Jewish Studies. The Rothschild Foundation Europe offers a Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship in Jewish Studies for £35,000 per annum for two years (in the UK, this equates to a part-time position). The Foundation only allows one application per institution, and so there will be an internal selection process. Candidates who wish to be considered for entering the competition as Manchester’s institutional applicant, should submit (i) a one-page CV, and (ii) a proposal of no more than 2 pages, including:
1. Project title
2. 150 word abstract
3. Project description
4. Research methodology
5. Explain how your project would advance Jewish Studies in Europe and align with the University of Manchester and the Centre for Jewish Studies
6. Estimated duration of the project (usually two years)
7. Describe how the results of the research will be published (eg book, article).
8. Confirm eligibility according to the Rothschild application guidance.
The two documents named above should be sent to daniel.langton@manchester.ac.uk by the internal selection application deadline of 8 December 2024. (The deadline for the institution’s grant application is 13 January 2025.)
It is important to note that the successful internal candidate will be expected to draft a full application as soon as an internal decision has been made (around 13 December 2024) and to secure agreement from two referees who know their work and can provide a reference by 20 January 2025. The internal deadline is set so as to allow time for consultation, feedback and necessary University permissions before a submission meeting the Foundation's deadline. The internal selection will be guided by criteria of the Rothschild Foundation, although these are not detailed. However, they include an emphasis on "advancing Jewish Studies in Europe" and at the relevant institution, and the future potential of the proposed research. Although all research topics in Jewish Studies are eligible in principle, the Foundation says it welcomes in particular applications from those engaged in “the study of contemporary Jewish life in Europe from a social science perspective and those whose proposals involve digital humanities research techniques”. Full eligibility criteria, additional conditions, a sample application form and guidance notes, are available from the Rothschild website: https://rothschildfoundation.eu/what-we-fund/academic-jewish-studies/post-doctoral-fellowships/
