Research associate position (PhD): Jewish Moralistic Writings of the Early Modern Period: 1600-1800.
Pending approval of external funding Universität Hamburg invites applications for a Research Associate for the project “Jewish Moralistic Writings of the Early Modern Period: 1600–1800” in accordance with Section 28 subsection 3 of the Hamburg Higher Education Act (Hamburgisches Hochschulgesetz, HmbHG). The position commences on October 1, 2018.
The PhD candidate will be a member of the Emmy Noether Junior Research Group “Jewish Moralistic Writings of the Early Modern Period: 1600–1800” funded by the German Research Foundation. The vast body of Jewish moralistic writings (known as musar in Hebrew) constitutes one of the most popular, yet understudied corpora of Jewish literature. The group’s objective is to compile…. read more