Assistant Professor (Universitätsassistent/University Assistant) – Postdoc Career Position

Code PHIL-HIST-10500

https://lfuonline.uibk.ac.at/public/karriereportal.details?asg_id_in=10500

Start/Duration: Starting on 01.10.2019 until 30.09.2025 (initially limited to 6 years; a tenure-track agreement can be offered)

Organizational Unit: Department of Contemporary History

Level of Employment: 40 hours/week

Main Tasks:

• Conduct independent research in the field of Israel Studies with a focus on contemporary history and with the aim of a Habilitation degree, international networking and interdisciplinary cooperation, acquisition of research projects and third-party funding, participation in the research area “Cultural Encounters – Cultural Conflicts” as well as support of the research network Austria-Israel Academic Network Innsbruck (AIANI)
• Independent teaching in the core subject Contemporary History, supervision of students
• Administrative duties

Necessary Qualification:

• PhD-dissertation in History in the field of contemporary history; outstanding competence in Israel Studies as well as knowledge with the adjoining field of Jewish Studies; academic output beyond the scope of the dissertation; experience in postdoctoral research or relevant work experience; experience in the area of third-party funding; experience in academic mobility; verification of experience in academic teaching
• Excellent language skills in German, English and Hebrew (minimum of C1 in speech and writing)
• Excellent communication skills, leadership skills and the ability to work in a team as well as proven organisational skills
• Applications have to include: an outline of an independent research project at the level of habilitation (max. 5 pages), teaching concept, at least one essay or book chapter in digital form as a reading sample, two letters of recommendation
• It is requested to upload the online application in only one file

Salary: The minimum gross salary (stipulated by collective agreement) for this position amounts to €  3804,- per month (14 times). Furthermore, the university has numerous attractive offers (https://www.uibk.ac.at/universitaet/zusatzleistungen/).

Application: We look forward to your online application until 29.04.2019.

Manuscript and Rare Book Cataloguer

The Cecil Roth Collection of Judaica and Hebraica

Special Collections at Leeds University Library are seeking to recruit an experienced manuscript and rare book cataloguer to work with the Cecil Roth Collection of Judaica and Hebraica.

Are you an experienced manuscript and rare book cataloguer? Do you have an interest in Hebrew and Jewish studies? Would you like the opportunity to work with a significant historical collection of Judaica and Hebraica?

The University of Leeds Library has received funding to create high quality catalogues and indexes for the Roth Collection of Judaica and Hebraica.

Cecil Roth (1899-1970) was the foremost historian of Jewish history in Great Britain. Working between 1925 and 1970, his most lasting achievements are his editorship of the seminal Encyclopaedia Judaica, and his book Jewish Art, which took a new approach to art historical enquiry.

Roth’s personal library is housed in Special Collections at the University of Leeds. His collection comprises medieval and early modern manuscripts and rare printed books, pamphlets and ephemera relating to Jewish life, history, liturgy and culture. However, inadequacies in the current catalogue make his collection difficult to search.

You will catalogue the medieval, post-medieval, and early modern manuscripts in the Roth Collection and upgrade the existing catalogue records for the pre-1851 printed books.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Rhiannon Lawrence-Francis, Collections & Engagement Manager (Rare Books & Maps)

Tel: +44 (0)113 343 9456, email: R.M.Lawrence-Francis@leeds.ac.uk

More details about this opportunity and a link to the application form can be found here: https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx?ref=CSLIB1193