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Nālandā Mahāvihāra, India. Digital image: CC BY-NC 2.0 by Margie-S.
Career Opportunities & Resources
Tenure Track Positions
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Head of Department of Chinese History and Culture
- Application due by: Applications open on September 30, 2025 until position is filled
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Assistant Professor in Religious Studies
- Application due by January 6, 2026
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Religion and Science Assistant Professor
- Application due by November 12, 2025
- University of Toronto, Assistant Professor in Religions of Transnational East Asia
- Application due by November 6, 2025
- The College of New Jersey, Assistant Professor History and Philosophy/Religion
- Application due by November 1, 2025
Alfred University, Assistant Professor of History
- Application due by September 30, 2025
Non-Tenure Track, Visiting Assistant Professor, Instructor, and Adjunct Positions
- Princeton University, Lecturer in Asian Religions
- Application due by February 17, 2026
- Grinnell College, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies (Two-Year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship)
- Application due by January 31, 2026
Postdoctoral Fellowships
- New York University Arts and Science, Faculty Fellow in Department of Religious Studies
- Application due by February 27, 2026
- University of California, Berkeley, Postdoctoral Fellow in Buddhist Studies
- Application open until filled. Review of applications will begin February 17, 2026.
- Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, 2026-2027 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Japanese Studies
- Application due by January 15, 2026
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Teaching Postdoctoral Fellowship in Japanese Studies (2026-2027)
- Application due by January 7, 2026
- Yale University, Postdoctoral Associate in East Asian Studies
- Application due by December 31, 2025
- Ghent University, The Ghent Centre for Buddhist Studies, Junior FWO Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Application due by November 17, 2025
- Ghent University, The Ghent Centre for Buddhist Studies, Senior FWO Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Application due by November 17, 2025
- Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art, DC, A. W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship
- Application due by October 15, 2025
- Austrian Academy of Sciences, Postdoc Position
- Application due by September 16, 2025
- University of Virginia, Contemplative Sciences Center, Postdoctoral Research Associate
- Application due by September 22, 2025
Other Opportunities
- Columbia University, Resident Director (Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies in Kyoto, Japan)
- Application due by March 31, 2026
- The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies, Administered by the American Council of Learned Science
- Annual fellowship and grants to support research, writing, translation, teaching and public positions in Buddhist Studies. Application deadline varies.
- International Visitors Program short-term residencies for international scholars
- Administered by the Stanford Humanities Center and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. For further information, see International Visitors Program.
Job Databases
- H-Net Job Guide
- Inside Higher Ed Careers
- The Chronicle of Higher Education Jobs
- Times Higher Education Jobs