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The Institute of South and Central Asian Studies at the Faculty of History, Arts and Oriental Studies
seeks to fill the following professorship from 1 April 2021:
W3 Professorship in Indology
(Successor to Professor Eliahu Franco)
The successful candidate is required to prove his/her outstanding achievements in the field of
Indology, with a specific focus on Buddhist studies and/or religious studies. Demonstrated profound
knowledge of Sanskrit is a prerequisite, of Pali a desired addition. A background in the field of digital
humanities will be considered an advantage. The successful candidate’s publications, teaching
activities, and extensive experience in the acquisition of research funding should demonstrate a
proven ability for interdisciplinary cooperation and thematic connections with the research focus
area Multiple Secularities (https://www.multiple-secularities.de/). In-depth knowledge of innovative
theories and methods at the interface of philology and area studies is essential. Applicants are asked
to include a concise statement regarding their vision for the potential development of this field of
research at Leipzig University (one page).
Furthermore, the successful candidate will be expected to actively assist in shaping new
interdisciplinary curricula in area studies in the relevant BA and MA programmes at Leipzig
University. Applications should include statements on previous teaching experience, general teaching
ideas, and, should they be available, teaching evaluations.
The job holder’s rights and obligations are regulated by the Saxon Freedom of Higher Education Act
(SächsHSFG) and the Saxon Service Regulations for Higher Education Institutions (DAVOHS).
Applicants must meet the requirements of Section 58 SächsHSFG.
Leipzig University is committed to gender equality.
Severely disabled persons are encouraged to apply and will be given preference in the case of equal
suitability.
Please send your application with the usual documents (including a detailed CV, a list of
publications and classes taught, teaching statement, available teaching evaluations, and a certified
copy of the highest academic degree acquired), in a printed or digital format (as a single PDF
document), to:
Leipzig University
Dean of the Faculty of History, Arts and Oriental Studies
Professor Rose Marie Beck
Schillerstraße 6
04109 Leipzig
Germany
by no later than 1 May 2020.
