Job Opening: Japanese Literature & Language, tenure-track appointment

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Paula

Institution:   College / University Macalester College, Asian Languages & Cultures
Location:   Minnesota, United States
Position:   Tenure Track Faculty, Professor of Japanese

The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at Macalester College announces an opening for a tenure-track position in Japanese literature, rank open, beginning Fall, 2013. Applicants should have a Ph.D. at the time of application in the field of Japanese literature or related subjects, possess native or near-native proficiency in Japanese, and demonstrate ability and commitment to teach all levels of language. Scholarly promise, college teaching experience, an interdisciplinary approach to the teaching of Japanese culture, and knowledge of current pedagogical methodologies are desirable. The teaching responsibilities will involve both language and literature or culture courses.

We seek applicants who can contribute to the broader intellectual life of the College, which may include involvement in such activities as cross-listing courses with other departments, first year courses or faculty seminars. Successful applicants may also contribute to the advancement of one or more of the College’s interdisciplinary programs.

Send letter of application, CV, a brief statement of philosophy on teaching at a liberal arts college, sample syllabi of language and culture courses, and three letters of reference to www.academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/1678. Questions regarding the application should be directed to Katie Scott atscottc@macalester.edu. Applications received before or on October 1, 2012 will receive primary consideration.

Macalester College is a selective, private liberal arts college in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, whose vital and diverse urban communities offer multiple opportunities for faculty and student engagement. The College enrolls over 1800 students from all 50 states plus the District of Columbia and almost 80 countries. As an Equal Opportunity employer supportive of affirmative efforts to achieve a diverse workforce, the College strongly encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented minority groups. We are especially interested in applicants dedicated to excellence in both teaching and research in a liberal arts setting, committed to working with students of diverse backgrounds. All faculty at Macalester are expected to help sustain the Colleges distinctive mission of educational excellence with a special emphasis on internationalism, multiculturalism, and service to society.

Contact: scottc@macalester.edu
Website: www.macalester.edu/academics/asian

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Funding: API Fellowships

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Paula

Much thanks to Eve Loh, researcher and blogger on Nihonga, who submitted this fellowship with an upcoming deadline to us! Deadline is August 31st!

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http://www.api-fellowships.org/body/api_fellowships.php

What is the API Fellowships Program?

It is a fellowships program that provides a grant to successful applicants to carry out a project during the fellowship period of one month to one year in a country or countries participating in the API Fellowships Program (currently confined to Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand).

API Mission Statement

Public Intellectuals are those—academics, researchers, media professionals, artists, creative writers, NGO activists, social workers, public servants and others with moral authority—who are committed to working for the betterment of society by applying their professional knowledge, wisdom and experience.

The Nippon Foundation Fellowships for Asian Public Intellectuals (API Fellowships Program) is designed to stimulate the creation of a pool of such intellectuals in the region. They aim to promote mutual learning among Asian public intellectuals and to contribute to the growth of public spaces in which effective responses to regional needs can be generated.

What are the goals of the API Fellowships Program?

The API Fellowships Program aims to:

  • Create and nurture a community of public intellectuals in Asia;
  • Promote mutual learning among Asian public intellectuals; and
  • Contribute to the growth of public spaces in which effective responses to regional needs can be generated.

In selecting Fellows, the API Fellowships Program will favor those whose projects address critical issues in the region, use creative and multidisciplinary approaches, and have some element of advocacy.

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Book Announcement: The Art of Censorship in Postwar Japan

Posted on August 12, 2012 by LM

http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/p-8622-9780824835873.aspx


The Art of Censorship in Postwar Japan
Author: Cather, Kirsten
342pp.
July 2012
Cloth – Price: $45.00
ISBN: 978-0-8248-3587-3

In 2002 a manga (comic book) was for the first time successfully charged with the crime of obscenity in the Japanese courts. In The Art of Censorship in Postwar Japan, Kirsten Cather traces how this case represents the most recent in a long line of sensational landmark obscenity trials that have dotted the history of postwar Japan. The objects of these trials range from a highbrow literary translation of Lady Chatterley’s Lover and modern adaptations and reprintings of Edo-period pornographic literary “classics” by authors such as Nagai Kafu to soft core and hard core pornographic films, including a collection of still photographs and the script from Oshima Nagisa’s In the Realm of the Senses, as well as adult manga. At stake in each case was the establishment of a new hierarchy for law and culture, determining, in other words, to what extent the constitutional guarantee of free expression would extend to art, artist, and audience.

