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Asian American Studies postdoc at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL

01/20/2012 FYI No comments

Asian American Studies Postdoctoral Research Associate, 2012 – 2013
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Asian American Studies Program (AASP) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign seeks two post­doc­toral research asso­ciates for the 2012 – 2013 aca­d­e­mic year. Applicants should con­duct research ger­mane to Asian American stud­ies. Proposed research projects should have the poten­tial to make a sig­nif­i­cant con­tri­bu­tion to the field.

Applicants must be U.S. cit­i­zens or per­ma­nent res­i­dents, must have received a doc­tor­ate or appro­pri­ate ter­mi­nal degree within the past five years or have com­pleted this require­ment by July 31, 2012. They must demon­strate promise for a tenure-track appoint­ment at a research col­lege or uni­ver­sity and their pri­mary research focus must be Asian American, and/or transna­tional Asian pop­u­la­tions in the U.S. and across the Asian Diaspora.

Appointments have a tar­get start date of August 16, 2012, and are for a nine-month period, August 16, 2012 – May15, 2013. Contingent on review, recip­i­ents may be eli­gi­ble for a sec­ond year appoint­ment. Recipients must be in res­i­dence full-time at the University’s Urbana cam­pus for the dura­tion of the appoint­ment, and may not hold other fel­low­ships or awards dur­ing the appoint­ment period. During their stay at Illinois, post­doc­toral research asso­ciates will be expected to par­tic­i­pate in research, teach­ing, and ser­vice. While research and par­tic­i­pa­tion in the intel­lec­tual life of the pro­gram is the pri­mary respon­si­bil­ity, research asso­ciates will be expected to teach a course in Asian American Studies. The spe­cific teach­ing duties will be decided in con­sul­ta­tion with the Director.
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Postdoctoral fellowship, East Asian Institute, Columbia University

01/07/2012 FYI No comments

The Weatherhead East Asian Institute invites appli­ca­tions for a post­doc­toral fel­low­ship through the International Network to Expand Regional and Collaborative Teaching (INTERACT) pro­gram at Columbia University. This fel­low­ship is for the aca­d­e­mic year 2012 – 2013 and is open to schol­ars con­duct­ing research on East Asia and Southeast Asia within a global context.

About INTERACT

INTERACT is a pio­neer­ing pro­gram at Columbia University that focuses on devel­op­ing global stud­ies in the under­grad­u­ate cur­ricu­lum through a net­work of post­doc­toral schol­ars focused on cross-regional, trans-regional and inter­dis­ci­pli­nary study. Columbia University will offer sev­eral INTERACT Postdoctoral Fellowships in the 2012 – 2013 aca­d­e­mic year, with can­di­dates selected by cen­ters and insti­tutes across the University. Candidates will func­tion as liaisons between their home office and the INTERACT net­work of schol­ars with other regional and dis­ci­pli­nary specializations.

The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to offer one INTERACT Fellowship to an out­stand­ing scholar of mod­ern and con­tem­po­rary East Asia with a demon­strated empha­sis on global con­text and con­nec­tions. The fel­low­ship will cover a 10-month period begin­ning August 1, 2012, and comes with a stipend of $45,000 plus ben­e­fits. INTERACT’s pri­mary goal is to improve global lit­er­acy among Columbia stu­dents and equip them to be lead­ers in a glob­al­iz­ing world. These objec­tives will be met through inno­v­a­tive courses, par­tic­i­pat­ing in Institute pro­grams and events, and an annual out­reach event orga­nized col­lab­o­ra­tively by INTERACT Fellows.

http://​www​.colum​bia​.edu/​c​u​/​w​e​a​i​/​s​t​u​d​e​n​t​a​f​f​a​i​r​s​/​i​n​t​e​r​a​c​t​.​h​tml
The appli­ca­tion dead­line is January, 20, 2012.
APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED: All appli­ca­tion mate­ri­als (includ­ing let­ters of ref­er­ence) must be received by the Institute on or before March 9, 2012.

Requirements

The Weatherhead East Asian Institute’s INTERACT Fellow will devote half of their time to teach­ing and work­ing with other Fellows on INTERACT pro­gram­ming, and half time to his or her own research and writ­ing. The Fellow’s cur­ric­u­lar respon­si­bil­ity would be to develop one course each semes­ter (Fall 2012 and Spring 2013), in coor­di­na­tion with Columbia’s Global Core Curriculum , focused on East Asia in a global con­text. The Fellow is required to be in res­i­dence in the New York City area and par­tic­i­pate in all activ­i­ties of the INTERACT pro­gram collaborative.

