[Tlc] TLC-positions, conferences, etc.

Fri Oct 10 13:41:00 PDT 2008

See below a list of great positions, events, and conferences compiled by the Southeast Asian Studies Program at UCLA.
Thanks,
justin

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U.S. in the World
University of Washington, Seattle

The Department of History at the University of Washington in Seattle seeks applications for a full-time tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level to begin on September 16, 2009 in the field of the U.S. in the World, pending budgetary approval. We invite candidates with research interests ranging over any period of US history that include such areas as empire and race, the politics and culture of diplomacy and war, transnational histories of immigration, the environment, and global flows of capital and labor among other topics. We expect the successful candidate to teach both undergraduate and graduate courses in his or her area of specialization as well as U.S. survey courses as the need arises. University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research and service.

Applicants should send a cover letter, CV, and three letters of recommendation to Prof. Vicente L. Rafael, US Search Committee, Dept. of History, Smith Hall 315C, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-3560. Ph.D. required, and expected before date of appointment. We will begin reviewing applications on November 14, 2008. Inquiries may be directed to <histmain at u.washington.edu>.

The University of Washington is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. The University is building a culturally diverse faculty and staff and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and covered veterans.
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Hmong Culture & Society
St. Cloud State University

Position Available: One semester fixed-term position, Ethnic Studies Department.  Salary is dependent on educational background and experience, and is governed by a collective bargaining agreement. A number of insurance, medical and travel benefits are available to faculty under this contract.

Date of appointment:  January  5, 2009

Responsibilities: To teach introductory level courses in Asian-American Studies and an upper level course in Hmong Culture & Society. The introductory level course fulfills a university requirement. In addition, the candidate is expected to conduct scholarly/creative activities, engage in community outreach, and work with students both formally and informally.

Qualifications & Experience: Master’s degree in an appropriate field required, Ph.D. or other terminal degree preferred.  Demonstrated knowledge of Asian-American Studies and Hmong Studies. Knowledge of public and social forces affecting racial and ethnic groups in the United States demonstrated through training, work experience, prior teaching experience, curriculum development or other areas.  Knowledge of and/or experience in social science research. Candidates with experience in teaching are preferred. Demonstrated ability to work with people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Apply to: Search committee chair, Ethnic Studies Department, 51B, St. Cloud State University, 720 Fourth Avenue South, St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498, Tel: (320) 308-4928, Fax: (320) 308-5660

The completed application must include a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and transcripts (copies are acceptable at time of screening). Initial screening of applicants will begin immediately. The position remains open until filled and is pending budgetary approval. SCSU is committed to excellence and actively supports cultural diversity. To promote this endeavor we invite individuals who contribute to such diversity, including minorities, women, LGBT, and persons with disabilities.
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Visiting Fellows in Asian Studies
University of Louisville

The Center for Asian Democracy at the University of Louisville invites applications for its Visiting Fellows program for the 2009-2010 academic year. Fellows are expected to be in residence with the Center for the academic year and will receive a stipend of $40,000 and an additional $3,000 for research and travel expenses to Louisville.  We expect to appoint three fellows for this academic year.   

Applicants need to demonstrate their competency in Asian studies with a solid record of publications. The fellowship will be ideal for junior scholars whose work is related to democratization in Asia, and senior scholars on sabbatical leave. Fellows are expected to be actively involved in the Center’s scholarly activities and to present their research in a public forum.

Created in 2006 with a substantial endowment, the Center is in the process of hiring an endowed chair, runs a speakers’ series, runs three international research projects in China, Kazakhstan, and Vietnam and Laos, and holds conferences and workshops on a regular basis.  The Center also publishes two book series with the University Press of Kentucky in English and with Renmin University of China Press in Chinese (translations). The Center’s research covers South, East, Southeast and Central Asia. For details about the Center, please visit our website: http://louisville.edu/asiandemocracy/

Applicants should send a research proposal of approximately 1,000 words, curriculum vita, one writing sample, and three letters of recommendation by December 1, 2008 to Dr. Shiping Hua, Director, Center for Asian Democracy, Ford Hall 205, the University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, the United States of America.  Phone: 502-852-2667, Fax: 502-852-7923.  Applications are accepted until position is filled.  Email inquiries are welcome: <shiping.hua at louisville.edu>. 
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Volunteer in Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam
VIA (Volunteers in Asia)

Applications to volunteer in Indonesia with VIA starting in summer 2009 are now available on the VIA Web site. Applications also available for programs in Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. See http://www.viaprograms.org/ for more details.
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Student Intern Program
United States Department of State

Targeted Fields: Open to all fields.

