진학프로석·박사 채용 접수 플랫폼

We invite doctoral/post-doctoral proposals on individual topics within the following broader fields:

Palaeography 1: “Medieval Hebrew Liturgical Manuscripts: Between France and Germany” Palaeography 2: “The Mishnah, the Talmud and their Commentaries: Codicology, Palaeography and Book History”

Founded in 1868, EPHE, PSL is a leading French institute of advanced studies. Its Humanities’ sections include ancient and medieval Jewish Studies. The EPHE is a pioneer and a leader in the fields of Hebrew palaeography and codicology. 

ERC-Synergy programme MiDRASH is composed of four teams led respectively by Daniel Stökl Ben Ezra (EPHE, PSL), Judith Olszowy-Schlanger (EPHE, PSL/Oxford), Nachum Dershowitz (Tel Aviv-University), Avi Shmidman (Bar Ilan University), in collaboration with the National Library of Israel and Haifa University. Its overall aim is to advance our understanding of the literary, textual and manuscript production processes in Ancient and Medieval Judaism by applying computational methods to transcribe and analyse thousands of medieval Hebrew manuscripts. For a brief presentation of the project please check https://escripta.hypotheses.org/500 

The selected doctoral research students/post-doctoral researchers will work part time on an original research topic towards their doctoral dissertation/monograph publication for the post-doctoral candidate and participate part-time in annotating palaeographical samples of Medieval Hebrew manuscripts for the online Hebrew Palaeography Album (HebrewPal) (https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/). They will attend one weekly research seminar and coorganize/participate in an annual conference in Hebrew Manuscript Studies at the EPHE. 

University: The doctoral candidates will prepare their doctorate at the prestigious Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, PSL, Paris, France, in the Section des Sciences Historiques et Philologiques. In addition, they will be affiliated with the research cluster EA 4116 - SAPRAT-Savoirs et pratiques du Moyen Âge à l’époque contemporaine (https://www.saprat.fr/).

Length: 3 years with the possibility of extending for further 6 months in Year 4. 

Place: Paris, France. The students will benefit from shared MiDRASH office space at the Campus Condorcet. They are expected to be physically present in the office for at least one day a week. 

Grant amount: Conditions of remuneration for doctoral students’ contract are defined by the decree of 26 December 2022, which can be consulted at: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000046820745 and for post-doctoral researchers by the decree of 4 November 2021, which can be consulted at: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000044293348

Start date: 1 November 2025 

To apply: Send (as a single PDF file with your name and MiDRASH, specifying the field Palaeography 1 or Palaeography 2): 

- Covering motivation letter (1 page maximum) 

- Doctoral / post-doctoral project (5 pages maximum including bibliography) 

- CV 

- List of publications (if any)

- Official transcript of Master results / a proof of a doctoral degree

- Sample of a written work (c. 15 pages) 

- Two letters of recommendation from senior academic figures 

To: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger at the address: judith.schlanger@ephe.sorbonne.fr and to Athina Boleti at the address: athina.boleti@ephe.psl.eu by 30 April 2025 Midnight, Central European Summer Time at the latest. 

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview (in person or by Zoom) in May. 

Contact: For further information, please contact Judith Schlanger, judith.schlanger@ephe.sorbonne.fr