Transpacific AI/Technology Studies

The Ohio State University; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Asian Studies, Inc. in Columbus, OH invites applications for a scholarly role bridging East Asian studies and technology studies.

The candidate will contribute to AI Fluency initiatives, train graduate students, and expand media/digital humanities perspectives within a Transpacific framework. Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses that connect experiential learning with critical inquiry, and conducting cutting-edge qualitative research in relevant fields.

Qualifications

• PhD in East Asian Languages and Literatures, Asian American Studies, Comparative Literature, Digital Humanities, Media Studies, Communications, History of Science, Science/Technology/Society, Computational Cultural Studies, Human-Inspired AI, Computational Media, Arts, and Cultures or related field required at time of appointment.
• Native or near-native fluency in at least one East Asian language (Chinese, Japanese, Korean).
• Candidates must demonstrate achievement or strong promise of scholarly success.

Responsibilities

• Offer undergraduate courses that combine hands-on experiential learning with critical reflection, collaborative teamwork, and leadership development.
• Offer graduate courses that critically examine the transformative impact of AI and related technologies on social communities, cultural practices, media, and forms of communication in the Transpacific region.
• Conduct qualitative research at the cutting edge of East Asian Studies in Transpacific contexts and of technology studies with disciplinary expertise in related fields.

Skills

East Asian language fluency

Education

PhD in East Asian Languages and Literatures or related field

Job description

In keeping with the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures' commitment to interdisciplinarity, we are especially interested in scholars who can contribute to the university's AI Fluency Initiative (teaching) and the Arts and Humanities AI Humanities Institute (research) with expertise in East Asian Studies broadly defined. The successful candidate will examine the global flows of AI and related technologies in terms of their impact on society, the humanities, and the arts with special attention to the Transpacific region (East Asia, South East Asia, the Americas). Given that East Asia has fast become a hub and driver of open-source innovation in the AI sector, the successful candidate will be able to train graduate students and help build the toolkit of tomorrow’s alumni to include tech fluency, global media literacy, and intercultural competence in a Transpacific context.

The successful candidate will enhance and amplify the department’s strengths in media studies, digital humanities, performing arts, translation, and/or language pedagogy/linguistics. They will conduct qualitative research at the cutting edge of the fields of East Asian Studies in Transpacific contexts and of technology studies with disciplinary expertise in one or more of the following fields: East Asian Languages and Literatures, Comparative Literature, Asian American Studies, Digital Humanities, Media Studies, Communications, History of Science, Science/Technology/Society, Human-Inspired AI, Computational Media, Arts, and Cultures and/or related fields. They will offer undergraduate courses that combine hands-on experiential learning with critical reflection, collaborative teamwork, and leadership development to prepare undergraduate students for the job market of the future. They will offer graduate courses that critically examine the transformative impact of AI and related technologies on social communities, cultural practices, media, and forms of communication in the Transpacific region.

PhD in East Asian Languages and Literatures, Asian American Studies, Comparative Literature, Digital Humanities, Media Studies, Communications, History of Science, Science/Technology/Society, Computational Cultural Studies, Human-Inspired AI, Computational Media, Arts, and Cultures or related field required at time of appointment which is August 15, 2027. ABDs welcome to apply.

Native or near-native fluency in at least one East Asian language (Chinese, Japanese, Korean)

Candidates must demonstrate achievement or strong promise of scholarly success.