Stefan Baums, Ph.D.
Research Associate
Lead Researcher, Buddhist Manuscripts from Gandhāra
Office address:
Schellingstraße 9
Room 202
80539 München
Office hours:
By appointment
Postal address:
Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1
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Curriculum Vitae
Education
- 2002–2009: Doctor of Philosophy (Asian Languages and Literature), University of Washington
- 1998–1999: Master of Arts with Distinction (Sanskrit Literature, Nepali Language und Buddhism: History and Doctrines), School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
- 1994–1998: Undergraduate Studies in Indology, Tibetology and General and Comparative Indo-European Philology, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Academic appointments
- 2012–: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Institut für Indologie und Tibetologie, Ludwig‐Maximilians‐Universität München
- 2012–: Arbeitsstellenleiter, Buddhistische Handschriften aus Gandhāra, Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften
- 2011–2012: Assistant Adjunct Professor, Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley
- 2011: Onderzoeker, School of Asian Studies, Universiteit Leiden
- 2010–2011: Research Fellow und Lecturer, Group in Buddhist Studies, University of California, Berkeley
- 2010: 研究員, 文学研究科, 佛教大学
- 2007–2010: Research Associate, Department of Asian Languages and Literature, University of Washington
- 2006–2007: Teaching Associate, Department of Asian Languages and Literature, University of Washington
- 2002: Gastforscher, Senter for høyere studier, Det Norske Videnskaps‐Akademi
- 2000–2002: Undervisningsassistent and Ekstern Lektor, Asien‐Instituttet, Københavns Universitet
- 1997–1998: Studentische Hilfskraft, Sanskrit‐Wörterbuch der buddhistischen Texte aus den Turfan‐Funden, Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen
A detailed CV of Stefan Baums may be accessed here here.
Publications
An up-to-date list of publications by Stefan Baums may be found here (PDF, 239 KB).
Projects
Buddhistische Handschriften aus Gandhāra (Union der deutschen Akademien der Wissenschaften, 2012–)
Buddhist Translators Workbench (Office of Digital Humanities, National Endowment for the Humanities, 2011–2013)
Gāndhārī Dictionary Project (Division of Preservation and Access, National Endowment for the Humanities, 2007–2010)
Early Buddhist Manuscripts Project (University of Washington, 2002–2010)
Buddhist Manuscripts in the Schøyen Collection (Universitetet i Oslo, 2001–)