The University of East Anglia is looking to appoint a new Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Japanese Literature, with a specialistion in modern and/or contemporary Japanese literature and the ability to teach and research other aspects of Japanese literature. This is a new position created with the support of the Japan Foundation. The post is based in the School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, and the post-holder will be expected to contribute to our new MA in Interdisciplinary Japanese Studies, hosted in the Interdisciplinary Institute for the Humanities in the Faculty, and to work with the Centre for Japanese Studies to further develop our Japanese Studies programmes initiated in 2011.

Norwich is a UNESCO City of Literature and is home to the renowned National Centre for Writing (located in the historic city centre) and the British Centre for Literary Translation (within the School). Full details at https://myview.uea.ac.uk/webrecruitment/pages/vacancy.jsf?vacancyRef=ATR1483 .

Deadline for applications 19 September 2019.

For more information see the following PDF.