Miscellaneous Announcements Archive

Georg-August-University, Germany
Deadline: 10th Jun 2025

Against a backdrop of global political power shifts and faced with the environmental crisis and social injustice, the Joint Center for Advanced Studies “Worldmaking from a Global Perspective: A Dialogue with China” explores existing notions of “world” and approaches to worldmaking from transnational and transcultural perspectives. The Center is jointly organized by researchers at universities in Göttingen, Heidelberg, Munich, and Würzburg. It is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Within the framework of the Center, the project “Conceptions of World Order and Their Social Carrier Groups” is located at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen (PI: Prof. Dr. Dominic Sachsenmaier). The project researchers explore various patterns and rhythms of world order-related thinking in China, Europe and other regions. With an eye on conceptions of world order, the project not only analyzes images of global political and economic power formations but also includes into the picture other factors like cultural hegemonies or global social and religious movements.… Read more ⤻

College of Arts and Humanities
School of Modern Languages & Cultures
University of Glasgow, UK
Deadline: 12th Jun 2025

As part of plans to support and develop the Undergraduate programme in Chinese at the University of Glasgow, the School of Modern Languages and Cultures is seeking to appoint a full-time open-ended Lecturer in Chinese (Learning, Teaching and Scholarship Track). The School of Modern Languages & Cultures at the University of Glasgow welcomes applications for the position of Lecturer (LTS) in Chinese.
This post is full-time, and it’s offered on an open-ended basis.
The full job description and application details can be found : https://www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer-in-chinese-lts?source=google.com
https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNC332/lecturer-in-chinese-lts… Read more ⤻

Lyon Institute of East Asian Studies, France
Deadline: 15th Mar 2025

We invite applications for a 2-year postdoctoral research position at the Lyon Institute of East Asian Studies (IAO) starting in Fall 2025. The position is co-funded by the
National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the French National Research Agency (ANR).

Missions. The appointed researcher will carry out an independent research program related to modern and contemporary China under the supervision of Dr. Cécile Armand.

Research topics may include, but are not limited to:

• Chinese overseas students and intellectual migrations.
• Elite education, career development, and mobility.
• Academic and business networks.
• Sino-foreign exchanges and transnational approaches to China.

Activities. The appointee is expected to publish at least three research papers during the contract period, and to disseminate research findings regularly through conferences and
other academic platforms. He/she is also expected to interact with students, faculty, and engineers affiliated with the Institute, to participate in the Institute’s activities and events
organized by the Principal Investigator.… Read more ⤻

Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Heidelberg
University of Heidelberg

The Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Heidelberg is seeking to fill the position of a Chinese Language Lecturer
100% starting as soon as possible. The position is initially limited until 30th of September 2029.
Your tasks: The focus of the position is on teaching spoken and written Chinese (traditional and simplified characters), including the use of multimedia teaching methods. We are seeking an individual who is interested in contributing to the design of new multimedia teaching formats and the development of language teaching materials and tools. Teaching experience in the didactics of Chinese as a foreign language (as part of the teacher training programme in Chinese Studies) and teaching experience in Chinese dialects (e.g. Taiwanese and Cantonese) is also desirable. Experience with third-party funding in the field of language teaching and relevant publications in this area are welcomed.

Your profile: The ideal candidate will hold at least an M.A.… Read more ⤻

Centre for China Studies
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Closing Date: 15th Nov 2024

The Centre for China Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) seeks to appoint a faculty member to help further strengthen the study of modern and contemporary China in a global context. An interdisciplinary research and teaching unit that directly speaks to one of the University’s strategic areas for development, the Centre offers degree programmes at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Applicants trained in humanities disciplines with a focus on modern and contemporary China, especially those from the fields of anthropology, history, cultural and media studies, are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate should be able to teach courses in English to a diverse student body and is committed to interdisciplinary research and innovative pedagogy.

Applicants should have (i) a PhD degree in a relevant academic discipline; (ii) a clear research profile that contributes to and extends the existing strengths of the Centre; (iii) a strong record or potential of quality publications and grant applications; (iv) a strong dedication to teaching and student engagement.… Read more ⤻

Leipzig, Germany
Deadline: 28th Aug 2024

The Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO) conducts comparative research into the historical and cultural development processes in the region between the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea and the Adriatic from late antiquity to the present day. The GWZO, which has been based in Leipzig city centre since 2010 and in Prague city centre from 2025, employs around 80 staff from Germany and abroad. At the Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO) the project “Melting Mountains: Environment, Society and the Vertical Climate Frontier in the Greater Altai (1950-2020)” will be realised in cooperation with the Leibniz Association until 31.08.2029.

