What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of the Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies Program position at Indiana University Bloomington?
We are looking for the next Director of the Robert A. and Sandra S. Borns Jewish Studies Program at Indiana University — one of the world's longest-established Jewish Studies programs.
What the next Director inherits: a program spanning history, literature, politics, religious studies, gender studies, sociology, musicology, languages and the arts; two centers of excellence — Olamot, for scholarly and cultural exchange with Israel, and ISCA, the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism, home to our research lab on social media and hate; an NEH-funded project with the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars on antisemitism as a global challenge; a new Israel Studies and Business program; and strong Hebrew and Yiddish curricula.
The appointment is at the rank of full (or associate) professor, beginning August 2027. Depending on research expertise, the Director may also hold the Lou and Sybil Mervis Chair in Jewish Cultural Studies. Applications received before November 9, 2026 are assured of consideration.
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