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In this section, we provide a range of resources and opportunities tailored to educators engaged in Southeast Asian studies. We highlight Funding opportunities to support research and academic initiatives, Job postings for faculty and staff positions, Conferences for professional development and networking, and Journals for staying informed on the latest research in the field. Each posting is regularly updated, and featured opportunities are shared in our bi-weekly email newsletter. Sign up below to stay connected!
Latest News For Faculty From the Center
- Building Connections Through Culture: Highlights from the CSEAS Spring 2025 Gathering
Last Friday, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) and the Ethnomusicology Program hosted a Spring 2025 Gathering at the Ethnomusicology Courtyard at UH Mānoa. The event brought together students, faculty, and researchers with a shared interest in Southeast Asian… Read more: Building Connections Through Culture: Highlights from the CSEAS Spring 2025 Gathering - Job Opportunity: Open-Rank Professor of Anthropology (Asia Focus) – Columbia UniversityThe Department of Anthropology at Columbia University invites applications for an open-rank faculty position (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Full Professor) in the sociocultural anthropology of Asia. The appointment is expected to begin as early as July 1, 2025. Position… Read more: Job Opportunity: Open-Rank Professor of Anthropology (Asia Focus) – Columbia University
- SPAS Showcases Initiatives at the 3rd Annual UH Mānoa Research Day at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol
The School of Pacific & Asian Studies (SPAS) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa proudly participated in the third annual UH Mānoa Research Day at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol. This event highlighted the diverse research and creative works addressing… Read more: SPAS Showcases Initiatives at the 3rd Annual UH Mānoa Research Day at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol - Job Opportunity: Librarian – Pacific & Southeast Asian Materials Cataloger | Application Review Begins: January 17, 2025
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Hamilton Library invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Librarian II, III, or IV (Pacific and Southeast Asian Materials Cataloger) position. This exciting opportunity focuses on cataloging library resources in Southeast Asian and Pacific languages,… Read more: Job Opportunity: Librarian – Pacific & Southeast Asian Materials Cataloger | Application Review Begins: January 17, 2025 - Postdoctoral Opportunities at Cornell University: Southeast Asia Studies
Cornell University are offering two exciting postdoctoral associate positions focused on Southeast Asia. Both positions are based in Ithaca, New York, and provide excellent opportunities for scholars to further their research in interdisciplinary and impactful areas. 1. Postdoctoral Associate: Southeast… Read more: Postdoctoral Opportunities at Cornell University: Southeast Asia Studies - Call for Proposals: GETSEA Spring 2025 Mini-Courses in Southeast Asian StudiesAre you a university or college faculty member interested in offering a mini-course for graduate students on a specific Southeast Asian studies topic? GETSEA (Graduate Education and Training in Southeast Asian Studies) is now accepting proposals for mini-courses for Spring… Read more: Call for Proposals: GETSEA Spring 2025 Mini-Courses in Southeast Asian Studies
- Assistant Professor, Asian Studies – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
The Department of Asian Studies in the College of Arts, Languages, and Letters at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa is accepting applications for a 9-month, tenure-track, full-time assistant professor position. The position will begin in Fall 2025, pending position… Read more: Assistant Professor, Asian Studies – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa - Assistant Teaching Professor of Vietnamese – University of Washington: Deadline November 1, 2024For Full Detail Visit Interfolio. The Department of Asian Languages & Literature at the University of Washington seeks a full-time Assistant Teaching Professor of Vietnamese, starting Autumn 2025. Key details include: Responsibilities: Qualifications: Opportunities: Application Materials: For more details and… Read more: Assistant Teaching Professor of Vietnamese – University of Washington: Deadline November 1, 2024
- Upcoming Book Talk: “Insurgent Communities: How Protests Create A Filipino Diaspora”
Friday, October 25, 2024, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM Register Here Join us for an engaging Book Talk on Friday, October 25, 2024, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM at SAUNDERS 704. This event, organized by the Asia Working Group of… Read more: Upcoming Book Talk: “Insurgent Communities: How Protests Create A Filipino Diaspora” - Northern Illinois University’s Advanced Indonesian Abroad Program – Summer 2025 | Deadline January 31, 2025
Apply Here Summer 2025: June 23 – Aug. 1, 2025 at Language Training Center, Universitas Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana (UKSW) in Salatiga, Central Java, Indonesia. The Advanced Indonesian Abroad Program is now accepting applications for Summer 2025! This immersive language… Read more: Northern Illinois University’s Advanced Indonesian Abroad Program – Summer 2025 | Deadline January 31, 2025 - Thinking with the Andayas: Histories of (Southeast) Asia in Motion
Join a hybrid seminar hosted by Singaporeʻs Yale-NUS College about the impact of beloved former CSEAS Directors, Drs. Leonard and Barbara Watson Andayaʻs scholarship! Thinking with the Andays: Histories of (Southeast) Asia in Motion!Date and time: July 4, 2024 at… Read more: Thinking with the Andayas: Histories of (Southeast) Asia in Motion - Congratulations to Dr. Miriam Stark!Please join us in congratulating University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Professor of Anthropology and Center for Southeast Asian Studies Director, Miriam Stark, PhD, for being awarded a 2024 Fulbright Fellowship to use her decades of research in Cambodia to provide… Read more: Congratulations to Dr. Miriam Stark!
- Fifty Years as Historians of Southeast Asia: Personal Perspectives
The UHM Center for Southeast Asian Studies is pleased to present a special and enriching event featuring Dr. Barbara Andaya and Dr. Leonard Andaya on the topic of “Fifty Years as Historians of Southeast Asia: Personal Perspectives” on Wednesday, March… Read more: Fifty Years as Historians of Southeast Asia: Personal Perspectives - Faculty Spotlight: Yati Paseng
Our first faculty spotlight for this semester is Rohayati Paseng, Librarian at Hamilton Library, Southeast Asia Collection at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa. Yati is of Bugis ethnicity originally from South Sulawesi, Indonesia. She joined UHM Library in September… Read more: Faculty Spotlight: Yati Paseng - Bookshelf Spotlight: Performing Arts and the Royal Courts of Southeast Asia, Vol. 1
Join University of Hawai’i at Mānoa’s Center for Southeast Asian Studies in congratulating our UH-CSEAS contributors to this important publication! - Invitation to join FLAS LinkedIn Alumni Group
Join the FLAS alumni group on LinkedIn to connect with fellow language and area studies specialists. - Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Toni Shapiro-Phim
Dr. Toni Shapiro-Phim is Co-Director of the Center’s Program in Peacebuilding and the Arts, and Associate Professor of Creativity, the Arts, and Social Transformation (CAST). - Congratulations, Dr. Ashok Das!
Professor Ashok Das is now promoted to Department Chair – Urban and Regional Planning! - Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Miriam Stark
Professor Miriam Stark is appointed to serve on the U.S Cultural Property Advisory Committee! - Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Ehito Kimura
Dr. Kimura is currently Associate Professor of Political Science and Affiliate Faculty with the Center for Southeast Asian Studies.