2 Job Openings: Programmer and Ph.D. Position

Programmer  

Department: Institute for Indology and Tibetology
Deadline: 15 September 2013
Salary: TV‐L 13 
Initial term of employment: Until 31 December 2015

Part‐time employment is possible.

The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) is one of the most renowned and largest universities in Germany.

Tasks

• Technical support for the academy project ‘Buddhist Manuscripts from Gandhāra’ in its work with manuscript sources and in the publication and archiving of its results, in reference to decisions of the working group Digitization of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and in cooperation with our partner project at the University of Washington.
• Development and maintenance of research tools and of a web‐based authoring and publication system for the academy project on the basis of XML (TEI) and web standards.
• Opportunity for professional advancement will be given.

Requirements

• A relevant degree (e.g., in computer science, computer linguistics or digital humanities). 
• Relevant professional experience.
• Familiarity with relevant declarative languages and metadata standards in XML (TEI) and associated technologies and tools (XSLT, XSL-FO, XQuery, eXist).
• Proficiency in CMS systems and databases (eXist, PostgreSQL).
• Experience in developing web applications (HTML5, CSS, JavaScript and PHP).
• Knowledge of one additional programming language.
• The ability to work in a team.
• Interest in working with humanists and in working with foreign languages.
• Written and spoken command of English.

Your workplace is situated in central Munich and easy to reach by public transport. We offer an interesting and responsible job with good opportunities for professional development. Equally qualified disabled applicants will be preferred. Women are encouraged to apply.

Application address

Please send your application with all relevant documentation by email only to the address of Ms Evelyn Kindermann, Institute for Indology and Tibetology.
E‐Mail: evelyn.kindermann@lmu.de

Contact

Ludwig‐Maximilians‐Universität München
Department für Asienstudien
Institut für Indologie und Tibetologie
Prof. Dr. Jens‐Uwe Hartmann
Geschwister‐Scholl‐Platz 1
80539 München
Email: evelyn.kindermann@lmu.de

 

Ph.D. Position in Indology / Buddhist Studies 

Department: Institute for Indology and Tibetology
Start date: 19 August 2013 or later
Deadline: 31 July 2013
Salary: TV‐L 13 / 75% 
Term of employment: The initial term of employment is two years.

The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) is one of the most renowned and largest universities in Germany.

Tasks

The discovery of the oldest Buddhist manuscripts – written between the second century BCE and the fourth century CE in the northwest Indian region of Gandhāra – has provided an entirely new basis for our understanding of this formative phase of Buddhism. On the way from India through Gandhāra to Central Asia and China, Buddhism developed into a world religion, and Gandhāra played a central role in the development of Buddhist scholasticism, the Mahāyāna movement and Buddhist art. The project ‘Buddhist Manuscripts from Gandhāra’ prepares editions of newly discovered textual witnesses and investigates the linguistic, literary and cultural history of Buddhism in Gandhāra. It is supported by the Union of German Academies of Sciences and Humanities and is based at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.

You will carry out a research project and write a Ph.D. dissertation that increase our knowledge of Buddhism in Gandhāra or an associated area of early Indian Buddhism, but will define the specific content of the project yourself.

You will be integrated in the research of the Gandhāra project and work together with its researchers.

You will be given opportunities for professional development through participation in the LMU’s interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in Buddhist Studies.

Requirements

A very good first degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Indology, South Asian art history, Buddhist Studies, Sinology) is a
prerequisite. We expect the ability to contribute new knowledge on the basis of primary sources and through scholarly argumentation. 

We offer individual support and an inspiring environment.

Equally qualified disabled applicants will be preferred. The LMU wishes to increase the number of women research and teaching and particularly encourages young female scholars to apply.

Application Material

Please send the following application material by email to the adress of Ms Evelyn Kindermann, Institute for Indology and Tibetology, E‐Mail: evelyn.kindermann@lmu.de: 

(A) as a PDF file (maximum size 5 MB):

(1) cover letter (statement of purpose)
(2) curriculum vitae
(3) copies of degrees
(4) research proposal (maximum of 5,000 characters including spaces) and bibliography
(5) writing sample (ca. 10–20 pages), e.g. from your M.A. thesis, in the original language
(6) if applicable, list of publications

(B) names, addresses and email addresses of two referees

 

We look forward to your application!

 

Contact

Ludwig‐Maximilians‐Universität München
Department für Asienstudien
Institut für Indologie und Tibetologie
Prof. Dr. Jens‐Uwe Hartmann
Geschwister‐Scholl‐Platz 1
80539 München
E‐Mail: evelyn.kindermann@lmu.de