Classical Hinduism, Asst. or Assoc. Prof. (Columbia University)

[David Magier]

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: Asst. or Assoc. Prof. in Classical Hinduism

	The Department of Religion, Columbia University, announces a 
position in classical Hinduism. Candidates at the assistant and 
nontenured associate professor level can be considered for this 5-year 
term appointment; PhD required. Teaching responsibilities will include 
both graduate and undergraduate courses, some of them assuming a 
knowledge of Sanskrit. An additional major responsibility will be the 
development of the new Dharam Hinduja Indic Research Center, of which the 
appointee will act as Director; therefore leadership qualitiies and 
asministrative aptitude are essential.  Academic interests of a 
particular relevance to the DHIRC are Veda, Vedanga (including Ayurveda), 
Vedanta, shastra, and the long history of interpretation associated with 
the vedic tradition, in the broadest sense, and with classical Hindu 
texts and ideas.

	Further information about DHIRC is available upon request from 
Robert A. F. Thurman, chair, Department of Religion, Kent Hall, Columbia 
University, New York, NY 10027 (212-854-3218), to whom applications 
should be addressed.  The deadline for applications is November 15, 
1994.  Materials should include a vita, three letters of reference, and a 
small sampling of relevant publications.

Columbia University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
Women and members of minority groups are urged to apply.