The Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, and the Program in Indo-European Studies at UCLA announce the open-rank search to fill a position in Old Indo-Iranian language/linguistics and culture, starting July 1, 2001. The successful candidate will also be considered for an appointment to the newly endowed Musa Sabi Chair in Iranian Studies. Candidates should have substantial training in Indo-European linguistics. Teaching responsibilities will include courses in both Old and Middle Iranian (Avestan, Old Persian, Introduction to Middle Iranian) and in Classical and Vedic Sanskrit. In addition, the appointee should be able to teach undergraduate courses on topics of broad interest in Indic and Iranian religion, literature and culture, as well as graduate-level courses in Indo-European linguistics. Applicants should send a letter of introduction, curriculum vitae, samples of scholarly research, and at least three letters of recommendation to:

Prof. Brent Vine
Chair, Indo-Iranian Search Committee
Department of Classics/Program in Indo-European Studies, UCLA
100 Dodd Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1417

Applications and supporting materials should be received by January 15, 2001. Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. (Inquiries may be addressed to Brent Vine at vine@humnet.ucla.edu.)