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EAJS Conference Grant Programme in European Jewish Studies. Call for Applications (2021-22).

May 10, 2021 by EAJS Administrator

EAJS Conference Grant Programme in European Jewish Studies

Call for Applications (2021-22)

The European Association for Jewish Studies (EAJS) invites applications to the EAJS Conference Grant Programme in European Jewish Studies for the academic year 2021/22, funded by the Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe. The purpose of this programme is twofold: to foster cooperation among scholars involved in Jewish Studies across Europe, and to support early career researchers in this field to develop a professional network.

Grants will be offered for two types of academic events, EAJS Conferences and EAJS Summer/Winter Schools. Academic excellence and the impact on network building in Jewish Studies across Europe will be key criteria, and international cooperation in the development of proposals is strongly encouraged.

For the first time, grants will be available both for in-person events and for online events, due to the pandemic and travel restrictions. Proposals for hybrid events are also welcome.

EAJS Conferences and Summer/Winter Schools may be devoted to any topic of relevance in Jewish Studies, including but not limited to Jewish history, Jewish thought, Jewish languages and literatures, Jewish history of science and knowledge, Jewish material heritage, and Jewish topics in the social and political sciences.

The EAJS especially hopes to support online Summer/Winter Schools that create affordable opportunities for students from different European countries to meet virtually and to engage with an international team of teaching scholars.

For both EAJS Conferences and Summer/Winter Schools, a grant application must include a description of the core theme, topic or discourse to be examined, the rationale/justification for the event, the duration, the venue, and how the event will enhance international academic cooperation and networking.

The application must also outline the expected participants and explain how the proposed theme will be translated into the format of the event. For example, in the case of an EAJS Conference, this might be a discussion-focused one-day workshop or a wide-ranging synoptic conference. An application for a grant for an EAJS Conference should name scholars who have already committed to participate, although additional calls for papers and invitations to scholars in the field are possible. In the case of an EAJS Summer/Winter School, this outline should describe the faculty involved, the non-faculty participants (e.g., undergraduate/graduate students; postdocs/early-career scholars; general public), and how the theme will be translated into both lectures by faculty and active forms of involvement for the non-faculty participants (e.g., discussions, group work and presentations).

For both types of application, the applicant(s) are encouraged to invite participants from across Europe in order to allow for a broad representation of approaches and academic cultures. Cooperation between different institutions, preferably from different European countries, is encouraged. The EAJS welcomes applications that demonstrate a degree of public or Jewish communal impact.

Proposed budgets will be assessed against the academic excellence and relevance of the applications as well as its expected outcomes and outputs.

Applicants for in-person events may request between £1,600 and £8,000 for the travel, accommodation and basic maintenance expenses (i.e., lunch and coffees) of the active participants. Expenses for European keynote speakers may also be included. Applications that propose to assign a portion of these expenses to PhD students and early career researchers are encouraged.

Applicants for online events may request up to £1,500 for access to video conferencing systems, technical support, and organization.

Applicants for hybrid events may request up to £4,000 for the travel, accommodation and basic maintenance expenses (i.e., lunch and coffees) of the active in-person participants, in addition to access to video conferencing systems and technical support.

EAJS funds cannot be used to pay honoraria.

The exact amount awarded to the successful proposals will be decided by the EAJS’s award committee. In case of an event budget exceeding the award, the applicants must show evidence for the ability to provide for the remaining amount.

Applications are to be submitted by one or more scholars actively involved in Jewish Studies. The main applicant (who must be based at the host institution) must be a fully paid-up Full Member of the European Association for Jewish Studies. Co-applicants and the active participants are not required to be members of the EAJS, though the EAJS expects that the majority of the active participants will be involved in academic pursuits at European universities and academic institutions. The academic event must be hosted by a university or similar academic institution based in a European country and must be scheduled to occur between 1 September 2021 and 31 August 2022.

The successful applicants will be required to produce a short academic report of the major outcomes which will be posted on the EAJS website. English must be one of the conference/instruction languages, though it need not necessarily be the only language for the event. The academic report must be written in English.

Submission process: Applications for the Conference Grant Programme must be submitted through the Online Application Form (which must be completed in full).

The deadline for applications is 23 May 2021.

Enquiries about the programme should be sent to admin@eurojewishstudies.org

Please note that applicants should identify and contact the relevant cost centre at their home institution (Department, Faculty, University) in order to avoid complications in the transfer of funds in case of a successful application. Also, applicants must document sufficient institutional support for holding the event at the host institution, and for the adequate administration of the funds.

Second Parkes Institute International Summer Graduate Seminar, organised by the Parkes Institute (University of Southampton), location: Zoom. Date: 12-14 July 2021.

May 10, 2021 by kerry.maciak86453900

Second Parkes Institute International Summer Graduate Seminar, organised by the Parkes Institute (University of Southampton), location: Zoom. Date: 12-14 July 2021.

Registration is now open for the Second Parkes Institute International Summer Graduate Seminar, organised by the Parkes Institute (University of Southampton). It will be taking place on 12-14 July, all sessions take place online via Zoom unless otherwise stated.

The conference provides the opportunity for graduate students from around the world to present their research at the second Parkes Institute International Summer Graduate Seminars. The theme of the conference is cultural heritage, and there is a broad focus of papers. We are delighted to include as part of this conference a keynote talk by Dr. Erika Szívós (Associate Professor and Head of Department, Department of Economic and Social History, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest) on Monday 12 July. The programme also includes professionalisation workshops aimed at PhD students and early career researchers.

