Bochum, Germany
Deadline: 1st Aug 2022
The Ruhr University Bochum Research Unit for Taiwanese Culture and Literature at the Faculty of East Asian Studies seeks to fill the position of a Postdoc Researcher (1 FTE) starting on the earliest possible date.
The Research Unit for Taiwanese Culture and Literature is a platform designed for the scholarly exchange with Taiwan. It organises teaching and cultural events in relation to Taiwan and houses one of the largest libraries for research on the subjects of Taiwanese culture and literature in Europe. Its main focus includes linguistics, history, media, and political studies.

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St. Gallen, Switzerland
Deadline: 25th Jul 2022
70% (3 years with possibilty of renewal, by November 2022). The Chair of Chinese Culture and Society, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of St.Gallen (HSG) explores contemporary trends in Chinese visual culture, media, literature and society. The Chair wishes to recruit a Research Fellow/Assistant in Chinese Studies (70%) to conduct innovative research, assist with teaching materials, and organise the Chair’s activities.

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Belgium and the Netherlands
Deadline: 15th May 2022
The first batch of positions in both the ERC and Dutch Research Council (NWO) project on the social history of material infrastructures have now all been advertised. This concerns seven posts, four at KU Leuven and three at the International Institute for Social History in Amsterdam. Candidates interested in any of these positions should apply to each position separately. Please share widely and encourage suitable candidates to apply. The deadline for most positions is May 15, 2022.

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Erlangen, Germany
Deadline: 18th Apr 2022
The Bavarian Elite Graduate Program “Standards of Decision-Making Across Cultures (SDAC)” at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg is seeking to fill the following position: SDAC Teaching and Research Fellow (Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in) (100%, TV-L E 13, fixed term contract until 30 September 2027)The position as SDAC Research and Teaching Fellow serves to further develop the anthropologically oriented multi-disciplinary SDAC study program through teaching with a focus on China (and/or Taiwan, Hong Kong).

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University of Naples
Deadline: 13th Apr 2022
The University of Naples “L’Orientale” seeks to fill a position of Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in Chinese language and modern/contemporary literary studies. Here below you can find the official advertisement for the job opening (see p. 3, position n. 3): https://www.unior.it/ateneo/view_news/29471/5683/1/anno-2022-procedura-selettiva-per-il-reclutamento-di-n9-ricercatori-a-tempo-determinato-di-tipo-b-ai-sensi-dell-art24-della-legge-240-2010-dm-856-2020-daam-dsus-dllc.html For online applications

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Helsinki, Finland
Deadline: 15th Mar 2022
The University of Helsinki is one of the leading multidisciplinary universities in the world. Our research and education are world-class, as shown by several indicators. We work daily to improve teaching and promote lifelong learning, and believe passionately in the power of thought to change attitudes, people and society – for a better world. The University of Helsinki Language Centre https://www2.helsinki.fi/en/language-centre is one of Finland’s largest language training institutes in terms of both staff numbers and the curriculum. The Language Centre is responsible for the language and communication studies required for academic

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The Needham Research Institute currently welcomes applications for the following research opportunities:
The Jing Brand Scholarships in Chinese Science and Civilisation, The Ho Peng Yoke Fellowship in the History of Science and Technology in China (2022-2023), The Li Foundation of New York Fellowships for East Asian Applicants (2022-2023), The Li Foundation of New York Fellowships for US-based Scholars (2022-2023), The Soon-Young Kim Award in the History of East Asian Science and Technology. Please visit the website for details on how to apply (https://www.nri.cam.ac.uk/opportunities.html) and circulate amongst colleagues. The Needham Research Institute, which houses the East

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University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Deadline: 15th Jan 2022
The International Consortium for Research in the Humanities “Fate, Freedom, and Prognostication in East Asia and Europe. Strategies of Coping with the Future in East Asia and Europe” (IKGF) at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg offers 1 post-doctoral fellowship for a duration of 4 months. The Research Consortium is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and conducts research from an interdisciplinary and comparative perspective. The Consortium attempts to uncover the historical foundations of prognostication, which – if in a different

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Deadline: 31st Jan 2022
Start Date: 1st Oct 2022
The Münchner Zentrum für Antike Welten (MZAW) invites applications for a Visiting Professorship in Cultural History of the Ancient World for either one or two years, starting on October 1, 2022. The Münchner Zentrum für Antike Welten (MZAW) is the interfaculty research network of ancient studies at LMU Munich. The Center supports cooperation across disciplinary boundaries, helps to advance joint research initiatives, and fosters networking among and beyond Munich’s departments, collections and institutions concerned with the ancient world. Established in 2011, the MZAW Visiting Professorship has been awarded to a series of renowned scholars from all over the world (https://www.mzaw

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Oxford, UK
Deadline: 10th Feb 2022
The Faculty of Oriental Studies and St. Anne’s College are recruiting an Associate Professor of Classical Chinese and Medieval China with outstanding research on China between the Han and Ming periods and a strong commitment to and experience in the teaching of Classical Chinese. You will have a doctorate in the study of medieval China, a strong publication record appropriate to your career stage and an ongoing research agenda in the study of medieval China. We welcome applicants working on all aspects of medieval China including its literature, history, culture, religion, philosophy, art etc. The number of academics, postdocs and doctoral students working on premodern China

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Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany
Deadline: 22nd Dec 2021
The Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) invites applications for a Professorship for Cultural and Social Anthropology with a focus on East Asia (W2 / Associate Professor) at the Institute of Languages and Cultures of the Middle East and East Asia in the Department of Classical World and Asian Cultures. The professorship is to be filled by 01.10.2022 on a fixed-term basis until 30.09.2027. The professorship is planned as part of the Elite Master’s degree programme ‘Standards of Decision-Making Across Cultures’ (SDAC) which was established in

