Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies Postdoctoral Fellowships
The Anne Tanenbaum Centre for Jewish Studies at the University of Toronto offers the Ray D. Wolfe Post-Doctoral Fellowship to support advanced research in Jewish Studies. Applicants must be engaged in research related to the history, culture, literature or thought of the Jewish people. Award winners will be designated as Ray D. Wolfe Fellows. They will spend two academic years at the University of Toronto to further their research or prepare a completed dissertation for publication. Ray D. Wolfe fellows will teach one course in each of the two terms of the academic year. They will also deliver one public lecture. Applicants from foreign as well as Canadian universities are welcome.
Fellows will receive a stipend of $61,000 CAD per year inclusive of teaching. An additional $1,000 will be available for research support such as conference travel. The position begins on 1 August 2027 and will terminate on 31 July 2029. The successful candidate will be an employee of the University of Toronto and covered by the terms of the CUPE 3902 Unit 5 Collective Agreement.
Applicants must hold a PhD that is completed not more than three years prior to the application deadline. Persons who are ABD are eligible to apply, but if appointed the fellow must defend the doctoral thesis before July 30, 2027 in order to retain the position.
Please submit application material by e-mail to cjs.events@utoronto.ca.
Applications must include: (1) a letter of interest, not exceeding 1500 words that describes the research project and specifies the questions to be considered, the approach to be taken, the goals to be achieved, and the contribution to be made; as well as a bibliography, not exceeding 500 words; (2) a curriculum vitae; (3) a statement of teaching interests, not exceeding 500 words, including proposals for two undergraduate courses; (4) a writing sample, not exceeding 30 pages. Applicants must also arrange to have a transcript of graduate courses taken and a minimum of two or maximum of three letters of recommendation sent directly to the Centre of Jewish Studies.
All application materials must be in English, including Letters of Recommendation and Writing Samples. Complete applications for the Ray D. Wolfe Fellowship must be submitted by: October 16, 2026
The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community. Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity seeking groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the position.
The normal hours of work are 40 hours per week for a full-time postdoctoral fellow recognizing that the needs of the employee’s research and professional development and the needs of the supervisor’s research program may require flexibility in the performance of the employee’s duties and hours of work.
