Full Professorship (W 3) for Rabbinic Literature and Halacha

Founded in 1991, the University of Potsdam has firmly established itself in the scientific landscape and has become an outstanding economic factor and development engine for the region. It has a high level of third-party funding, has won several awards for teaching, and has a service-oriented administration and has received several awards for being family-friendly. Around 20,000 students and 3,000 employees work at three locations - Am Neuen Palais, Griebnitzsee and Golm - at one of the most beautifully situated academic institutions in Germany.

The University of Potsdam, Faculty of Arts, School of Jewish Theology invites applications for the following position to be filled as soon as possible:

Full Professorship (W 3) for Rabbinic Literature and Halacha

The successful candidate will represent the field of Rabbinics and have specific expertise in the domain of Halacha, employing both traditional and innovative methodologies. The candidate will demonstrate ability to connect the Talmud and Rabbinics with broader Jewish intellectual history and contribute to interdisciplinary scholarship.

The professor’s responsibilities include teaching in the various degree programs in Jewish Theology, among them an English-language MA. Many of the School’s students are simultaneously studying for the rabbinate at either the Abraham Geiger College or the Zacharias Frankel College. Responsibilities also include active participation in the University’s selfgoverning administrative bodies. The professor will cooperate with the Jewish Studies and Religious Studies department, Life Orientation-Ethics-Religion (L-E-R) Institute, the Selma Stern Center, and the Center for Interreligious Theology and Religious Studies (CITRS).

Experience acquiring third-party project funding and organizing academic conferences are a plus. Applicants must be members of a Jewish congregation. Non-native speakers are expected to acquire sufficient skills to function in the German academic environment over a transition period of two years.

Please submit your application, with the relevant documentation, via email to ausschreibungen@uni-potsdam.de by January 09, 2025. Further information is available online at https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/arbeiten-an-der-up/appointments/appointment-procedures/application

To view the full job posting, please visit:
https://www.uni-potsdam.de/en/verwaltung/division3/stellenausschreibungen