Monthly Archives: February 2025

Two Doctoral or Post-Doctoral Research Contracts in Medieval Hebrew Palaeography ERC Synergy MiDRASH

According to their call, “[t]he École Pratique des Hautes Études, PSL-University in Paris, France, is inviting candidates for two Doctoral / Post-Doctoral scholarships in the field of Hebrew Palaeography and Manuscript Studies. The successful candidates on a doctoral level will prepare their doctorate at the EPHE, PSL, under the supervision of Professor Judith Olszowy-Schlanger and will join the team led by her in the framework of the ERC Synergy project MiDRASH (Migrations of Textual and Scribal Traditions via Large-Scale Computational Analysis of Medieval Manuscripts in Hebrew Script). On a post-doctoral level, candidates will work part time on a monograph on the following topic and part-time on the implementation of the palaeographical annotations of the digital Hebrew Palaeography Album (HebrewPal).”

Deadline: 30 April 2025.

The Program in Jewish Studies, Rice University

According to their call, “[t]he Program in Jewish Studies at Rice University in Houston, Texas, invites applications for the Samuel W. and Goldye Marian Spain Postdoctoral Fellowship. The appointment will be for the academic year 2025–26 (July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026), with renewal possible for a second year. Scholars from all fields of Jewish Studies will be considered, but we are especially interested in candidates whose scholarship relates to the study of antisemitism or to Israel studies.”

Deadline: 16 March 2025.

Tenure-Track Professor in the field of Jewish History of Austria

As part of the Ashkenazi linguistic and cultural area, the Habsburg Monarchy and its successor states define the geographical focus of this tenure track professorship, which is dedicated to the history of Jewish culture, society and ideas in the period between 1500 and 1930. Successful applicants are recognised for their research on Ashkenaz and will complement the profile of the Institute for Austrian Historical Research with their source-oriented and interdisciplinary work, and contribute to the expansion of research networks on Jewish history. Successful candidates are also expected to take on the academic leadership of the extra-university “Institute for Jewish History in Austria“ in St. Pölten. This dual role, together with active involvement in teaching and in the Doctoral School, creates a number of synergies in research, external funding and networking. Participation in the research focus ‘Austria in its Environment’; of the Faculty of History and Cultural Studies also offers numerous opportunities to develop one’s own research in an intellectually stimulating network.