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Postdoc. position in Bergen

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Study of Religion at the University of Bergen, Norway

The Department of Archaeology, History, Cultural Studies and Religion invites applications for a postdoctoral position in the Study of Religion for a research project on strong individual commitment in ancient forms of Judaism, commencing 01.01.2027, or earlier as agreed upon. The position is for a fixed-term period of three years. The position is earmarked for research on ancient Rabbinic Judaism. 

This is the third of three postdoctoral positions connected to the RADHEART project: Radical Habits of the Heart: Emotions, Embodiment, and Strong, Individual Commitment in Ancient Religions, an ERC Consolidator Grant led by Laura Feldt.

Application deadline: March 6, 2026. Read more about the position and apply by clicking here.

If the above link does not work, try this one: https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/289814/postdoctoral-research-fellow-in-the-study-of-religion

Event: Med anledning av 250-årsjubileet av judiskt liv i Sverige presenteras Judiska studier vid Södertörns högskola

Södertörns Högskola presenterar imorgon torsdag 23/10 2025 sina judiska studier. Zoomalternativ finns. Kontakta Ulrika Björk för mer information.

[REMINDER] LUND/ONLINE: Guest lecture on Medieval Jewish quarters in the cities of Bavaria

Please see previous post here

Prof. Dr. Bernd Päffgen of the Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität München visits us for a guest lecture on “Lost traces? Medieval Jewish quarters in the cities of Bavaria.” For text in German, please click here – the lecture will be held in English. The lecture will be in Lund but can also be seen online. Please contact Mats Roslund mats.roslund@ark.lu.se for the link, which will also be posted here once available.

This lecture is part of the Days of Jubilee, celebrating 250 years of legal Jewish life in Sweden 2025. Please do keep an eye out for events in synagogues, universities, and other communities.

Thursday 15th May, at 13.15 – 15.00, LUX B 237

[REMINDER] LUND/ONLINE: Seminar: The Role of Islam in the Jewish-Christian Relationship

On the 8th of May Jordan Spencer Jacobs hosts an interactive lecture and discussion online with Professor Susannah Heschel (Eli M. Black Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College). We will reflect upon  Islam’s role in the Jewish-Christian relationship, which has been severely understudied. 60 years since the signing of Nostra Aetate in Rome, and in an era ripe for inter-religious understanding, what are we to make of the road going forward, indeed in 2025, but also beyond?

Extended questions (and answers) from the audience are highly encouraged and anticipated. In-person attendance is welcome.

This conversation is a joint collaboration between Jewish Studies & Global Christianity and Interreligious Relations at the Center for Theology and Religious Studies (CTR), and will be facilitated by Jordan Spencer Jacobs (visiting researcher in Jewish Studies). 

For a zoom link and room information please email the event organiser, jordan.spencer_jacobs@ctr.lu.se. Questions are welcome.

8th of May at 15.15-17

LUND/ONLINE: Guest lecture on Medieval Jewish quarters in the cities of Bavaria

Prof. Dr. Bernd Päffgen of the Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität München visits us for a guest lecture on “Lost traces? Medieval Jewish quarters in the cities of Bavaria.” For text in German, please click here – the lecture will be held in English. The lecture will be in Lund but can also be seen online. Please contact Mats Roslund mats.roslund@ark.lu.se for the link, which will also be posted here once available.

This lecture is part of the Days of Jubilee, celebrating 250 years of legal Jewish life in Sweden 2025. Please do keep an eye out for events in synagogues, universities, and other communities.

Thursday 15th May, at 13.15 – 15.00, LUX B 237

Interior of Regensburg Synagogue immediately before its demolition 1519, Albrecht Altdorfer

LUND/ONLINE: Seminar: The Role of Islam in the Jewish-Christian Relationship

On the 8th of May Jordan Spencer Jacobs hosts an interactive lecture and discussion online with Professor Susannah Heschel (Eli M. Black Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies at Dartmouth College). We will reflect upon  Islam’s role in the Jewish-Christian relationship, which has been severely understudied. 60 years since the signing of Nostra Aetate in Rome, and in an era ripe for inter-religious understanding, what are we to make of the road going forward, indeed in 2025, but also beyond?

Extended questions (and answers) from the audience are highly encouraged and anticipated. In-person attendance is welcome.

This conversation is a joint collaboration between Jewish Studies & Global Christianity and Interreligious Relations at the Center for Theology and Religious Studies (CTR), and will be facilitated by Jordan Spencer Jacobs (visiting researcher in Jewish Studies). 

