Explore Academic Positions at Harvard Harry Starr Fellowship in Judaica Bookmark this Posting Print Preview | Apply for this Job Position Details Title Harry Starr Fellowship in Judaica School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Center for Jewish Studies Position Description The Harvard University Center for Jewish Studies has opened applications for the 2027-2028 Harry Starr Fellowship in Judaica on the
theme of Jews and the Environment in the Ancient World. We invite applications from scholars working on the relationship between Jews and the natural world in antiquity (broadly understood). We welcome projects from all angles and disciplines, including archaeology and environmental history (risk management, adaptations to locality, and the co-constructed environments of ancient Jewish communities), biblical studies
and theology (the ways Jews conceptualized divine agency in relation to weather, atmospheric phenomena as expressions of divine will or as signs of legitimacy, an environmental hermeneutic on texts), the history of scientific thinking about nature and climate among ancient Jews (and in relation to that of neighboring and peer communities), the place of the environment in ancient apocalyptic and eschatological thought
(and its relevance to current wrestling with the Anthropocene and the climate crisis), and much more. We hope that this broad and interdisciplinary theme will bring together scholars from ancient history, archaeology, biblical studies, the environmental humanities, Second Temple Judaism, rabbinics, and theology. Applicants must have their Ph.D. degree in hand by the end of January 2027* or a letter from the
degree-granting institution’s registrar’s office as a verification document confirming that the requirements of the degree were completed, and the date on which the degree will be conferred. Please provide documentation of the Ph.D. degree upon accepting the fellowship.Starr Fellows are expected to be present on campus for the duration of their appointment. Fellows are expected to participate in our weekly Starr
Seminars during the spring semester. We encourage fellows to come for the entire year. Starr Fellows will receive a stipend of $40,000 for the spring semester or $70,000 for the full academic year. Basic Qualifications Ph.D. required. Applicants must have their Ph.D. by the end of January 2027* or a letter from the degree-granting institution’s registrar’s office as a verification document confirming that the
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