Postdoctoral Fellow in History

17 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE

Research Field

History
Philosophy
Religious sciences

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Singapore

Application Deadline

15 Feb 2024 - 00:00 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Other

Job Status

Full-time

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Job Description

The Department of History at the National University of Singapore (NUS) invites applications for one fully funded, two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship, ideally beginning on 1 August 2024. The successful applicant will become part of a Singapore Ministry of Education-funded project on cultural and intellectual ties between Singapore and the wider Chinese-speaking world, particularly China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, from the 1970s to the 1990s. The project is led by Assistant Professor Kung Chien Wen and also includes two MA (Research) students.

Scope and Responsibilities

Working with the PI, the Postdoc will use their fellowship to revise their dissertation and, ideally, publish a journal article. They will also help the organize a workshop on Sinophone / transnational Chinese history in the mid-late 20th century. There are no teaching responsibilities.

Qualifications 

• Possess, or have nearly completed, a Ph.D. in History or a related discipline such as Literary and Cultural Studies or Anthropology.  
• Work on some aspect of “China” in the world or Sinophone history / studies, broadly defined, from the mid-20th century to the mid-1990s. Persons whose principal interests lie in Taiwan, Hong Kong, or the Chinese overseas are encouraged to apply.

More Information

Informal enquiries may be made to the Principal Investigator, Assistant Professor Kung Chien Wen ([email protected] ). Please include a cover letter, full CV and 3 letters of recommendation in your application.

(Note: The hiring of an RF/PDF requires 4 letters of recommendation, out of which one letter must be from the PhD supervisor)

At NUS, the health and safety of our staff and students are one of our utmost priorities, and COVID-vaccination supports our commitment to ensure the safety of our community and to make NUS as safe and welcoming as possible. Many of our roles require a significant amount of physical interactions with students/staff/public members. Even for job roles that may be performed remotely, there will be instances where on-campus presence is required.

Taking into consideration the health and well-being of our staff and students and to better protect everyone in the campus, applicants are strongly encouraged to have themselves fully COVID-19 vaccinated to secure successful employment with NUS.

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Website

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/363270/postdoctoral-fellow…

STATUS: EXPIRED