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Friedrich Schlegel Graduate School of Literary Studies
Freie Universität Berlin
Deadline: 14th Nov 2021
The Cluster of Excellence 2020 “Temporal Communities: Doing Literature in a Global Perspective” aims to create a new theoretical and methodological take on literature in a global perspective. Introducing the notion of ‘temporal communities’, the Cluster investigates the ways in which literature reaches out through space and time, establishing complex temporalities and extensive transcultural and transtemporal networks as it interacts with other arts and media. The Cluster’s research is conducted within five Research Areas: 1. Competing

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University of Cambridge, UK
Deadline: 28th Nov 2021
Cambridge University Libraries, one of the world’s greatest research libraries, seeks a Head of its Chinese Section to manage, oversee and develop all its collections in the Chinese language. The Chinese Section is one of four within the current African and Asian Collections group, within a new Department of World Collections. The role-holder will be responsible for development of modern Chinese language collections to support teaching and research in the languages, literatures and cultures of China, both across the University, and in the wider world of scholarship. This includes the management and conservation of the existing collections, setting content

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Sapienza University of Roma
Deadline: 27th Oct 2021
The Doctorate of Asian and African Civilization of Sapienza University of Roma offers a Ph.D. position in Chinese Studies related to Ancient Chinese Lexicon. In particular, the project is focused on the evolution of a portion of the Chinese geographical and zoological lexicon and on the influence that other languages had on Chinese zoogeographical knowledge from the 8th and the 14th century. It aims at the development of the digital resource named Chinese Toponyms Database (CTD), which contained toponyms (but not only toponyms) indicating territories, and countries outside the Chinese borders. The implementation of the project must consist of the optimization

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Ca’ Foscari University, Venice
Position: Researcher (Assistant Professor)
Type of contract: Research position, with limited teaching duties (60 hours frontal teaching/year). Length of contract: 3 years, expected start between January and February 2022. Research duties: The Researcher will play a key role in prototyping a Toolkit for Sustainability Discourse Analysis (ToSuDA). ToSuDA’s purpose is to assist in the characterization of discourses vs different sustainability paradigms, by indexing textual and propositional features based on their proximity to different attitudes toward (a) human welfare and (b) environmental sustainability. In consideration of China’s emergent role in the global environmental

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Review begins: 5th Nov 2021
The Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill (http://asianstudies.unc.edu) invites applications for a tenure-track position in Modern Chinese and Sinophone Studies at the rank of Assistant Professor, to begin July 1, 2022. Candidate should have a Ph.D. (or foreign equivalent) granted, or nearly completed in modern Chinese and Sinophone studies, Chinese language and literature, cultural studies, or a related field. Hired candidates with a doctorate can anticipate an initial appointment of Assistant Professor. Hired candidates with a doctorate nearly completed can anticipate an initial appointment of

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University of Oslo, Norway
Deadline: 1st Nov 2021
The person hired will divide her or his time equally between research and teaching. She or he will participate in teaching, such as in BA courses on Chinese history, classical Chinese, and MA courses on Chinese culture and history, Chinese studies, particular research topics, and research methodology. There is ample opportunity to integrate one’s own research in most courses. The position will also include supervising MA students and possibly PhD candidates, exam setting and assessment at all levels, and to carry out administrative duties in accordance with

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University of Turku, Finland
Deadline: 28th Oct 2021
The University of Turku is a world-class multidisciplinary research university that provides interesting challenges and a unique vantage point into the world of Finnish and international research and education. The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Turku invites applications for the position of University Lecturer in Chinese Language in the School of Languages and Translation Studies. The position will be filled on a fixed-term basis for the period of 1 March 2022 – 31 July 2024. School of Languages and Translation Studies is an active, diverse and international centre for teaching and research on language studies. The research is carried out in

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To start at 1st April 2022
Deadline: 30th Sep 2021
Kiel University has successfully recruited positions in the Federal Tenure Track Program for the promotion of young scientists (WISNA program) and aims to attract more qualified women for professorships. The Institute for Business Administration in the Faculty of Business, Economics, and Social Sciences of Kiel University invites applications for a limited term W-2 Professorship (six years)

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Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) Suzhou, P.R.C.
Deadline: 3rd Sep 2021
Located in Suzhou, China, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) is a young, dynamic and EMI university founded in 2006, and is a unique collaborative institution and first joint-venture university in China to offer both UK (University of Liverpool) and Chinese (Ministry of Education) accredited undergraduate degrees for more than 100 programmes. XJTLU also aims to become truly research-led and has committed significant investment into research development and the expansion of master’s and PhD student numbers on campus. The university has over 18,000 students and nearly 1000 academic staff

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University of Iowa, U.S.A.
Review begins: 15th Sep 2021
The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences invite applications for the position of C. Maxwell and Elizabeth M. Stanley Family and Hua Hsia Chair in Chinese Culture and Institutions. The successful candidate will be appointed as a full professor with tenure to commence in August 2022. The position will be situated in a department appropriate to the specialization of the candidate, where normal review process, assignment of teaching duties, and responsibility for mentorship etc. will reside. The position is an endowed chair with a reduced teaching load and a research fund. The chair will also hold a 0% appointment in International Programs and is expected to

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Hong Kong, P.R.C.
Deadline: 30th Jun 2021
Lingnan University, a distinctive liberal arts institution in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is committed to the provision of quality whole-person education by combining the best of Chinese and Western liberal arts traditions. It strives to pursue excellence in teaching, learning, scholarship and community engagement. With three academic Faculties, it offers a wide range of undergraduate degree programmes in arts, business and social sciences. Lingnan’s liberal arts education is characterised by a broad-based interdisciplinary curriculum with specialised disciplinary studies; close student-staff relationship; a vibrant

