The Department of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies at Duke University in Durham, NC invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the assistant professor level in Japanese studies to begin July 1, 2024. We are seeking candidates specialized in Japanese cultural studies with emphases on, but not limited to, new media and technology, gender and sexuality, the environment, and race, migration and diaspora. As part of the Department’s multi-search initiative in Japanese, Korean, and South Asian studies, the Department welcomes candidates who will engage with colleagues across languages and cultures covered by the department and the larger Duke community. A Ph.D. is required at the time of appointment. Native or near-native fluency in Japanese and English is required.