The work draws on diverse sources, including trial transcripts and verdicts, literary and film theory, legal scholarship, and surrounding debates in artistic journals and the press. By combining a careful analysis of the legal cases with a detailed rendering of cultural, historical, and political contexts, Cather demonstrates how legal arguments are enmeshed in a broader web of cultural forces. She offers an original, interdisciplinary analysis that shows how art and law nurtured one another even as they clashed and demonstrates the dynamic relationship between culture and law, society and politics in postwar Japan.

The Art of Censorship will appeal to those interested in literary and visual studies, censorship, and the recent field of affect studies. It will also find a broad readership among cultural historians of the postwar period and fans of the works and genres discussed.

http://uhpress.wordpress.com/2012/07/13/tracing-obscenity-trials-in-postwar-japan/

“The Art of Censorship in Postwar Japan is among the most lucid and engaging cross-disciplinary projects to emerge from Japan studies in recent years. It will appeal to a broad readership both inside and outside Japan studies, in particular scholars of literature, visual culture, law, and the emerging field of affect studies. Kirsten Cather accomplishes this remarkable feat by combining close readings of aesthetic, literary, and visual texts; careful exegesis of court cases and juridical documents; and detailed rendering of cultural, historical, and political contexts. The Art of Censorship demonstrates once and for all, without ever forcing the issue, that culture and politics are inexorably intertwined. I can think of no other study in the Japanese case that does it so well.” —Gregory M. Pflugfelder, Columbia University

Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute

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Job Opening: Japan Resource Center Specialist, George Washington University

Posted on August 11, 2012 by LM

Institution: George Washington University
Location: Washington, DC
Posted: 08/08/2012
Type: Part-Time/Adjunct
Education: Bachelor’s plus experience

Minimum Qualifications:
A Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate area of specialization plus a minimum of six years professional experience is necessary. Degree requirements may be substituted with an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Desired Qualifications:

  • Creative programming (donor events, exhibit openings, etc.) experience
    Ability to conduct classroom instruction
  • Demonstrated success in developing outreach initiatives in support of academic priorities
  • Excellent oral and written English-language skills
  • Reading knowledge of Korean
  • Interest in building digital collections and curating virtual exhibits
  • Ability to create positive relations with faculty, students, donors and support groups

Special Instructions to Applicants:
This is a two year limited term position.

JOB DUTIES

  • Responsible for developing, planning and managing the services and collections of the Japan Resource Center (JRC).
  • Responsible for selecting and acquiring resources in English, Japanese, and other languages relevant to the study of the region.
  • Conducts ongoing outreach to faculty, students and researchers focused on the study of Japan across the social sciences and humanities;
  • Participates in the ongoing development of GRC collections and services, and may actively engage in fundraising, grant writing, marketing and outreach in support of the JRC.
  • Provides research and instruction support; develop associated programming, and develop, evaluate and manage strong interdisciplinary collections and services in support of the University’s evolving research mission.
  • Performs other work related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.

For full posting and to apply, see posting on HigherEdJobs.com.

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Fun Link Friday: Inspirational Japanese

Posted on August 10, 2012 by LM

I’ll let the blog description of today’s fun link, Inspirational Japanese, speak for itself.

このブログは冗談です。
本当の英訳ではありません。

a blog filled with inspirational quotes in english and japanese

Here’s my favorite:

トロールの皮肉が最高！ Enjoy the link!