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Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia
Deadline: 18th Jun 2021
The 21st Century Maritime Silk Road – integral part of the monumental Belt and Road Initiative, which includes a direct connection between China and Italy (through Trieste) – is a major development plan that aims to connect China with the rest of Asia, Africa and Europe. This strategic initiative broadly runs in the footsteps of the naval expeditions of Admiral Zheng He (1371-1433) and the maritime routes covered by the Portuguese at the beginning of the 16th century. However, an extensive seaborne commerce had developed since the 8th century, when the land routes across central Asia had become unsafe and when the demand for

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Deadline: 4th Jun 2021
Starting: 1st Oct 2021
Supervisors: Prof Nick Pearce and Dr Minna Törmä (University of Glasgow); Dr Qin Cao and Dr John Giblin (NMS) The presence of Chinese material culture in Scotland has grown significantly over the last 200 years, much of it during Britain’s imperial expansion. However, Scottish collecting of Chinese material culture has never been studied through the lenses of critical collecting practices or

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London, UK
Deadline: 20th May 2020
This is a fixed term Research Associate position within the Research Project Academic Freedom, Globalised Scholarship and the Rise of Authoritarian China. This is one of two positions available, the other is based at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg (Germany).
Our AHRC and DFG-funded, collaborative German-UK research project brings together team of scholars working in the fields of law, political studies, Chinese area studies, human rights and moral philosophy, based at the University of Erlangen and at King’s College London, to investigate how transnational

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The candidate screening will commence immediately.

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Erlangen, Germany
Deadline: 31st May 2021
The Chair for Sinology with a focus on the Intellectual and Cultural History of China — Institute for Near Eastern and East Asian Languages and Civilizations — at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg (Germany) invites applications for the position of a PhD student (f/m/d) with an interest in the global/transregional history of quantification and/or modern or contemporary history of science in China, in particular statistics or predictive sciences. The position is part of the interdisciplinary project “Quantification and Prediction from Europe to East-Asia” funded by the Alexander-von-Humboldt-Foundation (2021–2026). In cooperation with the IKGF

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Erlangen, Germany
Deadline: 31st May 2021
The Chair for Sinology with a focus on the Intellectual and Cultural History of China — Institute for Near Eastern and East Asian Languages and Civilizations — at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg (Germany) invites applications for the position of a Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) with an interest in the global/transregional history of quantification and/or modern or contemporary history of science in China, in particular statistics or predictive sciences. The position is part of the interdisciplinary project “Quantification and Prediction from Europe to East Asia” funded by the Alexander-von-Humboldt-Foundation (2021–2026). In cooperation with the

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Hamburg, Germany
Deadline: Extended
As a University of Excellence, Universität Hamburg is one of the strongest research universities in Germany. As a flagship university in the greater Hamburg region, it nurtures innovative, cooperative contacts to partners within and outside academia. It also provides and promotes sustainable education, knowledge, and knowledge exchange locally, nationally, and internationally.
The Cluster of Excellence “Understanding Written Artefacts: Material, Interaction and Transmission in Manuscript Cultures” invites applications for a RESEARCH ASSOCIATE FOR THE PROJECT “Archiving Artefacts”

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Flanders, Belgium
Deadline: 15th Mar 2021
4 years PhD (October 2021–September 2025) or 3 years Postdoc (October 2021– September 2024)
This scholarship is offered in the context of a research project on the portrayal of Kang Youwei as an “in-between” figure in contemporary Chinese academia (for more details, see “Project” below). We are looking for a PhD (or Postdoc) student in Sinology, Chinese studies, Chinese philosophy, or Chinese intellectual history willing to research current views on Kang Youwei in relation to past, present and future issues in religion, politics,

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Hong Kong, P.R.C.
Lingnan University, a distinctive liberal arts institution in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is committed to the provision of quality whole-person education by combining the best of Chinese and Western liberal arts traditions. It strives to pursue excellence in teaching, learning, scholarship and community engagement. With three academic Faculties, it offers a wide range of undergraduate degree programmes in arts, business and social sciences. Lingnan’s liberal arts education is characterised by a broad-based interdisciplinary curriculum with

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Hong Kong Baptist University
Deadline: 1st Dec 2020
The Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Hong Kong Baptist University attaches great importance to

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Toronto, Canada
Deadline: 19th Nov 2020
The Department of East Asian Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in the area of Pre-modern East Asian cultural studies, with a focus on China, including the late imperial period. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, with an expected start date of July 1, 2021, or shortly thereafter. Applicants must have earned a Ph.D. degree in East Asian Studies or a related discipline by the time of appointment, or shortly thereafter, with a demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching. We seek candidates whose research and teaching interests complement and enhance existing

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Berlin, Germany
Deadline: 2nd Dec 2020
Graduate School of East Asian Studies (GEAS) is inviting applications again for the PhD program East Asian Studies at Freie Universität Berlin starting October 2021. GEAS offers a social science-based, structured 3-year PhD program with a regional focus on East Asia (China, Japan, Korea). Doctoral dissertations at GEAS are expected to analyze the institutional environment of social, political, cultural and economic actors in the East Asian region. All dissertation research at GEAS will be conducted in the context of the three interconnected research lenses of its academic profile:1. the origin and change of institutions in East Asia, 2. the effects

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Cambridge, UK
Deadline: 15th Nov 2020
The Trustees of the Needham Research Institute, Cambridge (www.nri.cam.ac.uk) invite applications for a research fellowship, open to those intending to carry out research in original source materials relating to any topic within the broad field of the history of science, technology and medicine in China without limitation of historical period. Applicants will be expected to hold the degree of PhD in a relevant area. The fellowship is tenable at the Needham Research Institute, whose library offers unique facilities for research in the history of science, technology and medicine in East Asia,

