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Right now you’re on our website but now, we have a Facebook page! This website will still be our main platform, however, the aim is to show up in your feed, thus increasing our visibility and your access to the material.

The Nordic Network for Jewish Studies is a research network for Jewish and Jewish-adjacent studies, aiming to connect scholars, create discussion, and increase the value of our fields in the current research climate. The aim is to create a hub for the latest research, teaching, events, courses, and other related objectives and, of course, through that show off what we as researchers do.

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PhD positions: University of Lille

Two Fully Funded PhD Positions (3 Years) are offered starting October 1st 2026 in Jewish and Islamic Political Thought after 1945 by the University of Lille – ANR Project REPOLIJIS.


The University of Lille invites applications for two fully funded three-year doctoral positions within the ANR-funded research project: REPOLIJIS – Rethinking Modern Politics through Jewish and Islamic Sources. The project focuses on three core political notions: Law, Sovereignty, Nation, and the two doctoral positions correspond to the research strands on Nation (WP2) and Law (WP3).

Please read more in the attached document.

Deadline: May 15th, 2026

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Jewish Studies in the Nordic Countries: Junior Researcher Conference

Join us in Turku, Finland 9-10 November 2026!
This is a conference for scholars in all disciplines whose research can be classified as “Jewish Studies”. It is especially geared towards junior researchers (PhD students and recent PhD graduates) but senior scholars are also very welcome, although we reserve the option of presenting for junior scholars.


At the conference you can present your research:
work-in-progress, recently finished projects or planned future projects, and receive feedback from colleagues from all the Nordic countries. Presentations should be no longer than 20 minutes.

Time will also be allotted for small group discussions when all who so wish will receive career advice and feedback on your CV from a senior scholar.

The conference is co-organised by:
Institutum Iudaicum, Åbo Akademi University
The Donner Institute
The Inez and Julius Polin Institute for Theological Research
Södertörn University

Deadline for abstract submission: August 15
Deadline for registration: September 30

Register through this link:
Jewish Studies in the Nordic Countries: Junior Researcher Conference 9-10 November, 2026 – Polin-institutet

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.