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מקום: התוכנית לזכויות ילדים ונוער, מרכז מינרבה לזכויות האדם, האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים

Call for Applications 2026-2027 Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Child and Youth Rights

Call for Applications
2026-2027 Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Child and Youth Rights
The Child and Youth Rights Program (ChYRP)
at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Minerva Center for Human Rights
is accepting applications for Post-Doctoral Fellowships in 2026-2027
ChYRP aims to promote research, pedagogy, and dissemination of knowledge in the field of child rights (aged 0-18). ChYRP uses the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) as the blueprint for the program agenda and fosters interdisciplinary scholarship with a preference for rights-respecting methodologies. Each year ChYRP emphasizes a different right outlined in the CRC. For the 2026-27 academic year, the program will give preference to studies related to children’s right to equality (Article 2, CRC).
Terms of the Fellowships:
1. The Fellowship awards the status of a Research Fellow for the 2026-2027 academic year (1 October 2026 – 30 September 2027) at the Child and Youth Rights Program at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Minerva Center for Human Rights, Faculty of Law.
2. The one-year scholarship will be in the amount of 144,000 NIS (12,000 NIS per month).
3. Fellows will not engage in other employment during the period of the fellowship, aside from teaching or other academic activities at the Hebrew University.
4. In special cases, a Fellow can spend part of the year at an approved academic institution abroad. ChYRP can assist in finding a fitting academic venue abroad if needed.
5. Once admitted to the program, Fellows may apply for additional funding for participation in local and international conferences or for other research-related activities.
6. An extension of the Fellowship for an additional year may be considered in cases of empirical research involving child participation, or where the research design otherwise warrants it.
Requirements:
1. The Fellowships are open to researchers from all disciplines related to issues of child and youth rights, including but not limited to law, social work, medicine, criminology, education, and sociology.
2. Applicants must have received their Doctorate diploma no earlier than October 2022 and no later than June 2026.
3. The Applicant’s research plan must address current themes and challenges in the fields of child rights and should be guided by the CRC, preferably focusing on children’s right to equality.
4. Candidates interested in researching children in Israel may also consider topics such as children living in the periphery, children of asylum-seekers, Palestinian children in Israel or the OPT, immigrants, LGBTQI, children from ultra-orthodox communities, and children with special needs.
5. The research plan may involve any one or several methodologies, including legal-doctrinal, theoretical, comparative, quantitative, qualitative, action research, and experimental, with emphasis on child participation in research when feasible.
6. Fellows are expected to take part and contribute to the activities of ChYRP and the Minerva Center throughout the year, including weekly seminars and meetings.
7. Fellows are expected to complete a peer-reviewed article during the year and to present it at academic events.
Application instructions:
1. Applications should include:
A. Research plan (up to two pages) describing the intended research topic, the importance and relevance of the research question to the field of children’s rights, the methodology, and relevant theoretical frameworks.
B. Candidates considering spending part of the Fellowship abroad, should state in the research plan the desired destination and supervisor if known, and justifications for that choice.
C. Summary of the Applicant’s doctoral thesis (up to one page).
D. Official confirmation of the date the Ph.D. was awarded or (if not yet approved) submitted.
E. Curriculum vitae, including a list of publications.
F. Two recommendation letters, including one from the doctoral supervisor.
G. A one-page research plan summary written in accessible language (English, Hebrew, or Arabic) for young readers (ages 12-18), explaining your research topic and its importance for children's rights. ChYRP’s youth advisory boards will review these summaries and provide their input as part of the selection process.
2. All documents should be combined into one PDF file.
3. Please submit applications (and questions) to the Child and Youth Rights Program via email: chyrp@mail.huji.ac.il
This Fellowship is subject to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's fellowship regulations, available here.
Deadline for applications: February 3rd, 2026
Interviews of select candidates will be held in February.
Final decisions by March.

שולח/ת ההודעה, ופרטי קשר למידע נוסף:
התוכנית לזכויות ילדים ונוער, מרכז מינרבה לזכויות האדם, האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים
chyrp@mail.huji.ac.il