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Leipzig, Germany
Deadline: 30th Jul 2020
Kennziffer 137/2020, befristet bis 31. Mai 2024, 65% einer Vollbeschäftigung, vorgesehene Vergütung: Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L. Am Leipzig Research Centre Global Dynamics (ReCentGlobe) ist ab dem 1. Januar 2021 oben genannte Stelle zu besetzen: Das bundesweit agierende Forschungsinstitut Gesellschaftlicher Zusammenhalt (FGZ), finanziert aus Mitteln des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), ist ein Verbundprojekt von elf Hochschulen

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Paris, France
Deadline: 10th Sep 2020
EURICS, the European Institute of Chinese Studies (http://www.eurics.eu) which was founded last year at the initiative of President Emmanuel Macron is now looking for fellows for the coming academic year! For the spring semester of 2021 (Jan-July): application deadline is 10 September 2020. EURICS aims at deepening the understanding of China in all fields. It is an independent institute with an institutional, scientific and financial independence that guarantees the autonomy of its research, analysis and debate. Holding a genuine European dimension, EURICS brings together major European players in the field of Chinese studies through fellowship

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Sonipat, Haryana, India
Deadline: 30th Aug 2020
1. Director and Professor, Centre for China Studies: Ashoka University invites applications for a full-time position as Director of a Centre for China Studies to be established at Ashoka University. The candidate will be a major scholar of China, and will also hold a full time Professorial appointment in their core discipline. The scholar must have demonstrated track record of excellence in scholarship pertaining to China. They must have the ability to oversee the building out of a China Studies Program at Ashoka University. The position requires a lively interest in undergraduate and graduate teaching at a leading liberal arts university, a vigorous and active

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Erlangen, Germany
Deadline: 10 Jun 2020
The Institute for Near Eastern and East Asian Languages and Civilizations—Sinology at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg (Germany) invites applications for the position of a Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d) with an interest in modern Chinese history, global/transnational historiography and/or East Asian conceptual history of the 19-20th century. The position is part of the interdisciplinary project “Writing History with China—Chinese Concepts in Transnational Historiography” funded by the Volkswagen Foundation (2020-27). In cooperation with the Department of

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Manchester, UK
Deadline: 1st Jun 2020
The successful applicant will be based in the Lee Kai Hung Postdoctoral College at MCI, and work independently under the supervision of the MCI director. S/he will have a completed PhD in the humanities or social sciences, and possess a demonstrable ability to produce world-class research. While applications from across China studies are welcome, slight preference will be given to research that can contribute to ongoing MCI research

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Leipzig, Germany
Deadline: 31st May 2020
An der Fakultät für Geschichte, Kunst- und Orientwissenschaften, Ostasiatisches Institut, Fachbereich Sinologie ist ab 1. September
2020 folgende Stelle zu besetzen:
WISSENSCHAFTLICHER MITARBEITER (M/W/D)
Befristungsdauer adäquat des Qualifizierungsziels, 50 % einer Vollbeschäftigung vorgesehene Vergütung: Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L
Die Stelle soll zur Abdeckung des Lehrangebots der Leipziger Sinologie sowie der komplementären Ergänzung

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Berlin, Germany
Deadline: 23rd Apr 2020
The successful applicant will cover research and teaching in the field of East Asian Art History. Appointment requirements are governed by Article 100 of the Berlin Higher Education Act (§ 100 Berliner Hochschulgesetz). Applicants should have outstanding experience in East Asian Art History across multiple periods and regions. They are expected to be highly skilled in at least one of the languages in the regions of study and also to be actively engaged in work related to current debates in cultural studies, including theoretical debates and questions of methodology. They should have experience with interdisciplinary

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Lund University, Sweden
Deadline: 1st Mar 2020
The Centre will start its Ph.D. programme in September 2020. The programme is four-year long (240 credits) and combines courses (60 credits) with a thesis (180 credits). East and South-East Asian Studies is an interdisciplinary subject that focuses on present-day socio-political issues and developments and can include a range of topics concerning phenomena and processes in the region as a whole as well as in individual countries. The subject integrates theoretical and methodological perspectives from area studies with different humanities and social sciences disciplines. Every doctoral student is assigned a principal supervisor, who is a docent and employed at Lund University,

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Edinburgh, UK
Deadline: 28th Feb 2020
The College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences sees to appoint a Social Anthropologist with a regional focus on East Asia. You will further the School’s international reputation for research in Social Anthropology and its commitment to excellence in teaching and administration. You will present a research profile which is at the forefront of the field in any theoretical aspect of Social Anthropology and a geographic focus on any part of East Asia, in both experience to date and in future potential. You will demonstrate experience, achievement and potential reflected in a growing personal teaching and supervisory portfolio. You will contribute to developing and teaching core undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Social Anthropology,

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The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin
Deadline: 28th Feb 2020
Lise Meitner Research Group “China in the Global System of Science” (led by Dr. Anna Lisa Ahlers), seeks 1 Predoctoral Fellow. Earliest starting date: 01 May 2020 for three years with the option of extension, with a 65% employment contract. Remuneration is based on the TVöD-Bund pay scales (E13, 65%). Outstanding graduates holding a Master degree, or equivalent, in sinology/Chinese studies, sociology, political science, history of science, anthropology, or other relevant fields are invited to apply. Degree should be in hand by commencement of employment. Chinese language proficiency is required; fieldwork

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The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin
Deadline: 28th Feb 2020
Lise Meitner Research Group “China in the Global System of Science” (led by Dr. Anna Lisa Ahlers), seeks 1 Postdoctoral Fellow. Earliest starting date: 01 May 2020, with employment contract for three years with the option of extension, working in a research area in close conjunction with the agenda of the research group (https://www.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/research/departments/lise-meitnerresearch-group). Remuneration is based on the TVöD-Bund pay scales (E13/E14, 100%). Outstanding junior scholars holding a PhD, or equivalent, in sinology/Chinese studies, sociology, political science, history of

