CSEAS: Weekly Announcement

Blakemore Freeman Fellowships for Advanced Asian Language Study

more info | Deadline: December 30, 2008

Part-time Program Consultant, Technical Assistance
American Cancer Society's International Program
Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand

American Cancer Society (ACS)'s International program focuses on capacity building and collaboration with cancer organizations and leaders across the globe, particularly in China, India, and Mexico. The program consultant will work with Lead Manager, Southeast Asia Program to implement a new ACS International initiative in Thailand under the Pfizer Foundation Global Health Partnerships initiative. The 3 positions are grant-funded and based in Kuala Lumpur, Manila and Bangkok.

more info | Deadline: Open until filled

Assistant Professor in History of Mainland Southeast Asia and/or the Philippines
Department of History
Northern Illinois University

more info | Deadline: November 17, 2008

Aung San Suu Kyi Endowed Chair in Asian Democracy
Department of Political Science, University of Louisville

more info | Application Review Starts: October 15, 2008

Associate/Full Professor in Asian Studies
Vanderbilt University, Tennessee

more info | Application Review Starts: November 15, 2008

Tenure-track Position in Buddhist Studies
Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Michigan

The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Michigan invites applications for THREE tenure-track positions (pending approval) in Buddhist Studies beginning September 1, 2009, in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. This university-year appointment is possible at any rank. The department seeks to fill positions in three areas: (1) South Asian Buddhism, (2) Chinese Buddhism, and (3) Southeast Asian Buddhism. Ph.D. is required prior to appointment.

We will consider candidates from a wide variety of disciplinary expertise and period specialization. We seek to appoint scholars who combine fresh critical perspectives with a rigorous understanding of primary materials and historical contexts. Applicants should possess a high level of proficiency in relevant languages. Evidence of excellent teaching and research abilities is essential. The successful candidate will participate actively in the undergraduate and graduate programs of the department as well as in area studies initiatives within a university community that encourages interdisciplinary efforts.

All candidates should submit a letter of application, CV, statement of teaching philosophy and experience, evidence of teaching excellence (if any), and a statement of current and future research plans. Junior candidates may submit a placement dossier with representative publications or writing sample and at least three letters of recommendation. Senior candidates should send the names of suggested reviewers.

Please send applications to Buddhist Studies Search, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, 202 South Thayer Street, Suite 6111, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608 (email chair's assistant: <kjmunson@umich.edu>). To be assured consideration, applications must be received by November 1, 2008.

Research Fellowships
Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore

more info | Deadline: November 1, 2008

Postdoctoral Fellowship 2009
Southeast Asian Studies Programme, National University of Singapore

more info | Deadline: October 15, 2008

Boren Awards for International Studies

The Institute of International Education is pleased to announce the opening of the 2009-10 academic year competition for NSEP David L. Boren Scholarships for undergraduate students and NSEP David L. Boren Fellowships for graduate students. Boren Awards provide unique funding opportunities for U.S. students to add important international and language components to their educations.

Boren Scholarships provide up to $20,000 for an academic year's study abroad. Boren Fellowships provide up to $30,000 for language study and international research.

more info | Deadline: February 11, 2009

Supplemental Grants for the Collection of Oral Literature

The unique oral literatures of indigenous people are rapidly being lost through the death of the traditional practitioners and through the schooling of the next generation. The Program for Oral Literature of the Firebird Foundation has initiated a project to fund the collection of this body of rapidly disappearing literature. This literature may consist of ritual texts, curative chants, epic poems, musical genres, folk tales, songs, myths, legends, historical accounts, life history narratives, word games, and so on.

Supplemental funds are available to anthropologists and linguists going into the field to support a collection of oral literature. Grants of up to $10,000 will be made to applicants for purchasing recording equipment and covering the expenses of collecting this material. Applicants are encouraged, where possible, to foster the development of local teams of collectors to continue the work of recording these materials. Transcriptions of the recordings are encouraged.

Applicants should submit a letter of not more than three pages describing the importance of collecting oral literature among the society in which they will be working, the methods to be used, the goals to be achieved, the urgency of the project, and include a budget. Applications should be sent to the Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research at <Firebird@tdstelme.net>.

Copies of the recordings, transcriptions, and other documents are to be deposited and archived at the Program for Oral Literature along with a final report including a list of expenses incurred.

Prizes for Excellence in International Education
Goldman Sachs Foundation, Asia Society

The Goldman Sachs Foundation and Asia Society are seeking applications for the 2008 Goldman Sachs Foundation Prizes for Excellence in International Education. The prize program was created in 2003 to raise awareness of the growing importance of international knowledge and skills for U.S. students and annually awards prizes totaling $150,000 in different categories.

more info | Deadline: December 1, 2008