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Marsha and Jay Glazer Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies

According to their call, “[t]he Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, invites applications for a position at the rank of full or associate professor to fill the Marsha and Jay Glazer Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies. We seek a rigorous and imaginative scholar whose research encompasses one or more of the following specializations: Rabbinic Judaism and Jewish Law in Late Antiquity or the Medieval Period, Medieval Jewish Mysticism and Philosophy, or Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Judaism.”

Deadline: 30 June 2026.

Department of Classics at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Salzburg Tenure Track Position “Jewish Studies”

According to their call, “[a] tenure track position at the University of Salzburg offers clear career development opportunities leading to an associate professorship in strategic focus areas of the university. The tenure track phase includes clearly defined development goals and interim evaluations based on individually agreed qualification targets. An assistant professorship at the University of Salzburg offers opportunities to develop innovative research, committed teaching, and social responsibility. Assistant professors encourage early-career scientists, value interdisciplinarity, organise third mission activities, and are involved in university committees and internationalisation. With a sense of responsibility, integrity, and innovative strength, they shape a respectful working environment and promote scientific, technological, and social developments.”

Deadline: 27 May 2026.

CfA: Funded PhD & Teaching Assistantship in Jewish History and Judaism (Lausanne, Switzerland)

The Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Lausanne is hiring a full-time Graduate Assistant in Jewish History and Judaism starting October 1, 2026. The role involves pursuing a PhD (at least 50%) and assisting with teaching and research (up to 50%). Applicants must hold a Master’s degree in a relevant field and have strong French and English (knowledge of Hebrew and German is also desirable).

CfA: Doctoral Fellowships “Contending with Crises” (directed by Prof. Elisheva Baumgarten), Hebrew University Jerusalem

According to the call, “[t]he Israel Science Foundation sponsored research project Contending with Crises: The Jews in XIVth Century Europe at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem under the direction of Prof. Elisheva Baumgarten is offering up to 2 visiting fellowships for Ph.D. students in the fields of History, Jewish Studies, Religious Studies, Literature, or Art History starting in October 2026. It is possible to apply for a full year or for any part of one ( a month, two months, a term etc). 

Deadline for application: 1 May 2026

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CfA: Postdoctoral Fellowship “Contending with Crises” (directed by Prof. Elisheva Baumgarten), Hebrew University Jerusalem

According to the call, “[t]he Israel Science Foundation sponsored research project Contending with Crises: The Jews in XIVth Century Europe at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem under the direction of Prof. Elisheva Baumgarten is offering up to 1 Post-Doctoral scholarships beginning in the 2026-2027 academic year. It is possible to apply for a full year or for part of one (a month, two months, a term).”

Application Deadline: 1 May 2026

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Postdoc Fellowship in “Jewish Knowledge Across Media: Texts, Materiality, and Cultural Transmission,” The Prague Centre for Jewish Studies

According to thier call, “the Prague Centre for Jewish Studies invites applications for a project devoted to the study of Jewish knowledge as it has been produced, transmitted, transformed, and received across different media, linguistic settings, and cultural contexts. The project examines the movement of Jewish knowledge through manuscript culture, printed books, and, where relevant, modern or digital media, with particular attention to the interaction between material forms of knowledge transmission and intellectual, social, and religious practices.”

Deadline: 4 May 2026.

Job: Baruch College – Assistant Professor – Jewish Studies

Baruch College seeks an assistant professor of Jewish Studies to start in Fall Semester 2026. The successful candidate will have interdisciplinary expertise in Jewish Studies suitable for a tenure-track appointment in one of the following academic departments: English, Modern Languages and Comparative Literatures, Philosophy, or Sociology and Anthropology; and affiliation with the Wasserman Jewish Studies Center, including with its newly established Antisemitism Studies Lab. Areas of expertise could include Jewish philosophy; Jewish- British, Anglophone, or American literature; research in contemporary Jewish experience including US and the diaspora; and antisemitism studies. Capacity to engage students in experiential learning is encouraged.

Wiss. Mitarbeiter*in (m/w/d) Judaistik @ Freie Universität Berlin

Gemäß Call bietet “[d]ie Judaistik an der Freien Universität Berlin […] Studiengänge im Fach Judaistik für den B.A. und M.A. an, ermöglicht die Promotion im Fach Judaistik und beteiligt sich an interdisziplinären Lehrangeboten und Studiengängen im Fachbereich Geschichts- und Kulturwissenschaften (gegenwärtig z.B. Master “Interdisciplinary Studies of the Middle East”). Das Institut ist Mitglied im Netzwerk des Selma-Stern Zentrums für Jüdische Studien Berlin-Brandenburg und betreibt judaistische Forschung und Lehre in Kooperation mit Universitäten in Europa, Israel und den USA. Die Lehre des Instituts umfasst die Geschichte und Literatur des Judentums in der antiken und spätantiken Welt, die Sozial- und Geistesgeschichte des Mittelalters, der Neuzeit und Moderne sowie die Gegenwart jüdischen Lebens in Israel und der Diaspora. Die Studiengänge vermitteln den Studierenden die Kompetenz im Umgang mit jüdischen Originalquellen, ihrer Interpretation und wissenschaftlich fundierten Darstellung.”

Frist: 16. Februar 2026.