Call for Candidates

International Winter School

Enhancing Publications Skills in the Field of Jewish Studies in East and East Central Europe
Inter-University Centre, Dubrovnik,

February 5–7, 2024

The University of Zagreb and The Leonid Nevzlin Research Center for Russian and East European Jewry at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI), in cooperation with the University of Wrocław, University of Warsaw, Charles University, Prague, Central European University, Faculty of History of Vilnius University, and Ukrainian Catholic University, L’viv, are accepting applications for the International Winter School Enhancing Publications Skills in the Field of Jewish Studies in East and East Central Europe. The number of places is limited. The school will take place at the Inter-University Centre Dubrovnik on February 5–7, 2024.

The International Winter School in Dubrovnik is generously supported by European Association for Jewish Studies (EAJS) and by the International Center for Teaching Jewish Civilization (HUJI).

The school will bring together experienced researchers and editors of academic publications with a group of younger doctoral or post-doctoral scholars to work together on maximizing participants’ awareness of publishing strategies as well as techniques for recognizing and negotiating trans-local academic publishing cultures. Our long-term goal is to enhance the field’s exposure in reputable academic venues in general, and in English-language venues in particular. We welcome applications from doctoral students in the final stages of doctoral studies and from post-doctoral researchers in the first three years after their PhD, involved in all fields of Jewish Studies. This call is addressed to participants from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro.

The application for participation in the workshop must include:

•  CV;
• short motivation letter (up to 1 page);
• one recommendation, to be sent directly to the University of Zagreb by the recommending scholars;
•  an example of academic writing in English (a selected portion of a dissertation, article draft, etc.), no longer than 10 pages.     

Housing costs for the participants will be paid in full by the organizers of the winter school. Selected candidates will be asked to pay their own travel expenses to Dubrovnik, but if needed, it will be possible to apply for small travel grants from the organizers (subject of availability).

All application materials must be received by the University of Zagreb no later than October 20, 2023. Applicants will be informed of the selection committee’s decision by November 10, 2023.

Applications should be sent to University of Zagreb to the following e-mail address: JSWS@ffzg.unizg.hr

 

With the support of EAJS and thehttps://jcivilization.huji.ac.il/