5 Junior Research Group Leaders within the Framework of Transcultural
Studies

The Heidelberg University Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in Global
Perspective: Shifting Asymmetries in Cultural Flows" brings together
scholars in East and South Asian, Middle Eastern and European Studies. To
further develop the transcultural and transdisciplinary research potential
of the Cluster and to strengthen its capabilities in handling transcultural
flows that cross linguistic, geographic, cultural and media borders, five
Junior Research Groups (JRG) will be established. These are in

Governance and Administration
Public Spheres
Health and Environment
Historicities and Heritage
Translingual Concepts and/or Transcultural Images

The Junior Research Groups overall focus will be on asymmetries in cultural
flows and their shifts. Each of the four Research Areas of the Cluster will
have one JRG, and a fifth will deal with linkages between them. For the
particular descriptions of these five segments and possible thematic foci,
please visit http://www.vjc.uni-hd.de/jobs.htm.

Each leader is to lead one JRG, which typically will have two to three other
members; is to be centrally involved in recruiting first class Ph.D.
candidates for the particular Group; is to define, manage, and monitor the
Group's project and sub-projects; will have the right to supervise Ph.D.
dissertations; and will integrate the Group into the overall framework of
the Cluster's activities. The work of the JRG will be regularly evaluated.

Candidates are expected to have their Ph.D. in hand; have a strong
publication record of high scholarly acumen with elements connected to the
Cluster's focus; have achieved international visibility within their field;
and have a proven record in both their work and their writing of pursuing
transcultural and transdisciplinary approaches. Fluency in English is
required.

Applications contain a C.V., a list of publications, a list of courses
taught, the names and contact data of two scholars who are familiar with
their work, and the proposal for a project to be carried out by the Junior
Research Group. This proposal may contain specific suggestions for the
personnel composition of the Research Group. Applications from junior
scholars with Asian backgrounds are strongly encouraged.

Applicants are advised to inform themselves about the Cluster's aim and
framework at http://www.vjc.uni-hd.de/
and to contact the Cluster?s office
for further information.

The Cluster strongly encourages qualified women scholars to apply.
Handicapped persons with the same equivalent qualifications will be
given preference.

Applications are to be submitted by January 25th, 2008, to the
Cluster's Acting Director:

Prof. Dr. Axel Michaels
University of Heidelberg
South Asia Institute
Im Neuenheimer Feld 330
D-69120 Heidelberg
Germany

For online applications: Axel.Michaelsurz.uni-heidelberg.de
Graduate School Manager/Scientific Coordinator

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Scientific Coordinator/Graduate School Manager

The Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context.
Shifting Asymmetries in Cultural Flows" at the University of
Heidelberg offers the position of a scientific coordinator/graduate
school manager starting March 1st 2008 for two years (with possibility
of extension).

The Graduate School for Transcultural Studies is part of the Cluster
of Excellence and provides a structured Ph.D. programme within the
transdisciplinary and transcultural research environment of the
Cluster. The school?s main location is the Karl Jaspers Centre (KJC),
situated at the University of Heidelberg.

The Graduate school manager will be responsible for administering and
recording admissions and progression of Ph.D. students enrolled in the
Graduate School for Transcultural Studies. He/she manages contacts
with the liaison offices in Delhi and Peking, and coordinates
arrangements for courses within the graduate programme. The applicant
must hold a Ph.D. and is invited to outline his/her research proposal
related to the agenda of the Cluster. For further information see the
Cluster's website: http://www.vjc.uni-hd.de.

The Cluster strongly encourages qualified women scholars to apply.
Handicapped persons with the same equivalent qualifications will be
given preference.

Familiarity with Asian institutions is required. Applications with a
C.V., short project description (5 pages) and two letters of
recommendation are to be submitted by January 25th 2008 to

Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe"
Dr. Brigitte Merz
Scientific Project Manager
South Asia Institute
Im Neuenheimer Feld 330
D-69120 Heidelberg
merzsai.uni-heidelberg.de.
(E-mail applications are recommended)