KCJS Postdoctoral Fellow 2025-26

The Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies is searching for a KCJS Postdoctoral Fellow for the academic year 2025-2026, with the possibility of extension. Based at Doshisha University in Kyoto, KCJS is an undergraduate study abroad program governed by a consortium of thirteen American universities and administered by the Center for Undergraduate Global Engagement at Columbia University. For more information about the KCJS program, please visit https://global.undergrad.columbia.edu/program/kcjs-semester

Application Process

Candidates must have the Ph.D. defended by July 1, 2025 and no earlier than July 1, 2021. The review of applications will begin on December 15, 2024, and continue until the position is filled. Candidates should submit a cover letter, a curriculum vitae that indicates anticipated date of dissertation defense, and a list of previous courses taught; most recent course evaluations; and two syllabi for proposed KCJS courses, preferably including concrete details about prospective texts, assignments, and excursions, etc. Three letters of reference attesting to the candidate's qualifications are also required. All applicants must apply through the administering institution's online site: https://columbia.studioabroad.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=10932