Job Opening: Economy of Japan, Associate Professor

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Paula

job opening - 5Institution:   University of Oxford, School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies
Location:   United Kingdom
Position:   Associate Professor in the Economy of Japan

Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies in association with St Antonys College

Grade 36S: Salary from 43,745 p.a.

Applications are invited for the permanent appointment to an Associate Professorship in the Economy of Japan, to be held in the School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies (SIAS), in association with a non-stipendiary Non-Tutorial Fellowship at St Antonys College with effect from 1 October 2014, or as soon as possible thereafter.

Candidates should have received by 1 October 2014 the degree of PhD in Economics or related field (to include economics, economic history and business and management studies) with a specialisation in Japan.  The successful candidate must demonstrate a research record in the Economy of Japan of international standing appropriate to the stage of his or her career and evidence of imaginative current and future research plans, including the potential to lead new research initiatives; a record of success in securing research funding, or a demonstrable desire to do so; a fluent command of the Japanese language; the ability to deliver excellent tutorial teaching and to give lectures and classes; the ability to supervise and relate well to high achieving students at all levels; and a willingness to undertake administration and pastoral responsibilities on behalf of SIAS and St Antony’s College.

The successful applicant will have research interests in Economics or related fields with a specialisation in Japan. He/she will be expected to contribute to the SIAS graduate curriculum in the teaching of Modern Japanese Studies, the undergraduate teaching about Japan and be capable of doctoral supervision. More precisely, this post holder will be asked to deliver one of the core modules, Japanese Economic Policy as well as lectures as part of the research methods lecture series (specifically quantitative methods). Other teaching duties include contributing to the undergraduate teaching about modern Japan that takes place in the Faculty of Oriental Studies and the supervision of research at all levels. The post holder will also be expected to contribute to the administration of the School. Please refer to the further particulars for full details of the requirements for this post.

The salary for this post will be on a scale from 43,745 p.a.

The post is located in the Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies, 27 Winchester Road, Oxford.

Contact:
Further particulars, including details of how to apply, can be obtained from the SIAS websitehttp://www.area-studies.ox.ac.uk/vacancies, or by writing to the Assistant to the Departmental Administrator, School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies, 12 Bevington Road, Oxford OX2 6LS (vacancies@area.ox.ac.uk).

The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon (UK time) on 14 February 2014.

Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.

Website: http://www.area-studies.ox.ac.uk/vacancies

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

Posted on January 27, 2014 by LM

money [150-2]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.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
Middlebury College is pleased to invite applications for Fellows to participate in the first Summer Institute on Digital Mapping and Art History (August 3 -15, 2014), sponsored by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation. Co-directed by Paul B. Jaskot (DePaul University) and Anne Kelly Knowles (Middlebury College), the Summer Institute will emphasize how digital mapping of art historical evidence can open up new veins of research in art history as a whole. All art historians of any rank (including graduate students, curators, or independent scholars) with a scholarly problem related to spatial evidence or questions are encouraged to apply.

Large bodies of data used in our discipline almost inevitably have a spatial component and the analysis of this evidence in visual terms plays to the art historical strength in visual analysis. Whether talking about the spreading influence of Rembrandt’s workshop, Haussmann’s Plan of Paris, the Roman Forum, the caves of Dunhuang, the views of Edo, the market for Impressionist painting, the looting of assets by Napoleon, the movement of craftsmen over the medieval pilgrimage road, or the current proliferation of art expos globally, art history is peppered with spaces, both real and imagined. As such, spatial questions are central to many art historical problems, and visualizing spatial questions of different physical and temporal scales is an intellectual and technical problem amendable to the digital environment. Building the capacity to think spatially in geographic terms will carry an art historian a long way towards developing sophisticated questions and answers by exploiting the digital environment.

The Geography Department at Middlebury College has a long history of innovative teaching and research with spatial methods, including the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) across the humanities and social science. Such a center provides the workshop components of the Institute with excellent facilities and expert faculty and support staff. Bolstered with two outside speakers who are specialists in digital art historical and geographic visualization, Middlebury will be an ideal environment for the Institute. Participating Fellows will be trained in GIS and other methods of geovisualization relevant to their particular research interests, and will discuss the strengths and weaknesses of various digital spatial platforms.

Within such an amenable environment, the Summer Institute will bring together digital spatial thinkers with art historians and their intellectual problems. At the end of the two-week period, Fellows will have a grounding in the intellectual and historiographic issues central to digital humanities, basic understanding of the conceptual nature of data and the use of a database, an exposure to important examples of digital art history in the field, and a more in-depth study of one particular approach (GIS and the visualization of space). Graduating Fellows will have the vocabulary and intellectual grounding to participate in on-going digital humanities debates or other specialized digital humanities workshops while also gaining important practical and conceptual knowledge in mapping that they can begin to apply to as scholars and teachers.

