[Buddha-l] Chair in the Study of Buddhism at the Kern Institute, Leiden University

[Blezer, H.W.A.]

Dear colleagues,


	I am pleased to announce that the Leiden Chair in the Study of
Buddhism, from which Prof. T.E. Vetter retired five years ago, has just
been reopened. The University is now inviting applications, and I
request you to pass on this message to colleagues whom you think may be
interested to apply. The practicalities are given at the bottom of this
message (along with the English version of the profile), and I may add
that I myself am also available to provide further information about the
position.  Please note that applications need to be received by the 6th
of January 2006. The Dutch version of this information is available at
<www.vacatures.leidenuniv.nl>, vacancy 5-246 of Dec. 5th.

	Arlo Griffiths
	Professor of Sanskrit
	Instituut Kern, Universiteit Leiden
	Postbus 9515
	2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands

	phone: +31-(0)71-5272622
	fax: +31-(0)71-5272956
	email: <arlo.griffiths at let.leidenuniv.nl>


	---- ENGLISH ADVERTISEMENT/PRACTICALITIES ----

	The Faculty of Arts is seeking to fill the position of
	professor (m/f) in the Study of Buddhism (0.6-0.8 fte, initially
for a period of five years)
	vacancy number: 5-246
	The position comprises the following tasks:
	- teaching of courses on the textual sources of Buddhism, on
living Buddhism in Sri Lanka and / or the Himalayan region and / or
Southeast Asia,  and on the relationship between them;
	- research in this field;
	- instigating, stimulating and supervising doctoral research in
this field;
	- attracting external financial resources for research and
teaching in this field;
	- performing administrative tasks within the Department of
Languages and Cultures of South and Central-Asian Studies.
	The successful candidate holds a doctorate, and possesses:
	- excellent research abilities in the field, as appears from a
wide range of publications which have appeared - nationally and
internationally - at leading publishers or in important journals;
	- excellent teaching qualities and broad experience in offering
academic teaching in various forms.
	-  experience in supervision and training of young researchers;
	- demonstrable expertise with regard to the primary textual
sources of Buddhism and its later living forms in Sri Lanka and / or the
Himalayan region and / or Southeast Asia;
	- sound knowledge of at least one Indic/Himalayan canonical
language, and of at least one modern South Asian, Southeast Asian or
Himalayan language relevant to the study of living Buddhism;
	- demonstrable ability to attract external funding for teaching
and research;
	- demonstrable administrative and management abilities and the
willingness to participate actively in administrative tasks in the
department, the relevant research-frameworks and the Faculty of Arts.
	Expertise in East Asian Buddhism and in Buddhism of other than
the mentioned regions, as well as sound knowledge of one or more of the
languages relevant there, will be to the candidate's advantage.
	If the appointed professor is not conversant with the Dutch
language, he / she will be expected to acquire a good command of this
language within two years.
	A trial lecture will form part of the selection process. An
assessment of management capabilities will take place as well.
	Those who consider themselves qualified for this post, as also
those who want to draw attention to potential candidates, are to address
themselves in writing to the dean of the Faculty of Arts, prof. dr.
G.E. Booij, Faculteitsbureau Letteren, Postbus 9515, 2300 RA Leiden, the
Netherlands. The closure date is four weeks from the appearance of this
advertisement. Applications are to be accompanied by a curriculum vitae,
a list of publications and a plan for future research. A profile can be
obtained via the office of the Faculty, reachable at +31-71-527 23 18 /
e-mail: m.l.p.remmerswaal at let.leidenuniv.nl, and also on our website:
www.letteren.leidenuniv.nl <http://www.letteren.leidenuniv.nl/>  under
the head Organisatie and then vacatures. De dean of the faculty is
available to given further information about this chair; he can be
reached at the mentioned telephone number.
	Leiden University wishes to hire more women. For this reason,
they in particular are invited to submit applications.


	---- PROFILE ----

	Faculty of Arts, Leiden University
	Full Professorship in the Study of Buddhism
	The chair is dedicated to teaching and research in the field of
Buddhism. In this field, the chair's emphasis is on (i) the primary
textual sources of Buddhism, (ii) living Buddhism in Sri Lanka and / or
in the Himalayas and / or Southeast Asia, and (iii) the relation between
the prior two. The appointment is at 0.6-0.8 fte, and will initially be
made for a period of five years. If the professorship is carried out
successfully the appointment can be made permanent after this period.
	This post is part of the department of Languages & Cultures of
South & Central Asia, but the chair is expected to offer courses in
which students interested in Buddhism from other programs can also
participate fruitfully; this holds in particular for students from the
program in World Religions. The chair's research activities will be
embedded organizationally in the Research School for Asian, African and
Amerindian Studies, the CNWS.
	The successful candidate holds a doctorate. He / she possesses
excellent research abilities in the field, as appears from a wide range
of publications which have appeared at leading publishers or in
important journals. He /she possesses demonstrable expertise with regard
to the primary textual sources of Buddhism and its later living forms in
one or more of the mentioned regions. In particular, the candidate must
have sound knowledge of at least one Indic/Himalayan canonical language,
and at least one modern South Asian, Southeast Asian or Himalayan
language relevant to the study of living Buddhism. Expertise in East
Asian Buddhism and in Buddhism of other than the mentioned regions, as
well as sound knowledge of one or more of the languages relevant there,
will be to the candidate's advantage. He / she also has excellent
teaching qualities and has broad experience in university education at
the highest level and in various teaching forms. Moreover, he / she is
able to set up and give direction to (innovative) teaching projects. He
/ she is also able to stimulate interest for the field among young
academics.
	The chair will bear (shared) responsibility for, and will be
actively engaged in teaching in the BA and MA programs of the department
of Languages & Cultures of South & Central Asia, as also in the research
oriented MPhil in Asian Studies. Depending on his / her specialization,
the chair may also participate in one of the other MPhil programs
falling under the Faculty of Arts. The chair and connected staff also
participate in the BA and MA programs in World Religions under the
Faculty of Theology. His / her contribution to teaching will be arranged
in consultation with the colleagues administratively responsible for the
concerned programs.
	The successful candidate is engaged in research in the field of
the chair. He / she is able further to develop existing research
projects, and to instigate new research. To this aim, he / she is able
to attract external funding. The chair will play an active role in the
Research School CNWS. The chair will also contribute to attracting,
supervising and training young researchers.
	In giving concrete shape to his / her engagement in the Study of
Buddhism, the chair will collaborate closely with his / her colleagues
working in this field in the Faculty of Arts and in other faculties of
Leiden University. He / she is prepared to promote the cause of his
field nationally and internationally, within and beyond the academic
community. During the first five years of his / her appointment, the
chair will be expected to focus principally on engaging in, instigating,
and supervising research, contributing to and developing the teaching
curriculum, training of young researchers, and attracting external
funding. Since, therefore, the chair will initially have to focus on
developing the field, his / her other administrative duties will remain
limited during this period.




	


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