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. Internationally esteemed scholars and creative artists are regularly invited to share their insights with our students and the wider community. 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.

Position Summary

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 to fill this position 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.

Essential Functions

• 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 systematically advance ongoing CJS fundraising efforts to endow a professorship in Holocaust and Antisemitism Studies

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience teaching college-level courses
• Ability to teach two in-person undergraduate courses in the following specialties:
         o Holocaust Studies
         o 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
• Collaborate with a faculty and staff
• Commitment to outreach and to working with various student and community populations

Required Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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

Working Environment

1. Standard office environment.
2. Unexpected interruptions occur often and stress level is moderate to high.
3. Noise level is quiet to moderate.

Physical Activities

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

Work Schedule
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).

Application Deadline
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.

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

Salary Grade Number:
The salary grade for the position is UC.

Salary Range:
The salary range for this position is $90,000-100,000

The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Benefits:
The University of Denver offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO pass. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.

Please include the following documents with your application:

1. Cover letter that describes your qualifications, experience, and a statement of professional goals (2 pages maximum)
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Teaching Philosophy (2 pages maximum)
4. List of sample courses the candidate has or could offer to undergraduate students
5. Names and contact information for three academic and/or professional references willing to be contacted by the search committee

The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital family, and parental status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University’s educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Worker's Rights ("POWR") Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For more information, please see the University of Denver's Non‑Discrimination‑Statement.

All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.