Call for Applications
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Digital Humanities at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2023-2024
The Research Center in Digital Humanities at the Hebrew University DH@HU is seeking an excellent candidate for a post-doctoral fellowship in digital humanities for the academic year 2023-2024. DH@HU is a leading interdisciplinary research institute focused on the development and application of digital and computational approaches to the study of humanistic objects.
The post-doctoral fellowship is competitive and will be awarded on the basis of academic excellence.
Candidates for the fellowship must have a PhD in a relevant field, conferred no more than five years prior the start date of the fellowship. The candidate must present an original research proposal that combines a digital or computational component with one of the disciplines in the humanities.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on their own research project while also participating in the research activities of DH@HU. They will receive mentorship and support from the center’s faculty and staff, as well as access to state-of-the-art facilities and resources.
The fellowship includes an annual scholarship of 120,000 NIS (appx. 31000 euro or 33000 US dollars, scholarship is paid in NIS). The fellowship term is 12 months, starting in October 2023 and ending in September 2024. The post-doctoral fellow is expected to live in Israel for the duration of the fellowship and to work at the center in Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem at least 3 days a week.
Applications for the post-doctoral fellowship must be submitted by April 16, 2023, and should include CV, publication list, research proposal of max. 3 pages, and two letters of recommendation (only one from the dissertation advisor). After the initial selection process, the leading candidates will be invited to an online interview with the faculty of the center.
Applications should be submitted as a single PDF file to: dhhu@mail.huji.ac.il with the title: “application for post-doc 2023”.
Recommendation letters should be sent directly by the referee to: dhhu@mail.huji.ac.il with the title: recommendation letter for post-doc 2023”.
For questions and further information feel free to contact us at: dhhu@mail.huji.ac.il, visit our website: https://en-digitalhumanities.huji.ac.il/
or contact the center director, Dr. Renana Keydar at: renana.keydar@mail.huji.ac.il