The University of Vienna invites applications for a full-time Professor (tenure track) position in Buddhist Studies for the Department of South Asian Studies in the Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies.
The research and teaching focus of candidates should be in one or more of the following areas of Buddhist Studies: history of philosophy, of religion, and of literature. Primary sources should play a prominent role in both research and teaching. Consideration of the social dimension is welcome. Candidates should have command of and use Sanskrit and Pali; knowledge of Buddhist Chinese and/or Tibetan is desirable. Readiness to cooperate especially with Tibetology and South Asian Studies as well as with other disciplines of the University of Vienna is expected.
Deadline for application: 10.01.2022.
For more information:
- The announcement published online: https://univis.univie.ac.at/ausschreibungstellensuche/flow/bew_ausschreibung-flow?_flowExecutionKey=_c1C800618-6045-3963-4C0A-151BE5F6A145_k47956507-8F6E-A9C1-984E-829BF5F4EBFD&tid=88326.28
- The job description:
Job description in German in PDF format
English job description in PDF format