History of South Asia - Full Professor in Germany

The South Asia Institute of Heidelberg University (Germany) invites applications for a Full Professorship (W3) in ,,Modern History of South Asia" (Successor of Prof. Dr. Gita Dharampal-Frick) to be filled by October 2019. The position has an emphasis on the History of South Asia from the early modern period onward.

The candidate is expected to be competent in one or more South Asian languages and to cover a broad spectrum of the discipline in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.

The South Asia Institute of Heidelberg University, with seven academic departments and four additional affiliated professors, has a particular focus on interdisciplinary research, and has been very successful in attracting research grants for joint research projects. The candidate is expected to participate in interdepartmental research projects and to collaborate with other departments at the South Asia Institute as well as with the Heidelberg Centre for Transcultural Studies and the Department of History.

A university degree, a Ph.D. qualification, teaching experience, and (in accordance with Article 47, paragraph 2 of the Higher Education Law of the state of Baden‐Wurttemberg) a "Habilitation" or academic achievements equivalent to the German "Habilitation" (in particular a successfully evaluated Junior‐Professorship) are prerequisites for a successful application.

The University is committed to increasing the proportion of women in areas where they have been previously underrepresented. Applications from qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged. Preference will be given to disabled applicants with equal qualifications and aptitude for the position.

Applications containing a curriculum vitae, proof of teaching experience, a list of publications, copies of academic certificates and teaching evaluations should be sent as a single PDF document by email to the Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy, Prof. Dr. Gerrit Kloss, Voßstr. 2, Geb. 37, 69115 Heidelberg, E‐Mail: philosophische.fakultaet@uni‐heidelberg.de. The application deadline is 15 March 2018.

Informal inquiries regarding this position may be addressed to the Executive Director of the South Asia Institute, Prof. Dr. William Sax, E‐Mail: william.sax@uni‐heidelberg.de