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Job Opening: Japanese Literature and Culture, Assistant Professor

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Paula

Institution:   University of Hong Kong
Location:   Hong Kong
Position:   Assistant Professor in Japanese Literature and Culture

Founded in 1911, The University of Hong Kong is committed to the highest international standards of excellence in teaching and research, and has been at the international forefront of academic scholarship for many years.  The University has a comprehensive range of study programmes and research disciplines spread across 10 faculties and about 100 sub-divisions of studies and learning. There are over 23,400 undergraduate and postgraduate students coming from 50 countries, and more than 1,200 members of academic and academic-related staff, many of whom are internationally renowned.

Professoriate Posts in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures

Applications are invited for the following positions in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, from August 1, 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter, on a three-year fixed-term basis, with the possibility of renewal.  Appointees with demonstrated performance will be considered for tenure towards the end of the second three-year contract.  Information about the School can be obtained at http://www0.hku.hk/smlc/.

Assistant Professor in Japanese Literature and Culture (Ref.: 201200647)

Applicants should have a Ph.D. in hand by the time of appointment. The successful candidate will be a specialist in modern Japanese literature, with familiarity with pre-modern literature. Candidate should also possess native or near-native fluency in Japanese and English, with teaching experience and research interests in transnational connections, and explore such areas as film studies, popular culture, or other visual and performing arts across cultures or disciplines.  Responsibilities include teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels, mentoring students and contributing to building the curriculum.  The candidate must exhibit promise of leadership and vision, possess an excellent research agenda, and have an energetic and engaging personality for propelling the program to the next level of excellence.  The appointee is required to teach at least three courses annually.  There is substantial competitive funding for research projects of all kinds as provided by the School and the Hong Kong Research Grants Council.

A globally competitive remuneration package commensurate with the appointees qualifications and experience will be offered.  At current rates, salaries tax does not exceed 15% of gross income. The appointment will attract a contract-end gratuity and University contribution to a retirement benefits scheme, totalling up to 15% of basic salary, as well as leave and medical benefits.  Housing benefits will be provided as applicable.

Contact: Applicants should send a cover letter, updated C.V., a writing sample of scholarly work, an abstract of dissertation or current research project, evidence of teaching ability (e.g. syllabi, student teaching evaluations) and 3 confidential references (quoting Reference number) sent directly by the referees to smlcsena@hku.hk. Application forms (341/1111) can be obtained at http://www.hku.hk/apptunit/form-ext.doc. Further particulars can be obtained at http://jobs.hku.hk/  Closes October 31, 2012.  The University thanks applicants for their interest, but advises that only shortlisted applicants will be notified of the application result.

The University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a No-Smoking Policy

Website: http://www.hku.hk

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Job Opening: Japanese Studies (Sino-Japanese Relations), Assistant Professor

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Paula

Institution:   University of Hong Kong
Location:   Hong Kong
Position:   Assistant Professor in Japanese Studies (Sino-Japanese relations)

Founded in 1911, The University of Hong Kong is committed to the highest international standards of excellence in teaching and research, and has been at the international forefront of academic scholarship for many years.  The University has a comprehensive range of study programmes and research disciplines spread across 10 faculties and about 100 sub-divisions of studies and learning. There are over 23,400 undergraduate and postgraduate students coming from 50 countries, and more than 1,200 members of academic and academic-related staff, many of whom are internationally renowned.

Professoriate Posts in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures

Applications are invited for the following positions in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, from August 1, 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter, on a three-year fixed-term basis, with the possibility of renewal.  Appointees with demonstrated performance will be considered for tenure towards the end of the second three-year contract.  Information about the School can be obtained at http://www0.hku.hk/smlc/.

Assistant Professor in Japanese Studies (Sino-Japanese relations) (Ref.: 201200646)

Applicants should have a Ph.D. degree and a high international standing in Sino-Japanese relations, with a good record of high-quality research and scholarly publications.  The appointee should be able to demonstrate strong academic, teaching and administrative ability, and an ability to promote a collaborative research culture.  He/She will also be expected to teach and supervise students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.  The successful candidate is expected to develop a vigorous, independent research programme, to excel in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, and to participate in the administration of the program.

