The The Ben-Zvi Institute for the Study of Jewish Communities in the East and the Matanel Chair of Kabbalah Studies organize this research workshop at Yad Ben Zvi, Jerusalem.
Deadline: 15 December 2024.
Category Archives: Call for Applications
2025-2026 Harry Starr Fellowship in Judaica
According to their call, “the Starr fellowships for 2025-2026 will be available exclusively to recent Ph.D. recipients working on Jewish mysticism, including Kabbalah in all periods, Hasidism, including neo-Hasidism, and other forms of Jewish thought significantly influenced by Kabbalah. Candidates working in the Humanities (philosophy, theology, literature) and the Social Sciences (anthropology, sociology, ethnography) are encouraged to apply. Ph.D. required. Applicants must have their Ph.D. degree in hand by July 1, 2025. Recent recipients of the doctorate and junior faculty are especially encouraged to apply.”
Deadline: 12 December 2024.
Tracing Jewish Histories: The Long Lives of Medieval Hebrew Manuscripts, Judaica, and Architecture
According to their call, “the Courtauld Institute of Art and Case Western Reserve University are delighted to jointly host the two-day symposium Tracing Jewish Histories on 19-20 May 2025.”
Deadline: 27 February 2025.
Call for Applications: Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe Academic Jewish Studies Grants
Applications are now open for the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe Academic Jewish Studies grants.
Deadline for applications is Monday 13 January, 2025 at 5pm GMT / 6pm CET
Small Research Grant Programme
According to their call, “the European Association for Jewish Studies is delighted to announce the first round of the EAJS Small Research Grant Programme (SRGP) for 2024-25. Funded by its core funder, the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe, the programme offers support to Full and Student members for their individual research. A second round will follow in the spring 2025.”
Deadline: 30 November 2024.
The Nineteenth World Congress of Jewish Studies, 4–8 August 2025
Scholars from all fields of Jewish Studies are invited to take part in the Congress. The six broad divisions of the World Congress are:
• The Bible and Its World
• History of the Jewish People
• Rabbinic Literature, Jewish Law and Jewish Thought
• Languages, Literatures, and the Arts
• Jewish Studies and Social Sciences
• Research Projects and Technology
Deadline: 1 December 2024.
Assistant Professor of Medieval Jewish Literature and Thought in the Islamic World, Johns Hopkins University – Homewood
According to their call, “the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Johns Hopkins University seeks to hire a tenure-track, assistant professor in the field of Medieval Jewish Literature and Thought in the Islamic World.”
Deadline: 25 November 2024.
Dissertation Research Funding
According ot their call, the “AAJR provides stipends for up to $4,000 for dissertation research grants.”
Deadline: 3 February 2025.
University of Virginia Jewish Studies Visiting PhD Student Fellowship Competition
According to their call, “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.”
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Jewish Theology and Culture, University of Notre Dame
According to their call, “the Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame is offering a two-year postdoctoral fellowship that will begin on July 1, 2025. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in hand by July 1, 2025. (The degree must have been awarded no earlier than 2021). Candidates may specialize in any domain of Jewish theology and culture. Special consideration will be given to candidates whose research agenda complements existing departmental and university strengths.”
Deadline: 13. December 2024.