In response to the growing interest in India in the era of globalisation the Department of Culture, Politics and Society, University of Turin, is pleased to announce a highly intensive, one-week Summer School on “Politics, Development and Social Change in Contemporary India”.
Category Archives: opportunities and projects
PostDoc (2+3ys) on Yoga, Ayurveda Alchemy
I am posting the following announcement on behalf of Dagmar Wujastyk, who recently won an ERC project (that is, an amazingly competitive project funded by the EU, for which the chances of success are really low, lower than 10%, but which grants you up to six years of work with a team on the project you designed) and is looking for a member of her team:
CfP: “Religion as a Colonial Concept in Early Modern History (Africa, America, Asia)”
Religion as a Colonial Concept in Early Modern History (Africa, America, Asia)
Call for papers for a special issue of Studi e Materiali di Storia delle Religioni to be published in 2016
Translating a (Sanskrit) philosophical text as a group work
I am fond of group work —I am just too ambitious to be satisfied with what I can achieve alone and I am therefore always keen to work with other people on bigger projects. I have discussed in several other posts my experience as an editor and as a co-editor. But is it possible to publish a unitary book if different people translate different parts of it?
Postdoctoral Sanskrit position at Columbia
The Department of Middle Eastern, South Asia, and African Studies at Columbia University is seeking to hire a Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Digital Humanities with a focus on Sanskrit for a one-year appointment beginning July 1, 2015. Candidates should have received a PhD in Indian Studies or related field in the last five years (between July 1, 2010 and July 1, 2015).
So, you want to edit a book? Or to participate in an edited collection? Read here first!
I have discussed here and here my analysis of authors as belonging to a continuum of which the two extremes are the category of “artists” (they want to impress with a great narrative, and see their writings as works of art) and that of “communicators” (they want to engage in discussion, and see their writings as open to modifications).
PhD programs in Indian Philosophy in Europe—2015 edition
This post is the European continuation of Andrew Nicholson’s one. Andrew is also the one who prompted me to write a European list.
Indian philosophy is taught in at least two different places in Europe:
DK award for an outstanding doctoral thesis on Sanskrit (and happy New Year)
The DK award for the outstanding doctoral thesis on Sanskrit, for theses submitted in the period 2012-2014, is for a scholar who is based outside South Asia.
The deadline is 31st January 2015.
Please see the details in the website of the IASS for the conditions and the list of previous awardees:
http://www.sanskritassociation.org (click on the Publications/DK Award button on the top)
Or: go directly to:
http://www.sanskritassociation.org/dk-award.php
Thus, if you have defended your PhDthesis based on Sanskrit sources in the last two years, be sure to submit it.
Post-Doc fellowships in Buddhist Studies (and Merry Christmas!)
UC Berkeley Shinjo Ito Postdoctoral Fellowship in Buddhist Studies, 2015-2016
With the generous support of the Shinnyo‑en Foundation, the Program in Buddhist Studies at UC Berkeley is pleased to invite applications for a one-year postdoctoral research-teaching fellowship. The term of the appointment is July 1, 2015, to June 30, 2016, with the possibility of a one-year renewal.
Award of the Khyentse Foundation for PhD thesis in Buddhist Studies
December 31 Deadline to Nominate Candidates for
Khyentse Foundation Award for Outstanding PhD Dissertation in Buddhist Studies
In July of 2014, Khyentse Foundation, a nonprofit organization that supports the study and practice of Buddhism, announced the establishment of its Award for Outstanding Dissertations in Buddhist Studies. The deadline for nominations is December 31, 2014. The award will be presented to the best PhD dissertation in the field of Buddhist Studies written in Europe, including the UK, that was published during the previous two academic years. The dissertation must be based on original research in the relevant primary language, and it should significantly advance understanding of the subject or Buddhist scriptures studied.