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Open Positions
Instructor for Introduction to Southeast Asian Literature Course
University of California, Riverside
The University of California, Riverside, invites applications for a an associate instructor or lecturer position in Comparative Literature/Asian Studies for the Spring quarter of 2009 (pending funding and final administrative approval). Candidates must have at least an M.A. degree in Comparative Literature/Asian Studies or the equivalent, significant teaching experience at the college or university level, and a dynamic classroom presence. Duties will consist of teaching one course in Comparative Literature/Asian Studies (CPLT/AST 62: Introduction to Southeast Asian Literature). Salary is $5,810.50 per course at the Associate In level and at the lecturer level salary is $4,766.96 per course. The Spring Quarter begins March 30 and ends June 14, 2009.
Please send cover letter, curriculum vitae and teaching evaluations to:
Chair, Comparative Literature Search Committee
Department of Comparative Literature and Foreign Languages
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, California 92521
Review of applications will begin March 6, 2009; the position will remain open until filled.
Part-time Lecturer Positions in Southeast Asian American Studies
University of California, Los Angeles
The Department of Asian American Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), invites applications for part-time lecturer positions with primary responsibility in teaching interdisciplinary courses in Asian American Studies for the 2009-2010 academic year. Appointments are usually made per course. Academic appointment dates are Fall (October 1-December 31, 2009); Winter (January 1-March 31, 2010); and Spring (April 1-June 30, 2010).
more info | Deadlines: March 6, 2009 for Fall 2009 Application | May 1, 2009 for Winter and Spring 2010
Greater Mekong Subregion Communicable Diseases Control Project
Three Anthropology Research Positions for International Public Health Project in Vietnam
We are seeking expressions of interest for one senior and two early career anthropologists on an 18-month research project within the field of cultural and social anthropology. Ideally, the applicants' research would be theoretically or thematically relevant to the field of medical anthropology, development or the anthropology of science. The aim of the research positions is to expand and develop ongoing research related to lay understandings of dengue fever, its vectors and its control in Australia and Vietnam.
more info
Intelligence Research Analyst - Filipino Studies
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
Main Category: Filipino Area Studies
Secondary Categories: General Social Sciences, Sociology, Political Science/International Relations, Anthropology, Filipino Area/Ethnic Studies, Filipino History
more info | Deadline: March 10, 2009
Intelligence Research Analyst, South/Southeast Asia Studies
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
Main Category: Asian History or Studies
Secondary Categories: Sociology, Social and Cultural History, Psychology, Political Science/International Relations, Policy and Political History, Media Studies, Languages, Humanities, Communication/Mass Communication, Area Studies/Ethnic Studies, Anthropology/Archaeology.
more info | Deadline: March 4, 2009
Tour Guide Positions: Vietnamese, Indonesian and Khmer Speakers
The National Geographic Student Expeditions and Putney Student Travel seek qualified college graduates to lead groups of high school students on our programs in Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, and the U.S. Fluency in a language of the region is required. You must be able to motivate students in a wide range of situations and have a capacity to organize, lead, and work well with others. Leaders receive a stipend and all expenses are paid during travel. You are responsible for health insurance and certification in basic first aid. There is an orientation in Vermont May 29-31 (NGSE) and June 11-14 (PST). Please submit your resume and cover letter indicating which programs you feel qualified to lead to Britt Doran <jobs@goputney.com>
We are especially interested in:
- male Vietnamese speakers
- female Hindi speakers
- male Indonesian speakers
- male and female Khmer speakers
- photographers
more info
Visiting Research Fellowships
Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore
Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore is inviting applications for 3-month Visiting (Senior) Research Fellowships and Visiting (Senior) Research Fellowships under the ARI Sabbatical Leave Scheme for commencement in October 2009, January 2010 and April 2010. The positions are intended for outstanding researchers whose work focus on Asia, with a balance anticipated between senior and junior scholars. Interested applicants should have at least a PhD with a few years of postdoctoral research experience. Applicants are to indicate which of the ARI clusters they like to be affiliated with. Interdisciplinary interests are also encouraged. The position is essentially a writing fellowship, and at least one published outcome is expected. Applicants who do not normally publish in English will be encouraged and assisted to do so.
