About the Fellowship: The position will start on 1 April 2013
or thereafter. We offer a three-year fixed-term contract, with the
possibility for renewal contingent upon the availability of funding.
This is a full-time position (currently 39,8 hours per week) and
remunerated according to E13 TV-L (German public sector pay scale).
In addition to pursuing a postdoctoral research project, the fellow
will assist in the design and organization of international
conferences on culture and society in modern India, and in the
teaching of anthropology or sociology courses at the Centre for
Modern Indian Studies. The scholar will be based at the University of
Göttingen in Germany.
Applicants must have a PhD in
anthropology or in allied fields including sociology, media studies,
religious studies or history. Preference will be given to candidates
whose research and writing addresses one or more of the following
topics: ethnic and/or religious diversity in urban contexts, Indian
urbanity, media, performance, and public spheres, linguistic
differentiation, popular/public culture. Candidates with comparative
interests and a focus on religious mobilization are particularly
encouraged to apply.
Applicants from all countries are
encouraged to apply. English proficiency is expected; German
proficiency is an asset.
How to Apply: A complete
application will consist of a letter of application, a CV, a writing
sample, a 1000-word proposal for a postdoctoral research project, and
three letters of reference. Materials should preferably be sent by
email to
sbuente@uni-goettingen.de no later than
18 January 2013.
Alternatively you can send your
application by post to: Georg-August-UniversitätGöttingen,
Centre of Modern Indian Studies (CeMIS), Frau Susanne Bünte, Waldweg
26, D-37073 Göttingen, GERMANY.