Given this focus, our Institute will be ideal for those art historians who already have identified a spatial problem in their work. Note, though that no prior knowledge or experience in digital humanities will be necessary or assumed for the application process. Naturally, general awareness of the scholarly potential of the digital environment or mapping will be a plus. We also encourage applications from clusters of two – three fellows who are working in a similar art historical area and who wish to foster their potential collaboration, or professors could apply with one – two graduate or undergraduate students to work as a team. All geographies, time periods, and subareas of art history will be considered.

Fellowship winners will be announced by March 31. Fellowships pay for tuition, room, and board, and provide a travel stipend for all participants.

Full application details at the Kress Foundation website.

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Book Announcement: The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism

Posted on January 26, 2014 by LM

k10099Read 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 ISBN: 9781400848058
1304 pp. | 8 x 10 | 2 line illus. 1 table. 6 maps.

With more than 5,000 entries totaling over a million words, this is the most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of Buddhism ever produced in English. It is also the first to cover terms from all of the canonical Buddhist languages and traditions: Sanskrit, Pāli, Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Unlike reference works that focus on a single Buddhist language or school, The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism bridges the major Buddhist traditions to provide encyclopedic coverage of the most important terms, concepts, texts, authors, deities, schools, monasteries, and geographical sites from across the history of Buddhism. The main entries offer both a brief definition and a substantial short essay on the broader meaning and significance of the term covered. Extensive cross-references allow readers to find related terms and concepts. An appendix of Buddhist lists (for example, the four noble truths and the thirty-two marks of the Buddha), a timeline, six maps, and two diagrams are also included.

Written and edited by two of today’s most eminent scholars of Buddhism, and more than a decade in the making, this landmark work is an essential reference for every student, scholar, or practitioner of Buddhism and for anyone else interested in Asian religion, history, or philosophy.

  • The most comprehensive dictionary of Buddhism ever produced in English
  • More than 5,000 entries totaling over a million words
  • The first dictionary to cover terms from all of the canonical Buddhist languages and traditions–Sanskrit, Pāli, Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean
  • Detailed entries on the most important terms, concepts, texts, authors, deities, schools, monasteries, and geographical sites in the history of Buddhism
  • Cross-references and appendixes allow readers to find related and equivalent terms in multiple Buddhist languages
  • Includes an appendix of Buddhist lists, a timeline, and maps
  • Also contains selected terms and names in Thai, Burmese, Vietnamese, Lao, Khmer, Sinhalese, Newar, and Mongolian

Robert E. Buswell Jr. holds the Irving and Jean Stone Endowed Chair in Humanities at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he is also Distinguished Professor of Buddhist Studies and founding director of the Center for Buddhist Studies. He is the editor-in-chief of the two-volume Encyclopedia of Buddhism and the author of The Zen Monastic Experience (Princeton), among many other books. Donald S. Lopez Jr. is the Arthur E. Link Distinguished University Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies at the University of Michigan. He is the author of The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Biography and the editor of Buddhism in Practice (both Princeton), among many other books.

Review:

“Buddhism’s ancient history and depth of culture are reflective in this volume’s extensiveness. . . . Owing to the length and breadth of this volume, this will supersede previously published titles such as Damien Keown’s Oxford Dictionary of Buddhism.”–Ray Arnett, Library Journal (Starred Review)

Endorsement:

“This is without a doubt the most comprehensive, authoritative, and useful dictionary of Buddhism that there is. In reading it, I learned more about my field, in a serendipitous way, than I have from any other single book.”–John S. Strong, Bates College

“This will become the new standard reference in the field. Every scholar and graduate student in Buddhist studies will want a copy, as will every college instructor assigned to teach an introduction to Buddhism course. I wish I had had a work like this when I first began teaching. This is a truly monumental contribution to the field.”–Lori Meeks, University of Southern California

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Call for Papers: Harvard Asia Quarterly

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Paula

call for papers [150-2]The Harvard Asia Quarterly (HAQ) is a professional academic journal of Asian studies affiliated with the Harvard University Asia Center. We publish four times per annum on multidisciplinary topics related to issues in East, South, Central, and Southeast Asia. *HAQ* is indexed by EBSCO Publishing and the Bibliography of Asian Studies.

We are currently seeking submissions for our upcoming issue. The issue will not be themed — rather, we hope to engage with the breadth and diversity of content that speaks to Asia today. All papers related to modern Asia will be considered.

