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Wiki page for Academic Jobs in Jewish Studies advertised during the 2024-2025 hiring season. This page is for jobs that begin in 2025.

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See also: Religious Studies and Theology 2024-2025

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Jobs for 2025

1. Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Talmud, Halakha, Liturgical poetry, due 8/25/24; link
2. Institute for Research in the Humanities. Kingdon Fellowship. Due 24 October 2024. LINK.

Yale University (New Haven, CT) - Institute of Sacred Music - Interdisciplinary Fellowships, deadline Oct 15,2024 LINK

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (IL)

• The Program in Jewish Culture & Society is looking for an Instructor/Lecturer/Teaching Assistant Professor in Hebrew.
• Applications are accepted until January 13, 2025.
• The job description and application requirements are here: https://go.illinois.edu/JCSHebrewTeachingFaculty.
  

Tufts University, PT Position in Rabbinic Literature

• The Judaic Studies Program at Tufts University announces a part-time, two-semester position in Talmud and Rabbinics, beginning in September 2025. The teaching responsibility will be for one course in the Fall semester, Introduction to Talmud, taught in English, and one course in the Spring semester, which brings to bear interdisciplinary theoretical perspectives on rabbinic literature, e.g., literary, gender, or ritual theory or cultural studies. Hours for the fall semester are presently Thursdays 9:00-11:30 AM.  Hours are negotiable for subsequent semesters. Courses may also run at the 100-level with additional readings and coursework in Hebrew. Possibility of renewal.
• Requirements: ABD or PhD in hand; familiarity with the Jewish reception of the Talmud, critical-scholarly methods, and interdisciplinary theoretical perspectives; appropriate training in Hebrew and Aramaic, as well as spoken Hebrew, and a record of excellence in teaching.

• To apply, please submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and teaching-related supporting material, including a draft syllabus for at least one of the courses and a set of course evaluations. Applicants should also arrange to have two confidential reference letters submitted directly by the authors. All application materials must be submitted via: https://apply.interfolio.com/166124  Questions about the position may be directed to Prof. Yonatan Y. Brafman at yonatan.brafman@tufts.edu.

• Review of applications will begin on April 8^th and will continue until the position is filled.
• All offers of employment are contingent upon the completion of a background check.

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Word on the Street

11/03 - Any news from these places? (I know some deadline just passed but figured I'd leave them here for when news starts to trickle in):

Ohio State University, Yiddish Language and Ashkenazic Culture TT

• 11/18 email request for interview 1x

Trinity College, Judaism TT

• 10/22 email request for interview x1
• Online system says "position filled," fwiw
• official rejection email received 1/6

Dartmouth College, Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Jewish Studies

• 11/12 email request for interview x1
• 1/27 - I heard from a friend who received acceptance letter

Oberlin College, Jewish Lit TT

• I heard from a colleague who got an interview
• 12/21 heard from a friend who got invited for a campus visit
• 1/31 I was notified an offer went out to and was accepted by a different a canidate
• 2/4 - rejection letter received

University of Toronto, Wolfe Postdoc

• 11/19 anyone hear anything?
• 12/13, email request for interview
• 2/10 - I heard that an offer was sent out
• 2/14 - rejection letter received

University of Toronto, Postdoctoral Fellowship in Christian-Jewish Relations

• 12/19 - email request for interview
• Jan 28 - has anyone who interviewed heard anything?
• Feb 12 - any word on this?

Wesleyan, Asst Prof of Religion (Jewish Studies)

• 11/8 email request for interview x1
• 11/18 anyone else? Any chance these aren’t going out simultaneously?
• interviews are scheduled for mid-Dec
• 1/6 Has anyone heard anything about campus visits?
  • As of 1/9, I have not hear anything about campus visits. I had a Zoom interview on 12/13.
  • I also interviewed on 12/13 and haven't heard anything.
  • Campus visits are scheduled for February.

Wesleyan College, Asst Professor of the Practice in Jewish Studies (Silverberg)

• Got an email that the position has been filled (11/04 - the deadline was 4 days ago!)
• ??? I had an email from them last week saying they were starting review of apps and still needed one of my letters
  • Note that there are two positions advertised this year

UMiami, Jewish American Lit TT

• 11/25 just before 2pm EST: zoom interview request
• any word on campus visit invites?
• news on campus visits?
• any news since campus visits? I heard last candidate was going to visit end of February.... I feel like the candidates for this job are not on here, alas

Louisville Jewish Thought and Culture

• 11/18 email request for interview x2

Kansas Modern Jewish Studies

• 12/2 colleague received interview request
• 1/12 any news?
• Campus invites sent (1/25)

Michigan Frankel Institute fellowship

• 2/3 received email with invitation to schedule interview

Michigan, Padnos Professorship in Jewish Thought (Assistant/Associate level)

• Received an email on 10/25 that my application didn't pass the initial round
• 11/18 Zoom interview over a month ago and have heard nothing since

Michigan, Raoul Wallenberg Institute fellowship

• Any updates for reference letters? (1/25)

UPenn, Katz Center fellowship

• 2/11 rejections sent out

UC Davis, Ringelblum Chair in Jewish Studies (Associate / Full Professor level)

• any updates?
• Campus invites for February have been sent out

Yale, Program for the Study of Antisemitism Postdoctoral Associate

• 2/3 any news? (--> heard from friend they had interviewed someone)
• 2/3 Saw on social media that the "winner" accepted the offer. Great choice!

