Juha Janhunen - Curriculum vitae#
Education and degrees awarded
- 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
Professional appointments
- 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
Academic activities abroad
- 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
Academic memberships
- 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
Administrative positions
- 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
Travels and field experience in Asia
- 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
