The Centre for Modern Indian Studies at the Georg-August-University Göttingen is currently inviting applications for a

Lecturer/ Research Fellow in Tamil.

The position will start on 01 Oct. 2011. We offer a two-year fixed-term contract, with the possi-bility for renewal and/or permanent status contingent upon the availability of funding.

Applications from scholars trained in any field of the humanities or social sciences whose research has focused on Tamil literature broadly conceived and/or Tamil-speaking populations will be given serious consideration. All applicants must possess a PhD or equivalent by the start date of the appointment, and must have prior experience teaching Tamil to non-native speakers. The successful candidate will teach Tamil at several levels, and, in addition, pursue a postdoctoral research project of his or her own design. The teaching load is 12 hours per week.

The scholar will be based at the University of Göttingen, Dept. of Indology, in Germany.

Applicants from all countries are encouraged. German is not required initially, but the successful candidate will be required to acquire German sufficient for teaching purposes within a reasonable time frame.

The full-time position (currently 39.8h per week) will provide the following benefits: The monthly gross salary for the postdoctoral position (salary scale TV-L E13) will range from € 3,000 – 3,400, commensurate with experience.

Queries regarding the position may be addressed to Prof. Rupa Viswanath; E-Mail: rviswan@uni-goettingen.de. For more information on CeMIS visit the website at the University of Göttingen: http://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/131819.html

A complete application will consist of a letter of application, a 2-3 page description of a research project, and two letters of reference, at least one of which must address the applicant’s Tamil teaching abilities. Application materials should be sent by e-mail to ikaraku1@uni-goettingen.de , with the subject line “Tamil Position: Surname, Name” no later than 03 June 2011.

All information given will be handled confidentially and deleted after a period of five months.

The University of Göttingen is an equal opportunity employer and places particular emphasis on fostering career opportunities for women. Qualified women are therefore strongly encouraged to apply. Disabled persons with equivalent aptitude will be favoured.