Opportunities
On this page we collect current job offers, tenders and research grants that are sent to us by our network.
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The Leo Baeck Institute - New York | Berlin (LBI) invites applications for a Metadata and Acquisitions Archivist position (Deadline: November 20, 2025)
The Metadata and Ac quisitions Archivist will play a key role in describing and providing access to archival collections and coordinating acquisitions workflows. This position offers the opportunity to work hands-on with unique materials within one of the world's leading research archives and libraries focused on German-Jewish history.
Responsibilities include:
- Create and enhance metadata records and finding aids for archival collections.
- Coordinate acquisitions and accessioning workflows for new materials, including both physical and digital collections; assist with donor correspondence and documentation; supervise collection assistants.
MWK- Baden-Württemberg/Connecticut Faculty Mobility Program 2026 (Deadline: 25.11.2025)
As part of the cooperation between Baden-Württemberg and the American state of Connecticut, the Faculty Mobility Program promotes exchange in science and research.
The Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts provides grants for short visits to partner institutions to initiate new collaborations and strengthen existing ones.
Participating institutions in Connectictut
University of Connecticut, Central Connecticut State University, Eastern Connecticut State University, Southern Connecticut State University, Connecticut College, Trinity College, Wesleyan University, University of Hartford, Yale University, Yale Divinity School
Funding duration/amount
Funding is available for short stays of 3 to 10 days in the calendar year 2026.
The funding includes a one-time travel stipend of €1,200 and a residence stipend of €150/day for a maximum of 10 days.
2027-2028 Individual Fellowships and Research Groups at the Israel Institute for Advanced Studies (Application deadline: December 1, 2025)
The IIAS offers two flagship programs:
- Individual Fellowships: for tenured scholars seeking an inspiring environment to pursue innovative research in any discipline.
- Research Groups: for teams of 5-8 tenured scholars to collaborate on interdisciplinary projects.
Residency Options: 10 months, 5 months, or 3 months (for experimental sciences groups). Fellows and Research Groups will conduct their research at the IIAS on the Edmond J. Safra Campus, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Attached are the Open Calls for Individual Fellowships and Research Groups, as well as a short brochure about the Institute.
Further details are available here: IIAS Open Calls
At the Faculty of History and Cultural Studies at the University of Vienna, a
Tenure Track Professorship for Jewish Literary, Cultural and Religious History (from 1040)
to be filled. (Deadline: December 10, 2025)
The position:
Applicants will represent the subject in research and teaching. The thematic focus must cover at least one of the following research areas: global Jewish literature, Sephardic literary and cultural history, Kabbalah and Hasidism, Jewish philosophy, Jewish art. Knowledge of languages relevant to the subject is a prerequisite. A willingness to participate in at least one of the Faculty's research areas and in the Doctoral School of Historical and Cultural Studies is expected.
Leibniz Institute for Jewish History and Culture - Simon Dubnow (DI)
0.65 PhD position / Research Assistant (m/f/d) in the project: "Jewish Literary Legacies of Colonialism after Decolonization" (Deadline: 12 December 2025)
"Ambivalent Pasts: On Jewish Colonial Experiences" is a joint research project of the Leibniz Institute for Jewish History and Culture - Simon Dubnow (DI) in Leipzig, the Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG) in Mainz and the Centre Marc Bloch in Berlin. The aim of the project is to use four individual studies to gain a differentiated view of the interconnections between Jewish experiences, colonial rule, anti-colonial movements and processes of decolonization.
At the Faculty of History and Cultural Studies at the University of Vienna, a
University Professorship for Jewish Studies with a focus on the history of persecution and anti-Semitism research
is to be filled. (Deadline: December 17, 2025)
The advertised professorship deals with essential aspects of the culture, literature, religion and history of Judaism in its entire geographical breadth (Global Jewish Studies). A particular focus is on the history of Jewish persecution from antiquity to the present day.
The professorship fully represents the subject area in research and teaching. In teaching, the teaching of compulsory modules in the Bachelor's, Master's and extension curricula of Jewish Studies is central, as well as the supervision of BA, MA and doctoral theses. Participation is also expected in one of the
Research focus of the faculty and in the Doctoral School of Historical and Cultural Studies.
Princeton University
Postdoctoral Research Scholar of Modern Palestine and Israel: Religion and Nationalism (Deadline: December 31, 2025)
The Institute for the Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia (TRI) at Princeton University invites applications for Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) positions in the study of modern Palestine and Israel, starting September 2026. Successful candidates will pursue independent research and will teach one course per academic year (pending sufficient course enrollment and approval from the Office of the Dean of the Faculty). Successful candidates will also participate actively in-person in the intellectual community of TRI and the Department of Near Eastern Studies during both the fall and the spring academic terms and take part regularly in lectures, panels, and conferences sponsored by the TRI and Department of Near Eastern Studies.