Our team

Professors

Ass. Professor of Buddhist Studies
Christopher Jones

Ass.-Prof. Christopher Jones, PhD

Spitalgasse 2
1090 Wien
Room: 2A-O1-04

christopher.jones@univie.ac.at
Ass. Professor of Modern South Asian Studies
Borayin Larios

Ass.-Prof. Dr. Borayin Larios

Spitalgasse 2
1090 Wien
Room: 2C-O1-10

T: +43-1-4277-43512
borayin.larios@univie.ac.at
Professor of Cultural and Intellectual History of Pre-Modern South Asia
Nina Mirnig

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Nina Mirnig

Deputy Head

Spitalgasse 2
1090 Wien
Room: 2C-O1-02

T: +43-1-4277-43511
nina.mirnig@univie.ac.at
Professor of Tibetan Studies
Jim Rheingans

Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jim Rheingans, M.A.

Head

Spitalgasse 2
1090 Wien
Room: 2A-O1-16

T: +43-1-4277-43555
jim.rheingans@univie.ac.at

University assistants PostDoc

Univ. assistant of Pre-Modern South Asian Studies
Andrey Klebanov

Dr. Andrey Klebanov, M.A.

Spitalgasse 2
1090 Wien
Room: 2C-O1-14

T: +43-1-4277-43519
andrey.klebanov@univie.ac.at
Univ. assistant of Tibetan Studies
Julian Schott

Dr. Julian Schott, MA

Spitalgasse 2
1090 Wien
Room: 2A-Z1-13

T: +43-1-4277-43565
julian.schott@univie.ac.at
Univ. assistant of Pre-Modern South Asian Studies

Mag. Dr. Himal Trikha

Spitalgasse 2
1090 Wien
Room: 2B-O1-56

T: +43-1-4277-43545
himal.trikha@univie.ac.at
Univ. assistant of Tibetan Studies
Zemaqixi Zemaqixi

Zemaqixi Zemaqixi, PhD

Spitalgasse 2
1090 Wien
Room: 2A-O1-08

T: +43-1-4277-43553
zemaqixi.zemaqixi@univie.ac.at

Senior Lecturer

Alaka Chudal

Dr. Alaka Chudal, M.A.

Spitalgasse 2
1090 Wien
Room: 2C-O1-12

T: +43-1-4277-43514
alaka.chudal@univie.ac.at

Senior Scientist

Markus Viehbeck

Mag. Dr. Markus Viehbeck

Spitalgasse 2
1090 Wien
Room: 2A-Z1-15

T: +43-1-4277-43566
markus.viehbeck@univie.ac.at

University assistants PraeDoc

Univ. Assitant (PraeDoc) of Tibetan Studies

Tashi Bhutia, B.A. MA

Spitalgasse 2
1090 Wien
Room: 2A-O1-12

T: +43-1-4277-43572
tashi.bhutia@univie.ac.at
Univ. assistant (PraeDoc) of Buddhist Studies
Monika Sailer

Mag. Monika Sailer, BA MAS

Spitalgasse 2
1090 Wien
Room: 2B-O1-10

T: +43-1-4277-43560
monika.sailer@univie.ac.at

Himalaya Archive Vienna

Mag. Dr. Verena Widorn

Spitalgasse 2, Hof 2 (Campus)
1090 Wien

T: +43-1-4277-43570
verena.widorn@univie.ac.at

Project staff

Sahon Bhattacharyya, M.Sc.

