InstitutionFaculty of Humanities, Asia Africa Institute, Culture and History of India and Tibet

Salary levelEGR. 13 TV-L

Start date01.01.2026, fixed for a period of three years (This is a fixed-term contract in accordance with Section 2 of the academic fixed-term labor contract act [Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz, WissZeitVG]).

Application deadline29.09.2025

Scope of workfull-time position suitable for part-time

Your responsibilities

Duties include academic services in the project named above. Research associates may also pursue independent research and further academic qualifications.

Work in the academy project "Tamilex”: Corpus construction and indexing Pattuppāṭṭu: critical edition and annotated translation of Mullaippāṭṭu, Neṭunalvāṭai and Perum-pāṇāṟṟuppaṭai, segmentation and lexicographical indexing of Nacciṉārkkiṉiyar's commentary

Your profile

A university degree in a relevant field. A degree in Indology (or a comparable field), doctorate desirable.

• excellent knowledge of the lexicographical traditions of the subcontinent
• experience in working with palm leaf manuscripts
• methods of manuscript research
• excellent knowledge of classical Tamil and its commentary tradition as well as the Caṅkam tradition
• excellent command of English, written and spoken

We offer

• Reliable remuneration based on wage agreements
• Continuing education opportunities
• University pensions
• Attractive location
• Flexible working hours
• Work-life balance opportunities
• Health management, EGYM Wellpass
• Educational leave
• 30 days of vacation per annum

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