Study advisory upon appointment (per E-Mail)

since 2021 Delegate of the Senior Researchers and Teaching Staff (FFL) Indian Studies, at the Institute’s Assembly of the Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies, University of Zurich

since 2019 (together with Nora Gilgen) Teaching staff representative on the program committee of the Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies, University of Zurich

2013-2016 Administrative Head of the Schweizerischen Asiengesellschaft SAG

since 2005 Teaching fellow at the Dept. of Indian Studies, Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies, University of Zurich (teaching, program development and coordination, Students Advisor)

2002-2005 Recipient of a Grant, Research Fund UZH and Grant for Junior Researchers, University of Zurich

1998-2005 Temporary Teaching Fellow at the Dept. of Indian Studies, Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies, University of Zurich, and Continuing Education in University Teaching and Learning

1997-2002 Teaching and Research Assistant at the Dept. of Indian Studies, Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies, University of Zurich

1997 PhD in Indology at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster

1993-1995 Research Assistant at the excavations in Tell Beydar, Syria

1988-1997 The study of Indology, Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology and Philosophy at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster/Germany

• Classical Hinduism
• History of Indian Religions and Society
• Sanskrit Literature, especially the epics, Purāṇas and Dharmaśāstras

Publications A. Mertens (PDF, 450 KB)

• Sanskrit-Sprachkurs I und II
• Sanskrit-Repetitorium
• Sanskrit-Lektüre: Epische Literatur
• Sanskrit-Lektüre: Texte zur normativen Literatur
• Sanskrit-Lektüre: Didaktische Literatur
• Pali-Sprachkurs
• Pali-Lektüre
• Ba-Seminare (z.B. "Texte zum Buddhismus", "Indische Religionen in der Praxis")
• Seminar "Grundlagen der Indologie" (Teamteaching)
• MAS in Applied History (UZH): Geschichte und Religion: "Hinduismus und Hindu-Nationalismus"
• Workshops zur Philosophie der Yoga-Tradition in der Aus- und Weiterbildung für Erwachsene