The period of tenure for a Junior Visiting Scholar of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies is normally between two and six months during term time (summer visits are not possible) and must include at least one University of Oxford term. Exceptionally, other lengths of time may be considered. Junior Visiting Scholars must be advanced in their doctoral
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OSRJL Call for Visiting Fellowship Applications
The OCHJS and its newly created OSRJL invites applications for a Visiting Fellowship from applicants who are current, established academics and/or postdoctoral researchers working on any aspect of Judeo-languages, including linguistics, literature, manuscript studies and book history. The successful applicant will become a Visiting Fellow of the OCHJS for at least one calendar month during
Call for Visiting Fellowship Applications
We are now accepting applications for Visiting Fellowships as part of our Oxford Seminar in Advanced Jewish Studies entitled “Philosophy in Scripture”: Jewish Philosophical Interpretation of the Hebrew Bible in the Late Medieval Period, to be led by Professor Paul B. Fenton and Dr Raphael Dascalu in Trinity Term 2022. Please find the relevant application materials
Visiting Genizah scholars piece together Jewish civilization
Fourteen Visiting Fellows from around the world are also working at the Centre this year on a range of research topics. The Harold Hyam Wingate Visiting Fellows include a team of Dead Sea Scrolls scholars from the University of Oregon, Trinity Western University, and Bar Ilan University who have been working as a team researching
Visiting Fellows delve into old Yiddish books
The Centre is hosting eleven Yiddish scholars from Israel, the US, Netherlands, and Germany for our annual advanced research institute. This year’s theme is devoted to the Bodleian’s collection of sixteenth century Yiddish manuscripts and books- the world’s leading collection, much of which has never been studied before. The first book printed in Yiddish was
Visiting Academics
The OCHJS hosts a number of visiting academics each year through the following 3 status options. Visiting Fellows Visiting Fellowships of the Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies are available for postdoctoral researchers and senior scholars through our Oxford Seminars in Advanced Jewish Studies programme, which hosts four streams of Visiting Fellowships: Salo & Jeannette