1 Post Doctoral Research Fellow (fixed term)
Sussex Centre for German-Jewish Studies

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1 Post Doctoral Research Fellow for the externally funded project ‘Jewish Studies in Europe: Comparative Perspectives’

Full Time, Fixed term, 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2012
Salary: £27.466 (Grade 7)

Applications are invited for a position in a major research project on Jewish Studies in Europe: Comparative Perspectives under the supervision of Principal Investigator Prof. Christian Wiese. The project aims at a comprehensive representation of the broader history of the trans-national network of Jewish Studies in Europe from 1850 to 1939, the institutions and journals involved, the relationship between Jewish Studies and other disciplines (Oriental Studies, history, philosophy, Christian theology), and the scholarly debates in which Jewish scholars were engaged. In a second stage, the project is supposed to proceed to comparing the development and activities of Jewish Studies in Germany, Britain and France in the 19th and 20th centuries, focusing on its institutional situation and political as well as social function, the relationship between Jewish Studies; the rabbinate and the Jewish public; and the function of Jewish Studies in the context of social debates about anti-Semitism and Jewish integration. The project, which is funded by a private foundation for four years, will include the organisation of two major international conferences as well as the development of new research projects in Jewish intellectual history.

Further particulars about the project can be obtained by writing directly to the Principal Investigator (c.wiese@sussex.ac.uk).

Applicants must be familiar with European-Jewish intellectual history since the Enlightenment and be able to relate this to the general intellectual development in various fields of European academia during this period. The successful candidate will hold a PhD or equivalent in relevant fields, e.g. Jewish Studies, History, or Religious Studies. Knowledge of German and English is essential; knowledge of French and Modern Hebrew, experience with the organisation of academic conferences and workshops experience with archival research would be an advantage. Please provide the contact details of two referees.

Closing date for applications: 29th February 2008

Interviews will be held on: 13th March 2008

For full details and how to apply see www.sussex.ac.uk/jobs