[INDOLOGY] Oxford post-docs on mantras

[Finn Moore Gerety]

Dear colleagues—
I’m pleased to share this job listing<https://my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit/erq_jobspec_details_form.jobspec?p_id=185245> for two post-doctoral researchers on mantras at the University of Oxford. The positions will be part of the project, “<https://mantrams.web.ox.ac.uk/home>Mantras in Religion, Media, and Society in Global Southern Asia” (MANTRAMS)<https://mantrams.web.ox.ac.uk/home>, funded by a Synergy Grant from the European Research Council.

I’ve also pasted the advertisement below. Please circulate widely.

Yours,
Finn

Postdoctoral Researcher, MANTRAMS Project x2
Asian and Middle Eastern Studies,1 Pusey Lane, Oxford
Full time, Fixed-term - 3 years
The Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Oxford seeks to fill TWO positions for postdoctoral researcher on mantras in Asia. Reporting to the Principal Investigator (PI) Dr Finnian M. Moore Gerety, each post holder will be a member of the interdisciplinary research project Mantras in Religion, Media, and Society in Global Southern Asia (MANTRAMS), funded by a Synergy Grant from the European Research Council. They will be responsible for carrying out original research on mantras in Asia and connected regions; for authoring articles, publications, and/or multimedia research outputs on relevant topics under the supervision of the PI; and for co-organizing MANTRAMS workshops and co-editing project publications.

The successful candidates will hold or be close to obtaining a doctoral qualification in a relevant academic area, having expertise in Sanskrit (and/or other Asian languages as relevant), Indology, and the history of Asian religions. They will be experienced in independent scholarly writing to a high standard, and be able to demonstrate the ability to undertake innovative research.  They will also have excellent communication skills in writing and presentation, be self-motivated in managing their own research and administrative activities (as well as those of the project as directed by the PI), and be able to contribute ideas for new projects and research income generation.

This position is based in central Oxford. Each position is a full-time, fixed-term position for three years, available from June 2026.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on April 10, 2026.

Interviews are expected to take place the week commencing 27 April 2026
Contact Person :
HR Recruitment
Vacancy ID :
185245
Contact Phone :
Closing Date & Time :
10-Apr-2026 12:00
Pay Scale :
RESEARCH GRADE 7
Contact Email :
recruitment at ames.ox.ac.uk<mailto:recruitment at ames.ox.ac.uk?subject=Postdoctoral%20Researcher,%20MANTRAMS%20Project%20x2>
Salary (£) :
£39,424- £47,779 per annum



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