CSAS Newsletter
January 2 – 6, 2023
CONFERENCES/CALLS FOR PAPERS
Call for papers
The Center for South Asian Studies invites proposals for papers for the virtual symposium on Climate Change and South Asia held on April 18 & 19, 2023. Abstract Submission Deadline: January 31, 2023
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Call for Papers
34th Asian Studies Graduate Student Conference at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
“Intersecting Asias: Reflections on Connections and Mobility”
Abstract submission due: January 25, 2022
The School of Pacific and Asian Studies (SPAS) and the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UHM) invites proposals for papers, performances, and panels that seek to move beyond the ‘traditional’ regions of Asia for the 34th annual Asian Studies Graduate Student Conference, held in-person at the Center for Korean Studies on the UHM campus in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, on April 27–28, 2023.
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Call for Papers
2023 Rustgi South Asian Undergraduate Research Conference, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Theme: Identity and Cultural Dissonance
Conference dates: March 31st and April 1st, 2023
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Proposals, including 250-word abstracts and the contact information of a faculty supervisor, must be submitted via the online submissions portal (https://bit.ly/rustgisubmissions2023) by Sunday, January 8, 2023.
FUNDING & OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
American Institute of Bangladesh Studies fellowships for U.S. citizens
Application deadline: January 20, 2023 (Extended!)
All fellowships are for research involving Bangladesh and must be a minimum of two months, but no longer than twelve months pending available funding. Scholars from all academic disciplines are eligible.
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American Institute of Indian Studies
Summer Student Fellowships for Digital Sonic and Visual Projects
Application deadline: February 15, 2023
SALSI 2023
An eight-week intensive Summer Language Program to study one of 13 South Asian languages at the Elementary, Intermediate, and, for a select few, Advanced level hosted at the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
Applications now open. Click here for more information
Jagdish P. Sharma Memorial Scholarship, UHM
This department is currently accepting applications with a deadline of March 1, 2022.
The scholarship assists graduate students enrolled in the Colleges of Arts, Languages & Letters (CALL) or the College of Social Sciences (CSS) at UH Manoa who are pursuing studies on the South Asia region and its people. Funds shall be used for costs associated with attendance (tuition, books, fees, etc.). Average award amount: three awards annually of $5,000 each.
Apply here. For more information contact gradhist@hawaii.edu
The Rocher Foundation offers an In-Residence Teaching and Research Fellowship in
Classical Indology for new PhD holders
Application Deadline: January 16, 2023
For purposes of the Rocher Postdoctoral Fellowships, “Classical Indology” is defined as the humanistic study of texts and related materials in Sanskrit, the Prakrits, Pali, the premodern Dravidian languages, and other premodern Indian languages, as well as the languages of their extended cultural spheres and roles, for example Persian and Kawi. Related arts and material cultures are also within the purview of the program, as is the historiography of Indology’s development and interaction with the study of other cultures.
The Rocher Fellowship is intended to provide recent PhDs in classical Indology with an opportunity to revise their dissertations and prepare them in publishable form, and/or to undertake a new, post-dissertation research project.
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JOBS AND OPPORTUNITIES
American India Foundation’s the Banyan Impact Fellowship
The Banyan Impact Fellowship is a fully-funded, interdisciplinary experiential learning program that places young professionals from India and the US in service with communities across India. Through collaboration and capacity-building, Fellows and local communities exchange knowledge and skills to steer projects that advance social and economic development. Fellows learn about grassroots development and inclusive leadership through fieldwork, mentorship, and conferences over the course of the program.
Apply by January 31, 2023
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Tenure-track Assistant Professor Art History, The University of Texas at Austin: College of Fine Arts: Department of Art & Art History
The Department of Art and Art History seeks applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Art History. This department seeks scholars whose research engages with underrepresented archives and repertoires in the arts and whose methodological or theoretical approaches expand traditional geographic and/or temporal articulations of artistic canons and/or traditions. The Expanding Approaches Initiative places high value on inter- and cross-disciplinary thinking, public humanities, and creative practice components of a scholar’s portfolio. The position requires relocation to Austin, TX. Applicants are particularly encouraged who have expertise in the art and material culture of areas interconnected by the Indian Ocean, the Silk Routes and other transregional historical trade routes of Asia.The University has rich resources to support such work, including world-class library and archival holdings in Asian Studies and Middle Eastern Studies and affiliated academic programs in History, Anthropology, Classics, and other disciplines – a collective scholarly network offering wide-ranging coursework and training in over a dozen languages.
Apply by February 6, 2023
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Instructional Professor in Sanskrit, University of Chicago
The Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations and the College of the University of Chicago invites applications for a position as an Instructional Professor (open rank) in Sanskrit. The position begins in academic year 2023–24, with a start date of September 1, 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter. The selected candidate will be appointed at the rank of Assistant Instructional Professor, Associate Instructional Professor, or Instructional Professor, depending on qualifications and educational background. The initial appointment will be for a minimum of two years, with longer initial terms possible depending on initial rank, with review and progression schedule determined by a collective bargaining agreement between the University and the Service Employees International Union.
All applicant materials must be received by January 9th 2023
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Post Doctoral Fellow, The India Studies Program at the University of Houston (UH)
invites applications from outstanding scholars and teachers with an active agenda of research on India and a strong record of professional service to advance existing intellectual programming. Candidates may have PhDs in Cultural Anthropology, Comparative Literature, Cultural Studies, Sociology, History, Religious Studies, English, Gender Studies, Development Studies, Cultural Geography, or related disciplines to apply for this India Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship. The purpose of this position is to advance the program’s research and teaching profile.
Review of applications will begin on February 20th, 2023
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Bhagvan Vimalnath Endowed Chair in Jain Studies and South Asian Religions
The Department of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, invites applications for an open rank position to fill the Bhagvan Vimalnath Endowed Chair in Jain Studies and South Asian Religions. We seek a rigorous and imaginative specialist in Jain Studies and South Asian Religions with a wide range of knowledge of Jain philosophy, religion, history, and culture who will complement and enhance our research and teaching strengths as one of the preeminent programs in South Asian Religions in the country. Research foci may include but are not limited to: sex, gender, and bodily identities; subject formations and transformations; somatic disciplines and dietary regimens; and social and environmental ethics based on the principle of nonviolence.
Final date: Friday, Jun 30, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
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