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Comparative Approaches to Apocalyptic Literature, in Judaism, Islam and Christianity (c. 600-c. 900). Online and at the University of St Andrews 5-6 June 2023, Please note that times are in British Summer Time (BST) 

24 May 2023 by kerry.maciak86453900

Comparative Approaches to Apocalyptic Literature 

In Judaism, Islam and Christianity (c. 600-c. 900) 

Online and at the University of St Andrews 5-6 June 2023 

Please note that times are in British Summer Time (BST) 

 

Monday 5 June 2023 

9:30-10 Registration and Coffee 

10-1 Session One: 

Welcome 

David Cook (Rice University), “Apocalypse in the History of Damascus: Ibn `Asakir (d. 1176) and the Syrian Muslim Apocalyptic Heritage” 

Gaelle Bosseman (Université de Namur), “Characteristics and Reception of Apocalyptic Literature in the Latin West (7th-9th c.): Between Inheritances and Mutations” 

Helen Spurling (University of Southampton), “Beyond Ishmael: The Sons of Qedar in Jewish Apocalyptic Traditions” 

1-2 Lunch 

2-3:30 Session Two 

Tim Greenwood (University of St Andrews), “Seventh-Century Armenian Apocalyptic Traditions in Comparative Perspective” 

Andras Kraft (Universität Wien), “Pseudo-Methodios in Sicilian Garb: Revisiting Ninth-Century Byzantine Apocalypticism” 

3:30-4 Coffee 

4-5 Plenary Session (led by Helen Spurling and James T Palmer with Alex Woolf, University of St Andrews): “How Do We Compare Apocalypses? Cultures, Contexts, and Methods” 

Tuesday 6 June 2023 

9-9:30 Coffee 

9:30-11 Session Three: 

Veronika Wieser (Universität Tübingen), “Mapping Gog and Magog in the Medieval World: New Approaches to Ethnic, Religious and Political Discourses in Apocalyptic Thought” 

Constanza Cordoni (Universität Wien), “Spatial Aspects of Apocalypticism in Jewish Traditions” 

11-11:30 Coffee 

11:30-1 Session Four: 

Sebastian Bitsch (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen), “Traces of the Magi. Reflections of Zoroastrian Eschatological Motifs in the Qurʾān” 

James T Palmer (University of St Andrews), “The Political Resonances of Apocalyptic Literature in the Seventh and Eighth Centuries: Frameworks and Perspectives” 

1-2 Lunch 

2-3 Plenary Session: “Themes, Directions, and Future Plans” 

To register visit our Eventbrite site: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/comparative-approaches-to-apocalyptic-literature-c-600-c-900-tickets-628508986297 

For further queries contact Prof James T Palmer at jtp21@st-andrews.ac.uk  

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New position for Tenured Assistant Professor in Early Modern History at the Department of History and Cultures, University of Bologna. Deadline for applicants: 16th June 2023 (12 noon Italian time)

21 May 2023 by kerry.maciak86453900

New position for Tenured Assistant Professor in Early Modern History at the Department of History and Cultures, University of Bologna.

The researcher must contribute to the implementation of the Excellence Project “Territories of Memory” and to the activities of the Department.

The researcher is expected to be dedicated to the study of cultural, religious, material, and social relations in the early modern period and to explore global contacts and practices of memory between the 16th and 18th centuries.

He/she is expected to make an original and high-profile research contribution to the debate on knowledge networks in the early modern period.

The selection is open to applicants, even citizens of countries not belonging to the European Union, who have obtained the PhD or equivalent qualification obtained in Italy or abroad.
Applicants must be in possession of the aforementioned qualification at the date of the deadline for the submission of applications to the present selection.

Applications from professors, associate professors, or assistant professor with tenure, as well as individuals who have already benefited from 3-year contracts as Tenured Assistant professor, will not be accepted, even if the applicant is not in service.

Application deadline: 16th June 2023 at 12:00 (noon, Italian Time).

Starting date of the position: Within 2023

https://bandi.unibo.it/s/apos5/rif-2648-bando-per-1-posto-da-ricercatore-a-tempo-determinato-in-tenure-track-rtt-dipartimento-di-storia-culture-civilta-disci-ssd-m-sto-02

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The Heidelberg University of Jewish Studies, new position: W1 Professorship (tenure-track) or W2 Professorship (with tenure) in Jewish Philosophy and Intellectual History, deadline for applications: 31st July 2023

21 May 2023 by kerry.maciak86453900

The Heidelberg University of Jewish Studies seeks to fill a

W1 Professorship (tenure-track) or W2 Professorship (with tenure) in Jewish Philosophy and Intellectual History

Starting April 1, 2024

Required qualifications include an internationally visible record of research within the broad scope of Jewish philosophy and intellectual history, as well as teaching experience. The profile for this position comprises a research concentration in some subfield of Jewish philosophy and intellectual history (e.g. classical or medieval Jewish philosophy or mysticism, Kabbalah, Haskalah, Musar, modern Jewish thought) together with the needed proficiency in Hebrew and other relevant languages. The successful candidate will be able to teach a range of courses providing broad thematic and historic coverage of the field. In addition to the candidate’s own innovative research initiatives, collaboration in research and teaching with the other professors’ chairs at the Heidelberg University of Jewish Studies is expected. Beyond this, Heidelberg constitutes a rich environment within the higher-education landscape in terms of both research and teaching, and therefore, active scholarly exchange and/or collaboration with the professors’ chairs and research centers of Heidelberg University, in particular, are expressly desired.

