According to their call, “[t]he Department of Religion at Haverford College invites applications for a one year visiting assistant professor in Jewish Studies. Candidates should be broadly trained in Jewish Studies, with an ability to contribute to an interdisciplinary curriculum in the study of religion. The ideal candidate would be able to support our regular offerings in pre-modern Judaism, but could also offer Jewish studies courses complimentary to our broader curriculum in religion. Candidates should be prepared to teach 4 semester-long courses plus undergraduate thesis advising. These four would include courses at all levels of the curriculum, as well as one or more courses that offer a comparative or conceptual approach to a topic in religious studies. The ideal candidate will also demonstrate a commitment to engaging a diverse student body and creating an inclusive classroom environment in a liberal arts context.”

Deadline: 3 February 2025.

MiQua Cologne is looking for a student assistant in the Jewish department for a limited period of 2 years for 16 hours/week as soon as possible. the application deadline is January 6, 2025.What you need to bring:- Enrollment in one of the study programs Jewish Studies or Yiddish Studies, History, Public History or Art History.

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.

Acording to their call, “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%).”

Deadline: 12. December 2024.

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.

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.

According to the call, “as the holder of the professorship (m/f/d), you will be responsible for the subject area of Jewish Studies and deal with questions relating to the history of Jewish experiences and related fields, with a possible focus on cultural studies, literary studies, sociology (of religions) or history. Possible fields of research include processes of secularisation, (inter)mediality, cultural memory, diversity and gender, identity or diaspora since the early modern period. You represent the subject in a lasting and visible way in research and teaching.”

Deadline: 1 December 2024.

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.