Priority Announcements

EAJS Digital Forum Assistant (1 January 2024 to 31 July 2024). Deadline for applications: 5 December 2023

27 October 2023 by EAJS Administrator

EAJS Digital Forum Assistant (1 January 2024 to 31 July 2024)

Deadline for applications: 5 December 2023

The European Association for Jewish Studies encourages academic research and teaching in all disciplines contributing to Jewish Studies. With more than one thousand members in Europe and beyond, the Association significantly contributes to the visibility of Jewish Studies across the continent. It sponsors a Congress every four years, runs an annual conference grant programme and regular workshops, and supports its members by providing information about fundraising and sharing a monthly Newsflash. Recently, the EAJS has established the Digital Forum to support the integration of digital tools in research and teaching.

The EAJS now invites applications for a Digital Forum assistant, initially for a duration of six months, from 1 January 2024 to 31 July 2024. The successful applicant will be paid £16.50 per hour. We anticipate that the time investment will be approximately 3 hours per week, though this may fluctuate.

The tasks of the assistant will include:

Prepare in collaboration with scholars across Europe a short Digital Humanities showcase report for the monthly EAJS newsflash.
Improve the internet presence of the Digital Forum so that it becomes easier for EAJS members to get the right kind of information and help.
Coordinate meeting of the DF Steering Group.
Assist in the organisation of Digital Humanities consultation meetings.
Assist in the organisation of virtual seminars on digital tools.
Assist in reaching out to PhD students in Jewish Studies.

These tasks will be carried out in cooperation with the EAJS Secretary, the EAJS Administrator and the members of the Digital Forum Steering Group.

The assistant will gain insights into the present state of Jewish Studies in Europe, establish contacts across the continent, and gain hands-on experience of an academic organisation.

Candidates should be enrolled in a Jewish Studies doctoral programme at a university or equivalent institution based in Europe and be able to complete the required tasks from their place of study. As the Association’s language is English, candidates will be expected to have a strong command of this language. They should also be comfortable working with basic IT applications such as MS-Word and MS-Excel, and ideally have at least some experience of webpage editing (preferably using WordPress) and an understanding and interest in Digital Humanities.

Please send a short letter of application and a one- or two-page resume to the EAJS Administrator (admin@eurojewishstudies.org). The resume should include an academic referee from your university or institution. Please indicate their name, position, contact email and relationship to you.

A moment of great darkness

20 October 2023 by EAJS Administrator

The European Association for Jewish Studies is shocked and devastated by the events unfolding since last Saturday. This is a moment of great darkness. The EAJS Executive Committee expresses its horror in the face of the unspeakable atrocities committed by Hamas against innocent civilians in Israel and the ongoing suffering of hostages taken into Gaza.

We stand with the numerous members of the Association, as well as with their families and friends, who are affected by the attack, and by the confrontation which now ensues. The Executive Committee expresses its solidarity with them and extends its deepest sympathies to all those grieving in the name of the entire membership.

We are also aware that intensification of the conflict in the region impacts directly on university campuses, and that Jewish Studies scholars and students can be placed in difficult positions at these times. We encourage you to involve your institutions or the authorities in cases you are concerned about your safety

Russian Invasion of Ukraine

25 May 2023 by EAJS Administrator

EAJS Statement

The European Association for Jewish Studies condemns Russia’s unprecedented and barbaric aggression against Ukraine. We express solidarity with Ukraine, with its democratically-elected government and with its people. All Ukrainian academics and university students are in our thoughts and prayers. This is a critical moment for the whole civilized world and we call on all the members of our Association to consider helping Ukraine by any means that are available to them – we must not delay.

We have received messages from colleagues and students in Ukraine with whom we have worked in the past who now are defending their home and their families against the Russian aggression. We stand with them in solidarity.

Link for Message from Ukrainian Association for Jewish Studies (UAJS): https://uajs.org.ua/en/news/help-ukraine-its-struggle-freedom-uajs-statement

Membership Waiver for Scholars Based in Ukraine

The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has led to significant hardship across Ukrainian society. In order to support Jewish Studies scholars based at Ukrainian institutions of higher learning who have been affected by the hostilities that began on 24 February 2022, and where possible to help them to continue their teaching and research, the EAJS has decided to waive the membership fees for Full Members (including successful new applicants for Full Membership) who are currently based in Ukraine (or who were based in Ukraine at the beginning of the invasion in February 2022). Membership fees will be waived until 31 December 2024. For more information, please contact the EAJS Administrator.

The following application form should be used by scholars based in Ukraine (this version of the form does not require a payment): https://www.eurojewishstudies.org/ukraine-membership/

PhD students in the field of Jewish Studies who are based in Ukraine are encouraged to apply for EAJS Student Membership which is free for the duration of their PhD.