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 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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