The Yiddish Book Center is now accepting applications for its Fellowship Program for the high-potential applicants in the US. Yiddish Book Center fellows spend a year as full-time staff members, learning valuable professional skills and contributing to the Center’s major projects. Each fellow receives a stipend of $30,000 plus health insurance.

The fellowship offers recent college graduates with intermediate or advanced Yiddish skills the opportunity to develop valuable professional experience while working as full-time members of the Center’s staff.

The Yiddish Book Center is a nonprofit organization working to tell the whole Jewish story by rescuing, translating, and disseminating Yiddish books and presenting innovative educational programs that broaden the understanding of modern Jewish identity.

Description:

• Application Deadline: January 5, 2020
• Course Level: It is a one-year fellowship program.
• Study Subject: Fellows spend a year as a full-time staff learning valuable professional skills and contributing to the Center’s major projects.
• Award: The Fellows receive a stipend ($30,000), group health insurance (80% paid by the employer, 20% by employee), and paid holidays, vacation, and sick days.
• Number of Awards: Three to five fellows each year.
• Nationality: US and international
• The award can be taken in the USA

Eligibility::

• Eligible Countries: Fellowship is open for both US and international candidates.
• Entrance Requirements: Applicants should be recent college graduates with a strong background in Jewish studies or related disciplines, a working knowledge of Yiddish, a commitment to Yiddish language and culture, and a demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Fellowship s available in the following areas:
• Bibliography
• Communications and Publication
• Digital Collections
• Educational Programs
• Translation
• Yiddish Education
• English Language Requirements: Applicants from outside the home country will often need to meet specific English language/other language requirements in order to be able to study there.

Application Procedure:

 

 

 

How to Apply:

• Completed application form including your CV/Resume
• Official academic transcripts for all undergraduate and graduate work sent directly by the college or university.
• Three reference letters (including at least one from an academic instructor and at least one from a professional supervisor), sent directly by the recommenders.
• Transcripts and three letters of reference should be sent electronically to Phoenix Wyatt, education program assistant, at [email protected]

Application Form

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