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Category Archives: announcements
Job opening: Sociology: Full-time Position (Associate or Assistant Professor)
Institution Type: Akita International University, Faculty of International Liberal Arts Location: Japan Position: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor Sociology Public University Corporation / Akita International University (AIU) The Faculty of International Liberal Arts invites applications for a position in Sociology at … Continue reading
Book announcement: Cultivating Commons: Joint Ownership of Arable Land in Early Modern Japan
Philip C. Brown Cultivating Commons challenges the common understanding of Japanese economic and social history by uncovering diverse landholding practices in early modern Japan. In this first extended treatment of multiple systems of farmland ownership, Philip Brown argues that it … Continue reading
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Call for Papers: 2012 Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference
Toronto, Canada March 15-18, 2012 The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) would like to invite colleagues to submit proposals for the 2012 Annual Conference. The 2012 Annual Conference will be held at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel in Toronto, Canada, … Continue reading
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Job openings: Japanese embassy in Washington DC
There are two full-time positions available at the Embassy of Japan in DC and one unpaid internship available at the Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC). Economic Section Administrative Assistant: http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/english/html/econopen062711.html Political Section Administrative Assistant: http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/english/html/politicalopen062911.html JICC Internship: http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/english/html/Summer%202011%20Internship.pdf If … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, Embassy of Japan, job openiing, politics, Washington DC
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Job Opening: History of Japanese Interactions with the World or History of Japan
Institution: International Christian University, Department of History Position: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Full Professor The Department of History at the International Christian University seeks candidates for a full-time position at the rank of Assistant Professor or above in the history … Continue reading
Opportunities for Scholars, Institute for Advanced Study, School of Historical Studies
Location: New Jersey, United States The Institute is an independent private institution founded in 1930 to create a community of scholars focused on intellectual inquiry, free from teaching and other university obligations. Scholars from around the world come to the … Continue reading
Book announcement: On the Front Lines of Forging a Global Society: Japanese and American Coworkers in Japan
by Adam Komisarof As globalization advances and national borders become increasingly porous, Japan is now facing the human reality of these rapid changes: greater cultural diversity in the work force,which brings the concomitant challenge of how to integrate multicultural workers … Continue reading
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Job opening: Japanese theater and performance search at Yale U.
The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures and the Program in Theater Studies at Yale University announce a search to make a tenure-track appointment as assistant professor in the field of Japanese theater and performance, to begin July 1 … Continue reading
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Tagged art, assistant professor, bunraku, Japanese art, japanese theatre, job opening, kabuki, noh, performance, performing arts, tenure track, theatre, Yale University
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Job Opening: Film Studies – Open Rank Professor
Institution: University of Western Ontario, Film Studies Location: Ontario, Canada Position: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Full Professor The Department of Film Studies, The University of Western Ontario invites applications for one tenure-track or tenured position in Transnational/World Cinema or American … Continue reading
Call for Papers and Extended Deadline: Science, Technology, and Medicine in East Asia
Science, Technology, and Medicine in East Asia: Policy, Practice, and Implications in a Global Context October 7-9, 2011 The Ohio State University Mershon Center for International Security Studies 1501 Neil Avenue Columbus, OH 43201 http://history.osu.edu/east-asian-conference Since the end of World … Continue reading
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Tagged asia, call for papers, east asia, medicine, Ohio State University, science, technology
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What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? 