JNU | RTI | Directory | Contact Us | Emergency Services | List of Holidays
-A A +A

Advertisement for the post of Guest Faculty (02 posts) in Sanskrit

Advertisement for the post of Guest Faculty (02 posts) in Sanskrit

Post Name
Advertisement for the post of Guest Faculty (02 posts) in Sanskrit
Start Date for Apply
End Date for Apply
Advertisement
  <strong>Special Centre for Sanskrit Studies JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY (JNU) New Delhi – 110067 Advertisement for the post of Guest Faculty (02 posts) in Sanskrit Walk-in-Interview</strong> <strong>The Centre invites applications from qualified candidates interested in teaching Optional courses to the Undergraduate students and Certificate course in Sanskrit Computational Linguistics from the Monsoon Semester, 2017 as Guest Faculty on terms and conditions as approved by the University. The following are the minimun qualifications:</strong> M.A. in Sanskrit from recognized university with Net or PhD Reading, writing and speaking ability in Sanskrit and English For the post of Guest Faculty in Sanskrit Computational Linguistics, the candidate must have done research in this area of study. Eligible candidates should come for a walk-in-interview on 16/8/2017 at 03:00pm in Room No. 114, Administartive Building, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067. They should bring their latest biodata with details of Educational Qualification research/teaching experience alongwith all supportive documents. Prof. Girish Nath Jha Chairperson, SCSS   <a href="/sites/default/files/Application_Form_for_Guest_Lecturer.doc">Prescribed Application Form</a>

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.