Open To: Prospective/Current Graduate Students.

Citizenship: Open only to U.S. citizens.

Eligibility Requirements: Open to currently enrolled graduate students, college juniors and seniors in good academic standing. Women and minority students encouraged to apply.

Stipend: Mostly unpaid, but paid internships have annual salaries of $18,687 to $25,897.

Deadline: 11/1/2008 -for summer. 3/1/2009 -for fall. 7/1/2009 -for spring.

Program Description: Over 800 internships allow students a chance to gain firsthand knowledge of American foreign affairs. Most internships are in Washington, D.C., but some openings exists at embassies and consulates overseas, and at the United Nations in New York. Internships are available only during the summer in the U.S. and have a minimum duration of 10 weeks. Ninety-five percent of internship opportunities are unpaid.

For More Information:
U.S. Department of State
Intern Coordinator
Recruitment Division
2401 E Street, N.W., Suite 518 H
Washington, D.C. 20522
(703) 875-7490, <careers at state.gov>
http://www.careers.state.gov/students/programs.html#SIP
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International Dissertation Research Fellowships
Social Science Research Council (SSRC)

Targeted Fields: Humanities. Social Sciences.

Open To: Students Working on Doctoral Dissertation.

Citizenship: No citizenship requirements.

Eligibility Requirements: Proposals must demonstrate cross-disciplinary interest. Applicants must be advanced to doctoral candidacy by the time the fellowship begins and have language fluency adequate to complete the project.

Stipend: Stipends up to $20,000.

Deadline: 11/5/2008

Program Description: Up to 75 fellowships awarded to graduate students to conduct dissertation field research in all areas and regions of the world. Program encourages research that is relevant to societies, cultures, economies and/or politics outside the United States. Supports 9 to 12 months in the field.

For More Information:
International Dissertation Field Research Fellowship
Social Science Research Council
810 Seventh Avenue, 31st Floor
New York, NY 10019
(212) 377-2700, <idrf at ssrc.org>
http://programs.ssrc.org/idrf/
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Graduate and Postgraduate Scholarships
Empowering Network for International Thai Studies Project

To increase and disseminate research works and encourage young researchers in Thai studies, Institute of Thai Studies, Chulalongkorn University, with support from The Thailand Research Fund (TRF), wishes to call your attention of the availability of scholarships for graduate students and scholars working on Thai studies or related disciplines.  Applicants must not be receiving TRF Royal Golden Jubilee Ph.D. Grant or TRF Master Research Grant.

The application deadline is December 15, 2008.

Applications are to be submitted to:
ENITS Scholarships Committee
Institute of Thai Studies
Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok 10330, THAILAND

Scholarships are available:
1) for Graduate Students enrolled in Thai institutions
2) for Graduate Students enrolled in institutions outside Thailand, and
3) for anyone who has received master’s or doctoral degree of any discipline related to Thai studies no more than 2 years from any institution.

For more information please see the website at http://www.enitschula.net/ and/or contact: <enits_info at yahoo.com>.
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UCLA CIBER Faculty Research Seed Grants

The UCLA Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) announces a faculty seed grant funding opportunity for research projects related to international business.  These are mini-grants, with a maximum award of $10,000.  Proposals that include funding for Graduate Student Researchers (GSRs) are encouraged. Proposals must include a maximum two-page project description including objectives, methodology, budget, and any outside funding sources.  Proposals will be reviewed this fall and funding will be provided to awardees for the 12 months beginning January 1, 2009.

