Tag: Asian Studies

Tohoku U: Center for Northeast Asian Studies (Japan)

“JobProfessor or Associate Professor in Interethnic Relations and Conflict Studies, Center for Northeast Asian Studies, Tohoku University, Japan. Deadline: Open until filled; posted 1 November 2025.

The Center for Northeast Asian Studies, established in 1996 as an independent research institute inside Tohoku University, aims to create interdisciplinary knowledge that contributes to solving cross-border environmental issues under cooperative globalization. In response to the changing global socio-political landscape, the Center established a new Department of Geopolitical Studies, founded upon the principles of interdisciplinarity, inter- and trans-regionality, and creative collaboration. Bringing together scholars from around the world, the Center is dedicated to integration – of research within and outside of Japan, of scholarship on and of the expertise of Northeast Asian studies – as a driving force for the development of Geopolitical Studies and as a roadmap for its future.

As part of this new initiative, the Center seeks to appoint a distinguished scholar in the Division of Interethnic Relations and Conflict Studies, Department of Geopolitical Studies. The ideal candidate will have a strong record of research on conflict and confrontation, as well as on the institutions that shape them, with particular attention to Russia, East Asia, and Japan. A demonstrated commitment to international collaboration is essential. The position also emphasizes the ability to lead the planning and organization of international conferences and seminars that connect scholars at Tohoku University, across Japan, and worldwide. They are especially interested in candidates who can situate their work within broader debates on geopolitical change and its social consequences, including the experiences of minority groups, and who can demonstrate excellence in building and coordinating international research networks

CFP U Illinois: Graduate Symposium on Asian Studies (USA)

ConferencesCall for proposals: Transcending Boundaries: The State of Interconnections in Studies of Global Asia, 13 April 2024, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL. Deadline: 24 December 2023.

The Asian Studies Group announces the call for papers for the graduate symposium: “Transcending Boundaries: The State of Interconnections in Studies of Global Asia.” This year’s theme calls for research that goes beyond established borders of knowledge, expanding deep interconnections in people’s lived experiences across time, spaces, and identities. Boundaries can take many forms, such as social conditions of exclusion and discrimination, unequal access to capital and safety, or canonical narratives imposed on our epistemology to understand the world. This symposium poses the following question: what boundaries restrict our research methodologies and epistemologies, and what is to be gained by transcending such boundaries shaped by disciplines, ideologies, and everyday experiences in our societies? Organizers invite presenters to identify the boundaries they aim to cross in their research and how these boundaries perpetuate narratives that might constrain our vision and isolate us from generating collective change.

U Copenhagen: Postdoctoral Researchers in Asian Studies (Denmark)

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Multiple postdoctoral positions in Asian Studies, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.  Deadline: 31 July 2022.

The Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), invites candidates for a number of postdoctoral positions in Asian Studies. Wanted are early career scholars researching on modern and contemporary East and Southeast Asia, who could contribute to work in one or more of the following areas:

  • Climate and Sustainability
  • Digitalization
  • Gender Equality and Diversity
  • Democracy and Human Rights
  • Asia-Nordic Relations
  • The Rise of China
  • Geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific
  • Youth Politics and the Politics of Protest

    Successful candidates will either work on their own projects or on collaborative research projects with NIAS and University of Copenhagen colleagues. The position is from 1 September 2022 or as soon as possible thereafter and until 31 December 2023.

U Iowa Asian Studies job ad

The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and UI International Programs invite applications for the position of C. Maxwell and Elizabeth M. Stanley Family Chair of Asian Studies. Geographic area of specialization is open to East and Southeast Asia, with an emphasis on transnational and cross-cultural topics. Appointment will be within one of the following units: Department of Anthropology, Department of Communication Studies, or the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The successful applicant will also hold a 0% appointment in International Programs. Review processes, teaching assignments, and primary responsibility for mentorship will reside within the department of appointment.

TO VIEW POSITION QUALIFICATIONS AND TO APPLY: visit http://jobs.uiowa.edu and reference requisition #63326. The review of applications will begin on November 15, 2013 and continue until the position is filled. Final applicant is subject to a credential and background check. The Departments and the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences are strongly committed to gender and ethnic diversity; the strategic mission of the University and the College reflect this commitment. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. This institution offers benefits to same-sex and different sex domestic partners.

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