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Predoctoral Fellowship: Clements Center for National Security | University of Texas Austin

January 5, 2017/in american studies, geography, history, North America-US-South, research, university/college, urban studies and planning /by thejobscholar

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Austin, TX, US

The Clements Center for National Security at the University of Texas at Austin seeks applications from current PhD candidates for its Predoctoral Fellowship Program. Consistent with the Clements Center’s mission areas of history, strategy, and statecraft, applicants from all disciplines whose research bears directly on foreign and defense policy, intelligence, or international security are welcome to apply. However, strong preference will be given to applicants pursuing a doctorate in history or whose research has a strong historical component (ancient or modern).

Post Doctoral Research Associate: Latino/a Studies | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

January 5, 2017/in latino, latin american, and caribbean studies, North America-US-Midwest, research, university/college /by thejobscholar

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Champaign, IL, US

The Department of Latina/Latino Studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign invites applications for one Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Associate. This is a one year (non-renewable) appointment with a start date of August 16, 2017. The associate is expected to be in residence for the duration of the appointment (August 2017-May 2018). S/he is also expected to give a presentation on his/her research project and to teach one of the Department’s regularly offered undergraduate courses. The associate will be housed in the Department of Latina/Latino Studies, but will also be provided opportunities to build a supportive on-campus community with the associates from African American Studies, American Indian Studies, and Asian American Studies.

Postdoctoral Scholar: Italian Paleography | Newberry Library

January 5, 2017/in architectural history, art history, non-profit/non-governmental, North America-US-Midwest, philosophy, research, romance languages, literatures, and cultural studies /by thejobscholar

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Chicago, IL, US

Reporting to the Director of the Center for Renaissance Studies, the Postdoctoral Scholar will assist with preparing materials for inclusion in an online handbook for Italian paleography, 1300-1700.

Postdoctoral Fellow: Israel Studies | Northwestern University

January 4, 2017/in anthropology, arabic and near east languages, literatures, and cultural studies, archaeology, architectural history, art history, cultural, ethnic, indigenous, and race studies, digital humanities, faculty, fine arts, architecture, and design, geography, germanic languages, literatures, and cultural studies, historic preservation, material conservation, and public history, history, library and information studies, media studies, film, and communications, museum studies, North America-US-Midwest, other academic field/no specific academic field, performing arts, philosophy, religious studies, research, science, technology, and society studies, university/college, urban studies and planning, women, gender, and sexuality studies /by thejobscholar

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Evanston, IL

Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, USA in partnership with Tel Aviv University, announces a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Israel Studies. This appointment will be for a two year residency at Northwestern University beginning September 1, 2017. Responsibilities: Teaching five courses over six trimesters (2 years) in Israel Studies, including such areas as: the Israeli Political System; the History of Israel and the Arab-Israeli Conflict; the Economy of Israel; Sociology and Anthropology of Israeli society; Religion in Israel; Contemporary Israeli Culture, Literature, Poetry, Art, Theatre, Music and Cinema.

Cunningham Curatorial Fellow in Japanese Art | Harvard University

January 4, 2017/in administration, art history, museum/cultural institution, North America-US-Northeast, university/college /by thejobscholar

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Cambridge, MA

The Cunningham Curatorial Fellow conducts object-based research and scholarship on the Japanese Collections of the Harvard Art Museums, with a focus on the collection of Edo period paintings promised to the Harvard Art Museums by Robert S. and Betsy G. Feinberg. Under the supervision of the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Associate Curator of Asian Art, the Fellow works to improve cataloguing data, and researches and prepares interpretive exhibition and publication materials.

Postdoc Fellows: Luise Frieberg Center for East Asian Studies | Hebrew University of Jerusalem

January 4, 2017/in Asia, asian languages, literatures, and cultural studies, research, university/college /by thejobscholar

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Jerusalem, Israel

The Louis Frieberg Center for East Asian Studies offers post-doctoral fellowships for the year 2017-2018. The post-docs are open to scholars in the humanities and social sciences specializing in East Asia, especially China, Japan, Korea and Mongolia.

Visiting Fellow: Religion | Augustana College of Illinois

January 4, 2017/in North America-US-Midwest, religious studies, research, university/college /by thejobscholar

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Rock Island, IL

We seek a candidate with expertise in the study of Global Christianities, with a focus on Catholicism, Pentecostalism, the relationship between Christianities and indigenous religious traditions, and/or other contemporary religious movements beyond North America and Western Europe. We especially welcome candidates who engage in a cross-cultural or comparative frame, particularly the use of ethnographic, sociological, or historical research, and specialize in one or more of the following geographic areas: Africa, Asia, Latin America, or the Caribbean. Candidates should have graduate-level training in theories and methods pertaining to the study of religion. Training in post-colonial studies, race and ethnic studies, interfaith, and/or gender studies is desirable. Expertise in relevant languages is expected.

Design Thinker in Residence | Williams College

January 3, 2017/in digital humanities, faculty, fine arts, architecture, and design, limited term appointment, media studies, film, and communications, North America-US-Northeast, performing arts, research, university/college /by thejobscholar

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Williamstown, MA

Williams College invites applications for a three-year, Design Thinker in Residence, to begin in summer 2017 as we launch an experimental pilot program in Design Thinking and the Liberal Arts, aimed at strengthening our broader mission of providing the finest possible liberal arts education by nurturing in students academic and civic virtues.

Post-Doctoral Fellowship: History of Britain | University of Saskatchewan

January 1, 2017/in history, North America-Canada, research, university/college /by thejobscholar

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Saskatoon, Canada

The Department of History at the University of Saskatchewan is pleased to invite applications from qualified early career scholars for the Elizabeth and Cecil Kent Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the History of Britain and the British world. This Fellowship is tenable for two years, commencing September 1, 2017. Recent Fellowship winners (2012 and 2014) have gone on to tenure-stream positions at universities in Canada and the USA.

Shinjo Ito Postdoctoral Fellowship in Buddhist Studies | University of California Berkeley

December 29, 2016/in North America-US-West, religious studies, research, university/college /by thejobscholar

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Berkeley, CA

With the generous support of the Shinnyo-en Foundation, the Program in Buddhist Studies at UC Berkeley is pleased to invite applications for a two-year full-time postdoctoral research-teaching fellowship. The term of the appointment is July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2019.

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