Approximately three postdoctoral fellowships are offered each year by the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations for the study of issues in U.S.-Japan relations, Japan’s relations with other countries, and domestic issues that bear on Japan’s international behavior.

Awards and Benefits

The postdoctoral stipend is $44,000 plus health insurance. U.S.-Japan Advanced Research Fellows are offered shared office space at the Center and access to Harvard facilities.

Who is Eligible?

Candidates must have completed all the requirements for a Ph.D. or other terminal degree before the fellowship commences.

Terms

Advanced Research Fellows reside at the Center and, in addition to their own work, participate in the activities of the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations.

How to Apply

Contact Shinju Fujihira, associate director of the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, for more information or visit the program’s Web site to download an application.

Deadline

February 1, 2009.