For a zoom link and room information please email the event organiser, jordan.spencer_jacobs@ctr.lu.se. Questions are welcome.

8th of May at 15.15-17

[UPDATE] Conference: Moving Beyond the Document: Nostra Aetate’s Legacy and Interreligious Understanding

Please remember to sign up for the Nostra Aetate conference in Lund today 15th of April at the latest! Please see the flyer below for information, click here to get to the event on the university website, or click here to sign up directly – you can also find the link on the university website.

REMINDER: Course Applications

This is a friendly reminder to students of all ages and levels to apply to courses for the autumn term. Many courses are held in the vernacular tongue, but some are held in English – please see the individual links below.

In Sweden, the term application closes on the 15th of April, so does the Oslo application.

Lund has multiple online classes, mostly in Swedish but some are held in English: click here to access a full list of the courses available. A course in the History of the Holocaust is also held, click here to access the page, and Judiska kulturella reaktioner på förintelsen. Courses in yiddisch language and culture such as:

Jiddisch: Nybörjarkurs I, 15 hp (YIDD10)

Jiddisch: Nybörjarkurs II, 15 hp (YIDD20)

Jiddisch: Den moderna judiska kulturen och Sholem Aleichems berättarkonst, 15 hp (YIDC01)

Jiddisch: Grundkurs 1 för lärare, 15 hp (YIDA01)

Jiddischgrammatik i fokus, 7,5 hp (YIDC09)

Jiddisch: Kandidatkurs, 30 hp (YIDK01)

Gävle, and Linköping have introductory courses in religious studies, click on the respective name for more information. Uppsala has a master’s programme on the topic.

Outside of that, Uppsala has multiple courses, linked below.

Från Kafka till Cohen – moderna judiska identiteter, 7,5 hp (5RT009)

Judendom och politik, 7,5 hp (5RG115)

Tidig judisk och kristen kultur i det heliga landet, 7,5 hp (5RG308)

Judisk-kristna relationer under senantiken, 7,5 hp (5RG317)

Apokalyptik i Bibeln och idag, 7,5 hp (5RG316)

Religioner i världen I, 15 hp (5RG023)

Kulturbärande religioner, 7,5 hp (5AA021)

Fördjupningskurs i religionsvetenskap, 30 hp (5RG060)

Psaltaren genom tiderna, 7,5 hp (5RG314)

Jesus i sin samtida judiska kontext, 15 hp (5RG301)

Flyktingar och migranter i globalt historiskt perspektiv, 7,5 hp (5HA765)

Förintelsens historia och historiografi, 7,5 hp (5HG016)

Umeå has a course about Changing Judaism, click here to read more.

Sweden also has Paideia, the European Institute for Jewish Studies in Sweden, offering a one year programme. Please click here to read more.

Please visit University Admissions to find out more or Antagning.se for courses in Swedish.

Oslo has multiple courses, please see the links below:

TFO1012 – Modern Jewish History and Culture – Case Studies – Universitetet i Oslo

TFO1011 – Judaism and Jewish History – Universitetet i Oslo

RRE4206 – Ritual in Early Judaism, Christianity and Islam – Universitetet i Oslo

TFO1013 – Identity, Ethics and Intercultural Competence – Universitetet i Oslo

TFF4006 – Interreligious Child Ethics: Care for Children in an Adult World – Universitetet i Oslo

Copenhagen, Oslo, and Lund also offer the unique Masters’ programme Religious Roots of Europe – a two year study of inter-religious, late antique history where one can focus on Jewish history. It is held in English and mostly on zoom, read more on Copenhagen’s website, Lund’s website, Oslo’s website , or the programme’s own.7

Copenhagen opens for applications 1st of May and closes 1st of June for courses running from July to December. A programme in Religious Studies is offered only in Danish, click here to access.

At Åbo Akademi, you can study both in Swedish and Finnish – please read more here.

If you know of any universities in the nordic region offering courses or programmes in Jewish Studies not mentioned above, please reach out to Desirée Lind, de1304li@lu.se.

LUND: Lunch with Jewish Studies

On April 7, at 12.00-13.00 we will meet for lunch with Jewish Studies (you bring your own lunch). This time, we meet at SOL, and all students and staff of any Jewish-related topics (including students of Modern Hebrew and Yiddish) are most welcome. Please email Desirée Lind de1304li@lu.se for more details.

April 7, at 12.00-13.00. You bring your own lunch! This time, we meet at SOL.