Reporting to Dr Finn Moore Gerety, the Principal Investigator, the post holder will be a member of the interdisciplinary research project Mantras in Religion, Media, and Society in Global Southern Asia (MANTRAMS), which is funded by a Synergy Grant from the European Research Council.
The post holder will be responsible for carrying out original research on mantras in Vedic texts and ritual; for authoring articles and publications on Vedic mantras; and for co-organizing MANTRAMS workshops and co-editing project publications.
The successful candidate will hold or be close to obtaining a doctoral qualification in a relevant academic area, having expertise in Vedic Sanskrit, Classical Sanskrit, Indology, and the history of Asian religions. They will be experienced in independent scholarly writing to a high standard and demonstrate the ability to undertake innovative research. They will also have excellent communication skills in writing and presentation, be self-motivated in managing their own research and administrative activities, and be able to contribute ideas for new projects and research income generation.
This position is based in central Oxford.
This is a full-time, fixed-term position for three years, available from late January 2025.
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 15 November 2024.
£37,524 to £45,763 per annum
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