2014-2015 Call for Applications
Two Post-doctoral Positions, within the project «Perso-Indica».
University Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris - Friedrich-Wilhelm University, Bonn.
General information
Two post-doctoral full-time positions are offered within the project «Perso-Indica: the Persanisation of Indian learning
(13th-19th centuries)» funded by the Franco-German
Program in Social Sciences and Humanities of the French National Research Agency (ANR) and the German Research
Foundation (DFG). The ANR-DFG
project is coordinated by Fabrizio Speziale (University Sorbonne Nouvelle,
Paris) and Eva Orthmann (Friedrich-Wilhelm University, Bonn). The ANR funded position will be attached to the University Sorbonne
Nouvelle, Paris (UMR 7528 Mondes
iranien et indien), while the DFG funded position
will be attached to the Friedrich-Wilhelm University, Bonn (Institute for Oriental and Asian Studies).
Candidates should demonstrate the ability to work on primary sources in
Persian and a working knowledge in at least one Indian language (Sanskrit,
Hindi, Urdu, etc.) and should be well familiar with the topics of the Perso-Indica
project (see: www.perso-indica.net).
Terms and conditions of Positions
The positions are awarded for one year beginning in October 2014. The positions
offer a salary for the entire period at the rates applied by the ANR and the DFG
for post-doctoral positions.
Positions are
residential and selected candidates are required to live in Paris or Bonn.
There is no teaching load but selected candidates are required to devote their time
to collaborate to the main activities of the project, such as the writing and edition
of the entries of the Survey and the organization of the Perso-Indica
conferences. For the position in Bonn, selected candidates should be able and
willing to work on Persian glossaries of Indic terms. Selected candidates will be asked to submit a short report at the end of
position.