Frances and Laurence Weinstein Chair in Modern European Jewish History

Job Summary

The successful candidate will teach courses in modern European Jewish history as well as at least one course per year on the Holocaust. An endowment for this position will also provide an annual fund to support public-facing programs related to the Holocaust.

Department

The Weinstein Chair will advance the educational mission of the College of Letters & Science by valuing, prioritizing, and actualizing evidence-based and student-centered teaching and undergraduate student mentoring. They will contribute to an environment that fosters engagement and a sense of belonging for faculty, staff, students and members of the broader community.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Teach an undergraduate survey of modern European Jewish history, the Center’s core course, “What is Jewish Studies,” and more specialized advanced courses.
• Teach at least one course per year related to the Holocaust.
• Participate in the Center’s shared governance.
• Provide service to the program, college, university, and professional community nationally and/or internationally.

Required Qualifications

• A Ph.D. in history is required at the time of appointment.
• Candidates must be proficient in the language(s) of their region of study.
• The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to foster a teaching, learning, mentoring, departmental, and a research environment where all can thrive.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in Hebrew, Yiddish, or Ladino.

Contact Information

Nina Caputo, Lipton Professor of Jewish Studies and Director of the Center for Jewish Studies: ncaputo2@wisc.edu