Submissions are to be between roughly 5000 and 8000 words, and guidelines for submissions can be downloaded at www.asiaquarterly.com. Articles must be submitted by February 14, 2014 in order to be reviewed.

Our Winter 2012 issue is accessible at http://www.asiaquarterly.com/#!recent-issues and contains interviews of Prof. Arthur Kleinman and former ASEAN Secretary-General Dr. Surin Pitsuwan.

Kindly email questions and submissions to editor@asiaquarterly.com.

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Job Opening: East Asian History, Visiting Assistant Professor

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Paula

job opening - 5Institution:   Lewis & Clark College, Department of History
Location:   Oregon, United States
Position:   Visiting Assistant Professor, East Asian History

Lewis & Clark College, a private liberal arts college with 2,000 undergraduates, invites applications for a one-year replacement visiting assistant professorship in the Department of History for the 2014-15 academic year.  Applicants must have a PhD or be advanced ABD candidates in history. Potential for excellent teaching at an undergraduate institution is essential. The course load will be five classes, including the survey in early East Asian history and four classes in the visitor’s area of experience.  The College is committed to preparing students for leadership in an increasingly interdependent world, and affirms the educational benefits of diversity. (Seehttp://www.lclark.edu/dept/about/diversity.html). A complete application must include (1) a letter of application which includes a statement of teaching philosophy, how the applicant’s teaching at the College will contribute to a culture of inclusion and campus diversity, teaching experience, and research interests; (2) a curriculum vitae; (3) evidence of teaching effectiveness; and (4) three letters of recommendation (uploaded separately by the referees). All materials should be addressed to Chair, Susan Glosser and must be submitted via Interfolio (http://apply.interfolio.com/24315).  Click Apply to create your free account. Review of applications will begin on February 15, 2014 and continue until the position is filled. Lewis & Clark College, located in Portland, OR, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The College will conduct background checks on the finalists for the position.

Contact:
If you have questions regarding the submission of your application materials please contact Interfolio at help@interfolio.com or 877-997-8807.  If you have questions about the History department at Lewis & Clark College please contact the department’s Administrative Coordinator, Debbie Richman, at 503-768-7405 or history@lclark.edu.

Website: http://apply.interfolio.com/24315

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Funding: 2014 SSRC DPDF Student Fellowship Competition

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Paula

money [150-2]The Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) Student Fellowship Competition is organized to help graduate students in the humanities and social sciences formulate effective research proposals through scholarly exchange within interdisciplinary areas of study and exploratory summer research.

Deadline: February 3, 2014

Research Fields
Students may apply to participate in one of the six interdisciplinary research fields offered this year, led by the following senior faculty:

Immigrants and their Homeland Connections: Transnationalism in Historical Perspective, led by Roger Waldinger (Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles) and Nancy Green (History, Ecole des Hautes Etudes Sciences Sociales).

Making the Biotech Body: Technologies, Knowledge, and Global Markets, led by Karen-Sue Taussig (Anthropology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities) and Susan Lindee (History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania).

Modernity and Autochthony: The Question of Land-Based Group Identity, led by Vincent Pecora (English, University of Utah) and Peter Geschiere (Anthropology, University of Amsterdam).

Oceanic Studies: Seas as Sites and Subjects of Interdisciplinary Inquiry, led by Brenda Chalfin (Anthropology, University of Florida) and Gaurav Desai (English, Tulane University).

State Building and Governance in Retrospect and Prospect, led by Andrew Schrank (Sociology & Political Science, University of New Mexico) and Marcus Kurtz (Political Science, Ohio State University).

Development and Migration (International Field), led by Ron Skeldon (Geography, University of Sussex) and Josh DeWind (Program Director, SSRC).

Fellowship Terms
Student fellows must attend spring and fall workshops led by faculty research directors and conduct at least 6 weeks of summer research. The spring workshop prepares students to undertake summer research and familiarizes students with the interdisciplinary research field. The fall workshop helps students apply their summer research experiences to the development of their dissertation and funding proposals.
Students may apply for up to $5,000 to cover summer research costs. Travel and accommodations to attend both workshops are covered by the DPDF Program.

Eligibility
All research fields in this year’s Student Fellowship Competition are open to pre-ABD doctoral students who are enrolled full time in PhD programs at accredited universities in the United States. The international field is also open to first year doctoral students enrolled in universities within the United Kingdom. Students in the humanities, social sciences, and related disciplines are welcome to apply. For more information on eligibility and selection criteria, please visit our website.

