Career Center

The Jewish Studies Program at Wellesley College invites applications for a two-year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Jewish Studies to begin Fall 2023. Candidates should have received the Ph.D. within the last five years (ABD considered) at the time of appointment. Preference will be given to scholars whose research concentrates on Jews, Judaism, or Jewish cultural production in the Mediterranean, North Africa, or the Middle East during the medieval or early modern period. We welcome applicants trained in any relevant humanities or social science discipline, including but not limited to History, Religious Studies, Literary and Area Studies, Philosophy, and Anthropology. For both years, the fellow will teach one course each semester, likely including an introductory course in Jewish Stu