Author Archives: LM

Funding: Summer Institute on Digital Mapping and Art History, Middlebury College Fellowship

Posted on January 27, 2014 by LM

Via Middlebury News Room. Location: Middlebury, VT Dates: August 3 -15, 2014 Deadline: March 3, 2014 Open to all art historians of any rank including undergraduates, graduate students, curators, or independent scholars Cost: covered by fellowships. See description for details. … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism

Posted on January 26, 2014 by LM

Read about the writing of this book on The University of Michigan Record! Via Princeton University Press. The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism Robert E. Buswell Jr. & Donald S. Lopez Jr. Cloth ISBN: 9780691157863 2013 | $65.00 / £44.95 eBook … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Biei’s Blue Pond

Posted on January 24, 2014 by LM

This wintry scene is brought to you by Spoon & Tamago, who featured some of Kent Shiraishi’s photos of the blue pond in Biei (美瑛), Hokkaido. The water contains a high degree of aluminum hydroxide, which is why it appears … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Program Support Specialist, Peace Winds America

Posted on January 22, 2014 by LM

Via PNWJETAA Transitions mailing group. Institution: Peace Winds America Location: Eastlake, Seattle, Washington Education: BA required, MA/MS preferred Posted Jan. 17, 2014 Peace Winds America is announcing an open position of Program Support Specialist to be filled immediately.The Program Support … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japanese-Speaking Biology Research Specialist, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Posted on January 21, 2014 by LM

For our Japanese-speaking science majors: Institution: University of Wisconsin – Madison Location: Madison, WI Application Due: 01/24/2014 Type: Full Time Education: BS or higher in biology-related fields, Japanese speaker Position Vacancy Listing: PVL # 78600 Official Title: SR RESEARCH SPEC(T16BN) … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Part-Time Visitor Services Associate, Japan Society

Posted on January 21, 2014 by LM

Institution: Japan Society Location: New York, NY Type: part time Education: associate’s or higher Posted Jan. 15, 2014 The Visitor Services Associate maintains the Japan Society’s visitor service’s desk as an ambassador interacting with the general public. This includes greeting … Continue reading →

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Funding: Sasakawa Peace Foundation Fellowship

Posted on January 20, 2014 by LM

Via JETWit Jobs Mailing List. Location: Honolulu, HI, and Tokyo or Washington, DC Education: MA or PhD Other Eligibility: US or Japanese citizen under 40 Fellowship dates: six months between May 2014 – April 2015 Application deadline: 1 March 2014 … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Communications Coordinator, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University

Posted on January 18, 2014 by LM

Institution: Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University Location: New York, NY Education: Bachelor’s Posted on January 7, 2014 Job description The Weatherhead East Asian Institute of Columbia University is in search of a creative, organized, and marketing-savvy professional to join … Continue reading →

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Fun Link(s) Friday: Ozu and Tokyo Story

Posted on January 17, 2014 by LM

BBC Radio’s Night Waves aired a show on Ozu’s Tokyo Story (東京物語), which was voted #1 (the best film of all time) in the British Film Institute’s 2012 Sight & Sound Directors Top Ten, beating out Citizen Kane.* On the 60th anniversary of the … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant Director of Student Services, Showa Boston Institute

Posted on January 16, 2014 by LM

Via JETWit.com. Institution: Showa Boston Institute Location: Boston, MA Education: MA Posted 12-26-2013 Showa Boston Institute has an immediate opening for a full-time Assistant Director, in the Student Services Department. This new position works in collaboration with the Director and … Continue reading →

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