Laboratory of KAMEI Nobutaka: Curriculum Vitae

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NAME

KAMEI Nobutaka

NATIONALITY

Japanese

SEX

Male

TITLE

Doctor in Science, Kyoto University (March 25, 2002, Doctor in Science No. 2502)

SPECIALITY

Cultural anthropology; African area studies

CURRENT POSITION

April 1, 2017 Professor, Department of International and Cultural Studies, School of Foreign Studies, Aichi Prefectural University

EDUCATION

April 1, 1990 Enrolled in the Department of Science, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University.

March 24, 1994 Bachelor in Science, Kyoto University (mainly majored in biology).

April 1, 1994 Enrolled in the Master's Course, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University (majored in zoology).

March 23, 1996 Master in Science, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University (majored in zoology).

April 1, 1996 Enrolled in the Doctoral Course, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University (majored in biological science, section of zoology).

March 25, 2002 Doctor in Science, Kyoto University.

CAREERS [*: main professions]

May 1, 1998 Teaching Assistant, Kyoto University (- March 31, 1999)

April 1, 2001 * Research Fellow (DC2), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (- March 31, 2002)

April 1, 2002 * Research Fellow (PD), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (- March 31, 2004)

April 1, 2002 Lecturer, Seian University of Art and Design (- March 31, 2005)

April 1, 2003 Lecturer, Kwansei Gakuin University (- September 24, 2007)

July 2003 Visiting Researcher, Gallaudet University, USA (- September, 2003)

April 1, 2004 * COE Research Fellow, Kwansei Gakuin University (- March 31, 2006)

April 1, 2005 Lecturer, Osaka University of Foreign Studies (- September 30, 2007)

April 1, 2006 * COE Associate Professor ("Jo-kyoju"), Kwansei Gakuin University (- March 31, 2007)

April 1, 2007 * COE Associate Professor ("Jun-kyoju"), Kwansei Gakuin University (- August 31, 2007)

April 1, 2007 Lecturer, Yamaguchi University (- March 31, 2008)

September 1, 2007 * Research Fellow, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (- March 31, 2010)

October 1, 2007 Lecturer, Osaka University (- March 31, 2008)

April 1, 2008 Lecturer, Rikkyo University (- September 18, 2009)

April 1, 2010 * Associate Professor, Osaka International University (- March 31, 2011)

June 1, 2010 Lecturer, University of Shizuoka (- March 31, 2011)

April 1, 2011 Lecturer, Osaka International University (- March 31, 2012)

April 1, 2011 * Associate Professor, Aichi Prefectural University (- March 31, 2017)

April 1, 2011 Lecturer, Tohoku University (- September 30, 2011)

June 1, 2011 Lecturer, University of Shizuoka (- March 31, 2012)

April 10, 2012 Lecturer, University of Shizuoka (- March 31, 2013)

April 1, 2013 Lecturer, Nanzan University (- September 15, 2013)

April 10, 2013 Lecturer, University of Shizuoka (- March 31, 2014)

September 1, 2013 Lecturer, Shizuoka University (- September 30, 2013)

October 1, 2013 Lecturer, Hirosaki University (- March 31, 2014)

April 1, 2014 Lecturer, Nanzan University (- September 15, 2014)

April 10, 2014 Lecturer, University of Shizuoka (- March 31, 2015)

April 1, 2015 Lecturer, Nanzan University (- September 13, 2015)

April 1, 2016 Lecturer, Nanzan University (- September 15, 2016)

April 1, 2017 * Professor, Aichi Prefectural University

April 6, 2017 Visiting Professor of the Research and Training Unit of Languages, Literatures and Civilizations (UFR LLC), associate member of the Institute of Applied Linguistics, Félix Houphouët-Boigny University, Côte d'Ivoire (- Octobre 3, 2017)

October 4, 2017 Visiting Researcher of the Centre for French-Japanese Advanced Studies in Paris (CEAFJP), the France-Japan Foundation (FFJ) of the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), France (- March 18, 2018)

September 15, 2018 Lecturer, Nanzan University (- November 15, 2018)

September 14, 2019 Lecturer, Nanzan University (- November 17, 2019)

COMMITTEE SERVICE

January 29, 2011 Board member (January 29, 2011-); Secretariat (April 1, 2012 - March 31, 2016), Chubu Society of Anthropology

