Please allow me to send a friendly reminder about two job openings at the Institute of Modern Japanese Studies at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany to be filled on or before 1 October 2024.

The two positions are funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) to pursue research as part of the project "Traditional Craft Industries and Their Markets in 21st Century Japan - Social and Economic (Re-)Organisation". The funding allows both the pursuit of a PhD on this topic under my supervision or research as part of a Postdoc project.

For more information on the project please refer to my website under "research projects":

https://www.modernes-japan.hhu.de/en/our-team/prof-dr-harald-conrad#c387931

Note that the proposed sites for the research in Kanazawa and Fukui/Sabae are not 100 percent fixed. I have conducted initial visits and hearings and believe them to be suitable project sites, but I am open to discuss other sites as long as they fit the overall remit of the project. The planned research on Nishijin-ori in Kyoto will be conducted by myself.

Those of you who are interested in applying, please consult the job advertisements (Kennziffer: 108.24-3.1) in either German or English for all details at:

https://www.hhu.de/die-hhu/kontakt-und-services/die-hhu-als-arbeitgeber/stellenangebote/wissenschaftliche-mitarbeiter

Here is the key information:

The Institute of Modern Japanese Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf invites applications for two positions of Research Associate (m/f/d) (75,00 %, pay grade 13 TV-L) to be filled on or before 1 October 2024.

The employment is initially limited for a period of 3 years. With reference to the Act of Academic Fixed-Term Contracts (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz - Wiss-ZeitVG), the positions are to facilitate the scientific qualification of the employees.

As part of the project, you will carry out extended field research in a Japanese crafts district for your PhD dissertation or Postdoc project.

Our requirements:

• An excellent university degree (M.Sc. / M.A. / Magister / PhD) in the field of Japanese or Asian Studies with a focus on Japan
• Applicants with a completed PhD can also be from a different field of the humanities or social sciences, but must have specific Japan-related expertise and experience
• An excellent command of Japanese and English
• Prior experience of living in Japan for a minimum of 6 months
• Willingness to conduct 10-months' field research in Japan as part of a coordinated research effort (DFG-financed)
• Knowledge of or strong interest in economic sociological approaches

Please submit your application documents (Motivation letter, CV, certificates & transcripts, contact details of one referee, copy of master or doctoral thesis) until 15 May 2024. For details refer to the official job advertisements at the link above.

Knowledge of the German language is not a crucial requirement.

Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions.

With kind regards,

Harald Conrad

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Prof. Dr. Harald Conrad 
Chair of Modern Japanese Studies II 
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf 
Institut für Modernes Japan 
Universitätsstr. 1 
40225 Düsseldorf 
Germany 
Tel: ++49(0)211-81-11693 
Fax: ++49(0)211-81-14714