The research project explores the climatic history of the Greater Altai Highlands in the Anthropocene (1950-2020) through the notion of the vertical climate frontier, focusing on how climate change threatens the traditional livelihoods of local people, making them more dependent on states and lowland societies.… Read more ⤻

University of Malta
Deadline: 14th Jul 2024

Applications are invited for a Resident Academic full-time post in Chinese Studies in the Department of Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures within the Faculty of Arts of the University of Malta.

The appointee will be required to contribute to the teaching, research, administration, outreach, and other activities of the Department of Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures within the Faculty of Arts, and as may be required by the University.

The appointment will be on initial definite four-year contract of employment. Following the successful completion of the one-year probationary period, the Resident Academic will commence a two-year Tenure Track process. At the conclusion of this two-year period of service, the Resident Academic will be subject to a Tenure Review.

Candidates must be in possession of a Ph.D. or D.Phil. in Chinese Studies obtained from a reputable university and demonstrate a sound, deep and broad knowledge of the discipline, as well as flexibility and team-working abilities.… Read more ⤻

University of Vienna, Austria
Deadline: 30th Jun 2024

The Chinese Studies Section of the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Vienna invites applications for a Pre-Doc University Assistant position of the duration of 3 years.

At the Department of East Asian Studies, we pride ourselves on offering a dynamic environment with supportive colleagues and opportunities to engage in ongoing research
projects. Our Chinese Studies team currently comprises nine academic staff, three administrative personnel, and fourteen project associates. Our teaching and research
activities focus primarily on contemporary Sinophone cultures and societies, with an emphasis on social transformations, state-society relations, and visual and performance
cultures. We place a high value on fostering a collegial and harmonious working environment and actively encourage social and professional interaction within our team.
For an insight into our team and areas of focus, please visit: https://sinologie.univie.ac.at/
The employment duration is 3 years. Initially limited to 1.5 years, the employment relationship is automatically extended to 3 years if the employer does not terminate it within the first 12 months by submitting a non-extension declaration.… Read more ⤻

Deadline: 15th May 2024

The Center for Global Asia at NYU Shanghai is pleased to announce the availability of two research positions for the study of intra-Asian interactions, starting fall 2024. One position is for a postdoctoral fellow working on colonial or pre-colonial (c. 1400–1800) port cities of the Indian Ocean world, including the South China Sea. This position offers an opportunity to spend two-three months at the European University Institute in Florence working with members of the “Factories of the Indian Ocean” research cluster led by Professor Giorgio Riello. The second position is for a postdoctoral fellow working on the Belt and Road Initiative, especially on issues concerning South and/or Southeast Asia.

Qualifications

Applicants should hold a PhD, preferably completed in the past five years (2019 and after), by fall 2024. Positions may be held for a period of up to two years. In addition to working on individual research and publication, the fellows are expected to assist in the activities of the Center.… Read more ⤻

University of Fribourg, Switzerland
Deadline: 30th Apr 2024

The Unit of Social Anthropology at the Department of Social Sciences of the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) is inviting applications for a PhD Position (100%) in the research project «Digital agriculture: Sino-European contrasts, correspondences and collaborations»

Starting date 1 August 2024 (or by agreement). The position is limited to four years.

The successful PhD candidate will conduct research within the Ambizione project «Digital agriculture: Sino-European contrasts, correspondences and collaborations» funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). Based on the example of the digitalization of agriculture through drones/UAVs in China, Germany and Switzerland, the overall objectives of this project are to gain an in-depth, actor-centered understanding of the challenges and opportunities of agricultural digitalization through drones, and to use this as a case for understanding broader reconfigurations of global hierarchies of digital technologies and knowledge. The project consists of two studies exploring the use of agricultural drones in the Sino-German context (PhD candidate) and in the Sino-Swiss context (PI).… Read more ⤻

University of São Paulo, Brazil
Deadline: 22nd Apr 2024

The Department of History at the University of São Paulo is seeking to appoint a tenure-track faculty member in History of Asia, whose research focuses on the Asian spaces rather than the European presence in Asia. Candidates who are proficient in Asian languages, have experience with Asian archives and sources, and are conversant with scholarly literature written in Asia by Asians will be preferred. The mission of the successful candidate is to establish and consolidate the field of History of Asia at the University of São Paulo.

Role:

• Develop his/her own individual research project, present its results in academic events, and publish them in national and international publications.
• Teach undergraduate surveys, advanced courses, and graduate seminars in the History of Asia, with particular focus on the Chinese, Indian and Japanese spaces.
• Supervise individual students at both undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as coordinate collective research projects.

LMU, Munich, Germany
Application deadline: 14th Apr 2024

The Institute of Sinology at the Department of Asian Studies (Faculty for the Study of Culture) at the LMU Munich is the largest academic institution for Sinological Studies in southern Germany. With four professors and 15 other scholars, the institute has a broad expertise in China’s language, literature, politics and society, history and religion.

