John A. S. Grenville PhD Studentship in Modern Jewish History and Culture

We are delighted to inform you about about Leo Baeck Institute new John A. S. Grenville PhD Studentship in Modern Jewish History and Culture at the School of History, Queen Mary, University of London.

The studentship is named after John A. S. Grenville (1928-2011), an eminent scholar of modern world history and German Jewish history. It will be awarded to an outstanding candidate with a research project in the field of modern Jewish history and culture. This includes projects in Jewish intellectual history (19^th-20^th centuries), modern German-Jewish history (20^th century) and Jewish cultural history (20^th century).

The successful applicant will be enrolled in the PhD programme at Queen Mary and expected to attend training and other events at the College. The stipend amounts to £24,000 per year, which includes tuition fees at current EU home rates.

The deadline for applications is 31 August 2011.

Please contact Dr Daniel Wildmann (d.wildmann@leobaeck.co.uk) or Prof. Raphael Gross (info@leobaeck.co.uk) with any questions you may have.