Postdoctoral Position in Jewish Studies

At the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, the Chair of Jewish Studies has a vacancy to be filled as soon as possible for one

Postdoc (f/m/d)

with 75% of the regular weekly working hours (currently 29,85 hours/week) for a limited period of 48 months (4 years). The salary is paid according to pay group 13 TV-L.

The research focus should be in one of the following areas or ideally combine them: rabbinic literature, history of Jewish thought.

The position is intended for the completion of a habilitation and includes the following tasks:

(Co-)organization of academic events.
Assistance in general administrative matters related to the chair.
Teaching responsibilities of 3 hours per week during each semester.

Prerequisites:

Excellent doctorate in Jewish Studies or a closely related field.
Initial experience in research and teaching.
Willingness to integrate into the research environment of the chair and to participate in general tasks and academic self-administration.
Strong proficiency in Hebrew, in all its forms and manifestations.
Excellent written and spoken English Good knowledge of German, with a willingness to improve it.
Familiarity with rabbinic literature.
Knowledge of Jewish thought and history.
Preferably, knowledge of or experience in designing accessible teaching (methods & didactics).

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Professor Dr. Ze’ev Strauss.
Contact: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/82350.html

The University of Göttingen strives to increase the proportion of women in areas where women are underrepresented and therefore strongly encourages qualified women to apply. It also sees itself as a family-friendly university and promotes the compatibility of scholarship/work and family. The university is particularly committed to the professional participation of severely disabled employees and therefore welcomes applications from severely disabled people. Applications from severely disabled persons with equal qualifications are given preference. A disability or equal status must be included in the application in order to safeguard interests.

PPlease send your application with a short letter of motivation (max. 500 words), an exposé of your research project (max. 2,000 words excl. bibliography) and a CV including a list of publications and courses held in electronic form as one document (PDF) by March 31, 2025 to:
E-Mail: zeev.strauss@theologie.uni-goettingen.de
Theologische Fakultät, Lehrstuhl für Judaistik, Platz der Göttinger Sieben 2, 37073 Göttingen.

Note:
Your electronic documents will be deleted after a retention period of three months after completion of the procedure.
We would like to point out that the submission of the application constitutes consent to the processing of your applicant data by us under data protection law. You can find more information on the legal basis and use of data in the
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Göttingen, February 7th, 2025