more info | Deadline: April 1, 2009 | email: joinari@nus.edu.sg
Postdoctoral Fellowship on Asian Religions
Washington University in St. Louis
Washington University in St. Louis invites applications for a one-year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Asian Religions beginning August, 2009. The Fellow will be expected to conduct his or her own research and writing while in residence. In addition, as a member of the Religious Studies Program, the Fellow will teach three courses per year, including an introductory-level course in Buddhist traditions and/or Asian Religious Traditions, and upper-level courses on aspects of the religions of South and East Asia, especially Buddhism. Please send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, overview of research interests (electronic documents welcome) and three letters of recommendation to Search Committee, Religious Studies Program, Campus Box 1065, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130. Review of files will begin March 2, 2009 and continue until the position is filled. AA/EOE.
Fellowships for the Study of Buddhism
University of Hamburg
The Center for Buddhist Studies at the University of Hamburg offers fellowships for up to a maximum of twenty-four months to support MA and doctoral students doing research in Buddhist studies and other fields related to Buddhism.
Candidates of all faculties from German/EU or overseas universities are welcome to apply.
more info | Deadline: May 15, 2009
Rotary World Peace Fellowships
Rotary has partnered with eight leading universities (including Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand) around the globe to host the Rotary Centers for International Studies in peace and conflict resolution.
Each year, Rotary selects up to 110 Fellows to study peace and conflict resolution at universities around the world. Some of the program highlights include:
- A choice of either a three-month certificate course or master's degree program.
- The opportunity to study at one of eight universities around the world.
- Training in the root causes of conflict, theories of international relations, and effective models of cooperation, conflict resolution and negotiation.
- Full funding for tuition, housing expenses, and airfare.
- Access to a growing network of committed alumni employed around the world in diplomacy, government, non-governmental organizations and private corporations.
more info | Deadline: July 1, 2009 |
The First Annual Filipino Film Festival
The Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu is pleased to be associated with the Honolulu Academy of Art' 1st Annual Filipino Film Festival to be held from 10 to 17 April 2009 at the Doris Duke Theatre.
The Honolulu Academy of Arts celebrates independent Filipino cinema with six new award-winning films by a cooperative of independent film makers. The films included in this festival have received rave reviews from Filipino critics and audiences. Two of the films, Boses (Voice) and Brutus were in Louis Vuitton's Hawai'i International Film Festival 2008 and are back by popular demand. Lectures and after-film discussions by directors and actors from these films will also be held to further provide opportunities to learn and reflect on this most powerful art form.
For more information, please call the Honolulu Academy of Arts at 808-532-8700 or log on to www.honoluluacademy.org.
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Director: Chris Martinez
Friday, April 10, 7:30 p.m.
(Opening nights & Friends of Film Friday)
Saturday, April 11, 1:00 p.m. & 4:00 p.m.
BOSES (The Voice)
Director: Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil
Saturday, April 11, 7:30 p.m., &
Monday, April 13, 1:00 p.m., & 7:30 p.m.
YUMMY! (Namets)
Director: Jay Abello
In Hiligaynon with English Subtitles
Wednesday, April 15, 1:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
BRUTUS
Director: Tara Barrera Illenberger
In Tagalog with English Subtitles
Tuesday, April 14, 1:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
ENDO
Director, Jade Francis Castro
Thursday, April 16, 1:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 17, 1:00 p.m.
THE BLOSSOMING OF MAXIMO OLIVEROS
(Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros)
Director: Auraeus Solito
Saturday, April 18, 1:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., & 7:30 p.m.
