2025-26 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 Ph.D. 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 Ph.D. in 2020 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 Ph.D. degree by June 30, 2025.

ONLINE APPLICATION: https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/14011

Applicant Deadline: December 13, 2024 (Friday), 5pm EST

Recommender Deadline: January 3, 2025 (Friday), 5pm EST

** Applicants, to ensure a smooth process, please communicate with your recommenders in advance of the first deadline on December 13. 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 2025.

Grant Amount: $70,000 stipend and up to $5,000 in research funds; eligibility for subsidized medical insurance and other benefits through Harvard University.

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

PROGRAM ON US-JAPAN RELATIONS POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS

During the 2025-26 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. Applicants must have received their Ph.D. in 2020 or later, in a discipline bearing on the Program's research areas. Research projects that focus on Japan or Japan's international role from a comparative, historical, or global perspective are welcome. Those who are selected to receive fellowships must have a Registrar-certified Ph.D. degree by July 31, 2025.

 

ONLINE APPLICATION: https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/14111

Deadline: December 15, 2024 (Sunday)

Appointment Term: Year-long appointments, commencing August or September 2025.

Grant Amount: $70,000 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