Eligibility

  • Candidates from all East Asian dis­ci­plines and areas of study are wel­come to apply. Geographically this includes China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Tibet, and Mongolia.
  • Recipients of the Fellowship must have received their Ph.D. degree within the past five years (Spring 2007 and after).
  • Recipients must com­plete all their Ph.D. require­ments (com­pleted and filed the dis­ser­ta­tion) by June 30, 2012

Application Process

The fol­low­ing list of mate­ri­als is required for all appli­cants. Application infor­ma­tion and forms are avail­able on the Weatherhead East Asian Institute web­site:
http://​www​.colum​bia​.edu/​c​u​/​w​e​a​i​/​p​o​s​t​d​o​c​t​o​r​a​l​-​f​e​l​l​o​w​s​h​i​p​-​d​e​t​a​i​l​s​.​h​t​m​l​#​i​n​t​e​r​act

Completed Application Cover Sheet
Curriculum vitae, includ­ing a list of classes taught (if any)
Course eval­u­a­tions for classes taught (if any)
A state­ment not exceed­ing 300 words that con­veys your per­sonal out­look on trans-regional and global approaches and their role in the under­grad­u­ate curriculum

2 – 3 page pro­posal for two under­grad­u­ate courses to be offered at Columbia University. These courses are to be offered with­out pre­req­ui­sites, and must empha­size cross-border, trans-regional, and inter­dis­ci­pli­nary approaches that con­nect back to the East Asia region. These course pro­pos­als are meant to con­vey a sense of your teach­ing inter­ests beyond the spe­cial­ized topic of your PhD research. Please see “Constructing a Course Syllabus” for guide­lines here.

3 let­ters of ref­er­ence (signed and sealed) that include an eval­u­a­tion of your research, pro­posed courses and prior teach­ing experience.

APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED:
All appli­ca­tion mate­ri­als (includ­ing let­ters of ref­er­ence) must be received by the Institute on or before March 9, 2012. Faxed or emailed appli­ca­tions will not be accepted. Candidates may be invited for a phone inter­view or inter­view in per­son at AAS. All eval­u­a­tions made in con­nec­tion with appli­ca­tions received are confidential.

Awards will be announced no later than April 4, 2012. Acceptance of award is due no later than April 6, 2012.

Please return com­pleted appli­ca­tions to:

INTERACT Postdoctoral Fellowships
Weatherhead East Asian Institute
Columbia University
420 West 118th Street, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10027

For more infor­ma­tion on the INTERACT Postdoctoral Fellowship, please con­tact Kim Palumbarit, Student Affairs Officer, at (212) 854– 9206 or
kp2​4​4​9​@​columbia.​edu.

USC Korean Studies postdoctoral fellowships, 2012 – 2013

01/01/2012 FYI No comments

The USC Korean Studies Institute post­doc­toral fel­low­ships, 2012 – 2013

Funded by an insti­tu­tional grant from the Academy of Korean Studies, the USC Korean Studies Institute is accept­ing appli­ca­tions for its 2012 – 2013 post­doc­toral fel­lows pro­gram. Up to two post­doc­toral fel­low­ships will be offered. The post­doc­toral pro­gram is open to schol­ars from all fields whose research per­tains to Korea or that involves Korea as part of a com­par­a­tive or inter­dis­ci­pli­nary research. We par­tic­u­larly encour­age pro­pos­als from the social sci­ences and non-traditional fields, such as Korean-American studies.

In addi­tion to a salary and ben­e­fits, the KSI will pro­vide each fel­low with office space at the KSI and a small research bud­get. The fel­lows are expected to par­tic­i­pate in Institute pro­grams and sup­port the activ­i­ties of the KSI. The Fellow must have a Ph.D. in hand, and should be within 5 years of receiv­ing the Ph.D., by the begin­ning of the appointment.

To apply, please send a let­ter of appli­ca­tion, c.v., the­sis abstract, two let­ters of rec­om­men­da­tion (to be sent directly by the ref­er­ees), and a writ­ing sam­ple to Elaine Kim, Associate Director, USC-Korean Studies Institute, (elaineek@​dornsife.​usc.​edu). The dead­line for the receipt of all mate­ri­als is February 1, 2012. It is strongly encour­aged that appli­cants apply by email, although we will accept hard­copy appli­ca­tions, as well.

Information about USC Korean Studies Institute pro­grams can be found at our web­site, http://​dorn​sife​.usc​.edu/​k​s​i​/​h​o​me/.

USC strongly val­ues diver­sity and is com­mit­ted to equal oppor­tu­nity in employ­ment. Women and men, and mem­bers of all racial and eth­nic groups, are encour­aged to apply.

Mellon Postdoc in Geography, Vassar College

12/24/2011 FYI No comments

ANDREW W. MELLON POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN GEOGRAPHY

Vassar College invites appli­ca­tions for a two-year Mellon post­doc­toral Fellowship in Geography, to begin Fall 2012. Vassar College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and is strongly com­mit­ted to diver­sity within its com­mu­nity; appli­ca­tions from his­tor­i­cally under­rep­re­sented groups are espe­cially encouraged.

Candidates should be recent PhDs (prefer­ably hav­ing received the doc­tor­ate within the last four years) with exper­tise in polit­i­cal econ­omy or polit­i­cal ecol­ogy. We seek schol­ars and dynamic teach­ers who can work in a highly selec­tive under­grad­u­ate lib­eral arts set­ting and who would wel­come the oppor­tu­nity to par­tic­i­pate in the devel­op­ment of the Geography program’s cur­ricu­lum. There is also the oppor­tu­nity to col­lab­o­rate with a wide vari­ety of mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary pro­grams at Vassar.

