Dear friends and colleagues,
The Photography Department at Villa Guimet is recruiting a Research Officer to work on early Japanese photography for the HikarIA project (2023–2027). This is a full-time 12-month position starting on December 1, 2026.
The British Library is now recruiting for a Lead Curator of East Asian Collections to develop, manage, promote and make accessible the Library’s collections in Japanese and Korean and to lead the associated staff at the British Library.
The Department of Art History at the University of Zurich (UZH) invites applications for a full-time, tenured Lecturer position in Digital Methods for the Study of Visual Cultural Data. The successful candidate will contribute to curriculum development across several departments—Art History, Film Studies, Archaeology, Media and Communication, and Educational Sciences— by advancing teaching and research that integrate the study of global visual cultures (past and present) with computational methods and critical approaches to digital tools and artifacts.
The British Library, London, UK, is seeking to fill the position of Head of East Asian Collections. This is an exceptional opportunity to make a significant impact in the field of East Asian Collections and contribute to the library's mission "make our intellectual heritage accessible to everyone, for research, inspiration, and enjoyment.".
Please find the general guide of career situation, job details and application instructions below:
The Harvard-Yenching Library is currently seeking candidates for the position of Librarian for Japanese Studies. For further information and to submit an application, please visit Harvard Careers at the following link: Harvard Careers - Librarian for Japanese Studies.
The East Asia Section of the Bodleian Libraries is offering an exciting opportunity for a self-motivated, creative and visionary individual to work as the Japanese Studies Librarian, supporting world class research and teaching in Japanese Studies for Social Sciences and the Humanities.
Dear Colleagues and Friends,
We are advertising the position of Head of Japanese and Korean Section at the Cambridge University Library. All details can be found at the link below.
https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/41035/
With all good wishes,
Laura
The East Asia Department of the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin seeks a project coordinator for the Specialised Information Service Asia (Fachinformationsdienst Asien). The application deadline is February 23, 2023. For details and further information please visit: https://www.preussischer-kulturbesitz.de/stellenanzeige/artikel/2023/02/02/wissenschaftlichen-mitarbeiterin-m-w-d.html
Job opening: German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ Tokyo)
The German Institute for Japanese Studies in Tokyo is recruiting a full-time librarian. Expected starting date: 1 April 2023. Application
deadline: 20 February 2023.
More information in English (PDF <https://dij.tokyo/libjob>) and in Japanese (PDF <https://dij.tokyo/shisho>) and on our website <https://www.dijtokyo.org/>.
The Japan Cultural Institute in Cologne seeks a librarian who will be able to work from 1. April 2023
More information (in Japanese):
https://www.jki.de/jp/service/aktuelles?tt_content%5Buid%5D=6524&cHash=6570b