Assistant Research Fellow, Associate Research Fellow, or Research Fellow
Overview
The Institute of European and American Studies at Academia Sinica in Taiwan is seeking applications for an open-rank faculty position. The post may be filled as Assistant Research Fellow (tenure-track), Associate Research Fellow (with consideration for tenure) or Research Fellow (with tenure), which correspond to Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Full Professor but carry no teaching obligations. The post is on site.
The Institute is recruiting in all areas of European and American Studies. Particularly favourable consideration will be given to British, American and Anglophone literature including cultural studies; US-Taiwan-China relations, including US foreign relations, security and politics; demography and social stratification; EU politics, preferably EU environmental politics or degrowth, EU external relations, EU-Russia relations, the EU and Central and Eastern Europe, or EU constitutionalism; and philosophy, with priority for areas related to the Institute's research theme of Language, Cognition, and Society.
Who can apply
Qualified candidates must hold a PhD or expect to defend their dissertation before 31 October 2026.
How to apply
Applicants submit a CV with a complete list of publications, indicating SSCI-indexed journal articles where applicable and specifying the position sought. They also provide a research plan in English covering the current and next five to eight years (about 2,000 words), proof of their doctoral degree, master's and doctoral transcripts, at least a first draft of the dissertation, representative peer-reviewed publications from the last five years (since 2021) related to European and American Studies (comparative studies are acceptable), an English abstract of the dissertation if it is not written in Chinese or English, and a basic information sheet. Three letters of recommendation, preferably including one from the dissertation supervisor, must be sent directly by the referees with signatures (digital signatures acceptable), and letters submitted by applicants will not be considered.
Key dates
The submission deadline is 31 October 2026, Taipei local time.