The Fellow will teach the equiv­a­lent of three courses each aca­d­e­mic year, ide­ally includ­ing one intermediate-level course on pop­u­la­tion, resources, and sus­tain­able devel­op­ment, and one intermediate-level course that would focus on a par­tic­u­lar region of the world. In addi­tion, the Fellow will be able to pur­sue her or his own schol­arly projects in a sup­port­ive and intel­lec­tu­ally stim­u­lat­ing envi­ron­ment where exchange among fac­ulty from dif­fer­ent dis­ci­plines is encour­aged. The fel­low­ship includes salary in the low $50,000’s, ben­e­fits, and sup­port for research, pro­fes­sional travel, and relocation.

To apply, please visit http://​employ​ment​.vas​sar​.edu/​a​p​p​l​i​c​a​n​t​s​/​C​e​n​t​r​a​l​?​q​u​i​c​k​F​i​n​d​=​5​1​267. Candidates are asked to sub­mit a let­ter of appli­ca­tion, C.V., writ­ing sam­ple, at least three let­ters of rec­om­men­da­tion, a list of pro­posed course titles with short descrip­tions, and if pos­si­ble, selected syl­labi from courses taught. Review of appli­ca­tions will begin on February 5, 2012, and will con­tinue until the posi­tion is filled. Any ques­tions can be directed to Professor Joseph Nevins (jonevins@​vassar.​edu) in the Dept. of Earth Science and Geography.

Vassar is a highly selec­tive, coed­u­ca­tional lib­eral arts col­lege of about 2450 under­grad­u­ates (no grad­u­ate stu­dents) located in the beau­ti­ful and his­toric Hudson Valley seventy-five miles north of New York City. The city of Poughkeepsie ben­e­fits from rich cul­tural diver­sity and from con­ve­nient com­muter rail access to New York City.

SSRC Postdoctoral Fellowship for Transregional Research: Inter-Asian Contexts and Connections

12/17/2011 FYI No comments

Call for Applications
SSRC Postdoctoral Fellowship for Transregional Research: Inter-Asian Contexts and Connections

Deadline is February 13th 2012.

The SSRC is pleased to announce a pilot post­doc­toral fel­low­ship pro­gram that will sup­port tran­sre­gional research under the rubric Inter-Asian Contexts and Connections. Its pur­pose is to strengthen the under­stand­ing of issues and geo­gra­phies that don’t fit neatly into exist­ing divi­sions of acad­e­mia or the world and to develop new approaches, prac­tices, and oppor­tu­ni­ties in inter­na­tional, regional, and area stud­ies in the United States. Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, these fel­low­ships will help junior schol­ars (those at the post­doc­toral stage, one to seven years out of the PhD) com­plete first books and/or under­take sec­ond projects. In addi­tion to fund­ing research, the pro­gram will cre­ate net­works and shared resources that will sup­port Fellows well beyond the grant period.

The Postdoctoral Fellowship for Transregional Research will thus pro­vide promis­ing schol­ars impor­tant sup­port at crit­i­cal junc­tures in their careers. As stressed by SSRC pres­i­dent Craig Calhoun, “Recent PhDs have writ­ten bril­liant dis­ser­ta­tions bring­ing new excite­ment to the social sci­ences and human­i­ties by tak­ing on the intel­lec­tual chal­lenges of inno­v­a­tive tran­sre­gional work. We want to help them com­plete, con­sol­i­date, and expand the work they’ve undertaken.

The intel­lec­tual thrust of the pilot project will be the re-conceptualization of Asia as an inter­linked his­tor­i­cal and geo­graphic for­ma­tion stretch­ing from the Middle East through Eurasia, Central Asia, and South Asia to Southeast Asia and East Asia. Proposals sub­mit­ted for the fel­low­ship com­pe­ti­tion should bear upon processes that con­nect places and peo­ples (such as migra­tion, media, and resource flows) as well as those that recon­fig­ure local and trans-local con­texts (such as shift­ing bor­ders, urban­iza­tion, and social move­ments). The broad focus of the pro­gram is intended to advance tran­sre­gional research as well as to estab­lish struc­tures for link­ing schol­ars across dis­ci­plines in the arts, the human­i­ties, and the social sci­ences. Fifteen fel­low­ships will be awarded over the two-year course of the pilot program.

Also see Postdoctoral Fellowship for Transregional Research — Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

Holly Danzeisen
Social Science Research Council
One Pierrepont Plaza, 15th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: 212.377.2700
Fax: 212.377.2727
Email: transregional@​ssrc.​org
Visit the web­site at http://​www​.ssrc​.org/​f​e​l​l​o​w​s​h​i​p​s​/​t​r​a​n​s​r​e​g​i​o​n​a​l​-​r​e​s​e​a​r​c​h​-​f​e​l​l​o​w​s​h​ip/

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