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Glasgow, UK
Deadline: 10th Feb 2020
Salary: Grade 6/7 £29,176 – £32,817/£35,845 – £40,322 per annum
This project builds on a partnership with the Chinese government that involved field research and Knowledge Exchange activities to improve our understanding and management of fragile critical zone ecosystems across China. As the funding for this research has come from the Newton Fund, a key requirement of these projects is to deliver ODA compliant research and exchange this knowledge with science policymakers and practitioners, including farmers, to help ensure that management benefits from new scientific understanding. This post-doctoral position will provide knowledge

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Paris, France
Expected date of employment:
15 Mar 2020
The Lyons Institute of East Asian Studies (IAO) is a center for research in human and social sciences. It brings together scholars from fields such as anthropology, law, economics, geography, history, literature, philosophy and political sciences. The primary focus of their work is East and South-East Asia, especially China, Korea, Japan, Laos, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
By mapping and analyzing networks of human trafficking in early modern China, the project “Chinese Human Trafficking and Slaving Database” questions the role of China as exclusively a purveyor of

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Deadline: 8th Mar 2020
The Louis Frieberg Center for East Asian Studies offers post-doctoral fellowships for the 2020-2021 academic year. The post-docs are open to scholars in the humanities and social sciences specializing in East Asia, especially China, Japan, Korea and Mongolia. Fellowships are granted for one academic year or one semester. The starting date of the visit should not be later than four years after receipt of the doctoral degree; the fellow must hold a valid doctoral degree no later than October 2020. The fellowship consists of a monthly stipend (tax free) of $1,800, paid in Israeli currency and linked to the representative rate of exchange.

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University of Sydney
Deadline: 6th Feb 2020
Exciting research and teaching opportunity in the Department of Chinese Studies， located at our Camperdown / Darlington campus
Full-time continuing position (Academic Level B) and remuneration package $125,848 p.a which includes leave loading and up to 17% superannuation. The Department of Chinese Studies within the School of Languages and Cultures is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Chinese Language and Culture, with specialisation in any discipline of China-related language or culture studies. In this role you will contribute to core units in the Chinese Studies major including developing and teaching Chinese language classes at different levels，

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Deadline: 20th Jan 2020
At the Faculty of History, Art, and Oriental Studies – East Asian Institute, the above position is to be filled from March 1, 2020, subject to the availability of funds.
The position will be filled for academic qualification within the DFG-funded Collaborative Research Center “Processes of Spatialization under the Global Condition” (SFB 1199) in the research subproject of the Department of Sinology on the topic “Chinese Engineers and their Visions of Space: Builders of a Networked Nation, 1906–1937”. A detailed description of the subproject can be found on the Collaborative Research Centre’s website https://research.uni-leipzig.de/~sfb1199/ and at the institute’s website

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University of Oxford, UK
Deadline: 10th Jan 2020
There is an opportunity to work with Professor Tian Yuan Tan, Shaw Professor of Chinese at the University of Oxford, on a doctorate in pre-modern Chinese literature as part of his newly launched research project TEXTCOURT: Linking the Textual Worlds of Chinese Court Theater, ca. 1600-1800. This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement No 819953).
Court theatre was a core part of Chinese court and performance culture for centuries, yet its texts have never been

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Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Review starts: Mar 2020
Lingnan University, a distinctive liberal arts institution in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is committed to the provision of quality whole-person education by combining the best of Chinese and Western liberal arts traditions. It strives to pursue excellence in teaching, learning, scholarship and community engagement. With three academic Faculties, it offers a wide range of undergraduate degree programmes in arts, business and social sciences. Lingnan’s liberal arts education is characterised by a broad-based interdisciplinary curriculum with specialised disciplinary studies;

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National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Deadline: 13th Jan 2020
The Department of Philosophy at National Taiwan University invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor. Teaching appointment is effective from August 1, 2020.
Qualification: Ph.D. in Philosophy or related fields. Specialization: 1. Pre-Qin philosophy (preferably in Confucianism; familiarity with excavated manuscripts is an advantage). 2. Chinese Buddhist philosophy. 3. Political philosophy, Social philosophy, Legal philosophy.
Other Requirements: Applicants must be competent in teaching in Mandarin and prepared to offer mandatory courses (teaching experience is preferred but not required).

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Hong Kong Baptist University, Faculty of Arts
Named after Professor Jao Tsung-i, the world-renowned expert in Chinese classical studies, the Jao Tsung-I Academy of Sinology was established in January 2013 for the purpose of understanding and preserving Chinese cultural heritage. The Academy aims to be a leading center for interdisciplinary studies of Chinese culture and civilization, through innovative research and engaged teaching. Applications are now invited for the following position: Research Assistant Professor (PR0137/19-20) The appointee is expected to (i) undertake original scholarly research in his/her area of expertise; (ii) teach one course per semester at the undergraduate/postgraduate level; (iii)

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National Chengchi University
Taipei, Taiwan
One Assistant Professor level or above, full-time teaching position in any of the areas of academic expertise in 1 above. Academic Expertise: Chinese philology, Chinese thought, Chinese literature, with Chinese classical and modern literature as priority. Expected date of hire: February 1, 2020. Candidates who pass the preliminary review will be notified to give a talk to the faculty of Department of Chinese Literature; travel expenses are to be paid by the candidates; Candidates hired must teach one “General Education – Chinese” course, in addition courses offered by Department of Chinese Literature each academic year

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Los Angeles, California, USA
The School of Religion in the USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Buddhist Studies (China) for Fall 2020. The successful candidate will be expected to sustain an active career of research and publication, along with teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses in Chinese religions, Buddhism, and method and theory in the study of religions. Candidates should have a demonstrated mastery of both modern and classical Chinese. Scholars of intra- and interregional topics in Chinese Buddhism

