W3 Professorship in Indology

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

dekgko@uni-leipzig.de

by no later than 1 May 2020.

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