Job offer

Organisation / Company Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Department Research Management / Strategic Projects Research Field History » Archaeology History » Other Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions Postdoc Positions Country Spain Application Deadline 1 Sep 2025 - 23 : 59 (Europe / Madrid) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37,5 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe Reference Number 101163282 Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Job position

Postdoctoral Researcher

Job position requirements (skills / languages / required experience)

• PhD in History or East Asian Studies, with a focus on Japan. Candidates holding PhDs awarded by Japanese institutions preferred.
• 0-4 years of postdoctoral experience upon starting the position.
• Ability to conduct archival research using premodern Japanese sources.
• Develop a line of research in accordance with one of the project’s three core themes (Authority, Management, Exchange)
• Produce at least two peer-reviewed articles (or their equivalent) from this research.
• The successful candidate will be expected to take the lead on facilitate a paleography seminar for the group – potentially expanding to external participants, and to co-organize with the PI an annual International paleaography workshop.
• Contribute to the professional development of the team, particularly junior colleagues and predoctoral researchers. The PI will similarly commit to a concrete plan of professional development for the candidate.

Social Security, paid holiday and medical / family leave in accordance with Spanish law.

Eligibility criteria

Candidates must have a terminal degree in a related field and be within 4 years of their PhD at the time of application. They should expect to reside in Barcelona during the duration of the contract, and be able to travel to Japan (or elsewhere) for archival and fieldwork. Must be able to conduct independent research in the required primary languages.

Selection process

Applications will be accepted until 1 September. Short-listed candidates will be asked to submit a longer research proposal and writing sample. All materials at both stages may be submitted in either English or Japanese. Interview of shortlisted candidates will be completed within three weeks of the

submission deadline. Interviews will be conducted in Japanese and English. The start date is flexible, but is expected to be between 1 February and the 1 May, 2026.

Additional information

Candidates are strongly encouraged to review further particulars on the project and the position available at the project website : projectmma.uab.cat

Candidates seeking additional information can email the project PI Joshua Batts ( ) or project manager Rosa Puga Aranda ( ).

Any application that is not submitted in this way will not be included in the selection process.

Programmes : 2024 ERC Starting Grant no. 101163282 - Horizon Europe

Any application that is not submitted in this way will not be included in the selection process.

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