Emil & Eva Hecht Visiting Professor of Holocaust and Antisemitism Studies

Emil & Eva Hecht Visiting Professor of Holocaust and Antisemitism Studies

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The University of Denver's Center for Judaic Studies (CJS) offers interdisciplinary coursework in Jewish languages, philosophy, religion, history, and literature on the undergraduate and graduate levels. Our faculty and staff feature top-tier teachers and professionals committed to fostering global Jewish culture. CJS serves as the home for the Holocaust Awareness Institute (HAI) and its Survival and Witness platform, the premier online educational resource supporting the State of Colorado's mandate for Holocaust and genocide education in public schools.

CJS also houses the Rocky Mountain Jewish Historical Society (RMJHS) and works in tandem with the University s Beck Memorial Archives to document and promote the legacy of Jewish life in the Mountain West.

The Center for Judaic Studies seeks a scholar-teacher and dynamic program-builder with a demonstrated record of academic and/or professional success. We invite applications for a three-year appointment as the Emil & Eva Hecht Visiting Professor of Holocaust and Antisemitism Studies. Qualified candidates with knowledge and experience in the study of historic, modern, and contemporary antisemitism in its many socio-cultural, political, or religious contexts are encouraged to apply.

The individual hired will teach two Judaic Studies courses focused on Holocaust and antisemitism studies over three academic quarters (September to June) each year of appointment. This position will direct the Center s Holocaust Awareness Institute (HAI) and expand its flagship Survival and Witness online platform. The Hecht Visiting Professor will work with Center faculty and staff, as well as University Advancement, to fundraise towards an endowed professorship in Holocaust and Antisemitism Studies.

Visiting Professors are considered full-time faculty who teach and mentor students, attend relevant campus and public programs, and participate in the intellectual and social life of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at the University of Denver. The projected start date for this position is Fall 2025 or Winter 2026 subject to negotiation.

• Teach two in-person courses over three academic quarters each year of appointment
• Initiate and implement HAI programming aimed at memorialization and education, including the expansion of the Survival and Witness platform
• Collaborate with regional, national, and international Holocaust and antisemitism initiatives and institutions
• Strategically develop and advance ongoing CJS fundraising efforts to endow a professorship in Holocaust and Antisemitism Studies

• Experience teaching college-level courses
• Ability to teach two in-person undergraduate courses in Holocaust Studies and Antisemitism Studies
• Willingness to mentor students and participate in the scholarly life of the College
• Demonstrated experience serving in a public-facing role within an academic and/or professional institution
• Collaboration with a faculty and staff
• Commitment to outreach and to working with various student and community populations

• PhD in Holocaust Studies or Antisemitism Studies, or a field of demonstrated relevance to these disciplines (e.g., history, religious studies, sociology, political science)
• Record of teaching and/or administrative experience within an academic or professional institution

• Fundraising experience
• Experience in program development and/or management
• Active research in the field of Holocaust or Antisemitism Studies
• Professional connections to established national and/or international Holocaust and antisemitism studies initiatives and institutions

• Standard office environment
• Unexpected interruptions occur often and stress level is moderate to high
• Noise level is quiet to moderate

• Ability to sit in front of a computer for an extended period of time
• Occasionally required to move about the office/campus with the capability of transporting objects up to 20 lbs
• Teaching in-person
• Travel

While the University s administrative offices are open Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, faculty schedules vary from term to term and are based on courses taught, service commitments, and research agendas. The University s academic calendars are posted on the registrar s website (the law school is on a semester system and has a different academic calendar).

For preferred consideration, please submit your application by 4:00pm (MST) August 1, 2025. The application will fully close at 4:00pm (MST) October 1, 2025.

Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

The salary range for this position is $90,.…