Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies Postdoctoral Fellowships
The Centre for Jewish Studies at the University of Toronto offers a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowships to support advanced research in Jewish Studies. The position will run July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2021. Applicants must have completed their doctoral dissertations by July 1, 2019 on a topic related to the history, culture, literature or thought of the Jewish people. The successful candidate will receive a fellowship of $47,000 (CAD)per year as well as an additional $1500 to support participation in academic conferences. The Fellows will spend the 2019-21 academic years at the University of Toronto, during which time they are expected to continue their research; deliver a public lecture; teach one course in each of the two terms each year; and contribute to the intellectual life of the Centre for Jewish Studies. Applicants from foreign as well as Canadian universities are welcome.
Applications must include:
- (1) a letter of interest that describes the candidate’s research project;
- (2) a curriculum vitae;
- (3) a brief statement of teaching interests, including proposals for two undergraduate courses;
- (4) a writing sample, not to exceed 8,000 words.
These materials should be emailed to the cjs.toronto@utoronto.ca by October 26, 2018. By this date, applicants must also arrange to have three letters of recommendation emailed or sent by mail to:
Centre for Jewish Studies
University of Toronto
170 St. George Street, Room 218
Toronto, ON M5R 2M8
Canada
