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Brawijaya International Conference on Sustainability, Energy, and Development (BRICSED) 2027
Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia
The 1st Brawijaya International Conference on Sustainability, Energy, and Development (BRICSED) 2027 is an international scientific conference and student paper competition held by the International Relations Study Program of Universitas Brawijaya and supported by the Japan Foundation Jakarta. With the main theme of “Energy, Equity, and Earth: People at the Heart of Sustainable Futures”, the event focuses on expanding academic dialogue and global collaboration on the topics of energy, sustainability, and development. The conference addresses the need for stronger academic networks and research-based collaboration among Indonesian and Japanese universities, while also engaging experts from Southeast Asia and Japan to provide global perspectives. See the website for details. Application deadline: November 10, 2026.
Assistant Professor Faculty Position in the Department of Anthropology, with a focus on Livable and Resilient Cities
Boston University
The Department of Anthropology at Boston University’s College of Arts and Sciences invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position whose work focuses on livable and resilient cities. Specifically, we seek an anthropological archaeologist specializing in comparative analyses of urban resilience and preservation. Qualified applicants should have expertise in the analysis of large datasets dealing with urban centers over deep time, with particular implications for understanding issues of quality of life and resiliency, and/or dealing with the tangible heritage of archaeological and historical cities as part of contemporary ones. This position is part of BU’s major investment in convergent research, bringing together bold ideas, deep expertise, and perspectives from across disciplines to take on society’s most critical challenges. See the website for details. Priority deadline: November 15, 2026. Applications will close November 30.
Southeast Conference of the Association for Asian Studies (SEC/AAS)
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
The Universiry of Tennessee, Knoxville cordially invites proposals for panels, roundtables, individual papers, and workshops that engage, but are not limited to, the conference theme, “Asias in the Remaking: Histories, Practices, Imaginaries.” All disciplines focusing on Northeast Asia, Inner Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Asian diaspora are welcome, as are comparative, inter-Asian, and global Asia topics. Faculty, graduate students, undergraduate students, and independent scholars from all regions are encouraged to share their work, receive feedback, and network at the conference. See the website for details. The deadline has been extended to November 15, 2026.
2027-28 Mahindra Humanities Center Postdoctoral Fellow
Harvard University
The Mahindra Humanities Center invites applications for four one-year postdoctoral fellowships on the topic of the environmental humanities, drawn from any humanistic discipline. We interpret the environmental humanities in the broadest terms, to include all parts of the world and historical eras. Topics may include (but are not limited to) humanistic approaches to climate change, biodiversity, social justice, environmental justice, food justice, regenerative practices, gardening, landscape, urban foraging, health, and animal studies. See the website for details. Application deadline: November 20, 2026.
US Scholar Research Fellowships
Center for Khmer Studies
The Center for Khmer Studies (CKS) provides research fellowships to US scholars in all disciplines in the social sciences and the humanities who seek to pursue research focusing on Cambodia, or on Cambodia within a comparative regional (including Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, and southern China) or wider international context, provided that some portion of their research is undertaken in Cambodia. CKS Research Fellows are given direct funding for their research and access to in-country resources and are provided with logistical support and contacts while in-country. Scholars who hold a PhD are eligible for Senior Research Fellowships, while current doctoral students are eligible for Dissertation Research Fellowships. See the website for details. Application deadline: November 30, 2026.
2027 Blakemore Foundation Asian Language Fellowships
Blakemore Foundation
For the 2027/2028 academic year, the Blakemore Foundation will award fellowships for one academic year of full-time, intensive language study of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, or Khmer at the advanced level in approved language programs in East or Southeast Asia. Applicants must be American citizens or permanent residents of the United States. See the website for details. Application deadline: December 20, 2026.
2027 CAORC-INYA Short-term Fellowship Program
Inya Institute
The Inya Institute is now opening the call for the 2027 CAORC-INYA Short Term Fellowships competition for research that will contribute to studies on Myanmar and to a better understanding of the country’s past or present political and socio-economic situation. Applicants must be U.S. citizens currently enrolled in a graduate program (Master’s or Doctoral level) at an institution of higher education in the U.S. or elsewhere. The 2027 CAORC-INYA Fellows will have until October 30, 2027, to complete their research work in a Third Country (outside of the U.S. and Myanmar). See the website for more details. Application deadline: December 20, 2026 (11:59 PM EST).
2027 School of Pacific and Asian Studies Graduate Student Conference
The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
This conference aims to foster interdisciplinary dialogue in any field with a focus on one or more places or peoples in Asia, past or present. We look at the intersections of indigeneity, locality, and modernity through the lens of identity, care, labor, performance, and frontiers of knowledge. How do our encounters and identities across times, spaces, and borders thread together new realities? How do practices of sustenance, creative expression, production, and reproduction knit together new possibilities? How have local modes of being and knowing engaged with and transformed the forces of modernization? What ethical responsibilities emerge when Indigenous knowledges encounter contemporary institutions and social transformations? What kinds of moral imagination and responsibility are needed to shape Asian futures? Ultimately, how can we weave indigenous and place-based knowledges into an increasingly interconnected world? See details and apply here. Regular Deadline: December 31, 2026. Apply by November 27th for early decision.
Assistant Professor in the history of Southeast Asia
University of Hawai'i at Manoa
The Department of History invites applications for a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor in the history of Southeast Asia to begin August 2027, pending position clearance and availability of funds. The area and period of research in Southeast Asian history are open. Candidates specializing in the early modern period, Mainland Southeast Asia, or Islamic Southeast Asia are especially encouraged to apply. We also welcome applications from scholars whose research transcends conventional approaches to Southeast Asian history, including transnational or transregional scholarship on themes such as (im)mobility, the environmental and digital humanities, comparative colonialism, and religion. The successful candidate will be expected to publish peer reviewed research and teach Southeast Asia survey courses, as well as general and advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in their areas of expertise. See the website for details. Review of applications will begin on January 5, 2027, and will continue until filled.
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