Postdoctoral Fellowships for Academic Jewish Studies

The Postdoctoral Fellowships for Academic Jewish Studies fund European institutions to employ postdoctoral researchers in Jewish Studies for a two-year period. Grants of up to £40,000 per annum are available to contribute to the salary and associated costs of a postdoctoral position. Fellows are expected to undertake research and may present to local Jewish communities and the public; they also participate in an AJS programme of online seminars and workshops. Projects across the broad field of Jewish Studies are eligible, with a particular welcome for social-science studies of contemporary Jewish life in Europe and digital humanities approaches.

Contribution to postdoctoral salary (up to £40,000 per year), eligible travel and research costs may be included in the application budget; participation in online seminars and workshops.

Postdoctoral applicants must be based in Europe (European citizens or holders of a valid European residency permit) and the host institution must be based in Europe. Applicants must have received their doctoral degree no more than seven years before the application deadline or intend to submit their doctoral dissertation by June 2027. Applications are not accepted from institutions in Belarus, Russia, or Ukraine.

Institutions apply via the Foundation's online grant portal; universities may submit only one postdoctoral application per AJS funding round and must include a budget and justification of costs.