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U.S.-Japan Program Postdoctoral Fellowships

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During the 2027–2028 academic year, the Program on US-Japan Relations at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs will offer a postdoctoral fellowship. For details, please visit the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies Website.

About the Fellowship

The applicant must have received their PhD in 2022 or later, in anthropology, business, economics, history, international relations, law, political science, psychology, public health, public policy, and sociology, among other fields. Scholars may examine domestic issues that bear on Japan’s external relations or problems that it shares with other countries, and the Program encourages projects that compare Japan’s experience cross-nationally. This fellowship is made possible by support from the Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies.

Deadlines

  • Applicant Deadline: December 18, 2026 (Friday), 5:00pm EST
  • Recommender Deadline: January 8, 2027 (Friday), 5:00pm EST

For any questions, please contact: rijspostdoc@fas.harvard.edu

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Duration
1 academic year
Discipline
Humanities : Anthropology & Ethnology, History
Social sciences : Demography, Law, Economy, Geography, Management and Public administration, Psychology & Cognitive Sciences, International Relations, Political science, Environmental Sciences, Sociology