The Martin Buber Society of Fellows in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Call for Applications for the Academic Year 2019-2020
The Martin Buber Society of Fellows aims at fostering interdisciplinary academic
discourse at the highest level among outstanding young scholars (post-doctoral).
Candidates who have completed their PhD at an Israeli or German university, as well
as citizens of Israel or Germany who have received their PhD in any country, are
eligible to apply. Applicants must have their PhD degree in hand no earlier than October 1st, 2014, and no later than July 1st, 2019
Application is open for those specializing in all fields of the Humanities and the Social Sciences.
We are looking for creative humanists and social scientists with broad intellectual horizons. No connections of the subject matter to Jewish studies or Israel are required.
Each year the Academic Committee of the Martin Buber Society of Fellows selects up to ten exceptionally gifted young scholars (up to five from Israel and five from
Germany). The Fellows are asked to move to Jerusalem and stay in residence. They
receive a monthly stipend of approximately 9000 NIS and an additional housing subsidy that can be used either for apartments in the university’s Student Village (on campus) or to help with costs in apartments elsewhere in the city. Non-Israeli fellows who move to Jerusalem with their family are eligible for additional support.
Fellows have the opportunity to pursue their individual research under optimal
conditions for the term of their fellowship and are expected to become part of the vibrant scholarly community in Jerusalem, reflecting the widest possible disciplinary spectrum in the Humanities and the Social Sciences and embodying a spirit of shared intellectual adventure. They are obliged to participate in bi-weekly colloquia, workshops, lectures, study excursions, and other cultural and academic activities of the MBSF. Discussions in the Martin Buber Society take place in English (not in Hebrew or German).
Scholarships are granted for a maximum of four years, beginning October 1, 2019
(subject to review at the end of each year), on the basis of a detailed proposal of a
research project of major scope and innovative character. Indeed, an imaginative
proposal (no longer than 5 pages) that proves the applicant’s ability to carry out cutting edge research in her or his field is the most important part of the application.
The deadline for applications for the academic year 2019-2020 is November 11, 2018.
The Academic Committee of the Martin Buber Society will meet before the middle of
February to choose the new cohort of fellows. Outstanding candidates will be invited
–at short notice at the beginning of February– for an interview, either in person or via Skype call.
The application process is simple (a CV and a list of publications, a 1-page abstract of the PhD, a research proposal of 5 pages, and two recommendation letters) and begins with registration at our Website http://buberfellows.huji.ac.il/ or
http://scholarships.huji.ac.il, where further instructions are found.
It is crucial to read the instructions on the website before starting the application process (which is entirely online).
The Martin Buber Society of Fellows, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The
Mandel Building, Room 3221, Mt. Scopus, Jerusalem, 91905.
For further inquiries please contact Yael Baron at buber.fellows@mail.huji.ac.il
Tel. 00972 (0)2-5883901 or 00972(0)2 5881747 Website:
http://buberfellows.huji.ac.il/
For German institutions, the day of the disputation is the decisive date; for Israeli institutions, the date on the letter of approval of the dissertation. Applicants with children under the age of five (at the time of the November 10 deadline) get an extra year, and may apply if they have their PhD no earlier than October 1st 2013.
ii Applications that are purely technical in nature, such as in the fields of applied economics or practical law, will not be considered.