International Forum of Young Scholars on East European Jewry

Venues: Lviv (Ukraine)
Period: Ongoing
Application deadline: February 6, 2011

Brief description: The forum's purpose is to promote the research and career progress of promising young scholars from all countries. It is an ongoing forum, comprised of 15 advanced Ph.D. students (ABD) and recent Ph.D.s (before tenure-track appointments). It meets periodically and is intended to allow young scholars an opportunity for cross-fertilization in their fields with their own peers and with an esteemed group of senior scholars led by Profs. Israel Bartal, Dan Diner, David Engel, Zvi Gitelman, Oleg Budnitskii, and Gabriella Safran.

Candidates in all branches of the humanities and the social sciences connected to the study of East European Jewry are welcome to apply.

Please send all applications to the following address: merkaznev@savion.cc.huji.ac.il.
Applications must include:
- A cover letter with exact contact details;
- Updated CV;
- Scanned transcript;
- Publications list;
- A description of current research (2-3 pages);
- Two letters of recommendation (to be sent directly to the Nevzlin Center by the recommending scholars).
Those who participated in, or applied to, previous sessions of the Forum are welcome to reapply for the fifth session, but preference will be given to first-time participants.

Applicants will be informed of the selection committee's decision by end of March 2011. Housing costs for the participants will be paid in full by the organizers of the Forum. Transportation for the participants will be paid up to 500 USD per ticket. Additional transportation costs must be obtained by the participants from their home universities or from other sources.

Leonid Nevzlin Research Center Institute of Jewish Studies
address: Rabin Building, Room 6003
Jerusalem 91905, Israel
tel.: 00972.25881948/59
fax: 00972.25881950
e-mail: merkaznev@savion.cc.huji.ac.il
website: http://nevzlin.huji.ac.il/