OPPORTUNITÀ

Post-doc on mantras and early yoga

University of Oxford

Deadline: 10 March 2025

Here is the job listing for a post-doctoral researcher on mantras and early yoga in the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Oxford. The position will be part of the project, “Mantras in Religion, Media, and Society in Global Southern Asia” (MANTRAMS), funded by a Synergy Grant from the European Research Council.

Potential candidates should apply through the link above, where they can also find a detailed job description. The deadline for applications is March 10, 2025. Preference will be given to candidates working on texts and traditions from the first millennium CE where mantras are centrally important to the construction of yoga, especially in relation to the Upaniṣads, the Epics and Purāṇas, Pāśupata asceticism, Śaivism, and/or Tantrism. Themes of particular relevance to the project include seed syllables (bījas), the yogic body, and mantra meditation. Proposals related to later texts and traditions (e.g., Haṭha Yoga, Yoga Upaniṣads) may be considered on a case-by-case basis.

For any queries: finn.mooregerety@ames.ox.ac.uk