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Historical Surveys of Jobs in the Field

Positions by Listing Type (2013 – 2015)

Total number of positions listed on AJS website

2014–15: 61 (through January 12, 2015)

2013–14: 77

Academic positions listed as tenure-track or tenured

2014–15: 33

2013–14: 37

Percentage of academic positions listed as tenure-track or tenured

2014–15: 54%

2013–14: 48%

Academic positions listed as permanent full-time, but not tenure-track

2014–15: 1

2013–14: 0

Academic positions listed as temporary and full-time (lasting at least one academic year)

2014–15: 10

2013–14: 20

Academic positions listed as temporary and full-time (lasting one academic quarter or semester)

2014–15: 0

2013–14: 3

Postdoctoral fellowships

2014–15: 10

2013–14: 10

Research fellowships

2014–15: 2

2013–14: 1

Administrative / alt. ac. positions

2014–15: 3

2013–14: 6

Of the tenure-track/tenured listings, number of listings specifically for assistant professors

2014–15: 13

2013–14: 18

Of the tenure-track/tenured listings, number of listings specifically for associate professors

2014–15: 1

2013–14: 0

Of the tenure-track/tenured listings, number of listings specifically for full professors

2014–15: 7

2013–14: 5

Of the tenure-track/tenured listings, number of listings with open rank (assistant, associate, or full professor)

2014–15: 3

2013–14: 5

Of the tenure-track/tenured listings, number of listings specifically for assistant or associate professors

2014–15: 2

2013–14: 2

Of the tenure-track/tenured listings, number of listings specifically for associate or full professors

2014–15: 7

2013–14: 7

Listings by Sub-fields

Institutions advertising a position on the AJS website can cross-list it under several sub-fields. Below are the sub-field listings for positions advertised during the 2013-2014 academic year and the 2014-2015 academic year.

Sub-field listings for the 2014–2015 academic year (as advertised through January 12, 2015)

» Open field: 14 listings

» Modern Jewish History: 12 listings total

» » » Europe: 3 listings

» » » American Jewish History: 2 listings

» » » Modern Period (no geographic focus): 6 listings

» » » Modern Middle East: 1 listing

» Israel Studies: 8 listings

» Modern Jewish Thought and/or Theology: 5 listings

» Medieval Jewish Philosophy: 3 listings

» Pre-modern Judaism: 8 listings

» Medieval Jewish History: 4 listings

» Holocaust: 4 listings

» Bible: 3 listings

» Yiddish Language and Literature: 3 listings

» Jewish Religion: 2 listings

» Jewish Mysticism: 2 listings

» Hebrew literature: 2 listings

» Hebrew language: 2 listings

» Christian-Jewish Relations: 2 listings

» Gender Studies: 2 listings

» Jews and the Arts: 2 listings

» Rabbinics and Traditional Judaism: 1 listing

» Social Science: 1 listing

Sub-field listings for the 2013–14 academic year

» Open field: 12 listings

» Modern Jewish History: 14 listings total

» » » Europe: 5 listings

» » » American Jewish History: 3 listings

» » » Modern Period (no geographic focus): 3 listings

» » » Middle Eastern Studies: 2 listings

» » » South Africa: 1 listing

» Jewish Thought and Culture: 11 listings

» Hebrew Language: 8 listings

» Pre-Modern Judaism: 5 listings

» Hebrew Bible: 5 listings

» Rabbinics and Traditional Judaism: 5 listings

» Jewish Philosophy: 4 listings total

» » » Medieval Jewish Philosophy: 3 listings

» » » Ancient Jewish Philosophy: 1 listing

» Israel Studies: 4 listings

» Study of Religion: 4 listings

» Jewish Mysticism: 3 listings

» Social Science: 3 listings

» Sephardi/Mizrahi Studies: 2 listings

» Islam: 2 listings

» Medieval Europe History: 1 listing

» Early Modern Europe History: 1 listing


Historical Surveys of Jobs in the Field (2010 – 2013)