Deadline for Registration: 9 July 2021.

Booking: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/second-parkes-institute-international-summer-graduate-seminar-tickets-148911766101

More information including programme: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/parkes/news/events/2021/07/12-graduate-seminar-2021.page

Call for Applications – Graduate Research Fellowships at the Center for Jewish History, starting either fall 2021 or spring 2022, deadline: 30 June 2021

May 10, 2021 by kerry.maciak86453900

Call for Applications – Graduate Research Fellowships at the Center for Jewish History

The application deadline for Graduate Research Fellowships starting in Fall 2021 or Spring 2022 is June 30, 2021.

The Center for Jewish History offers ten-month Dr. Sophie Bookhalter Graduate Research Fellowships to doctoral candidates to support original research using the collections of the Center’s Partners – American Jewish Historical Society, American Sephardi Federation, Leo Baeck Institute, Yeshiva University Museum, and YIVO Institute for Jewish Research. Preference is given to those candidates who draw on the archival and library resources of more than one partner institution. Fellowships must run for 10 months, starting either fall 2021 or spring 2022, and applicants should have completed all requirements (i.e., coursework, exams, dissertation proposal) for the doctoral degree except for the dissertation. Fellows are encouraged to spend two days per week in residence in the Lillian Goldman Reading Room using the archival and library resources; however, we also encourage applications from applicants who will be fully remote (if the collection material is predominantly digitized and available remotely) or from applicants who will operate on a hybrid model (e.g., spend a month or two at the Center and work remotely for the remainder of the fellowship period). Fellows must also participate in the Center’s Fellowship Seminar Program, attend bi-weekly meetings of the fellowship program cohort, deliver a minimum of one lecture based on research conducted at Center, and submit a report upon completion of the fellowship describing their experience as a Center fellow. In-residence fellowships carry a stipend of $22,500 for a period of 10 months. Remote or hybrid fellowships carry a stipend of $20,000 for the same period, plus the Center will be able to support digitization of a limited amount of collection material relevant to the fellow’s research.

For eligibility and requirements for application, please visit https://www.cjh.org/research/graduate-research-fellowship.

Questions may be sent to Julie Kaplan at fellowships@cjh.org.

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Dalhousie University, invites applications for The Simon and Riva Spatz Chair in Jewish Studies. Deadline: 7 June 2021.

May 9, 2021 by kerry.maciak86453900

The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Dalhousie University invites applications for The Simon and Riva Spatz Chair in Jewish Studies. This appointment will be a tenured position at the rank of Associate or Full Professor. The successful candidate should be an exceptional scholar of international reputation, with a proven track-record suitable to a Research Chair at a major university.

The Chair is inclusive of scholars from a wide variety of arts, humanities, and social science backgrounds. Dalhousie welcomes applications from scholars engaged in teaching and research related to Classical Judaism; Jewish Philosophy and Thought; Jewish History and Social Sciences; Jewish Cultures, Languages, and Literatures; Judaism and the performing and visual arts; Holocaust studies; or contemporary Middle Eastern politics. Candidates are expected to have broad expertise and documented research and teaching experience in several areas and/or historical periods treated within Jewish Studies, as well as a working knowledge of the primary languages within Jewish Studies, especially Hebrew.

Dalhousie University is committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. The Spatz Chair in Jewish Studies is intended to bring a distinguished scholar to Halifax to share their expertise with students and faculty at Dalhousie University, with the closely-affiliated University of King’s College, and with members of the broader Halifax community; to lead new initiatives in the field of Jewish Studies at Dalhousie and beyond; and to foster excellence in research, teaching, and outreach in the field.

Full text of the job ad: https://dal.peopleadmin.ca/postings/5868

For further information about this position, or to request accommodation at any stage of the hiring process, please contact Laura Godsoe at Laura.Godsoe@dal.ca.

For academic-related questions please contact Professor Yuri Leving, Chair of the Search Committee for The Simon and Riva Spatz Visiting Chair in Jewish Studies at yleving@dal.ca.

The application deadline is June 7, 2021.

New Book. Correspondence: 1939 – 1969, by Theodor W. Adorno & Gershom Scholem. Polity Books.

May 4, 2021 by EAJS Administrator

Correspondence: 1939 – 1969

by Theodor W. Adorno & Gershom Scholem

Edited by Asaf Angermann; Translated by Sebastian Truskolaski, Paula Schwebel

Publisher: Polity Books

This new volume brings together the long-running correspondence between two towering figures of German Jewish intellectual culture. The letters reveal for the first time the close philosophical proximity between Adorno’s critical theory and Scholem’s scholarship of mysticism and messianism. Their correspondence touches on questions of reason and myth, progress and regression, heresy and authority, and the social dimensions of redemption. Above all, their dialogue sheds light on the power of critical, materialistic analysis of history to bring about social change and prevent repetition of the disasters of the past.

April 2021 | Cloth | 520 pages | ISBN 9781509510450 | Reg. Price: £35.00 / €42.90 – With 20% off: £28.00 / €34.32

EAJS Members can apply a 20% discount code for this book purchase. To apply the 20% discount to your purchase, go to www.politybooks.com and use the discount code ADR21 at checkout. This discount offer expires on 31 July 2021.

If you are an instructor who would like to adopt this book for use on a course, please contact usmarketing@politybooks.com to request a free inspection copy.