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Post of Guest Faculty in German Language

Post of Guest Faculty in German Language

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CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES

   SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY

 NEW DELHI-110067   

                                                                                                                                          

Applications are invited for the 1(one) Post of Guest Faculty in German  Language (purely on lecture basis).  The desiring candidates may submit their application with latest passport size photograph along with their complete bio-data and attested photocopies in the Office of the Centre for European Studies, SIS-II, Room No.218 latest by (Monday) 12th March, 2018 up to 4.00 p.m.

Application should be submitted on or before Monday 12th March, 2018 (4.00 PM)

 

Date of the interview will be announced later on.

 Minimum Eligibility

 Must have completed M.A./M.Phil and NET in German Language

Desirable Qualification

Teaching Experience at University Level

Note: Typed Bio-data must include (1) Name (Block Letters), (2) Mailing Address with Pin Code, (3) Educational qualifications (with details of marks obtained), (4) Teaching Experience with attested photocopies of the documents and contact number.

Office Address for Submitting documents

Centre for European Studies

Room No. 218,

School of International Studies-II,

Jawaharlal Nehru University,

New Delhi-110067

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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.