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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International University Internship in Jerusalem
Hanns Seidel Foundation
100% position, 40 hours per week; Location: Jerusalem (with business trips); Duration: 2-3 months
Job description:
- Assist in the preparation of delegation and visit programs.
- Assistance in writing reports and applications for projects.
- Co-supervision of various communication channels.
- Assisting in the planning, organization, implementation and follow-up of project activities.
- Supporting the financial administration.
- Written translations German-English/Hebrew/Arabic.
- Other office communication and administrative tasks.
Young Marsilius Fellowships for Interdisciplinary Research and Science Communication"
(application deadline is June 28, 2026).
The program is aimed at Heidelberg postdoctoral researchers (up to 4 years after the doctorate) as well as advanced doctoral researchers with a clear postdoc perspective.
The core elements of the Young Marsilius Fellowship Program (YMFP) are
- 12 one-year fellowships per year (each starting in the winter semester)
- Target group: Postdocs (up to 4 years after the doctorate) and advanced doctoral candidates with a clear postdoc perspective from all disciplines at Heidelberg University and local non-university institutions
- Communication is mainly in English.
- Manageable time commitments of the YM Fellows, training opportunities in the field of science communication (Nature Marsilius Visiting Professorship) and focus on a common goal (final event)
- Endowment: €5,000 per fellowship for free use for own research and further academic training
- The annual motto of this call is "on & off". It is deliberately based on the current issue of the research magazine "Ruperto Carola" and is kept so open that it offers points of contact for all disciplines.
Non-profit Hertie Foundation
Silvia Tennenbaum Scholarship Writer-in-Residence Program
(Deadline: June 30, 2026)
The Silvia Tennenbaum Fellowship is aimed at authors, critics and artists whose practice is based on writing and who deal with the topics of anti-Semitism, remembrance culture and democracy. European applications are welcome and a very good knowledge of German is required.
As part of the program, the scholarship holders implement a concrete project. This can be a publication, an exhibition or a film script. They also take part in internal and external events organized by the Hertie Foundation and participate in exchange formats with Frankfurt-based initiatives and organizations in the field.
During the six-month fellowship, the fellows spend three months in Frankfurt. The periods of the stay can be chosen flexibly.
The scholarship holders receive a monthly allowance of 2,000 euros for six months and a rent subsidy of 2,500 euros for three months in Frankfurt.
The scholarship is awarded once a year.
Petra Ernst-Kühr Prize for the best Master's thesis in the field of European-Jewish literary studies
(submission deadline: July 1, 2026)
SOCIETY FOR EUROPEAN-JEWISH LITERARY STUDIES E.V.
In memory of its long-standing board member Petra Ernst-Kühr (1957-2016), the Society for European-Jewish Literary Studies is awarding a prize for the best Master's thesis in the field of European-Jewish literary studies submitted in English or German within the two years 2024 and 2025. The prize money for the selected thesis is EUR 2000, donated by Prof. Gerd Kühr.
All participants in the competition will be informed of the title and author of the prize-winning work after the selection process has been completed.
Only the authors of the works are entitled to submit them. The theses, together with a confirmation of the Master's degree obtained, must be submitted by e-mail as a PDF document to info(at)association-ejls.eu.
Leo Baeck Institute, Jerusalem
Call for Applications: “The German Studies in Israel Conference: History, Language, Culture, and Society” – October 25, 2026 (Deadline: July 15, 2026)
We invite scholars at all stages of their careers to submit proposals for individual papers or organized panels. We welcome contributions from all disciplines related to German Studies, including literature and culture, history, the social sciences, the arts, law, media studies, Jewish studies, and related fields.
ThyssenLesezeit funding program (Deadline: 31.07.2026)
Due to the digital revolution, the amount of relevant information is multiplying exponentially and is hardly manageable even for well-organized scientists. On the other hand, there is constantly less time available at German universities to take a thorough look at information. As a result, there is often no time to carefully read what is desired and/or simply necessary. Accordingly, instead of "close reading", academics are now expected to engage in "distant reading", in which the masses of text are no longer to be mastered by reading, but by digital information processing.
ThyssenLesezeit supports academics who, for example, have returned to teaching and research after a rectorship, deanship or the management of a large research project or network.
-research project or network, and at the same time promotes young academics.
Short-Term Research Fellowship “Romani Rose Fellowship”
offered by the Research Center on Antiziganism at the Department of History, Heidelberg University. The fellowship is funded by the Manfred Lautenschläger Foundation and begins on January 1 or May 1, 2027. (Application deadline: September 30, 2026)
The fellowship is intended to support dedicated researchers (doctoral candidates and postdocs) from European Union member states who are conducting research on a topic related to antiziganism or a related field (e.g., racism or minority studies).
Call for Papers — European Hebrew Journal (EHJ) Volume 2, Issue 1 (2026)
(Deadline: September 30, 2026)
The European Hebrew Journal (EHJ) invites original scholarly submissions for its inaugural issue and welcomes contributions from university faculty, researchers, independent scholars, and doctoral candidates worldwide.
EHJ is an international peer-reviewed open access journal, published by the Institute for Hebrew Language and Literature, dedicated to rigorous interdisciplinary research in Hebrew studies, Jewish studies, philology, manuscript traditions, Semitic linguistics, theology, and related humanities disciplines.
Wilhelm Liebknecht Prize of the University City of Giessen
(Application deadline: December 31, 2026)
In memory of Wilhelm Liebknecht, the Giessen-born member of the Reichstag and co-founder of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, the University City of Giessen awards the “Wilhelm Liebknecht Prize.” The prize is awarded for outstanding publications in history and the social sciences that address the social foundations for building and safeguarding democratic communities.