Fairfield U - Carl and Dorothy Bennett Chair in Judaic Studies

• 12/17 any word?
• Zoom interviews scheduled for second week of January
• 1/9 Finalists invited to campus, visits to take place in February

University of Toronto, Assistant Professor

• 1/9 - any info/updates?
• 1/13-haven't heard anything either. (x2 1/15)
• 1/14 - email request for interview (x2)
• Would those who got requests for interviews be willing to share what subfield they are in? (--> genizah)
• 1/21 - additional email request for interview
• 2/13 - invitation for campus visit
• Curious if anyone who got an interview does North American Jewish life? That is my subfield and I have not heard anything
• Curious if all the ones who got an interview are Canadians or whether they also accepted others?
• Any news at all here?
• 4 campus visits were scheduled and wrapped up, should hear back early to mid May (4/10)

University of Toronto, Associate Professor (Israel Studies)

• 1/20- Any updates? (*2 1/24)

Wallerstein Assistant Professor - Drew University

• [1/19] any info/updates?
• Jan 24 - still nothing on my end. anyone else?
• [1/29] - Nothing. Anyone else?
• [1/31] nope, still nothing here. (edit: same poster as Jan 24. Others hear anything?)
• [02/04] I haven't heard anything yet
• [02/07] have not heard anything
• [02/10] the committee has NOT yet contacted first round candidates
• [02/22] any updates? Poster on [02/10], will you update us?
• 2/24 request for interview x1
• offer made and accepted

Binghamton Assistant Professor — Israel Studies

• any information/updates?
• Jan 10 - haven't heard back.

Columbia, Witten Postdoc in Israel & Jewish Studies

• Feb 3: Rejection letter

Notre Dame, Postdoc in Jewish theology/culture

• 03/06 - rejection letter received

Van Leer Institute, Polonsky Academy Postdoc

• Jan 1 - request for recommendations, due on Jan 8
• Jan 29 - rejection

JTS, Robert S. Rifkind Professor of American Jewish History (open rank)

• Jan 23 - request for additional materials
• Feb 14 - Anyone heard anything post-first round interview?
• Feb 26 - Got on-campus interview
• An offer has been made and accepted.

WUSTL, Friedman Post-Doc in Jewish Studies

• 2/12 - received rejection letter

NYU, Post-doc at Center for the Study of Antisemitism

• Jan 28 - any news?
• Feb 4 - request for interview

Amherst College, 3 year visiting position in Jewish Studies (open rank)

• 2/1 app review begins
• 2/13 request for interview (x2)
  • Fields or disciplines? (2/13)
    • US history (2/24)
    • Yiddish/modern Jewish lit (2/25)
• 2/26 campus visit invite received
• Does anyone know if an offer has been made or any orher related news? (4/10)
  • I had a campus visit in March and haven't heard anything since; I checked in last week and was told to expect an update by the end of this week, but nothing yet. Assuming an offer has been made to another finalist, but who knows! (4/18)

Harvard University, College Fellow in Modern Jewish Thought

• interview request (2/19)
• Rejection (3/20)
• An offer has been made and accepted

Harvard University, Starr Fellowship (Jewish Mysticism and Kabbalah)

• Any news? (2/27)
• rejection (3/20)

Rice University, Samuel W. and Goldye Marian Spain Postdoctoral Associate

• does anyone know the timeline for this?
• 04/03 interview request
  • ^^ what did the email say?
  • interviews will be within the next approx. 1,5 weeks

University of Delaware, Chaiken Postdoctoral Researcher in Jewish History

• any news yet?
• 4/15 - received invitation for semifinalist interview
• 4/28 — any update since interviews?

American University Jewish Studies Post-Doc

• Anything? (2.28)
• [3/14] Interviews in progress.
• Anything? As of March 25, I was told all applications are still in consideration.
  • Nothing here. Silence! By now, should they have at least made an offer?
  • Silence, here, too. Definitely think they already made an offer considering the starting date.
  • Silence here as well. Very strange and agree they have likely made an offer.
• (4/19): Any news?
• (4/25): Just got a rejection letter through their application system.

Visiting Assistant Professor (Hebrew & Jewish Studies) at University of Kentucky

• 3/10 - Interview request
• 3/17 - update that they are on break, and will be in contact in 2 weeks
• 4/3 - Has anyone heard anything?

Visiting Assistant Professor of Jewish Studies at Haverford College Religion department

• Anyone know anything about this (appa were due February 3) (3/26)