The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University invites applications for a tenure-­track Assistant Professor position in modern/contemporary Japanese humanities specializing in Visual Culture, Film and Media, to start in September 2018. Demonstrated interest in comparative research and a deep knowledge of modern Japanese literature and culture are necessary. The department specifically seeks a creative scholar with the potential for developing new directions in humanities teaching and research. For more information, please click here.

We are sad to announce that Burton Watson, famed translator of Chinese and Japanese literature, died on April 1, 2017 at the age of 91. He received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. from Columbia, where he went on to teach as a professor of Chinese literature.  His output as a translator was prolific, having published over forty books with Columbia University Press alone. He passed away in Japan, where he had lived for many years. For more information about his life and work, please see his obituary in the New York Times.

The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University invites applications for a tenure-track position in Contemporary China with a disciplinary basis in social sciences, particularly anthropology, sociology, human geography, and urban studies. The appointment is open rank. The position will begin July 1, 2018. Candidates with a comparative East Asia focus or global orientation will be preferred. Review of applications will begin on April 1, 2017 and continue until the position is filled. For more information, please click here.

The Weatherhead East Asia Institute at Columbia University has been named one of the top 10 regional studies centers and one of the top 40 university-affiliated think tanks by the University of Pennsylvania's Lauder Institute. [read more]