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Call for Papers
Brecht in/and Asia13th Symposium of the International Brecht Society
May 19-23, 2010, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu The International Brecht Society invites scholars and artists in theater,performance, and other cultural fields as well as doctoral students to an interdisciplinary symposium in Spring 2010 on the topic Brecht in / and Asia. Please submit proposals for 20-minute presentations (250-350 words), abstracts for the poster sessions (100-150 words), workshop descriptions (100-150 words), or suggestions for panels (with three participants) to: Dr. Markus Wessendorf Dept. of Theatre and Dance University of Hawai'i at Manoa 1770 East-West Road Honolulu, HI 96822 USA Email: <wessendo@hawaii.edu> Fax: 001 808 956-4234
more info | Deadline: July 1, 2009
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Conference Announcement
Southern Thailand: Anatomy of an Insurgency, 2004-2009
Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore
March 10-11, 2009
The conflict in the Southern Thai provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat has now entered its sixth year with no sign of an early end to the violence despite the adoption of new counter-insurgency strategies in 2008. Since January 2004 the violence has claimed over 3,200 lives and wounded 5,400, making the Thai insurgency one of Southeast Asia's most serious and intractable security problems. The conflict poses an on-going threat to political stability and investor confidence in Thailand. The primary aim of the conference is to provide a comprehensive and up to date overview of political violence in Thailand's southern border provinces. The conference will explore contested "root causes" of the violence, state responses since 2004, counter-insurgency methods, the roles of the bureaucracy, media and civil society, regional perspectives and possible pathways to peace. The tentative program and registration form are available here.
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Cornell Modern Indonesia Collection
The Cornell Modern Indonesia Collection is now available online.
The Cornell Modern Indonesia Project (CMIP) was initiated in the 1950s by faculty members in Cornell's Southeast Asia Program who were committed to making contemporary analyses of Indonesia and translations of its important documents available to scholars and students. The 75 titles in this series are divided into four categories: Interim Reports, Translations, Monographs, and Bibliographies. These works capture the drama of Indonesia's political and social evolution through the twentieth century: its struggle for independence from the Dutch under the leadership of Sukarno, reactions to the Japanese Occupation, the development of its civil government, its civil insurgencies, and the conditions that prevailed throughout the long dictatorship of General Suharto. A few other works in this series, such as Benedict Anderson's "Mythology and the Tolerance of the Javanese", reflect on earlier Indonesian history relevant to the modern nation.
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Lecture on Islamic Art
The Paper Trail: The history and impact of paper in the Islamic WorldDr. Jonathan M. Bloom Although paper was invented over two thousand years ago in China, it
did not reach Europe for many centuries and did not become common there
until the development of the printing press in the 15th century. In
this beautifully illustrated talk, Dr. Jonathan Bloom, the author of
the award-winning book, Paper before Print: The History and Impact of
Paper in the Islamic World, will show how Muslims in the Middle East
introduced paper and the technology of making it from China to the
West. Along the way, this new medium not only transformed Islamic
civilizations but also changed the way we think, work, and make art.
Dr. Bloom and his wife, Dr. Sheila Blair, share the Hamad bin
Khalifa Endowed Chair of Islamic Art at Virginia Commonwealth
University and the Norma Jean Calderwood University Chair of Islamic
and Asian Art at Boston College. Together, they are the authors of
more than a dozen books, including The Art and Architecture of Islam:
1250-1800, and Islamic Arts, Islam: A Thousand Years of Faith and
Power. Their latest collaboration is editing the three-volume Grove
Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture, due out from Oxford
University Press in early 2009. Dr. Bloom is the author of several
books on Islamic art, including his most recent publication, Arts of
the City Victorious: the Art and Architecture of the Fatimids in North
Africa and Egypt (2007). Saturday, February 28, 4:00 p.m.Free AdmissionDoris Duke Theatre, Honolulumore info |
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SEA Film Series
Now in its fifth year!
The Film Series is returning to the Korean Studies Building in January 2009! See you there...and bring a sweater.
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