Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modern Southeast Asian Studies

Weatherhead Postdoctoral Fellowships 

The Weatherhead East Asian Institute offers a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modern Southeast Asian Studies and a Postdoctoral Fellowship through the International Network to Expand Regional and Collaborative Teaching (INTERACT) program at Columbia University. The application deadline for the postdoctoral fellowships is January 20, 2012.

Postdoctoral Fellowship Modern Southeast Asian Studies: Candidates from all social science disciplines, including history, are welcome to apply. The fellowship will cover a 10-month period beginning August 1, 2012. The Fellow will devote half time to his or her own research and will teach one course on Southeast Asia per semester. The Fellow will also participate in initiatives such as the INTERACT program aimed at improving global literacy specifically with regard to Southeast Asian studies among Columbia students, and will be an integral participant in day-to-day activities at the WEAI. The stipend for 2012-2013 is $45,000, plus benefits. Please click here for more information.

 

INTERACT Postdoctoral Fellowship:The Weatherhead East Asian Institute invites applications for a postdoctoral fellowship through the International Network to Expand Regional and Collaborative Teaching (INTERACT) program at Columbia University. The fellowship will cover a 10-month period beginning August 1, 2012, and comes with a stipend of $45,000 plus benefits. Please click here for more information. 

Columbia University, Weatherhead East Asian Institute

Deadline Extended: 2012-2013 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modern Southeast Asian Studies

Institution Type:	College / University
Location:	New York, United States
Position:	Post-Doctoral Fellow

 

2012-2013 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modern Southeast Asian Studies

The Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI) invites applications for its 2012-2013 Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modern Southeast Asian Studies. The Fellow will devote half of their time to teaching one course on Southeast Asia per semester and half time to his or her own research. The Fellow will also participate in initiatives such as the INTERACT program aimed at improving global literacy specifically with regard to Southeast Asian studies among Columbia students, and will be an integral participant in day-to-day activities at the WEAI.

Candidates from all social science disciplines, including history, are welcome to apply. The fellowship will cover a 10-month period beginning August 1, 2012, and comes with a stipend of $45,000 plus benefits.

 

Eligibility

 

Applicants must have completed all Ph.D. degree requirements (completed and filed the dissertation) between July 2007 and July 2012. Applicants must have completed their Ph.D. in a social science discipline, including history, working on modern Southeast Asia. Applications from individuals who hold or have held regular faculty positions will not be considered.

 

Application Procedure

Applicants should submit the following:

•  Application Cover Sheet (available at http://www.columbia.edu/cu/weai/postdoctoral-fellowship.html)
•  Curriculum Vitae
• Research Proposal (2-3 pages)
• Graduate-Level Southeast Asia Course Proposal (including readings)
•  Three Letters of Reference (signed and sealed)*

*Letters of reference may be those included in a placement dossier and may be enclosed with the application (if signed and sealed) or sent directly by the referee.

 

APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED: All application materials (including letters of reference) must be received by the Institute on or before March 12, 2012. Faxed or emailed applications will not be accepted. Candidates may be invited for a phone interview or interview in person at AAS. All evaluations made in connection with applications received are confidential. Awards will be announced no later than April 4, 2012. Acceptance of award is due no later than April 6, 2012.

Contact:	Return completed applications to: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modern Southeast Asian Studies Weatherhead East Asian Institute Columbia University 420 West 118th Street, 9th Floor New York, NY 10027 For more information about the Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modern Southeast Asian Studies, please contact Kim Palumbarit, Program Officer, at 212-854-9206 or kp2449@columbia.edu Complete information and an application form are available at http://www.columbia.edu/cu/weai/postdoctoral-fellowship.html.
Website:	http://www.columbia.edu/cu/weai/postdoctoral-fellowship-details.html
Primary Category:	Asian American History / Studies
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Posting Date:	02/23/2012
Closing Date	03/12/2012

Next Great Depression? MIT researchers predict ‘global economic collapse’ by 2030

(AP/Andy Wong)

A new study from researchers at Jay W. Forrester's institute at MIT says that the world could suffer from "global economic collapse" and "precipitous population decline" if people continue to consume the world's resources at the current pace.