Deadline for applications is November 1, 2008
Awards will be announced December 1, 2008
Please send proposals to <ciber at anderson.ucla.edu>.
Website: http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x327.xml
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UCLA CIBER Assistant Professor Development Grants

The UCLA Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) announces an assistant professor development grant funding opportunity for projects related to international business.  These are mini-grants, with a maximum award of $5,000.  Proposals that include funding for international travel by assistant professors to raise their awareness of international business issues for purposes of enriching long-term research and/or teaching agendas are encouraged. Proposals must include a maximum one-page project description as well as a budget.  Proposals will be reviewed this fall and funding will be provided to awardees for the 12 months beginning January 1, 2009.

Deadline for applications is November 1, 2008
Awards will be announced December 1, 2008
Please send proposals to <ciber at anderson.ucla.edu>.
Website: http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x327.xml
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UCLA CIBER Ph.D. Student Research Grants

The UCLA Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) announces a Ph.D. student research grant funding opportunity for dissertation projects related to international business.  These are mini-grants, with a maximum award of $2,500. Proposals must include a one-page project description as well as a budget.  Proposals will be reviewed this fall and funding will be provided to awardees for the 12 months beginning January 1, 2009.

Deadline for applications is November 1, 2008
Awards will be announced December 1, 2008
Please send proposals to <ciber at anderson.ucla.edu>.
Website: http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x327.xml
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Mellon Post-doctoral Fellowships
Associated Colleges of the Midwest

The Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM), a consortium of 13 academically excellent, independent liberal arts colleges, announces the ACM-Mellon Post-doctoral Teacher-Scholar Fellowship Program. With generous support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, this program will place up to 26 new Ph.D.s in two-year teaching and research residencies on ACM member colleges over the next 5-6 years. Fellows have a one-half teaching load and receive strong support for their research; the Fellowship program combines campus-based mentoring with consortial orientations and workshops to provide the Fellows a rich introduction to teaching, scholarship, and professional development at residential liberal arts colleges. For more about ACM, see http://www.acm.edu>http://www.acm.edu.

Several ACM-Mellon Fellows will be hired for the 2009-11 academic years. Please direct all correspondence to the individual search chair; full job descriptions available through the colleges.

Islamic Studies
Religion Department; Lake Forest College
Teach 3 courses per academic year, ranging from introductory courses in the Islamic religious tradition to advanced courses in the Fellow's specialty. Address dossiers, including 3 letters of recommendation and evidence of teaching skills, to Lou Lombardi and Ahmad Sadri, c/o Gail Starr, Box F14, Lake Forest College, 555 N Sheridan Rd, Lake Forest, IL 60045. Inquiries to <lombardi at lakeforest.edu> or <sadri at lakeforest.edu>. Applications by Oct. 15, 2008. See: http://www.lakeforest.edu/about/employment/postdocfellow.asp.

Asian Religions
Religion Department; Ripon College
Teach 3 courses per year including one introductory course and one advanced-level seminar in religions of Asia - Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, or Taoism. Send cover letter, c.v., statement of teaching philosophy, overview of research interests, and 3 letters of recommendation to Brian Smith, Dept. of Religion, Ripon College, P.O. Box 248, Ripon, WI 54971-0248. Review of files begins Oct. 17 and continues until position is filled. Full description at http://www.ripon.edu/offices_resources/employment/index.html.

Ethnomusicology
Department of Music and Asian Studies; St. Olaf College
Teach 3 courses each year, including World Music and a course in Asian Studies suited to Fellow's expertise. Opportunity to develop a new course to be offered jointly by the two departments on some aspect of Asian music. Send letter of application, cv, graduate school transcripts and 3 letters of reference to: Phyllis Larson, Associate Dean of Interdisciplinary and General Studies, St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN 55057. Full ad: http://www.stolaf.edu/offices/doc/jobs/index.html. Review of applications begins Nov. 7.
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Call for Papers
Languages of Southeast Asia

UCLA – UC Berkeley Joint Conference on Southeast Asian Studies
University of California, Los Angeles
January 30-February 1, 2009
Web announcement here.