Contact
For further information regarding the program and how to apply, please visit our website atwww.ssrc.org/programs/dpdf/.
Program staff are available at dpdf@ssrc.org to answer additional questions.

Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship Program
Social Science Research Council
1 Pierrepont Plaza, 15th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Email: dpdf@ssrc.org
Visit the website at http://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/dpdf-fellowship/

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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 so blue.

One of the photos is used as a wallpaper for the Mountain Lion OSX and was a runner-up in the National Geographic Photo Contest 2011.

Via Spoon & Tamago, via Kent Shiraishi & MyModernMet.

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Call for Papers: British Association for Japanese Studies Advanced Postgraduate Conference

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Paula

call for papers [150-2]Application Deadline: 30 January 2014

Event Date: 25 April 2014

The British Association for Japanese Studies (BAJS) and the Japan Research Centre (JRC) at SOAS announce a Call for Papers for an Advanced Postgraduate Conference to be held at SOAS, London on Friday 25 April 2014.

This conference provides the opportunity for PhD students in any field of Japanese studies working within any academic institution internationally to present an academic conference paper, engage with other postgraduate students as well as established academics in the field, and meet key academic publishers.

Submissions are welcome as individual papers or panels. Individual papers will be grouped into thematic panels and assigned an established UK academic as Chair and Discussant. Panel submissions should organise around a key theme or field of Japanese studies and if possible indicate a Chair/Discussant.

This one day conference will comprise a morning plenary session (details above) followed by parallel sessions of postgraduate academic panels.

Abstract submissions (including full contact details and name of PhD supervisor and university institution) should be sent by 30  January 2014 to Dr Christopher Gerteis at SOAS: cg24@soas.ac.uk

Participants will be responsible for organising their own travel and
accommodation. Registration fees will be kept at nominal cost.

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Call for Papers: Western Conference Association for Asian Studies (WCAAS)

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Paula

call for papers [150-2]Western Conference of the Association for Asian Studies WCAAS
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona
October 3-4, 2014

The ASU Center for Asian Research announces the 2014 WCAAS annual conference to be held in Phoenix Arizona. We invite Asia scholars and advanced graduate students in the Western region to submit proposals for panels and individual papers reflecting current research on South, Southeast, and East Asia. Please check for conference up-dates at http://car.clas.asu.edu

We welcome proposals for panels and papers on all aspects of Asia studies and submissions from all disciplines are welcome. A panel proposal should include: (1) a prospectus (200 words max.); and (2) a list of the participants, their affiliations, and their prospective paper titles. A proposal for an individual paper submission should include a prospectus plus the name and affiliation of the proposer.

We particularly encourage contributions that explore the impact of digitization and internationalization on the future of Asian Studies. Please contact the Program Chair in advance of the submission deadline if your presentation will address these themes.

Please send your proposals by email to Asia@asu.edu, attn. WCAAS Conference.
Deadline: March 10, 2014.

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Job Opening: Program Support Specialist, Peace Winds America

Posted on January 22, 2014 by LM

job opening - 5Via 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 Specialist will work to support current PWA programs through fundraising, development, research, and database management. This position will also take the lead role for the Seattle-Kobe Sister Cities Program through the design and implementation of an initiative centered on school resilience.

Description:
· Explore and help prepare funding appeals (foundations and corporate) for future and ongoing projects
· Research preparedness measures and coordination in humanitarian assistance/disaster response (HA/DR) in the Puget Sound and Asia-Pacific regions (case studies, agency policies, published reports, data and statistics, conference notes)
· Write grant proposals, reports, ongoing correspondence, and training and outreach materials
· Assist in the design, layout and formatting of reports, proposals and program materials (MS Office, Publisher, Adobe Creative Suite & others)
· Oversee the implementation of a donor and relationship management database
· Lead project planning and management for the Seattle-Kobe Sister Cities Program
· Assist in the management and support for other programs including a civil-military preparedness program, a sister cities preparedness program, and ongoing recovery efforts in the Philippines
· Assist in updating the PWA website – writing articles and managing content—and assisting with social media

Qualifications:

  • Very strong communication and writing skills are required. Previous experience with data management, development, grant writing, fundraising, marketing, and social media strongly preferred.
  • Ability to perform development and program research independently and communicate findings with PWA team. Applicants should be highly organized and able to track, coordinate and manage overlapping areas of a program including correspondence, budget, research, and grantor requirements. Applicants should have a BA at the minimum; candidates with MA/MS degree are encouraged to apply.
  • Applicants should be comfortable with periodic (one-three times yearly) travel domestically or overseas. Experience in Asia and/or disaster relief is a plus.

Full application details here (pdf).

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