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Two calls for application for postdoctoral fellowships at the Hebrew University

CfA: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Sanskrit Poetics

The Israel Science Foundation (ISF) project “Light on The Light: Scholasticism in Second-millennium South Asia” at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem under the direction of Prof. Yigal Bronner is offering a Post-Doctoral scholarship beginning October 1, 2021. Scholars who have received their Ph.D. after October 1st, 2017 or plan to submit their Ph.D. no later than October 1st, 2021 are eligible to apply.

The successful candidate will be part of a unique Indological scene at the Hebrew University and will be welcome to participate in the activities of the ERC funded NEEM group headed by Prof. David Shulman. The successful candidate will focus on commentarial literature on Mammata’s Light on Poetry: their textual practices, engagements with the Light and other texts, and theoretical concerns. They will also be in charge of collecting materials and entering metadata on these commentaries into panditproject.org.

This position offers the opportunity to be part of an innovative and groundbreaking research project which will apply historical, philological, and prosopographical methods as well as digital design and development. The appointed fellow will work closely with Prof. Bronner and other graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at the Hebrew University. S/he is expected to participate in collaborative outputs and publications.

The scholarship will be granted for a period of up to two years (the initial appointment is for one year and is subject to review at the end of the first year). The fellow will receive a monthly stipend of approximately 9,500 NIS. The fellow must be present on campus at least 3 full days a week and devote 100% of their time to the project and their research. Teaching is not required, but might be possible if the fellow wishes to. Knowledge of Hebrew is not required.

Outstanding candidates will be invited to a zoom interview in early August 2021.

Candidates must have:

• Proven academic excellence
• Excellent skills in Sanskrit
• Proven experience in studying Sanskrit poetics (familiarity with Mammata’s work is an advantage)
• Ability to participate in academic discussions in English
• An interest and ability to work in collaboration
• Some experience with digital humanities

Interested individuals are requested to submit the following documents (in one PDF file):

• Introduction letter describing your academic experience and motivation for participating in the project (2-3 pages)
• Curriculum vitae
• Abstract of the PhD dissertation (1 page)
• Letters of evaluation of the PhD dissertation (if available)
• A writing sample: dissertation chapter or a paper that has been published or accepted for publication (no more than 30 pages);
• Two letters of recommendation to be sent directly to yigal.bronner@mail.huji.ac.il.

Please send the requested materials electronically in one PDF file (not including the letters of recommendation) to: yigal.bronner@mail.huji.ac.il by August 1, 2021.

CfA: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Early Modern South India

The European Research Council (ERC) project “The New Ecology of Expressive Modes in Early Modern South India (NEEM group) headed by Prof. David Shulman at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is offering a Post-Doctoral scholarship beginning October 1, 2021. Scholars who have received their Ph.D. after October 1st, 2017 or plan to submit their Ph.D. no later than October 1st, 2021 are eligible to apply.

The successful candidate will be part of a unique Indological scene at the Hebrew University and will be welcome to participate in the activities of the Israel Science Foundation (ISF) funded project “Light on The Light: Scholasticism in Second-millennium South Asia” headed by Prof. Yigal Bronner. The successful candidate is expected to pursue research on texts (literary, musical, visual, theatrical, or philosophical) in one or more the South Indian languages and traditions, from the sixteenth to the early nineteenth centuries. The appointed fellow will work closely with Prof. Shulman and other graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at the Hebrew University. S/he is expected to participate in collaborative outputs and publications.

The scholarship will be granted for a period of one year (extension for a second year is possible but not very likely). The fellow will receive a monthly stipend of approximately 9,500 NIS. The fellow must be present on campus at least 3 full days a week and devote 100% of their time to the project and their research. Teaching is not required, but might be possible if the fellow wishes to. Knowledge of Hebrew is not required.

Outstanding candidates will be invited to a zoom interview in early August 2021.

Candidates must have:

• Proven academic excellence
• Excellent skills in Sanskrit and at least one South Indian language
• Ability to participate in academic discussions in English
• An interest and ability to work in collaboration

Interested individuals are requested to submit the following documents (in one PDF file):

• Introduction letter describing your academic experience and motivation for participating in the project (2-3 pages)
• Curriculum vitae
• Abstract of the PhD dissertation (1 page)
• Letters of evaluation of the PhD dissertation (if available)
• A writing sample: dissertation chapter or a paper that has been published or accepted for publication (no more than 30 pages);
• Two letters of recommendation to be sent directly to ddshulman@yahoo.com.

Please send the requested materials electronically in one PDF file (not including the letters of recommendation) to: ddshulman@yahoo.com by August 1, 2021.