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Kunshan, Suzhou 215316, China
Duke Kunshan University (DKU) invites applications for a faculty position in pre-18th century transnational Asian history to begin in the academic year 2020-2021. Candidates should have a demonstrated mastery over world historical topics related to China and its neighbors, including research that is transnational, transregional, or transcultural in scope. Special consideration will be given to historians who specialize in one or more of the following subjects: Silk Road and Eurasian history, overseas trade and exchange, religious and/or artistic interactions, and/or diplomacy and war. Candidates

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Berkeley, CA, USA
Deadline: 1st Oct 2019
The University of California at Berkeley seeks applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty appointment at the level of assistant professor in the Department of History with an expected starting date of July 1, 2020. The position is defined as “China since 1949.” We welcome applications from candidates working on topics within all subfields of History (political history, economic history, environmental history, cultural history, intellectual history, social history, diplomatic history, the history of gender and sexuality, the history of migration and diaspora etc.). Applicants with research projects that connect developments

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Bayreuth, Germany
Deadline: 15th Sep 2019
The PhD researcher (m/f/d) will be part of INFRAGLOB, the project “AFRICA’s ‘INFRASTRUCTURE GLOBALITIES’: Rethinking the Political Geographies of Economic Hubs from the Global South” funded by the European Research Council. Under the guidance of the PI, you will conduct your main research in East Africa and China. You will analyze Chinese discourses on their infrastructure projects in the region, and conduct interviews and in-depth field research

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Hong Kong, P.R.C.
Lingnan University, a distinctive liberal arts institution in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is committed to the provision of quality whole-person education by combining the best of Chinese and Western liberal arts traditions. It strives to pursue excellence in teaching, learning, scholarship and community engagement. With three academic Faculties, it offers a wide range of undergraduate degree programmes in arts, business and social sciences. Lingnan’s liberal arts education is characterised by a broad-based interdisciplinary curriculum with specialised disciplinary studies; close

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Darmstadt, Germany
Deadline: 15th Jul 2019
Project leader: Professor Mikael Hård. Darmstadt University of Technology (TU Darmstadt), near Frankfurt, Germany, announces a three-year position for a doctoral student, beginning 1 October 2019. We welcome applications from talented and diligent students with research experience from East Asia who are willing to explore new historical perspectives, empirically and methodologically. The successful candidate will become a member of a larger project called “A Global History of Technology, 1850–2000” (GLOBAL-HOT). The project investigates the history of

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Masaryk University, Czech Republic
Deadline: 20th Jun 2019
The Department of Chinese Studies offers two positions from September 2019 or January 2020. Candidates should have Ph.D. degree in Sinology or relevant discipline and have teaching and research experience in either: Modern Chinese/Sinophone literature, or: Contemporary Chinese Societies.
The selected candidate will teach in English (or Czech, not required), in BA and MA programs (in the case of literature, also the basic course of Classical literature); tutor students’

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University of Verona, Italy
Deadline: 21st Jun 2019
The Ph.D programme in Foreign Literatures, Languages and Linguistics, XXXV cycle, academic year 2019-2020 of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at the University of Verona (Italy) is offering a Ph.D. fellowship on Chinese Studies within the curriculum on Foreign Languages and Translation Studies.
The fellowship on Chinese Studies is aimed at the development of a project on Chinese vernacular lexicography in Ming and Qing dynasties. The successful applicant is expected to develop an individual research on the topic of the main research project and to write a PhD. dissertation

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Ca’ Foscari University, Venice, Italy
Deadline: 30th May 2019
The Department of Asian and North African Studies at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice invites applications for the position of full-time researcher (tenure-track) in the history of pre-modern China.
The researcher is expected to have an expertise in the history of pre-modern China, based on solid knowledge of the political, socio-economic and cultural history of China and to be able to teach courses in the field of Chinese History with a focus on the pre-modern period.

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Aarhus, Denmark
Deadline: 15th Aug 2019
The School of Culture and Society, Department of Global Studies, at Aarhus University invites applications for a permanent position as a full professor of China studies in a global perspective with a focus on modern or contemporary China. The position is available to start as soon as possible after 1 January 2020.
Expected start: 1 Jan
School of Culture and Society – China Studies, subject Jens Chr. Skous Vej 7 8000 Aarhus C
Full-time position ID: 1081
The University wishes our staff to reflect the diversity of society and thus welcomes applications from all qualified candidates

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Bochum, Germany
Deadline: 1st May 2019
The Section for Chinese History at the Faculty of East Asian Studies of Ruhr-University Bochum invites applications for the position of a teaching and research assistant (Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in), 66% FTE (26,28 hours/week, pay scale TV-L 13) for a duration of three years, beginning on 1 September 2019.
Applicants are expected to hold a MA degree in Sinology/Chinese Studies, to teach one course of 2 hours/week, and to cooperate in administration. The position is intended for further qualification in Sinology (Ph.D. thesis).

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Berlin, Germany
Deadline: 12th Apr 2019
In order to widen the scope of its courses, the China Center (Center for Cultural Studies on Science and Technology in China, CCST) at Technische Universität Berlin seeks to appoint lecturers for the winter semester of 2019-2020 for the following fields: History / cultural studies of China, Science and technology in China, Architecture and urban design in China, Mobility and transport in China

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Deadline: 12th Apr 2019
National Chengchi University, Taiwan
The Department of Chinese Literature at National Chengchi University, Taiwan, invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the area of (1) Chinese Philology (priority), (2) Chinese Thought, (3) Chinese Literature at the rank of Assistant Professor, but exceptionally qualified candidates may be considered at the Associate or Full Professor level. Ph.D. in hand is expected by the time of the appointment. The successful candidate will be expected to teach mainly in the areas of (1) Chinese Philology (priority), (2) Chinese Thought, (3) Chinese Literature.

