Submitted to the Indology List at the request of Christopher Minkowski:

Balliol College proposes to elect a fixed-term stipendiary Research Fellow in Classical Indology, with particular reference to Bengali or Sanskrit. It is expected that the Fellowship will be for three years, commencing 1 October 2015 or as soon as possible thereafter. The successful applicant should normally be in possession of a doctorate at the time of taking up the Fellowship, but will not yet hold a permanent academic position.

Candidates with well-designed projects, requiring innovative and independent research in some branch of Classical Indology, are warmly encouraged to apply.

Starting salary: £20,500, rising to £22,500, with housing/housing allowance and other benefits.

For details about the post, including benefits and how to apply, see the further particulars at

     http://www.balliol.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/further_particulars_classical_indology.pdf

The closing date for applications is noon on Friday 21 November 2014. Interviews will be held on the morning of Thursday 11 December.

Gary Tubb
Professor, Dept. of South Asian Languages and Civilizations
Faculty Director, The University of Chicago Center in Delhi