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Job Openings: Business and Japanese History (2 positions), Kansai Gaidai [Osaka]

Position: Candidate Lecturer* in Business and Japanese History (2 positions) Institution: Kansai Gaidai University Location: Hirakata, Japan Type: full time Education: History: PhD; Business: MBA required, PhD preferred Kansai Gaidai University: Established in 1945. Based at the cultural center of … Continue reading

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Funding: Weatherhead Initiative on Global History Fellowships

Description The Weatherhead Initiative on Global History (WIGH) at Harvard University, directed by Sven Beckert and Charles Maier, identifies and supports outstanding scholars whose work responds to the growing interest in the encompassing study of global history. We seek to … Continue reading

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Book Announcement: Icons and Iconoclasm in Japanese Buddhism: Kukai and Dogen on the Art of Enlightenment

Via Oxford University Press. Icons and Iconoclasm in Japanese Buddhism: Kukai and Dogen on the Art of Enlightenment Author: Pamela D. Winfield Price(incl.tax): 3,224 yen ISBN: 9780199945559 224 Pages Paperback Feb 2013 Pamela D. Winfield offers a fascinating juxtaposition and … Continue reading

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Reminder: Writers wanted – Japanese Studies 5-10-20

Just a quick reminder that we are still looking for people interested in writing (brief!) articles for our Japanese Studies 5-10-20 project, linked here. Are you five or so years out of your degree and into the world? Roughly ten? … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Japanese Studies

Institution: Stanford University, Center for East Asian Studies Location:   California, United States Position:   Post-Doctoral Fellow. Japanese Studies The Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford University is pleased to offer a postdoctoral fellowship in Japanese Studies for 2014-15. … Continue reading

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Call for Abstracts: 23rd Annual Columbia University Graduate Student Conference on East Asia

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: COLUMBIA GRADUATE STUDENT CONFERENCE ON EAST ASIA 23rd Annual Graduate Student Conference on East Asia Columbia University in the City of New York Friday February 14th to Saturday February 15th, 2014 Graduate students (and qualified undergraduates) are … Continue reading

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Job Opening: Regional Conference and Communications Coordinator, Regional Centre in Bangkok, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) [Thailand]

For those with a background in general Asian studies, communications, science, or Thai studies. Institution: Regional Centre in Bangkok, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) Location: Patumwan, Bangkok, Thailand Application deadline: November 15, 2013 Education: none listed Contract: Initially one … Continue reading

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Job Opening: U.S. Japan Relations, Postdoctoral Fellowship

Institution:   Harvard University, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations Location:   Massachusetts, United States Position:   Post-Doctoral Fellow HARVARD UNIVERSITY, PROGRAM ON U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS Postdoctoral Fellowship Harvard University’s Program on U.S.-Japan Relations offers postdoctoral fellowships for social scientists in a broad … Continue reading

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Job Openings: Japanese Studies/Chinese Studies, Assistant Professors

Institution:   Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Location:   Indiana, United States Position:   Assistant Professor of Japanese Studies and Chinese Studies (two positions) Assistant Professor of Japanese Studies and Chinese Studies (two positions) The … Continue reading

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Funding: The Nippon Foundation Fellows Program at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies

Scholarship opportunity for PhD students in all fields of Japanese studies!! The Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies is pleased to announce a 10-month fellowship program for Ph.D. students in all fields of Japanese studies, generously sponsored by The Nippon … Continue reading

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