Montague Burton Fellow in Jewish Studies (AHCFA1057)

Are you a dynamic person holding a recent doctoral degree with strong research and teaching interests in post-Holocaust visualities/materialities? Does your research and teaching demonstrate a sustained interest in the critical interdisciplinary project of both the Centre for Jewish Studies and the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies at the University of Leeds? Would you like to further develop an independent or collaborative research project within the Centre for Jewish Studies?

The Centre for Jewish Studies is seeking a dynamic postdoctoral fellow with strong research and teaching interests in post-Holocaust visualities/materialities. You should hold a PhD or near to completion in a relevant field, and expertise in an area related to history of art/visual culture. Your research will demonstrate a sustained interest in the critical interdisciplinary project of both the Centre https://cjs.leeds.ac.uk/ and the School https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/fine-art as a whole. You will have proven skills and experience in both teaching and research. You will have an independent or collaborative research project and participate in the research culture of the School and its associated research centres, especially the Centre for Jewish Studies. You will be expected to teach the undergraduate and postgraduate module From Trauma to Cultural Memory, The Unfinished Business of the Holocaust Undergraduate module Catalogue : Module and Programme Catalogue and contribute to undergraduate/postgraduate dissertation supervision. 

 Jewish Studies at the University of Leeds has a long tradition, going back to a lectureship established by Montague Burton’s benefaction to the university during WW2. The Montague Burton Fellowship was instrumental in setting up the Centre for Jewish Studies during the 1990s. Scholars at Leeds explore the changing roles of emancipatory projects and critically-reflexive approaches to historiography, conduct pioneering research on issues of cultural and sexual difference in Jewish culture, especially art history, visual culture, and the presence/difference of Jews, Jewishness and Judaism in pre-modern as well as modern art and visual cultures.

 What we offer in return

26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!Generous pension scheme options plus life assuranceHealth and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more! 

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Dr Eva Frojmovic, Associate Professor History of Art, Director of the Centre for Jewish Studies e.frojmovic@leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: 06 Oct 2025

Section: Academic

Salary: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum pro-rata