The successful candidate will be employed under the terms of private law.

In addition to the general employment regulations of § 47 of the LHG [state higher education law of Baden-Württemberg], required qualifications for the W2 professorship include a completed program of university studies in the field, pedagogical aptitude and an exceptional capacity for academic research as demonstrated by an outstanding PhD dissertation in a qualifying area, as well as additional academic publications of proven excellence.

In accordance with § 51, par. 2 of the LHG [state higher education law of Baden-Württemberg], required qualifications for the W1 professorship include a completed program of university studies, pedagogical aptitude, which is, as a rule, to be demonstrated by experience in teaching or training, and an exceptional capacity for academic research, which, as a rule, should be demonstrated by a PhD dissertation of outstanding quality. This junior professorship is intended as a tenure-track position. The attainment of suitable achievements in research and teaching will be reviewed as part of the tenure process. After a successfully completed trial period, it will be possible to advance a W2 professorship with tenure. For additional information on the tenure-track process, see our website at:
http://www.hfjs.eu/md/hfjs/hochschule/leitungsorgane/satzung_uber_die_evaluation_von_juniorprofessoren_und_tenure_track__stand_29.01.2020.pdf [German only]

A willingness to procure outside funding, to participate in academic self-governance, and to seek collaboration with Heidelberg University are prerequisites. The languages of instruction are German and English. The administrative language of the Heidelberg University of Jewish Studies is German, and therefore, the acquisition of sufficient German language skills is expected within the first three years of employment.

The Heidelberg University of Jewish Studies is committed to equal opportunity and diversity. Applicants with severe disabilities will be given preference over equally qualified non-disabled applicants.

We ask for your application no later than July 31, 2023 in digital form, combined into a single PDF file including the usual documents.

Please send your application materials to the chairman of the hiring committee: Prof. Werner Arnold, Rector of the Heidelberg University of Jewish Studies, E-mail: rektor@hfjs.eu.

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Call for Job Applications: Executive Editor, Journal of Jewish Studies, OCHJS, deadline for applications: 15th June 2023

21 May 2023 by kerry.maciak86453900

Call for Job Applications: Executive Editor, Journal of Jewish Studies, OCHJS

The Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies is seeking to fill the position of Journal of Jewish Studies (JJS) Executive Editor from 1st September 2023. The post, which is directly responsible to the Centre’s President, will coordinate a team and work in close collaboration with the Editors of the Journal. The role comprises the administration of the Journal of Jewish Studies, overseeing printed production and digital publication.

Journal of Jewish Studies Executive Editor

Location                                   Clarendon Institute, Walton Street, Oxford
Salary                                        £21,800, pro rated to 60% FTE (£36,333 FTE)
Hours                                        Part time – 21 hours per week
Contract Type                        1 year with the possibility to extend to 2 years

Application Process

Applicants should send a copy of their CV and a covering letter to Ms Kerry Maciak at kerry.maciak@ochjs.ac.uk before the closing date. Any questions can be sent to her at the same address.

Closing date:                            15th June 2023
Interview date range:           July 2023

Relevant Documents

Job advertisement
Job description
Terms and conditions

Full details can be found here: https://www.ochjs.ac.uk/call-for-job-applications-executive-editor-journal-of-jewish-studies/

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The National Library of Israel (NLI): Stewart and Lynda Resnick Fellowship Program at the National Library of Israel. Deadline for submissions 30th June 2023

18 May 2023 by kerry.maciak86453900

The National Library of Israel (NLI) is delighted to announce the Stewart and Lynda Resnick Fellowship Program at the National Library of Israel. Deadline for submissions 30th June 2023


In 2023, the new National Library of Israel campus will open in Jerusalem. The Stewart and Lynda Resnick Fellowship, which will launch in the new NLI building, will be awarded to two (2) senior scholars who wish to engage with one or more of the Library’s core collections: Israel, Judaica, Islam and the Middle East, Humanities, and/or Israeli and Jewish Music. The Fellowship program is designed to enable senior international scholars to conduct on-site research at the National Library of Israel for the purpose of their research.

We are now accepting applications for the Resnick Fellowship Program’s inaugural cohort, which will take place in the Spring/Summer semester of 2023-2024.


The deadline for submissions is June 30, 2023. Applicants will be notified of the committee’s decision during September 2023.


The application process is completed online.


For further details, including the full call for applications and the online submission form, please use the link below:https://www.nli.org.il/en/research-and-teach/create/resnick-fellowship.

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