We are looking for you: Postdoctoral researcher in Modern Chinese History (m/f/x)

Faculty for the Study of Culture – Department of Asian Studies, Institute of Sinology
Full-time (100%) (40 hours/week)
Start date 2024-10-01 (limited to two years, 2026-09-30)

Your tasks and responsibilities:

We are particularly interested in candidates with a focus on the cultural, social, and political history of either the Republic of China (1912-present) or the People’s Republic of China (1949-present). We welcome candidates whose scholarship overlaps with the Institute’s current expertise in the non-Sinitic societies of Central Asia and the religious, philosophical, legal and institutional history of late imperial China.… Read more ⤻

Deadline : 29th Mar 2024

The Department of Languages, Literatures, Cultures, and Mediation of the University of Milan is announcing a 12-month research fellowship on contemporary Sinophone literature, titled “Reading Europe through contemporary Sinophone literature”.

WHAT IS THIS ABOUT?

The fellowship is part of the funded interdisciplinary research project “Re-Visualizing ‘the West’: geo-literary images of Europe in contemporary Sinophone writings”, led by Prof. Simona Gallo and funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (MUR) and the European Union (“Next Generation EU”). The research project aims to critically investigate and interpret Europe as represented in contemporary Sinophone literature. It intends to examine the composite nature of European cultures offered by authors who have engaged with this continent, as well as to delve into the peculiarities of the symbolism of space, according to different degrees of proximity.

The research fellow will actively take part in research activities such as compilation of bibliographies, analysis of the relevant literature, and the dissemination of results through publications, conferences, and outreach activities.… Read more ⤻

Deadline: 20th Mar 2024

The French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) is offering a Junior professorship (“Chaire de professeur junior”, full time 3-6 y. tenure track to full position at CNRS) in Chinese studies entitled “Knowledge of Contemporary China”. The tenure track comes with a EUR 200k research package provided by the “Agence Nationale de la recherche” for the duration of the tenure track.

The position is open to “Holders of a doctorate or a PhD or equivalent degree or applicants who have gained scientific qualifications or carried out scientific work deemed to be of an equivalent level. There is no restriction on the age or nationality of applicants. All CNRS positions are accessible to people with disabilities, with special arrangements for tests made necessary by the nature of the disability”.

Position description: “The centrality of China in the contemporary world is becoming increasingly apparent, whether on a French or European scale. The profile of the proposed CPJ (i.e.,… Read more ⤻

Lund University, Sweden
Deadline: 15th Feb 2024

The Centre announces 1-2 fully funded PhD positions. East and South-East Asian Studies is an interdisciplinary subject that focuses on contemporary 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 disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.

Visit the following link to read the full announcement: https://www.ace.lu.se/article/1-2-fully-funded-phd-positions-east-and-south-east-asian-studies… Read more ⤻

University of Cagliari (Italy)
Deadline: 18th Dec 2023

Project title: “Public opinion on AI in China. The ‘social’ reception of official and media discourse”

Funds: STARTUP (PNR) 2023 – F25F21002720001 (National research grant)
The research project at the Department of Humanities, Languages and Cultural Heritage of the University of Cagliari investigates the institutional and journalistic narratives on Artificial Intelligence in the Italian and the Chinese political and social contexts, as well as their reception by the respective public opinions. In particular, the grant holder will study the reception of the Chinese institutional and journalistic discourse on AI by Chinese public opinion. They will collect data mainly on Chinese social media platforms and carry out a discourse analysis of the opinions expressed by the users. The activities are part of the STARTUP research project “Artificial intelligence and human perception: media discourse and public opinion in Italy and China”, which involves scholars of Chinese language and culture, Italian linguistics and political science.… Read more ⤻

Heidelberg, Germany
Review begins: 1st Jan 2024

Am Institut für Sinologie, Zentrum für Ostasienwissenschaften der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg ist zum Sommersemester 2024 (idealerweise zum 1. April) eine Stelle als

Akademischer Mitarbeiterin (w/m/d) befristet zu besetzen. Die Stelle ist der Klassischen Sinologie (Prof. Giele) zugeordnet.