April 1, 2018 Board member; Council member, Japanese Society of Cultural Anthropology (- March 31, 2020 [expiration])

[Committee service in the past]

May 2009 Editorial board member, Japanese Association of Sign Linguistics (- December 31, 2011)

November 21, 2009 Board member, Research group "Disabilities and development," Japan Society for International Development (- December 1, 2013)

April 1, 2012 Board member; Council member, Japanese Society of Cultural Anthropology (- March 31, 2016)

November 2016 Guest speaker, the 23rd committee, Section of Anthropology, Committee of Area Studies, Science Council of Japan (- December 2016)

April 1, 2011 Councilor, Japan Association for African Studies (- March 31, 2017)

June 1, 2016 The chairperson, the evaluation committee of the research projects, National Museum of Ethnology (- March 31, 2017)

April 1, 2012 Chief organizer, Research group "Anthropology of responsiveness," Japanese Society of Cultural Anthropology (- March 31, 2018)

April 17, 2016 Committee member, Committee for Information Services, Japanese Society of Cultural Anthropology (- March 31, 2018)

COMMISSIONED RESEARCH

[Commissioned research in the past]

June 2003 Researcher, Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf (- March 2006)

April 2005 Co-Researcher, Institute of Developing Economies (- March 2009)

April 2006 Researcher, Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, National Center of Sign Language Education (- June 2012)

July 2007 Visiting Researcher, Osaka University of Foreign Studies (- September 2007)

September 2007 COE Research Associate, 21st COE program, Kwansei Gakuin University (- March 2008)

October 2007 Visiting Researcher, Osaka University (- March 2012)

April 2008 Member of Culture dynamics unit, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (- March 2010)

April 2008 Researcher, Institute for Advanced Social Research, Kwansei Gakuin University (- March 2010)

June 2009 Visiting Research Fellow, Asian Research Center for Social Well-being and Development, Nihon Fukushi University (- March 2013)

October 2009 Collaborative Researcher of the core research project, National Museum of Ethnology (- March 2013)

April 2008 Member of joint research projects, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (- March 2015)

October 2011 Member of joint research projects, National Museum of Ethnology (- March 2015)

April 2013 Board member of Field Science Colloquium, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (- March 2015)

April 2013 Co-Researcher, Institute of Developing Economies (- March 2015)

April 2013 Core member, "Next 30" Forum of industry-university cooperation, Chubu Economic Federation (Chukeiren) (- March 2015)

April 2014 Project member "Desertification and livelihood in semi-arid Afro-Eurasia," Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (- March 2017)

CERTIFICATIONS

September 1996 Driver's license

March 2002 Specialized certificate of high school teacher (Science)

October 2005 Certified Social Researcher

April 2006 Japanese Sign Language Interpreter certified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan ("Shuwa-Tsuyaku-Shi")

July 2006 The Pre-1st Grade of the STEP Test (in practical English proficiency), Eiken Foundation of Japan

February 8, 2019 Niveau 1 bis, Diplôme d'Aptitude Pratique au Français (DAPF), Association pour la Promotion de l'Enseignement du Français (APEF)

LANGUAGES

Japanese First language

English Skills for daily conversations and researches

French Skills for daily conversations and researches

Baka Skills for daily conversations and researches

Japanese Sign Language (JSL) Skills for daily conversations and researches

Sign languages in West and Central Africa Skills for daily conversations and researches
(Including Francophone African Sign Language (LSAF*), Ghanaian Sign Language and Nigerian Sign Language)

American Sign Language (ASL) Skills of basic conversations

Chinese Beginner's level

German Beginner's level

Arabic Beginner's level

Korean Beginner's level

French Sign Language (LSF) Beginner's level

(*) LSAF:= Langue des signes d'Afrique Francophone, common sign language used in French-speaking West and Central Africa (contact sign language made of ASL, written/spoken French and indigenous signs in Africa).