Keynote speakers: Bernard Comrie (Max Planck Institute / UC Santa Barbara) Andrew Simpson (University of Southern California) John Hartmann (Northern Illinois University)

The linguistic map of Southeast Asia is extraordinarily rich, embracing a wide range of ethnic and typological groups, including Austronesian, Hmong-Mien, Mon-Khmer, Tai-Kadai, Tibeto-Burman, and many language families of New Guinea. The shifting boundaries of Southeast Asian polities over time, historic cross-regional migration, and colonization have all added to the complexity of language genealogies in the region, making Southeast Asia a particularly fertile field not only for the study of specific language types and groups but also for the testing and development of theoretical frameworks and models of linguistic analysis. Recent outward migrations to the US, Europe and elsewhere, and the concomitant rise in Hmong, Khmer, Lao, Tagalog and other heritage language groups, present further opportunities for the study of Southeast Asian languages.

Despite the critical place of language studies in the development of area studies, and the diverse implications and applications of linguistics for other fields, the conversation between scholars of Southeast Asian linguistics and specialists in Southeast Asian area studies is surprisingly thin. And, within the U.S., Southeast Asian language communities such as Hmong, Khmer, Vietnamese, Lao and Tagalog risk being sidelined in the emerging body of scholarship on Heritage Language learning and teaching, whose focus gravitates towards larger communities such as Spanish and Chinese speaking communities.

This conference aims to bridge this gap. By providing a forum for presentations of new research and the exchange of ideas, we aim to create fresh conversations between scholars and teachers of Southeast Asian languages.  Building on the 2000 UCLA Conference on Heritage Language Research Priorities, we also hope to stimulate new research linkages with scholars and teachers working among Heritage language communities.

We invite papers on Southeast Asian languages in any area of linguisticsphonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, typology, diachronic and comparative linguistics, sociolinguistics, anthropological linguistics, discourse analysis, conversation analysisor language teaching. We particularly encourage papers that engage with other disciplines. Submissions from early career researchers and graduate students are strongly encouraged. In addition, a special poster session for undergraduate research will be held. Limited competitive financial assistance for travel is available.

Abstracts of no more than 500 words should be sent to the UCLA Center for Southeast Asian Studies <cseas at international.ucla.edu> by Monday, November 3, 2008. Include name, affiliation and full contact information. Please indicate whether the submission is for a talk or for the undergraduate poster session. Notification of acceptance will be sent out by December 1, 2008.

The Center for Southeast Asian Studies at UCLA and the Center for Southeast Asia Studies at UC Berkeley are a consortium U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center for Southeast Asian Studies.
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Call for Papers
Strategies and Consequences of Intercultural Exchange in Southeast Asia c.1500-1800

An interdisciplinary conference
Saturday, 25 April 2009
Jesus College, Cambridge University (UK)

Historical views of Southeast Asia as a composite cultural unit become significantly more complex once they take into account the multiple levels of interactions and exchanges  material and abstract alike  that linked different peoples, groups and states within the region. For thousands of years, intricate webs of intercultural contact have been woven within Southeast Asia. Meanwhile, sustained engagement with civilisations of the Middle East, India, China and Japan contributed to increased variegation in cultural practices and linguistic development. With the inception of regular trade with Europe in the sixteenth century, another set of matrices  imperial projects, commercial ventures and missionary endeavours  was added to these elaborate networks.

Merchants, missionaries (Muslim and Christian), ambassadors and adventurers were the most obvious conduits of intercultural exchange and the most visible agents of the traffic in commodities and ideas. But what of the exchanges occurring on the edges of the record, involving women, slaves, renegades and other liminal characters? Silences and obscurities on the historical periphery are the type of lacunae that this conference aims to redress.

We invite proposals for 20-minute papers from scholars working in any academic discipline. The conference will be an interdisciplinary investigation into Southeast Asia as a highly significant region for intercultural exchange in the early modern world, and a crucial nexus in the establishment of global networks: commercial, cultural, social, political, linguistic, and religious. We extend a warm welcome to any graduate students
who wish to make a submission to present their work.