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Edinburgh, Scotland
Deadline: 2019.03.26
National Museums Scotland is one of the leading museum groups in Europe. With one of the largest and most diverse collections in the world, we are responsible for the acquisition, preservation and display of a substantial part of Scotland’s cultural, historic and national heritage.
Millions of local and international visitors enjoy our four museums each year, and we also introduce our collections to a much wider audience than can physically visit our museums through, touring exhibitions, loans, community engagement, digital programmes and research.

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Groningen, Netherlands
Deadline: 11th Mar 2019
The Faculty of Arts is a large, dynamic faculty in the heart of the historic city of Groningen, in the North of the Netherlands. It has more than 5000 students and 700 staff members. The Faculty offers a wide range of degree programmes: 15 bachelor’s programmes and over 35 master’s specialisations. Vibrant research is facilitated by the Institute for the Study of Culture (ICOG), the Centre for International Relations Research, Globalisation Studies Groningen and the Centre for East Asian Studies. The vacancy is at the department of International Relations & International Organization (IRIO). As member of the newly set up INFRAGLOB research group prestigiously funded by the European Research Council, you will become part of

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Groningen, Netherlands
Deadline: 11th Mar 2019
The Faculty of Arts is a large, dynamic faculty in the heart of the historic city of Groningen, in the North of the Netherlands. It has more than 5000 students and 700 staff members. The Faculty offers a wide range of degree programmes: 15 bachelor’s programmes and over 35 master’s specialisations. Vibrant research is facilitated by the Institute for the Study of Culture (ICOG), the Centre for International Relations Research, Globalisation Studies Groningen and the Centre for East Asian Studies. The vacancy is at the department of International Relations & International Organization (IRIO). As member of the newly set up INFRAGLOB research group prestigiously funded by the European Research Council, you will become part of

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Hong Kong, P.R. China
Lingnan University, a distinctive liberal arts institution in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is committed to the provision of quality whole-person education by combining the best of Chinese and Western liberal arts traditions. It strives to pursue excellence in teaching, learning, scholarship and community engagement. With three academic Faculties, it offers a wide range of undergraduate degree programmes in arts, business and social sciences. Lingnan’s liberal arts education is characterised by a broad-based interdisciplinary curriculum with specialised disciplinary studies; close student-staff relationship; a vibrant residential campus; ample global learning

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Erlangen, Germany
Deadline: 22nd Mar 2019
The Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) invites applications for a Full Professorship (W3) in Sinology with a focus on the Intellectual and Cultural History of China at the Department of Classical World and Asian Cultures at the Institute of Languages and Cultures of the Middle East and East Asia (Sinology). The professorship is a full-time and permanent position to be filled by the earliest possible starting date. We seek to appoint a leading expert with an internationally visible research and teaching profile. The professor is expected to participate in all degree programmes which involve the discipline of sinology.

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Hunan University, PRC
Hunan University is a public Chinese university located in Changsha, China. It is listed in the “Project 985”, “Project 211” and the “Double First-Class Initiative” by the Chinese government. The Yuelu Academy of Hunan University consists of the history, philosophy and archaeology departments. Its staff includes renowned and innovative senior and junior scholars. The Academy offers BA, MA, and PhD programs, and accommodates postdoctoral research.
Position: Associate, or Full Professorship
(associate or full professorship is preferred)
Fields:
Chinese History
Medieval, late imperial and modern Chinese history, Chinese historical

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Cambridge, UK
Deadline: 31st Mar 2019
A visiting fellowship in memory of Professor Ho Peng Yoke 何丙郁 (1926-2014) tenable at the Needham Research Institute in Cambridge, UK is offered to scholars of any nationality researching the history of science and technology in China. Preference will be given to those working on a subject in line with Professor Ho’s own research interests, such as the history of mathematics, astronomy, alchemy, Daoism, gunpowder and materia medica, although the fellowship will be open to any subject relevant to the Institute’s concerns. Applicants should hold a PhD degree and be employed in a full-time position in an academic institution, and may visit for a period of either 6 or 12 months from October 2019.

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Edinburgh, Scotland
Deadline: 12th Feb 2019
The University of Edinburgh – School of History, Classics and Archaeology is seeking to appoint a Research Fellow who specialises in Chinese intellectual and/or cultural history, with background in the history of education and classicising learning in the Tang/Song period. The Research Fellow should have strong interest in exploring and employing cross-cultural approaches to the history of education and empire studies. This post is part of a comparative research project focusing on the Byzantine and middle period Chinese (Tang/Song) empires, titled “Classicising learning in medieval imperial systems: Cross-cultural approaches to Byzantine paideia and Tang/Song xue” (PAIXUE)

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Cambridge, UK
Deadline: 31st Jan 2019
The Board of Electors to the Chong Hua Professorship of Chinese Development invite applications for this Professorship from persons whose work falls within the general field of the Professorship to take up appointment on 1 September 2019 or as soon as possible thereafter.
Candidates will have an outstanding research record of international stature in ‘global China’, broadly conceived to include China’s role in international development and international politics. Candidates will have the vision, leadership, experience and enthusiasm to build on current strengths in maintaining and enhancing research in this broad area. They will hold a PhD or equivalent postgraduate qualification.

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Barcelona, Spain
Deadline: 17th Feb 2019
Applications are invited from outstanding candidates for a four-year postdoctoral position in 17th and/or 18th century Chinese history as part of the European Research Council funded project (H2020-ERC CoG 758347), Aftermath of the East Asian War of 1592-1598, led by ICREA Professor Rebekah Clements and hosted by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. The successful candidate must be willing to work on the environmental, economic, or technological aftermath of the Imjin War (Yuan Chaoxian/Dong zheng) as it relates to China, focusing on the 17th and/or 18th century, and to develop independent research within the context of the Aftermath project.

