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Mandel Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities and Jewish Studies for 2017-2020 (EXPIRED)

Mandel Scholion, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Job category Postdoc or similar / Fixed term
AOS Jewish Studies and Humanties
AOC Open
Workload Full time
Vacancies 2
Location Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel
Start date Fall 2017
Job description

Mandel Postdoctoral Fellowships in the Humanities and Jewish Studies for 2017-2020

1. The Mandel Fellowships are intended for scholars, from Israel and abroad, who have shown exceptional excellence, depth, and originality, and whose research may enrich academic and cultural discourse.

2. Applications will be accepted from candidates who completed their doctoral degrees recently, no earlier than October 1, 2012. Candidates who have not yet graduated may apply if they have submitted their dissertations by October 26, 2016. If awarded the fellowship, their acceptance will be conditional upon approval of their degrees by April 1, 2017.

3. Mandel Scholars engage in research in optimal conditions and teach one annual course (2 hours per week). Teaching in English is possible.

4. Mandel Scholars receive approximately 150,000 NIS per year in addition to a research grant.

5. The fellowship is for three years, beginning October 1, 2017. There is an option for a two- or one-year tenure.

6. Scholars are selected on a competitive basis with no preference for a specific field of study.

Deadline for Applications:

October 26, 2016

Terms of the Fellowship

  1. Mandel Scholars will devote their time to research and are not allowed to work anywhere else, apart from teaching at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
  2. Mandel Scholars are each allotted an office in the Mandel Building on Mount Scopus, and are required to carry out their ongoing research there at least four days a week. Scholars will also engage in the Center's joint activities.
  3. The Fellowship begins on October 1, 2017 and ends on September 30, 2020. Fellows will submit reports on their research at the end of each academic year (by July 15) and in the middle of the second year (by January 15). Reports should focus on the Fellow’s research progress during the period reviewed and research goals for the next period.
  4. The Academic Committee is authorized to terminate the fellowship at the end of the first or second year, if the aforementioned terms (sections 1-3) are not met.
  5. The Fellowship is subject to the Hebrew University’s postdoctoral regulations .

Application and Selection Process

  1. Applications are to be submitted via the Humanities section of Hebrew University’s Scholarship Systemaccording to the instructions provided there.
  2. Shortlisted candidates from Israel and abroad will be invited, at the beginning of December 2016, to come to the Mt. Scopus campus on Thursday, January 12, 2017, to give a public lecture and to be interviewed by the Center’s academic committee.

Mandel Scholion Website: www.scholion.huji.ac.il/en

How to apply
Application type Online
Web address to apply https://scholarships.ekmd.huji.ac.il/Pages/default...
Email to apply
Hard deadline October 26, 2016, 7:59pm IST
Contact
Web address for more information http://en.scholion.huji.ac.il/news/mandel-postdoct...
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Time created September 12, 2016, 12:00pm UTC
Scheduled expiry date October 26, 2016, 7:59pm IST
Expired on October 27, 2016, 8:46pm IST
Last updated February 20, 2017, 3:00pm UTC
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