AWARD

November 24, 2007 Awarded by the Japan International Society for International Development (JASID) (2007 JASID Award for Excellent Work by Young Researchers) ("History of Deaf people and sign languages in Africa: Fieldwork in the "kingdom" derived from Andrew J. Foster")

December 21, 2009 Awarded by the Social Security Council, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (2009 Recommended Cultural Materials of Child Welfare) ("Let's visit the Deaf world")

November 26, 2011 Awarded by the Japan International Society for International Development (JASID) (2011 JASID Special Award) (Mori, Soya ed. "Poverty reduction for the disabled in developing countries: How do they live?," as one of the contributors)

February 28, 2012 Excellent faculty member in the domains of education and research, Aichi Prefectural University

February 19, 2015 Excellent faculty member in the domains of university management and contribution to society, Aichi Prefectural University

February 23, 2017 Excellent faculty member in the domains of education and research, Aichi Prefectural University

February 4, 2020 Excellent faculty member in the domains of education and research, Aichi Prefectural University

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April 1, 1990	Enrolled in the Department of Science, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University.
March 24, 1994	Bachelor in Science, Kyoto University (mainly majored in biology).
April 1, 1994	Enrolled in the Master's Course, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University (majored in zoology).
March 23, 1996	Master in Science, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University (majored in zoology).
April 1, 1996	Enrolled in the Doctoral Course, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University (majored in biological science, section of zoology).
March 25, 2002	Doctor in Science, Kyoto University.

May 1, 1998	Teaching Assistant, Kyoto University (- March 31, 1999)
April 1, 2001	* Research Fellow (DC2), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (- March 31, 2002)
April 1, 2002	* Research Fellow (PD), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (- March 31, 2004)
April 1, 2002	Lecturer, Seian University of Art and Design (- March 31, 2005)
April 1, 2003	Lecturer, Kwansei Gakuin University (- September 24, 2007)
July 2003	Visiting Researcher, Gallaudet University, USA (- September, 2003)
April 1, 2004	* COE Research Fellow, Kwansei Gakuin University (- March 31, 2006)
April 1, 2005	Lecturer, Osaka University of Foreign Studies (- September 30, 2007)
April 1, 2006	* COE Associate Professor ("Jo-kyoju"), Kwansei Gakuin University (- March 31, 2007)
April 1, 2007	* COE Associate Professor ("Jun-kyoju"), Kwansei Gakuin University (- August 31, 2007)
April 1, 2007	Lecturer, Yamaguchi University (- March 31, 2008)
September 1, 2007	* Research Fellow, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (- March 31, 2010)
October 1, 2007	Lecturer, Osaka University (- March 31, 2008)
April 1, 2008	Lecturer, Rikkyo University (- September 18, 2009)
April 1, 2010	* Associate Professor, Osaka International University (- March 31, 2011)
June 1, 2010	Lecturer, University of Shizuoka (- March 31, 2011)
April 1, 2011	Lecturer, Osaka International University (- March 31, 2012)
April 1, 2011	* Associate Professor, Aichi Prefectural University (- March 31, 2017)
April 1, 2011	Lecturer, Tohoku University (- September 30, 2011)
June 1, 2011	Lecturer, University of Shizuoka (- March 31, 2012)
April 10, 2012	Lecturer, University of Shizuoka (- March 31, 2013)
April 1, 2013	Lecturer, Nanzan University (- September 15, 2013)
April 10, 2013	Lecturer, University of Shizuoka (- March 31, 2014)
September 1, 2013	Lecturer, Shizuoka University (- September 30, 2013)
October 1, 2013	Lecturer, Hirosaki University (- March 31, 2014)
April 1, 2014	Lecturer, Nanzan University (- September 15, 2014)
April 10, 2014	Lecturer, University of Shizuoka (- March 31, 2015)
April 1, 2015	Lecturer, Nanzan University (- September 13, 2015)
April 1, 2016	Lecturer, Nanzan University (- September 15, 2016)
April 1, 2017	* Professor, Aichi Prefectural University
April 6, 2017	Visiting Professor of the Research and Training Unit of Languages, Literatures and Civilizations (UFR LLC), associate member of the Institute of Applied Linguistics, Félix Houphouët-Boigny University, Côte d'Ivoire (- Octobre 3, 2017)
October 4, 2017	Visiting Researcher of the Centre for French-Japanese Advanced Studies in Paris (CEAFJP), the France-Japan Foundation (FFJ) of the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), France (- March 18, 2018)
September 15, 2018	Lecturer, Nanzan University (- November 15, 2018)
September 14, 2019	Lecturer, Nanzan University (- November 17, 2019)

