Associate
As part of Asia Center's mission to promote intra- and inter-Asian research, the Asia Center invites applications from scholars whose research projects focus on two or more East, South, and Southeast Asian countries to become Asia Center Associates.
Term
The minimum length of affiliation is three months; the maximum is one year with the possibility of renewal. Part-time appointments or non-consecutive appointments for a fraction of a year will ordinarily count as a one-year appointment when determining eligibility for renewal.
Appointments generally run from September 1 to August 31.
Qualifications
Must hold a master’s degree (or equivalent) or higher academic degree and have the appropriate English fluency to engage with and contribute to the Asia Center's scholarly community.
Conditions of Affiliation
- Must be sponsored by a current Harvard junior or senior faculty member (please refer to the Asia Center Affiliate Faculty Sponsor Acknowledgement Form for details on sponsor responsibilities.)
- Generally employed full-time elsewhere at a public or private company or hold a non-ladder faculty appointment at another university.
Services Provided by the Asia Center
Harvard ID card that provides library privilege and e-mail address.
Please note that the appointment is unpaid, and Asia Center does not provide Visa sponsorship for Associates.
Application Procedure
The following documents must be submitted to Tenzin Ngodup (tngodup@fas.harvard.edu) by the deadline below:
- Asia Center Application for Affiliation
- Research proposal detailing what the applicant plans to accomplish during the appointment
- Current CV or résumé
- Letter of support from the faculty sponsor (sent directly from faculty sponsor)
- Certification of English Language Proficiency (filled out and signed by faculty sponsor)
- Asia Center Affiliate Faculty Sponsor Acknowledgement form (faculty sponsorship is a critical piece of the application)
Application Deadline
Friday, February 23, 2024