The Jacob Robinson Institute for the History of Individual and Collective Rights promotes high-quality research in the spirit of its namesake, the Jewish jurist of Lithuanian origin Jacob Robinson (1889-1977).
His life and work guide the Institute’s academic activities and define its topics:

• Modern Jewish and non-Jewish minority politics, the idea of national self-determination, as well the development of collective rights and their relationship to individual rights.  
• Compensation and reparation to Jewish and non-Jewish victims of grave human rights abuses.
• Israel’s statehood, sovereignty, and its relationship with the Jewish and Israeli diaspora.
• Forced displacement, history of human rights and humanitarianism, as well as the interplay between democracy and the rule of law.
   

The Institute is offering up to two visiting Ph.D. fellowships for the 2024-2025 academic year. Applications will be accepted from candidates from any discipline from non-Israeli universities who work on topics relevant to the Institute’s research interests. Successful candidates will devote their time to research and may not be employed elsewhere. They will receive a stipend of approximately 8,000 NIS per month and office space on Mount Scopus campus, where they are to carry out their ongoing research. Fellows are expected to engage in the Institute academic activities.
 

Submission Procedure

Applications are to be submitted via the Faculty of Humanities section of Hebrew University Scholarships and Awards System.
There is no need to provide hard copies of application materials.
Applicants must submit:

1. Online application form
2. Curriculum vitae (up to two pages)
3. List of publications
4. Statement of purpose – please describe your research project and elaborate
research plans for your stay at the Institute (up to four pages).