Spitalgasse 2
1090 Wien
Room: 2B-O1-48

T: +43-1-4277-43575
sahon.bhattacharyya@univie.ac.at

Dr. Lucy May Constantini, BA MA MA

Spitalgasse 2
1090 Wien
Room: 2B-O1-47

T: +43-1-4277-43576
lucy.may.constantini@univie.ac.at

Univ.-Doz. Dr. Eliahu Franco

Spitalgasse 2
1090 Wien
Room: 2C-O1-20

T: +43-1-4277-43559
eli.franco@univie.ac.at
Barbara Gerke

Dr. Barbara Gerke, MSc

Spitalgasse 2
1090 Wien
Room: 2B-O1-12

barbara.gerke@univie.ac.at

Prema Simon Goet, MA

Spitalgasse 2
1090 Wien
Room: 2B-O1-48

T: +43-1-4277-43573
prema.simon.goet@univie.ac.at

Dr. Hiroko Matsuoka, BA MA

Spitalgasse 2
1090 Wien
Room: 2C-O1-20

T: +43-1-4277-43564
hiroko.matsuoka@univie.ac.at
Cristina Pecchia

Dr. Cristina Pecchia

Spitalgasse 2
1090 Wien
Room: 2A-O1-06

T: +43-1-4277-43568
cristina.pecchia@univie.ac.at

Kanika Pruthi, M.A.

Spitalgasse 2
1090 Wien
Room: 2B-O1-48

T: +43-1-4277-43574
kanika.pruthi@univie.ac.at

Lea Stiller, B.A.

Spitalgasse 2
1090 Wien
Room: 2B-O1-53

T: +43-1-4277-43571
lea.stiller@univie.ac.at

ao. Univ.-Prof. i.R. Dr. Helmut Tauscher

Spitalgasse 2
1090 Wien
Room: 2A-O1-10

T: +43-1-4277-43554
helmut.tauscher@univie.ac.at

Secretary's office

Alexandra Scheuba

Spitalgasse 2
1090 Wien
Room: 2B-O1-52

T: +43-1-4277-43501
alexandra.scheuba@univie.ac.at

Judith Starecek

Spitalgasse 2
1090 Wien
Room: 2C-O1-06

T: +43-1-4277-43502
judith.starecek@univie.ac.at

Lecturers

Mag. Dr. Vitus Angermeier
 vitus.angermeier@univie.ac.at
Dr. Gabriele Coura, BA MA
 gabriele.coura@univie.ac.at
Mag. Jan Dolensky
 jan.dolensky@univie.ac.at
Mag. Dr. Christian Ferstl
 christian.ferstl@univie.ac.at
Hon.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Birgit Kellner
 birgit.kellner@univie.ac.at
Mag. Dr. Thomas Kintaert
 thomas.kintaert@univie.ac.at
Luisa Masznitz, MA
 luisa.masznitz@univie.ac.at
Dr. Stephan Popp
 stephan.popp@univie.ac.at
Mag. Dr. Marion Rastelli
 marion.rastelli@univie.ac.at
Dr. Anjali Saber-Zaimian
 anjali.saber-zaimian@univie.ac.at
Jonathan Samuels, PhD
Marie Sophie Schild, BA MA
 marie.sophie.schild@univie.ac.at
Dr. Aftab Husain Shah
 aftab.husain.shah@univie.ac.at
Dipl.-Ing. Sukrit Sharma, B.Sc.
 sukrit.sharma@univie.ac.at
Konchok Tamphel, M.A.
 konchok.tamphel@univie.ac.at
Lic. Dr. Mélanie Vandenhelsken
 melanie.vandenhelsken@univie.ac.at
Mag. Dr. Verena Widorn
 verena.widorn@univie.ac.at
Lobsang Yongdan, MA PhD
Zemaqixi Zemaqixi, PhD
 zemaqixi.zemaqixi@univie.ac.at

Professors retd.

  • Univ.-Prof. i.R. Dr. Martin Gaenszle (E: martin.gaenszle@univie.ac.at)
  • Univ.-Prof. i.R. Dr. Klaus-Dieter Mathes (E: klaus-dieter.mathes@univie.ac.at)
  • Emer. O. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gerhard Oberhammer
  • O. Univ.-Prof. i.R. Dr. Karin C. Preisendanz (E: karin.preisendanz@univie.ac.at)
  • Emer. O. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ernst Steinkellner (E: ernst.steinkellner@oeaw.ac.at)

Affiliated Scholars

  • Dr. Alessandro Graheli 
  • Prof. Dr. Birgit Kellner 
  • Dr. Stephan Popp
  • Dr. (habil.) Marion Rastelli 
  • Dr. (habil.) Walter Slaje