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Abigail MacBain

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Premodern Japan scholar at the University of Edinburgh, specialising in early Japanese overseas relations and Buddhism as a medium for global awareness. Not wholly sure how this side of social media works. Overshares dog pictures.

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Sheffield has a truly excellent East Asian Studies school that is in danger of downsizing and redundancies. Please sign and share!

10.01.2025 23:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Five Doctoral Research Fellowships (271145) | University of Oslo Job title: Five Doctoral Research Fellowships (271145), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, February 24, 2025

My department has just advertised 5 salaried PhD positions. Projects within the fields of religion, culture studies, environmental humanities, and/or Asian/Middle Eastern studies are welcome. 3-4 years, full-time, fully funded. Candidates must have finished their MA. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

09.12.2024 17:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 56    ๐Ÿ” 63    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A tenure track position in Japanese Studies or Japanese Culture is offered by University of Tsukuba's Malaysia Campus: jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJor...

17.11.2024 20:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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2025 Khyentse Foundation Buddhist Studies Doctoral Scholarship Thanks to the generous support of the Khyentse Foundation, Edinburgh Buddhist Studies is inviting applications for a doctoral scholarship. The scholarship, which includes a fee-waiver and a stipend, w...

The University of Edinburgh is inviting applications for a PhD scholarship in Buddhist Studies, to begin in September 2025. The application deadline is February 2025. For more details, see buddhist-studies.ed.ac.uk/2025-khyents...

14.11.2024 15:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I have a student working on Zeami; Iโ€™ll be sure to pass this along!

24.10.2024 17:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Job Opportunities | Careers at Otterbein

Position in Asian religions/philosophy. www.schooljobs.com/careers/otte...

23.10.2024 15:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
24.10.2024 17:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s very exciting!

22.10.2024 20:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I am delighted to share that the University of Edinburgh is beginning a new Master's in Buddhist Studies, starting in September 2025. Please share with interested students and communities.

08.08.2024 15:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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PhD scholarships at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies University of Copenhagen

3 PhD positions at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies at the University of Copenhagen

Fully salaried.

Deadline 11 February 2024

jobportal.ku.dk/phd/?show=16...

29.12.2023 10:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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