{"id":1458,"date":"2010-08-26T18:25:17","date_gmt":"2010-08-26T18:25:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.infobeasiswa.net\/?p=1458"},"modified":"2010-08-26T18:25:17","modified_gmt":"2010-08-26T18:25:17","slug":"harvard-postdoctoral-fellowships-in-japanese-studies-for-academic-year-2011-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.infobeasiswa.net\/archives\/2010\/08\/26\/harvard-postdoctoral-fellowships-in-japanese-studies-for-academic-year-2011-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard Postdoctoral Fellowships in Japanese Studies for Academic Year 2011-2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

Application Deadline: 5:00 p.m., January 3, 2011
\n(APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS IN PRINTER-FRIENDLY FORMAT) <\/a><\/p>\n

The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies at Harvard University will offer several postdoctoral fellowships<\/strong> in Japanese studies to recent PhDs of exceptional promise, to give them the opportunity to turn their dissertation into publishable manuscripts.
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\nThe Fellowship Grant:<\/p>\n

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  1. Each fellowship will cover a 10-month period, beginning September 1, 2011, with a stipend of $44,000 health insurance coverage for the grantee and research\/travel funds.<\/li>\n
  2. Postdoctoral fellows will be provided office space, and access to the libraries and resources of Harvard University.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Responsibilities of Postdoctoral Fellows:<\/strong> Residence in the Cambridge\/Boston area and participation in Institute activities are required during the appointment. Postdoctoral fellows will be expected to give a presentation at the Reischauer Institute\u2019s Japan Forum lecture series. During their term of appointment, postdoctoral fellows will be expected to contribute to the teaching program at\u00a0Harvard, normally by offering one undergraduate course during the fall or spring semester of the academic\u00a0year.\u00a0Areas of particular interest for 2011-12 tentatively include Japanese film; Japanese popular culture; Meiji\u00a0 history; Japanese imperialism\/war memory; gender and politics in East Asia; political economy of Japan; and Japanese-Americans in history, culture, politics, and\/or society. Broader courses that include, but are not limited to, Japan are especially encouraged.<\/p>\n

    Eligibility:<\/strong> Applicants must have received their PhD degree in 2006 or later, in Japanese studies in any area of the humanities or social sciences. Those who are chosen to receive fellowships must have completed all requirements for the PhD degree by July 1, 2011.<\/p>\n

    Application Process<\/strong>
    \nApplicants should submit one original & five copies of a complete, collated<\/span> application consisting of the following:<\/p>\n

    Cover sheet<\/a>: on a separate sheet, please provide the following information, retyping each question in this order.<\/p>\n

    1) Name
    \n2) University & dept. (of Ph.D.)
    \n3) Field of Study
    \n4) Thesis title
    \n5) Date Ph.D. received (or, if pending, give specific timeline)
    \n6) Name of 2 recommenders
    \n7) Short summary (c. 40 words) of research plan
    \n8) Brief statement on teaching interests
    \n9) Do you have a continuing teaching position? If yes, where? N.B. If teaching, have you obtained approval from your dept. to accept a postdoctoral position (if received) for 2010-11?
    \n10) Have you previously applied for a Harvard postdoctoral fellowship? If yes, when?
    \n11) Are you currently applying for other postdoctoral fellowships at Harvard? If so, which?<\/p>\n