Dear Colleagues,

May I ask you to post the following job announcement on the ssj-forum mailing list?

Thank you very much in advance and best wishes from Berlin,

Verena Blechinger-Talcott

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Graduate School of East Asian Studies, Freie Universitaet Berlin

The Graduate School of East Asian Studies at Freie Universitaet Berlin (Germany), is inviting applications for a postdoctoral research fellowship (2 years) with a focus on Japan.

The Graduate School merges East Asian Studies (Japanese, Korean and Chinese Studies) with training in the social sciences (Political Science, Economics, Law, Social and Cultural Anthropology) as well as History and Cultural Studies. The training program is interdisciplinary with special emphasis on historically and culturally informed social science inquiry.

The post-doctoral position involves undertaking research in the context of the Graduate School's research focus on institutions in East Asia, coordinating teams of graduate student-researchers, and teaching a small semester-long seminar.

The salary will be based on the salary terms of E 13 TV-L.

Deadline: Applications will be considered beginning February 25, 2013.

Minimum Requirements: (1) Completed PhD or doctorate by the time of appointment. (2) Field open to any social-science discipline, e.g.
anthropology, economics, history, political science, or sociology. (3) Empirical research focus on Japan. (4) Fluency in Japanese and English.

Preferred Qualifications: Research focus on institutions, experience in qualitative research methods, teaching experience.

Documents Required: A brief letter summarizing the applicants qualifications for the position, a current CV, and names of three references.