Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
(on-site)
Posted
3 days ago
Salary
$70,000
Salary - Type
Yearly Salary
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Other
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| Title | Program on U.S.-Japan Relations Postdoctoral Fellow |
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| School | Faculty of Arts and Sciences |
| Department/Area | Program on U.S.-Japan Relations (Weatherhead) |
| Position Description | The Program on U.S.-Japan Relations at Harvard University's Weatherhead Center for International Affairs will offer postdoctoral fellowships during the 2026-27 academic year. We seek applications from outstanding recent PhDs in the social sciences who are conducting research that illuminates Japan's relations with the rest of the world in the broadest sense. We welcome applications from anthropology, business, economics, history, international relations, law, political science, psychology, public health, public policy, and sociology, among other fields. Scholars may examine domestic issues that bear on Japan's external relations or problems that it shares with other countries, and we encourage projects that compare Japan's experience cross-nationally. This fellowship is made possible by support from the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies. The Fellowship Grant
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| Basic Qualifications | Applicants must have received their doctoral degree in 2021 or later, in a discipline bearing on the Program's research areas. Research projects that focus on Japan or Japan's international role from a comparative, historical, or global perspective are welcome. Those who are selected to receive fellowships must have a Registrar-certified PhD degree by July 31, 2026. Please note that the fellowship is contingent upon degree documentation and is subject to rescission if the deadline is not met. |
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| Special Instructions | Please submit all application materials by December 15, 2026. Required Materials:
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| Contact Information | Program on U.S.-Japan Relations 61 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA, 02138 |
| Contact Email | usjapan@wcfia.harvard.edu |
| Salary Range | $70,000 |
| Minimum Number of References Required | 2 |
| Maximum Number of References Allowed | |
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- * Please indicate the date that you received, or expect to receive, your Ph.D.
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- * Please enter the title of your proposed project (not to exceed 12 words)
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- * Although knowledge of Japanese is not required, it can be helpful for this fellowship. Please describe your Japanese-language training, if any.
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Required Documents
- Curriculum Vitae
- Dissertation Abstract
- Dissertation Table of Contents
- Statement of Research
- Writing Sample 1
- Transcript
- Writing Sample 2
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Job ID: 80841986