2024-25 POSTGRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS IN JAPANESE STUDIES AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY

 

REISCHAUER INSTITUTE POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS IN JAPANESE STUDIES

The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies (RIJS) at Harvard University will offer several Postdoctoral Fellowships in Japanese Studies to recent PhD graduates of exceptional promise, to provide the opportunity to turn dissertations into publishable manuscripts and to continue research in Japanese studies.

 

Applicants must have received their PhD in 2019 or later, in Japanese studies, in any area of the humanities or social sciences. RIJS especially encourages applications from those who have not previously held postdoctoral appointments at Harvard. Those who are selected to receive fellowships must have a Registrar-certified PhD degree by June 30, 2024.

 

ONLINE APPLICATION: https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/12711

Applicant Deadline: December 15, 2023 (Friday), 5pm EST

Recommender Deadline: January 5, 2024 (Friday), 5pm EST

 

** Applicants, to ensure a smooth process, please communicate with your recommenders in advance of the first deadline on December 15. Only after the application is submitted will the recommender be notified of the recommendation letter request.

Appointment Term: Year-long appointments, commencing August or September 2024.

Grant Amount: $67,000 stipend; eligibility for university subsidized health insurance, up to $5,000 in research funds.

Website: https://rijs.fas.harvard.edu/postdoctoral/rijs

 

 

PROGRAM ON US-JAPAN RELATIONS POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS

During the 2024-25 academic year, the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs Program on US-Japan Relations at Harvard University will offer postdoctoral fellowships for outstanding scholars in the social sciences, including anthropology, economics, (modern) history, law, political science, public health, and sociology. The fellowship recipient must hold a PhD by August 1, 2024.

 

ONLINE APPLICATION: https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/12737

Deadline: December 15, 2023 (Friday), 5pm EST

Appointment Term: Year-long appointments, commencing August or September 2024.

Grant Amount: $67,000 stipend; eligibility for university subsidized health insurance, up to $5,000 in research funds.

Website: https://programs.wcfia.harvard.edu/us-japan/apply-become-postdoctoral-fellow

   

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Gavin H. Whitelaw, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, Harvard University
CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
+1 (617) 495-9206 |  whitelaw@fas.harvard.edu | http://rijs.fas.harvard.edu