A globally competitive remuneration package commensurate with the appointees qualifications and experience will be offered.  At current rates, salaries tax does not exceed 15% of gross income. The appointment will attract a contract-end gratuity and University contribution to a retirement benefits scheme, totaling up to 15% of basic salary, as well as leave and medical benefits.  Housing benefits will be provided as applicable.

Contact: Applicants should send a cover letter, updated C.V., a writing sample of scholarly work, an abstract of dissertation or current research project, evidence of teaching ability (e.g. syllabi, student teaching evaluations) and 3 confidential references (quoting Reference number) sent directly by the referees to smlcsena@hku.hk.

Application forms (341/1111) can be obtained at http://www.hku.hk/apptunit/form-ext.doc. Further particulars can be obtained at http://jobs.hku.hk/  Closes October 31, 2012.  The University thanks applicants for their interest, but advises that only shortlisted applicants will be notified of the application result.

The University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a No-Smoking Policy

Website: http://www.hku.hk

 

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Job Opening: Asian History (preference for Southeast Asia, Korea or Japan), Naval Postgraduate School

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Paula

Institution:   Naval Postgraduate School, National Security Affairs Department
Location:   California, United States
Position:   Tenure Track Faculty, Asian History and Politics

The Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School seeks applications for a tenure-track appointment at any rank (assistant, associate, or full professor) in the history or politics of Asia. We are particularly interested in scholars working on Southeast Asia. Korea, or Japan. The successful candidate must also be prepared to teach a general graduate-level course on either comparative politics or modern history.

The Naval Postgraduate School is a fully-accredited graduate school whose students are drawn from the armed forces and civilian agencies of the United States and many other countries. National Security Affairs is a multi-disciplinary department with curricula based on comparative politics,international relations, history, and economics.

Contact: Interested parties should send a letter of application, c.v., and writing samples. Applicants for appointment as assistant professor should also have at least three letters of recommendation sent. Applicants for appointment as associate or full professor should submit a list of at least three references with e-mail addresses. Address applications and supporting materials electronically to Professor Harold Trinkunas, Chair, Asia Search, Department of National Security Affairs, hatrinku@nps.edu. The search committee will begin reviewing applications on October 1. The search will continue until the position is filled. The Naval Postgraduate School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Job Opening: Early Modern Intellectual History (any region of the world), Assistant Professor

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Paula

Institution:   Yale University
Location:   Connecticut, United States
Position:   Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor-Early Modern Intellectual History

Early Modern Intellectual History

The Yale University Department of History and Humanities Program intend to make a tenure-track assistant professor appointment, to begin July 1, 2013, focusing on early modern intellectual history. We invite applications from candidates specializing in any region of the world. The successful candidate will be expected to teach two sections each year in the Directed Studies Program on the European intellectual tradition and two courses to be cross-listed in the History Department and the Humanities Program.

Applications are invited from historians and other historically-oriented scholars with strong potential for achievement in scholarship, undergraduate and graduate teaching, and intellectual leadership.  Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff, and faculty and strongly welcomes applications from women and underrepresented minorities.  Ph.D. expected.  Application, C.V., statement of research and teaching interests, a chapter-length writing sample, and three letters of reference should be submitted at http://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/1657.  The review of applications will begin September 15, 2012.

Contact: Denise Scott
Yale University Department of History
320 York Street, New Haven, CT
denise.scott@yale.edu
203-432-3905

Website: http://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/1657

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Postdoctoral Fellowships in Humanities and Social Sciences

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Paula

Princeton University Society of Fellows invites applications for three-year postdoctoral fellowships 2013-2016 for recent PhDs (from Jan. 2011) in humanities or allied social sciences. FOUR appointments to pursue research and teach half-time in the following areas: Open discipline; East Asian Studies; Humanistic Studies; Race and/or Ethnicity Studies. Stipend: approx. $78,000. Application postmark deadline: October 1, 2012. For eligibility, fellowship and application details, see website www.princeton.edu/sf

Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts
Princeton University
10 Joseph Henry House
Princeton, NJ 08544
Email: fellows@princeton.edu
Visit the website at http://www.princeton.edu/sf

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