Smithsonian Magazine writes that Australian physicist Graham Turner says "the world is on track for disaster" and that current evidence coincides with a famous, and in some quarters, infamous, academic report from 1972 entitled, "The Limits to Growth."

Produced for a group called The Club of Rome, the study's researchers created a computing model to forecast different scenarios based on the current models of population growth and global resource consumption. The study also took into account different levels of agricultural productivity, birth control and environmental protection efforts. Twelve million copies of the report were produced and distributed in 37 different languages.

Most of the computer scenarios found population and economic growth continuing at a steady rate until about 2030. But without "drastic measures for environmental protection," the scenarios predict the likelihood of a population and economic crash.

However, the study said "unlimited economic growth" is still possible if world governments enact policies and invest in green technologies that help limit the expansion of our ecological footprint.

The Smithsonian notes that several experts strongly objected to "The Limit of Growth's" findings, including the late Yale economist Henry Wallich, who for 12 years served as a governor of the Federal Research Board and was its chief international economics expert. At the time, Wallich said attempting to regulate economic growth would be equal to "consigning billions to permanent poverty."

Turner says that perhaps the most startling find from the study is that the results of the computer scenarios were nearly identical to those predicted in similar computer scenarios used as the basis for "The Limits to Growth."

"There is a very clear warning bell being rung here," Turner said. "We are not on a sustainable trajectory."

US seeks to return Khmer statue to Cambodia

 

This file illustration photo shows part of a temple, pictured northwest of the capital Phnom Penh, in 2011. US prosecutors announced they have launched civil action against auction house Sotheby's, seeking the forfeiture of a 10th century Khmer statue so it can be returned to Cambodia. (AFP/File - Tang Chhin Sothy)

NEW YORK: US prosecutors announced they have launched civil action against auction house Sotheby's, seeking the forfeiture of a 10th century Khmer statue so it can be returned to Cambodia.

Prosecutors say the sandstone statue, known as the Duryodhana, was stolen "during periods of extreme unrest" in Cambodia during the 1960s or 1970s -- an allegation the auction house strongly denied.

The statue -- which has an estimated value of between US$2 million and US$3 million -- was pulled from a Sotheby's sale in March 2011 after Cambodian authorities sent a letter via UNESCO demanding that it be returned to them.

Negotiations between the two sides have been fruitless.

In the civil complaint, the US attorney's office in New York claims the statue was stolen from Prasat Chen temple in Koh Ker, Cambodia before being illegally imported to New York from Europe.

A private collector turned the statue over to Sotheby's for the planned March 2011 auction. The house withdrew the item from the sale after receiving the letter from Cambodian authorities, but still retains possession.

"The Duryodhana statue is imbued with great meaning for the people of Cambodia," US Attorney Preet Bharara said in a statement.

"With today's action, we are taking an important step toward reuniting this ancient artifact with its rightful owners."

The statue was connected to the Koh Ker site because its base and feet remain at the temple from which it was stolen, archaeologist Eric Bourdonneau, a lecturer at the French School for Far Eastern Studies, told AFP.

Sotheby's issued a statement saying it was "disappointed" by the action taken by federal prosecutors.

"This sculpture was legally imported into the United States and all relevant facts were openly declared," it said.

"We have researched this sculpture extensively and have never seen nor been presented with any evidence that specifies when the sculpture left Cambodia over the last 1,000 years nor is there any such evidence in this complaint."

Sotheby's said the auction house was willing to further discuss the statue's ownership with US and Cambodian government officials, but maintained its right to retain possession of the statue in the interim.

"We are disappointed that this action has been filed and we intend to defend it vigorously," Sotheby's said.

- AFP/wm