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Title Japan Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship

School Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Department/Area Program on US-Japan Relations, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs

Position Description

With support from the Japan Foundation, the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations invites applications for the postdoctoral fellowship which includes a teaching component. One fellow will be appointed for the 2025-26 academic year, with the possibility of extending the fellowship for an additional year—conditional on the approval of the Dean of Social Sciences of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Program’s Faculty Advisory Committee, and the co-hosting academic department. The application submission deadline is on 3/24/2025; the deadline for recommendation letters is on 3/31/2025.

FELLOWSHIP GRANT :

• Stipend of $75,000; health insurance coverage for the grantee.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

The Visiting Fellow is expected to reside in the Cambridge area during the appointment term and teach one course on Japanese politics, political economy, or international relations, either in the fall or spring semester. The Visiting Fellow will also be expected to give a presentation at the weekly seminar series sponsored by the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, and participate in Program activities.

The Visiting Fellow’s course title and content will be coordinated with the relevant department. The Visiting Fellow is also expected to collaborate with a team of scholars and graduate students working on the grant project theme, “Technology, Society, and Geopolitics: Japan in a Globalized Economy.” This collaboration will include coordination with our resident associates who represent a range of government practitioners and scholars to bring together common expertise for seminar discussions and workshops. Ideally, the successful applicant’s research agenda includes questions about how technology has transformed their area of expertise relating to contemporary Japan from comparative and global perspectives.

Basic Qualifications

Applicants must have received their PhD in Political Science, Public Policy, or International Relations with a major component of their research focused on Japan. Those who are selected to receive fellowships must have a Registrar-certified PhD degree by July 31, 2025.

Additional Qualifications

Special Instructions

Contact Information

For any questions regarding this postdoctoral fellowship, please email: usjapan@wcfia.harvard.edu

Contact Email usjapan@wcfia.harvard.edu

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.

Minimum Number of References Required 2

Maximum Number of References Allowed 4

Keywords

Japan, US-Japan, technology, geopolitics, globalization

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