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Vienna, Austria
7th Jan 2019
Open to new ideas. Since 1365. As a research university with high international visibility and a wide range of degree programmes, the University of Vienna is committed to basic research open to application and research-led teaching, as well as to career development of young researchers and to the dialogue with economy and society. That way, the University of Vienna contributes to the education of future generations and to the society’s ability to innovate. The appointment of particularly qualified researchers to university professors is an important strategy of the University of Vienna. Become part of this vibrant and future-oriented organisation. At the Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies of the University of Vienna the position of a

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Deadline: 4th Jan 2019

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Edinburgh, Scotland
Deadline: 3rd Dec 2018
Chinese Studies at the University of Edinburgh invites students to apply for the ESRC MSc/PhD studentships (for Language-Based Area Studies):
At a glance
ESRC Scottish Doctoral Training Programme MSc + PhD studentships for 2019 are available for students of Language-Based Area Studies at the University of Edinburgh. Starting date October 2019.
Eligibility
ESRC grants are available for students who:
• meet the residency criteria (EU or UK residency, see below for details)

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Leuven, Belgium
Deadline: 5th Dec 2018
Applications are invited for a PhD fellowship starting October 2019 at the Sinology Unit, Faculty of Arts, University of Leuven.
The project studies China’s recent economic modernization from the point of view of the firm. In order to counterbalance the attention which most scholarship has placed on the study oftop-down political directives, this project will focus on the process of technological and managerial innovation and will analyze

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London, UK
Deadline: 20th Nov 2018
This post is full time, 35 hours per week and is fixed term until 31 December 2020
The School of Humanities seeks to employ a Post-doctoral Teaching and Research Fellow in Chinese to contribute to its wide range of teaching and research activities. These include a rich portfolio of undergraduate combined degrees in Chinese, and MA Specialised Translation, and an MA Translation and Interpreting.

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Taipei, Taiwan
Deadline: 2nd Jan 2019
The Department of Philosophy at National Taiwan University invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor. Teaching appointment is effective from August 1, 2019.
Qualification: Ph.D. in Philosophy or related fields. Specialization: Pre-Qin Confucian philosophy (certain familiarity with excavated texts is preferable). Other Requirements: Applicants must be competent in teaching in Mandarin

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Northern Ireland
Deadline: 18th Jan 2018
Newcastle University, Northern Ireland and North East (NINE) Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP)
The Northern Ireland and North East Doctoral Training Partnership (NINE DTP) invites top-calibre applicants to apply to its 2019/20 doctoral studentships competition. Over fifty fully-funded doctoral studentships are available across the full range of the social sciences, including Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Sociology, and Linguistics. This competition also

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Taipei, Taiwan
Deadline: 26th Oct 2018
Department of Chinese Literature
National Chengchi University, Taiwan
The Department of Chinese Literature at National Chengchi University, Taiwan, invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the area of (1) Chinese Phonology （2）Innovative

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Hong Kong, PRC
Deadline: 1st Oct 2018
City University of Hong Kong香港城市大學
Supervisor: Prof. Tze-ki Hon, Department of Chinese and History
(1) Qualification
The student must have a master’s degree in History, Chinese studies or related fields.
(2) Dissertation
The student will complete a PhD dissertation on “Yijing studies in European societies” (such as translations of the Yijing or the impact of Yijing studies in European societies) in four years. The student will be enrolled at CityU and

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Princeton, USA
Deadline: 3rd Oct 2018
Princeton University seeks qualified candidates for a tenured full professorship in any discipline in the humanities, social sciences, engineering and the natural sciences. In addition to their core disciplinary specialization, candidates are required to have regional competence on China, Japan, or Korea, and knowledge of relevant foreign languages. Field of specialization is open.

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Erlangen, Germany
Deadline: 30th Sep 2018
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)
The Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology invites applications for a W2 Professorship for Cultural and Social Anthropology (Associate Professor)
The professorship is a full-time position which will run initially until 30 September 2022 and is to be filled by the earliest possible starting date. The professorship is connected to the new Elite Master’s degree

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Deadline: 12th Oct 2018
Since 2018, the Max Weber Foundation – German Humanities Institutes Abroad (MWS) – awards travel grants once a year (for three years to begin with), with the support of the Fritz Thyssen Foundation. The grants will be awarded to scientists from sinology or related subjects, whose professional qualification phase is concerned with Chinese history, language or culture in the broadest sense and for whose research a stay in China is indispensable. Every year, two travel grants will be

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Deadline: 30th Apr 2018
The Jangseogak Archives at the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) is accepting applications for short-term (three to six months) research fellowships for international scholars of Korean studies. The Jangseogak Archives, originally founded 100 years ago as the last royal archive of the Joseon Dynasty (朝鮮王朝, 1392 – 1910), is an active Korean studies centers and is home to numerous rare sources of Korea. For more information on the Jangseogak, please refer to http://intl.aks.ac.kr/english/viewforum.php?f=81 or http://jsg.aks.ac.kr/ (Korean only).

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Oslo, Norway
Deadline: 19th Feb
The Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship:
The aim of the project is to examine and theorize transnational brokerage. In this context, transnational brokerage refers to the way in which individuals position themselves and mediate between resources and networks in Guangdong, China, on the one hand, and globally, on the other.

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Edinburgh, Scotland
Deadline: 14th Feb 2018
The College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Edinburgh seeks to appoint a Research Fellow who specialises in Chinese intellectual and/or cultural history, with background in the history of education and classicizing learning in the Tang/Song period. The Research Fellow should have strong interest in exploring and employing cross-cultural approaches to the history of education and empire studies.

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