Von: Kocku von Stuckrad <c.k.m.von.stuckrad@rug.nl>Datum: 5. Oktober 2012 17:17:08 MESZBetreff: [Ygg] Tenure-Track Position "Religions in Asia" in Rosalind Franklin Fellowship Programme, University of GroningenAntwort an: Kocku von Stuckrad <c.k.m.von.stuckrad@rug.nl>
Rosalind Franklin Fellowships at the University of Groningen
To promote the advancement of talented international researchers at the highest levels of the institution, the University of Groningen has initiated the prestigious Rosalind Franklin Fellowship programme. The ambitious programme has been running since 2007 and financed thus far over sixty fellowships.
The Rosalind Franklin Fellowship programme is primarily directed at women in academia or research institutes who have a PhD and aim for a career towards full professorship in a European top research university. This fellowship is an opportunity for talented junior scholars to advance their skills in professional academic work, including supervision of doctoral research and collaboration with leading institutes on an international scale. The position is only awarded to outstanding researchers.
Successful candidates will be expected to establish an independent, externally funded research programme in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Groningen and elsewhere. They will also be expected to participate in and contribute to the development of the teaching programme of the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies.
Tenure-Track Position for "Religions in Asia"
The Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies is looking for ambitious candidates for a “Religions in Asia” RFF tenure-track position. The specialization is open, and candidates with expertise in Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, or Shintoism are encouraged to apply.
The RFF will be integrated into the Department of Comparative and Historical Study of Religion, which means that the scholar hired for this position will collaborate with colleagues utilizing historical, sociological, anthropological, and psychological approaches in the field of comparative religion. The RFF will play an important role in the comparative study of religion that the department (and the faculty in general) promotes and preferably has a strong background in theoretical aspects of the study of religion. Themes such as Orientalism/Occidentalism, post-colonialism, globalization, and the links between religion and cultural processes in ‘entangled histories’ are important dimensions of this position. Candidates should have a specialization in one religious tradition, including its language and history.
Regardless of the specialization, the RFF will be asked to give introductory classes to Hinduism and Buddhism and to offer classes that address contemporary issues of religions in Asia.
For more information, please see http://www.rug.nl/ggw/vacatures/RosalindFranklin/index
Please forward this information to potential candidates. If you have any question pertaining to this position, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you for your consideration.
Kind regards,
Kocku von Stuckrad
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