Goldberg Postdoctoral Fellow Call for Applications

The Zucker/Goldberg Center for Holocaust Studies at the College of Charleston invites applications for the inaugural Rose Mibab and Carl Goldberg Postdoctoral Fellowship in Holocaust Studies beginning in Fall 2025. The new Goldberg Fellow will facilitate and participate in a new international project focusing on second and third generation oral histories of the Holocaust. The Goldberg Fellowship is a one-year position with the possibility of renewal for a second year.

Candidates whose research focuses on any aspect of the Holocaust and working within any of the relevant disciplines of the humanities or social sciences are welcome to apply. We specifically encourage applicants whose work focuses on oral histories of the Holocaust, the legacies of genocide and mass violence, and the generational transition of trauma and memory.

The Goldberg Fellowship is designed as a hybrid position dividing time between the candidate’s own research, project assistantship, and teaching one course per semester. The Fellow will devote the greater share of their working hours to their own research agenda, while facilitating a new project collecting oral history recordings with the descendants of Holocaust survivors. The courses the fellow teaches will cover some aspect of the Holocaust that complements our fall introductory Holocaust history class.

In addition to their primary responsibilities, the Goldberg Fellow will participate in the academic activities of the Zucker/Goldberg Center and the Yaschik/Arnold Jewish Studies Program. The Fellow will deliver at least one public lecture highlighting their own research (and another the following year, if renewed). To best fulfill these tasks, the Fellow is required to reside in the Charleston area and work out of the Jewish Studies Center, where office space will be provided. In addition to an annual stipend of $55,000, the Goldberg Fellow will receive a modest support budget, provision for the assistance of a student intern, and access to the resources and support offered by the Jewish Studies Program and the College.

Eligible applicants must have their Ph.D. in hand by August 2025 and must have completed their Ph.D. no earlier than 2020. To apply, please visit https://jobs.cofc.edu/postings/16149 and provide the following documents (electronic submissions only):

• Cover letter describing your scholarship and experience with or approach to oral history (as practice and as sources), especially regarding the descendants of Holocaust survivors

• Curriculum vitae

• One sample of scholarly work, such as a dissertation chapter or published article

• List of three academic recommenders with contact information

Application deadline: January 1, 2025

Inquiries about the position may be directed to Assistant Professor Chad S.A. Gibbs, Director of the Zucker/Goldberg Center (gibbsc@cofc.edu)