Call for Papers, Australian Journal of Jewish Studies, Volume XXXVI, 2023

Deadline for papers: 17.00 GMT, 29th June 2023 

The Australian Journal of Jewish Studies is an international, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed, Open Access journal published annually by the Australian Association for Jewish Studies. The Journal is devoted to the study of Jewish culture in all aspects and all periods (see http://www.aajs.org.au/journal/ for full scope).

The Journal’s editorial team is currently welcoming submission of manuscripts for consideration for the 2023 volume (XXXVI) of the Journal. This is an open-themed call: the editors welcome submission of papers based on original research up to 8,500 words, as well as book reviews up to 3,000 words, of relevance to the scope of the Journal.

Submission is open to any authors worldwide. The publication language of the Journal is English. All responsibility for thorough academic English-language proofreading and editing lies with the author and will not be undertaken by the Journal; papers with an insufficient level of English-language proficiency will unfortunately not be able to be accepted for peer review.

All research articles in the Journal undergo rigorous double-blind peer review. The Journal is indexed by EBSCO, and all papers since 2019 have been made fully available Open Access on the Journal’s website. For the 2023 volume, there is no article processing charge (APC) for publication in the Journal.

Submissions may be sent at any time, though to be considered for the 2023 volume your submission should be made by 17.00 GMT Thursday 29 June 2023. A style guide for submissions is available online here.

For details on how to submit, please see 
http://www.aajs.org.au/journal/

Call for Applications: The Lilli and Michael Sommerfreund Visiting Professorship in Jewish Studies 2023/24 (1 October 2023 – 30 September 2024), deadline: 15th June 2023

The Hochschule für Jüdische Studien / University for Jewish Studies Heidelberg (HfJS) seeks to appoint a visiting professor to the Lilli and Michael Sommerfreund Chair in Jewish Studies for the academic term 1 October 2023 – 30 September 2024.

Founded in 2018, the Lilli and Michael Sommerfreund Guest Professorship in Jewish Studies commemorates two survivors of the Shoah that devoted their lives not only to rebuilding the Jewish community of Frankfurt am Main, but also to fostering the city`s greater cultural and social growth. To honor its namesakes, the chair is dedicated to the teaching of Jewish History and Culture at the HfJS.

Conditions for appointment are a doctorate in Jewish studies or a comparable study and in accordance with Article 47, Paragraph 2 of the Higher Education Law of the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg a habilitation or comparable qualification, as well as pedagogical aptitude.

The successful candidate will be able to teach in English and supervise students at the undergraduate and graduate levels, especially students pursuing the international Master of Arts degree in “Jewish Civilizations”.

The HfJS welcomes applications from scholars of adjacent fields within Jewish Studies, such as Jewish Education, Jewish Philosophy, Jewish Arts etc., and that are not currently represented in the HfJS course listings. Young scientist are also welcomed.

The appointee will be expected to take residency in Heidelberg throughout the duration of each semester.

The HfJS aims to increase the number of women on its faculty, hence specifically encourages qualified women to apply. Disabled persons will be given preference if they are equally qualified.

Please send all inquiries and application materials (letter of application, CV and list of publications) in one pdf-file to rektor@hfjs.eu until June 15th 2023.