The Jewish Studies Program and Department of History seek candidates for the inaugural Chaiken Postdoctoral Researcher in Jewish History for the academic year 2025-2026. The Researcher will teach one course per semester in Jewish history, conduct research in their area of expertise, and organize and lead a scholarly symposium. Area of specialty and methodology are open
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Visiting Assistant Professor in Hebrew and Jewish Studies
The University of Kentucky invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor in Hebrew & Jewish Studies to begin August 1st, 2025. This is a full-time, non-tenure-eligible faculty position with an appointment of one year with the possibility of renewal for a second year. Candidates should be specialists in Jewish culture during any period between 500 B.C.E and 500 C.E. but applicants from other Jewish Studies backgrounds who can also teach in this area will be considered.
Tracing Jewish Histories: The Afterlives of Medieval Hebrew Manuscripts, Judaica, and Architecture
Call for papers for a two-day in-person symposium in London at The Courtauld Institute of Art on May 19th and 20th. Proposals are due to Laura Feigen (laura.feigen@courtauld.ac.uk) and Reed O’Mara (rao44@case.edu) by 27 February 2025. To learn more about the symposium and read the CFP, please see the attached PDF.
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Jewish History, Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada
The Jewish Studies Program in association with the Department of History at Queen’s University invites applications for the Alfred and Isabel Bader Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Jewish History. The temporal and thematic area of specialization is open and includes any area of research related to Jewish history. The fellowship will be awarded to a scholar with a completed PhD who has a record of outstanding teaching. The fellowship will be awarded initially for a two-year term commencing 1 July 2024 and is renewable for an additional one-year term. A postdoctoral supervisor will be named based on the successful candidate’s field of specialization.
JOB: Assistant Professor, Jewish Studies, University of Toronto
The Faculty of Arts & Science at the University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in Jewish Studies. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2025. The successful candidate will be appointed to a Faculty of Arts & Science Department depending on their field of expertise (51%), and the Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies (49%).
Candidates must have earned a PhD degree in Jewish Studies or a related area by the time of appointment, or shortly thereafter, with a demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching. The search is particularly interested in candidates with a focus on Hebrew Literature and Culture, Jews of the Islamic World, North American Jewish Life, and Rabbinic literature.
JOB: Assistant Professor, Medieval Judaism, University of Oregon
The Religious Studies Department at the University of Oregon invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position in Religious Studies with a specialty in Medieval Judaism at the rank of Assistant Professor.
University of Virginia Visiting Ph.D. Student Fellowship, Jewish Studies
The Jewish Studies Program at the University of Virginia announces its Visiting Ph.D. Student Fellowship Competition. Fellowships are intended to allow advanced Ph.D. students from any academic discipline working on topics in Jewish Studies to spend three or four weeks, typically, as a visiting graduate fellow at the University of Virginia. During their visit, students will work in their specific areas with Jewish Studies affiliated faculty, present their work in-progress at the Jewish Studies graduate colloquium and/or in a public presentation, and be part of a vibrant academic community. Fellows will also have access to the university’s extensive library collection.
JOB: Tenure-track Assistant Prof of Medieval European History at Northwestern University
The Department of History at Northwestern University invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor of Medieval European History, to begin on September 1, 2025. The position is open to candidates whose research engages any facet of European society from roughly 800-1500 CE.
JOB: Tenure-track Assistant Professor of Medieval European History at Northwestern University
The Department of History at Northwestern University invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor of Medieval European History, to begin on September 1, 2025. The position is open to candidates whose research engages any facet of European society from roughly 800-1500 CE.
JOB: Assistant Professor in Yiddish Language and Ashkenazic Culture, Ohio State University
The Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures (GLL) and the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures (SEELC) at the Ohio State University invite applications for a joint tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Yiddish language and Ashkenazic culture beginning August 15, 2025.