The 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 1Post-Doctoral scholarships beginning in the 2025-2026 academic year. Scholars who have received their Ph.D. after October 1st 2020 or will submit their Ph.D. no later than October 1st 2025 are eligible to apply. It is possible to apply for a full year or for part of one.
The successful candidates will spend one academic year in Jerusalem (with a possibility of extension to two or more years). They will take part in a group enterprise of creating a history of Jewish life in Europe during the XIVth century with an emphasis on challenges Jews faced as part of the centuries’ crises including expulsion, migration, persecution and plague but also return to previous homes after displacement, cultural production, changing and continuing social structures. Work on any geographic area in Europe is relevant for this project. Fellows will receive a monthly stipend of up to 9,000 NIS and will be given offices at the Hebrew University (Mount Scopus campus). They will participate in the project’s seminar, research trips, conferences and its other activities and are expected to produce project-related article(s) and/or monograph. Fellows must be present in the office 3 full days a week and devote 100% of their time to the project and their research.
The required criteria for submitting candidacy for the fellowships are:
- Proven academic excellence.
- Knowledge of relevant research languages(Hebrew, Latin, as well Old French/Mittelhochdeutsch/modern
- French/German/Italian/Spanish).
- Sound knowledge of the history of medieval Europe.
Interested individuals are requested to send the following documents as an electronic version (in one file):
- Curriculum vitae (including language proficiency)
- Abstract of the PhD dissertation
- Letters of evaluation of the PhD dissertation (if available)
- A document describing the planned research program (up to 500 words)
- Two letters of recommendation. Please send recommendations to audreyfi@savion.huji.ac.il
- A writing sample: PhD chapter or a paper that has been accepted for publication (no more than 30 pages)
Please send the requested materials electronically in one file to: Audrey Fingherman by March 15th, 2025 (audreyfi@savion.huji.ac.il).
For additional information about the project: contact Elisheva Baumgarten by email (Elisheva.baumgarten@mail.huji.ac.il)