Dr. Mio Wakita
University Education
Professional Experience
Internships
Scholarships and Grants
Professional Career
University Education
2004 – 2010
Heidelberg University, Germany, Ph.D. in East Asian Art History
1997 – 2004
University of Bonn, Germany, Magistra Artium (M.A.) in European and East Asian Art History
1993 – 1997
Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
Professional Experience
from March 2013
Heidelberg University, Germany, Assistant Professor of Japanese Art Histories
2011 – 2012
Heidelberg University, Germany, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context – Shifting Asymmetries in Cultural Flows" (Research group of Prof. Harald Fuess; Asian Sea)
2004 – 2008
Heidelberg University, Germany, Assistant Professor of Japanese Art Histories
2005 – 2006
Heidelberg University and Museum for East Asian Art, Berlin, Germany, Research and Editorial Staff for the Exhibition Catalogue Project "Kunst aus Japan: Die Sammlung John C. Weber, New York / Arts of Japan: The John C. Weber Collection"
2000 – 2004
Gallery Delank, Cologne, Germany, Gallery Assistant Researcher
Internships
1999/07
Internship at the Yokohama Museum of Art, Yokohama
1999/08
Internship at the Setagaya Museum of Art, Tôkyô
2001/02 – 2001/03
Internship at the Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany
Scholarships and Grants
2012
Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context", Heidelberg University, Full Travel Scholarship
2011
The Kajima Foundation for the Arts, Tokyo (鹿島美術財団), Research Grant (美術に関する調査研究助成)
2007/11 – 2007/12
Hammonds-Foundation, Dallas / Baden-Baden, Travel Scholarship
2007/08 – 2007/09
Foundation German Humanities Institutes Abroad / Max Weber Foundation (Stiftung Deutsche Geistes-wissenschaftliche Institute im Ausland / Max Weber Stiftung), Bonn, Gerald D. Feldman Research Travel Scholarship
2007/01 – 2007/03
Toshiba International Foundation, Tokyo (東芝国際交流財団), Toshiba International Foundation Scholarship (東芝国際交流財団研究助成金)
2006/10 – 2006/12
Hammonds-Foundation, Dallas/Baden-Baden, Postgraduate Research Scholarship