Call for Applications: Remote Internship on Japanese fashion history (apply by Dec 9)

III Global Research Program

Global Internships for Research and Practice-Based Learning

The Global Research Program promotes international research collaboration, connecting UC Chile researchers with master’s and senior undergraduate international students. Students from all over the world may become interns in real research projects led by faculty at UC Chile, learning skills that will be valuable in their home universities and in their future fields of occupation. The internships are unpaid, vary in length and responsibilities, and may be completed on-site, hybrid, or remote. The call is open to all areas of knowledge.

Clothing and Illustration Regulations in 1940s Japan

Faculty supervisor: Camila Gutiérrez

This project studies the clothing regulations imposed by the “Committee for Reform of National Dress” during World War II in Japan. Following these regulations, in the 1940s Japanese fashion magazines began to promote “women’s standard clothing” (fujin hyōjun fuku) and “remade clothing” (kōsei fuku). This leg of the research is concerned with how bodies were recommended to be drawn according to the Comittee’s regulations, particularly regarding posture, proportions, and height.

Duration: 6 weeks.

Intern skills required:

  • Required: Upper-intermediate or advanced reading ability in the Japanese language. Advanced proficiency in the English language. Access to a stable internet connection for web research, Zoom meetings, and written reports. Must be at least in their second year of college or university.
  • Desired: Intellectual interest in cultural studies, literary studies, history, visual arts, or related fields. Access and familiarity with ILLIAD or another interlibrary loan system through their university.

Responsibilities:

  • Browse databases of newspapers and academic articles holding materials in the Japanese language.
  • Compile a bibliography in a citation format to be determined (MLA, APA, Chicago or other depending on the intern’s field).
  • Annotate bibliographic entries and produce short japns-engl translations of specific passages upon request.
  • The research intern will be welcomed and encouraged to use the findings of this research in their own academic activities (class paper, poster competitions, undergraduate conference presentation, or similar.)

General Guidelines

Important dates

  • Student application process: 4 November to 9 December, 2024.
  • Start (April~May 2025) – Ending (July~August 2025).

General Eligibility requirements

  • Applicants must be in the senior year of their bachelor’s or undergraduate degree at one of our partner or non-partner universities. Internships are also open to master’s students. It is the applicant’s sole responsibility to submit the necessary information and documentation.

Interested students must upload the following documents through the Application Form below.

  • Statement of Purpose (1 page)
  • Updated CV or Resume (1 page)
  • Transcripts or records of the last academic period (unofficial transcripts admitted)
  • English or Spanish proficiency tests, if required

Benefits

  • At the end of the internship, UC Chile will issue a certificate of completion of the Global Research Program.
  • Travel information and immigration
  • UC | Chile ID
  • Wi-Fi Connections on campus
  • Access to the Library

Contact

For information about this and other opportunities to Study abroad, please contact:

  • Cristián Bonilla. Head of Study Abroad & International Internships. cbonillam@uc.cl
  • Javiera Ballesteros. Coordinator of Study Abroad & International Internships. javiera.ballesteros@uc.cl

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