Dear all,

Two permanent positions are available at the Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages, University of Oslo:

- Associate Professor of Contemporary Japanese Society

- Associate Professor of Japanese Culture and/or Literature

The positions consist of an equal amount of research and teaching. The successful candidates will contribute to the development of research, both individually and in collaboration with others in the department. The main research areas of current faculty in Japanese studies include pre-modern and modern history, religion, modern literature, linguistics, cultural heritage, and film.

The successful candidates will participate in teaching courses on Japanese society, politics, culture, and/or literature as well as courses on research methodology, at the BA and MA levels. Teaching obligations may also include participation in Japanese language courses. There is ample opportunity to integrate one's own research in courses. The position will also include supervising MA students and PhD candidates, exam design and assessment at all levels, and carrying out administrative duties in accordance with the needs of the department.

For the first position, we are looking for candidates with expertise in the study of contemporary Japanese society. Possible areas of specialisation include sociology, social anthropology, political science, international relations, gender studies, human geography, and/or political ecology. Candidates should be able to teach social scientific research methods (qualitative and/or quantitative).

For the second position, we are looking for candidates with expertise in the study of Japanese culture and/or literature. Possible areas of specialisation include literary studies, popular culture, translation studies, gender studies, media studies, and/or ecocriticism.

For more details about the requirements, application and selection procedure, department, working conditions, and more, please see https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/210204/associate-professor-of-contemporary-japanese-society and https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/210229/associate-professor-of-japanese-culture-and-or-literature.


Kind regards,

Aike Rots


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Dr. Aike P. Rots
(he/him/his)

Associate Professor in Asian Studies
Department of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages
Faculty of Humanities
University of Oslo
P.O. Box 1010, Blindern
0315 Oslo
Norway

Tel. +47 22858385
E-mail: a.p.rots@ikos.uio.no
Homepage <https://www.hf.uio.no/ikos/english/people/aca/japanese-studies/tenured/aikepr/index.html>