Ihre Aufgaben:

· Forschung: Berufliche Weiterqualifikation durch eigenständige Forschung und wissenschaftliche Publikationen auf dem Gebiet des vormodernen China (vor Song-Zeit) und mit historischen und/oder archäologischen Fragestellungen

· Lehre: Eigenständige Durchführung von Lehrveranstaltungen im Rahmen der Bachelor- und Master-Studiengänge im Umfang von vier Semesterwochenstunden (siehe https://www.zo.uni-heidelberg.de/sinologie/studies/ba_de.html und https://www.zo.uni-heidelberg.de/sinologie/studies/ma_de.html)

· Akademische Selbstverwaltung: Unterstützung der Professur in Forschung, Lehre und Betreuung der Studierenden sowie aktive Mitarbeit bei organisatorischen und administrativen Aufgaben sowie der generellen – universitätsinternen wie auch öffentlichen – Repräsentation des Faches und des Bereiches Klassische Sinologie nach außen

Ihr Profil:

· Vorzugsweise mit der Promotion abgeschlossenes Hochschulstudium der Sinologie oder Geschichte oder Archäologie (jeweils mit China-Bezug)

· Teamfähigkeit

· Exzellente Kenntnisse der vormodernen und modernen chinesischen Standardsprache und Schrift

· Fähigkeit, fließend in englischer und deutscher Sprache zu kommunizieren und zu unterrichten, bzw.… Read more ⤻

The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Deadline: 31st Jan 2024

The Department of Chinese Language and Literature, a pioneering academic unit within the Faculty of Arts at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), invites applications for an open-rank tenure-track or tenured professorship (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor) in 20th century Chinese literature, and film and multimedia studies. We are particularly interested in scholars pursuing interdisciplinary and transcultural research. The successful candidate should have a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and research. We seek a dynamic scholar who combines deep knowledge of modern Chinese literature and culture with a strong commitment to comparative and interdisciplinary research, and to teaching and mentoring that will attract a diverse student body. Applicants are welcome to include a brief description of how they would contribute to this goal in their cover letter.

Applicants should have (i) a PhD degree in the relevant discipline; (ii) a strong research background in areas that will contribute or add to the existing strengths of the Department; (iii) a track record of scholarly research and publications as well as potential for research grant writing; and (iv) a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and scholarship.… Read more ⤻

The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Deadline: 31st Dec 2023

The Department of Chinese Language and Literature is one of the founding academic units of the Faculty of Arts at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Since its establishment in 1963, the Department has made pivotal contributions to the University’s core mission of combining tradition with modernity and bringing together China and the West. It is now recognized as one of the most important departments for the study of Chinese language and literature in Asia and the world. Our four main areas for research and teaching are Chinese linguistics, ancient Chinese texts, classical Chinese literature and modern Chinese literature. With four research centres under the Department, we actively engage in research and programmes for social impact. Further information about the Department is available at http://www.chi.cuhk.edu.hk/.

Read the full job description at: External Link …… Read more ⤻

Application Deadline: 15th Nov 2023

NYU Shanghai is currently inviting applications for a position at the rank of assistant, associate, or full professor in the department of Global China Studies, with a focus on Chinese diaspora / Sinophone literature, film, and/or media.

We seek candidates who have completed a Ph.D. in Chinese studies, literary studies, cinema studies, media studies, or a closely related discipline. Those with expertise in postcolonial discourse, inter-Asia connections, or the Global South (broadly conceived) are particularly encouraged to apply. We especially welcome candidates whose research interests complement those of our current faculty in Global China Studies, Humanities, and/or Interactive Media Arts (IMA). The selected candidate is expected to teach undergraduate courses that advance research and analytical skills on topics related to the Chinese diaspora and supervise senior capstone thesis. The candidate should also actively engage in campus-wide service, research initiatives, and events.

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research, statement of teaching interests, and one writing sample via Interfolio.… Read more ⤻

Univ. of Cambridge, UK
Deadline: 8th Dec 2023

Applications are invited for an Assistant Professor in Classical and Literary Chinese and Middle-Period China in the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Cambridge UK, starting on 1 September 2024.

The successful candidate will deliver teaching in classical and literary Chinese at all levels, to the highest standard, as well as lectures and seminars on pre-modern China at undergraduate and graduate level. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the administration of the Chinese Studies program, offer supervisions (small-scale tutorials), and supervise research students at both the master’s and doctoral levels. An outstanding command of classical and literary Chinese is a prerequisite.

The successful applicant will engage in high-level research and publish in their specialist field. We invite applicants whose research and teaching interests are in medieval and middle-period China, broadly conceived here as the period from the end of the Han to the end of the Yuan.… Read more ⤻

University of Tübingen, Germany
Deadline: 24th Jul, 2023

The position is limited to three years (extension possible). Further information can be found here: English: https://uni-tuebingen.de/en/university/job-advertisements/newsfullview-job-advertisements/article/pre-doctoral-researcher-m-f-d-e13-tv-l-65/ German: https://uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet/stellenangebote/newsfullview-stellenangebote/article/wissenschaftliche-r-mitarbeiter-in-m-w-d-e13-tv-l-65-1/
Please feel free to share this call for applications with any students, graduates and colleagues who might be interested a PhD in Chinese Studies.… Read more ⤻