who wi.
What does Dror Weil research?
I am a historian of pre-modern Asia, with a particular interest in scientific and other textual exchanges between the Islamicate world and China; cultural, intellectual and social histories of Late Imperial China; histories of medicine and science in Asia; and, histories of the book and textuality.
Data last updated: 2026-09-11 · Source: phd-match.com faculty database.
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