Please send the title of your proposed paper and an abstract (250 words maximum) to David R. M. Irving (<drmi2 at cam.ac.uk>) or Tara Alberts (<tmaa2 at cam.ac.uk>) by 15 January 2009.
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Call for Dissertation Projects
Social Capital and Civic Engagement in Asia

Asian Institute, University of Toronto
May 3-6, 2009
Website: http://webapp.mcis.utoronto.ca/ai/pdfdoc/Diss.Workshop.pdf

This dissertation workshop seeks to engage scholars whose work explores the impacts of collective action and social capital, and its various component parts (trust, norms, networks and associations) in diverse parts of Asia, where the nature of state, civil society and alternate civilities is changing rapidly.  The workshop is intended for doctoral students whose dissertation projects concern the role of civic engagement and social capital, in its many variations, in fostering dynamic change in any part of contemporary Asia. The workshop will take place over three days on the campus of the University of Toronto. It will include twelve students and four faculty members from a variety of disciplines and interdisciplinary fields. The Asian Institute at the University of Toronto will cover the costs of work, meals, and accommodation.  Travel will be subsidized up to a maximum of CDN$600 per participant.

Application deadline: January 30, 2009

Applications consist of two items: 1) a current curriculum vitae and 2) an 8 to 10 page double spaced dissertation proposal. Alternatively, if the work is well underway, an 8 to 10 page double spaced description of the specific issues being addressed, the intellectual approach, and the materials being studied. Workshop participants will be selected on the content of the submitted projects, the potential for useful exchanges among them, and the benefits of including a wide range of disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches and intellectual traditions. Applications should be sent in an email attachment to <ai.soc at utoronto.ca>.  Applicants will be informed about whether or not they have been selected for the workshop by February 6th  2009. For further information about the workshop or eligibility, please contact the workshop assistant at <ai.soc at utoronto.ca>.
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Call For Papers
Translation in Asia: Theories, Practices, Histories

March 5-6, 2009
Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore

This conference seeks to convene scholars from the region and beyond who are working on various aspects of the study of translation across Asia. In particular it will focus on attempts to better understand and theorize how translation ? as an ideological act, as an artistic endeavor, as an opening to unknown terrain ? was understood and practiced within Asian societies during particular historical moments. This call is issued for papers discussing current research on translation in Southeast, South and East Asian cultures with an emphasis on the seventeenth to early twentieth centuries. However, we will also be open to considering how earlier forms of translation continue to echo in Asian societies in the present.

Themes that are of particular interest include, but are not limited to:

Theorizing translation in Asian contexts (moving beyond the descriptive)
The interplay between vernacular and cosmopolitan languages in translation (for example Javanese and Arabic; Tamil and Sanskrit; Malay and English)
Practices and techniques
Translation movements and their histories
Training translators: translation academies, translation manuals
Translation prefaces (justifications, goals, ideologies as expressed by translators)
Translators? patronage systems
Ideology and translation
Poetics of translation
Translations and the development of languages and education
Cultures and cannons: what gets translated?
Explicit and implicit in translation traditions
Translation in Asia in a comparative perspective
New directions: what, if anything, can exploring translation in Asian contexts contribute to wider debates about translation?

SUBMISSION DETAILS

Paper proposals should include a 250-word abstract. A concise CV and short biography should also be submitted with the abstract by 31 October 2008. Please submit and address all applications to Miss Sharon Ong <arios at nus.edu.sg>of the Asia Research Institute. Successful applicants will be notifed by 15 November 2008 and will be required to send in a completed paper by 1 February 2009. Based on the quality of proposals and availability of funds, partial or full funding may be granted to successful applicants. Board and lodging for the duration of the workshop will be provided to every participant.

See the website for the submission form: http://www.ari.nus.edu.sg/events_categorydetails.asp?categoryid=6&eventid=851

Workshop Convenors: Dr Ronit Ricci (arirr at nus.edu.sg)  - Asia Research Institute, NUS; Dr Jan van der Putten (mlsjvdp at nus.edu.sg) - Malay Studies Department, NUS Secretariat: Miss Sharon Ong, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, #10-01 Tower Block,469A Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259770, Email: <arios at nus.edu.sg> 

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Dr. Justin McDaniel
Dept. of Religious Studies
3046 INTN
University of California, Riverside
Riverside, CA 92521
951-827-4530
justinm at ucr.edu