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Job Opening: Tenure-track Position, Japanese History
Furman University invites applications for an open-rank, tenure-track position in any field of Japanese history with a preferred outside field in Korean history to begin August 2018. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in hand by the start of … Continue reading
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Tagged Furman University, history, Japanese history, job opening, tenure track
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Workshop: Summer School in Japanese Early-modern Palaeography (Cambridge, UK)
We are delighted to announce that the Fifth Graduate Summer School in Japanese Early-modern Palaeography will run from Monday 6 August to Saturday 18 August 2018 at the University of Cambridge, Emmanuel College (Cambridge, UK). We are now accepting applications. The deadline for submitting an application … Continue reading
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Tagged Emmanuel College, Japanese, language, palaeography, summer school, wahon, wahon literacy, workshop
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Fun Link Friday: Learning the Language of Crows
As if crows weren’t terrifying enough around the world (and especially in Japan, where they are basically the size of small dogs), new studies are taking our interactions with them to the next level. Recently highlighted in an NHK World video, researcher … Continue reading
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Tagged bird, birds, crows, fun link friday, Japan, nature
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Job Opening: Asian Humanities, Associate or Full Professor, Northwestern University
Institution: Northwestern University Location: Illinois, United States Position: Associate Professor, Full Professor The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at Northwestern University seeks to appoint a full-time, tenured faculty member in a field in the Asian Humanities beginning in Fall, 2018. We … Continue reading
Funding: The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Fellowship and Grant Competitions in Buddhist Studies
The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Fellowship and Grant Competitions in Buddhist Studies 2017-18 Call for Applications The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) invites applications in the 2017-18 competition year of The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program … Continue reading
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Job Opening: Assistant Professor in Pre-Modern Japan, University of Chicago
Institution: University of Chicago Location: Illinois, United States Position: Assistant Professor The Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at The University of Chicago invites applications for a tenure-track position at the level of Assistant Professor in the field of Pre-1900 … Continue reading
Job Opening: Assistant Professor, East Asian History, Ithaca College
Position/Job Summary: Full-time tenure-eligible position in East Asian history. Research specialization is open. In addition to upper level courses in their area of expertise, applicants must be able to teach introductory world history courses or other, innovative 100-level courses in … Continue reading
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Fellowship: The Nippon Foundation Fellows Program at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies (IUC)
Scholarship Opportunity: advanced Japanese language training for graduate students with Japan-focused career goals in academia, business, diplomacy/government service, journalism, translation, and law The Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies (IUC) is pleased to announce a call for applications to The Nippon … Continue reading
Book Announcement: Placing Empire: Travel and the Social Imagination in Imperial Japan
Placing Empire Travel and the Social Imagination in Imperial Japan Kate McDonald Placing Empire examines the spatial politics of Japanese imperialism through a study of Japanese travel and tourism to Korea, Manchuria, and Taiwan between the late nineteenth century and the … Continue reading
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Job Opening: Japanese Applied Linguistics
The Department of Asian Studies, at The University of British Columbia, Vancouver campus seeks to make a full-time appointment in the field of Japanese Applied Linguistics at the rank of Instructor, tenure-track, with responsibility for teaching undergraduate courses at all levels as well … Continue reading
What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 