!!Juha Janhunen - Curriculum vitae

__Education and degrees awarded__
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*Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D., Finnish standard), Univ of Helsinki 1986
*Licentiate of Philosophy (Ph.D., US standard), Univ of Helsinki 1983
*Candidate of Philosophy (M.A.), Univ of Helsinki 1976
*Candidate in the Humanities (B.A.), Univ of Helsinki 1973
*Matriculated from high school, Helsinki Normal Lyceum 1970
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__Professional appointments__
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*Professor in East Asian Studies, Univ of Helsinki, since 1994
*Appointed to the chair of Finno-Ugrian Studies, Univ of Oslo 1994
*Senior research fellow, Academy of Finland, Helsinki 1988–1994
*Docent in North Asian Studies, Univ of Helsinki 1986–1994
*Acting professor in Finno-Ugrian studies, Univ of Helsinki 1987–1989
*Junior research fellow, Academy of Finland, Helsinki 1985–1988
*Assistant, Univ of Helsinki, Dept. of Finno-Ugrian studies 1973–1985
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__Academic activities abroad__
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*Visiting fellow, ILCAA, Tokyo Univ of Foreign Studies 2006-2007
*Visiting fellow, Slavic Research Institute, Sapporo 2001
*Honorary Professor, Inner Mongolia Univ, China, since 1998
*Visiting professor, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka 1994–1995
*Visiting research fellow, National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka 1985–1986
*Mombusho research student, Japan 1977–1979
*Visiting student, Hungary 1974
*Regular research visits to the USSR/Russian Federation, since 1971
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__Academic memberships__
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*Elected member, Academia Europaea, London 2008
*Elected member, Societas Scientiarum Fennica, Helsinki 2003
*Founding member, Finnish Association of East Asian Studies 1987
*Fellow, Royal Asiatic Society, London 1986
*Member, Finnish Oriental Society, Helsinki 1983
*Member, Finno-Ugrian Society, Helsinki 1971
*Member, Finnish Literary Society, Helsinki 1970
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__Administrative positions__
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*Board Member, Finland-Northeast Asia Trade Association, since 2010
*President, Finlandssvensk Samling rf., since 2008
*President, Finnish-Tibetan Cultural Association, since 2004
*Director, Institute for Asian and African Studies, Univ of Helsinki 2004-2006
*Vice-president, Finnish Oriental Society, Helsinki, since 1998
*Secretary-General, Finno-Ugrian Society, Helsinki 1984–1993
*Board member, Finnish Association of East Asian Studies 1991–2000
*Board member, Finnish Oriental Society, Helsinki, since 1983
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__Travels and field experience in Asia__
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*Field work in northwestern China (Gansu & Qinghai), 10 field periods 1996–2009
*Field work in northeastern China (Manchuria), 8 field periods 1986–1994
*Visit to southeastern China (Canton & Hong Kong) 1990 , 1996
*Visits to southwestern China (Yunnan/Sichuan) 2001, 2003, 2007
*Field excursions to the Ainu and Orok in Hokkaido, Japan 1978–2001
*Research visit to the Russian Far East (Vladivostok) 1991
*Research visit to Buryatia 1989
*Research visits to South Siberia (Khakassia & Tuva) 1983, 2002
*Research and conference visits to Mongolia, since 1976
*Visits to South Korea 1978, 2001, 2007
*Trans-Siberian overland travel, 27 times between 1976-2001