Dear readers of the SSJ forum, 

May I point your attention to a current job opening in Japanese politics at my department here in Vienna. Please contact the Tenure Track bureau in case of any questions. Application deadline is September 15, 2023. 

The University of Vienna is going to hire a specialist with an outstanding track record in the research field of Japanese politics. Successful candidates for the tenured position are expected to command over demonstrated expertise in qualitative research methods and one or more of the following areas: political economy; institutional change; political decentralization; social policy; policy responses to environmental or resource challenges. 

For information on the tenure track process at the University of Vienna, please refer to the explanations on tenure track professorships provided by the university's HR web portal for Jobs and Recruiting. The pdf document from the aforementioned website provides detailed information on required qualifications and the application procedure. 

We appreciate if you kindly spread the word in your professional networks. 

Kind regards,  

Prof. Dr. Wolfram Manzenreiter
Head of Department
Dept. of East Asian Studies
University of Vienna
Spitalgasse 2, Hof 2.4
1090 Vienna -- Austria

T +43-1-4277-43806
F +43-1-4277-9438
W japan.univie.ac.at
E wolfram.manzenreiter@univie.ac.at

Japan's New Ruralities: Coping with Decline in the Periphery. London/New York. Routledge 2020. (Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies series) 

Japan through the Lens of the Tokyo Olympics. London. Routledge 2020. (Routledge Shorts)