January 29, 2011	Board member (January 29, 2011-); Secretariat (April 1, 2012 - March 31, 2016), Chubu Society of Anthropology
April 1, 2018	Board member; Council member, Japanese Society of Cultural Anthropology (- March 31, 2020 [expiration])

May 2009	Editorial board member, Japanese Association of Sign Linguistics (- December 31, 2011)
November 21, 2009	Board member, Research group "Disabilities and development," Japan Society for International Development (- December 1, 2013)
April 1, 2012	Board member; Council member, Japanese Society of Cultural Anthropology (- March 31, 2016)
November 2016	Guest speaker, the 23rd committee, Section of Anthropology, Committee of Area Studies, Science Council of Japan (- December 2016)
April 1, 2011	Councilor, Japan Association for African Studies (- March 31, 2017)
June 1, 2016	The chairperson, the evaluation committee of the research projects, National Museum of Ethnology (- March 31, 2017)
April 1, 2012	Chief organizer, Research group "Anthropology of responsiveness," Japanese Society of Cultural Anthropology (- March 31, 2018)
April 17, 2016	Committee member, Committee for Information Services, Japanese Society of Cultural Anthropology (- March 31, 2018)

June 2003	Researcher, Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, Japanese Federation of the Deaf (- March 2006)
April 2005	Co-Researcher, Institute of Developing Economies (- March 2009)
April 2006	Researcher, Japan Institute for Sign Language Studies, National Center of Sign Language Education (- June 2012)
July 2007	Visiting Researcher, Osaka University of Foreign Studies (- September 2007)
September 2007	COE Research Associate, 21st COE program, Kwansei Gakuin University (- March 2008)
October 2007	Visiting Researcher, Osaka University (- March 2012)
April 2008	Member of Culture dynamics unit, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (- March 2010)
April 2008	Researcher, Institute for Advanced Social Research, Kwansei Gakuin University (- March 2010)
June 2009	Visiting Research Fellow, Asian Research Center for Social Well-being and Development, Nihon Fukushi University (- March 2013)
October 2009	Collaborative Researcher of the core research project, National Museum of Ethnology (- March 2013)
April 2008	Member of joint research projects, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (- March 2015)
October 2011	Member of joint research projects, National Museum of Ethnology (- March 2015)
April 2013	Board member of Field Science Colloquium, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (- March 2015)
April 2013	Co-Researcher, Institute of Developing Economies (- March 2015)
April 2013	Core member, "Next 30" Forum of industry-university cooperation, Chubu Economic Federation (Chukeiren) (- March 2015)
April 2014	Project member "Desertification and livelihood in semi-arid Afro-Eurasia," Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (- March 2017)

September 1996	Driver's license
March 2002	Specialized certificate of high school teacher (Science)
October 2005	Certified Social Researcher
April 2006	Japanese Sign Language Interpreter certified by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan ("Shuwa-Tsuyaku-Shi")
July 2006	The Pre-1st Grade of the STEP Test (in practical English proficiency), Eiken Foundation of Japan
February 8, 2019	Niveau 1 bis, Diplôme d'Aptitude Pratique au Français (DAPF), Association pour la Promotion de l'Enseignement du Français (APEF)

Japanese	First language
English	Skills for daily conversations and researches
French	Skills for daily conversations and researches
Baka	Skills for daily conversations and researches
Japanese Sign Language (JSL)	Skills for daily conversations and researches
Sign languages in West and Central Africa	Skills for daily conversations and researches (Including Francophone African Sign Language (LSAF*), Ghanaian Sign Language and Nigerian Sign Language)
American Sign Language (ASL)	Skills of basic conversations
Chinese	Beginner's level
German	Beginner's level
Arabic	Beginner's level
Korean	Beginner's level
French Sign Language (LSF)	Beginner's level

November 24, 2007	Awarded by the Japan International Society for International Development (JASID) (2007 JASID Award for Excellent Work by Young Researchers) ("History of Deaf people and sign languages in Africa: Fieldwork in the "kingdom" derived from Andrew J. Foster")
December 21, 2009	Awarded by the Social Security Council, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (2009 Recommended Cultural Materials of Child Welfare) ("Let's visit the Deaf world")
November 26, 2011	Awarded by the Japan International Society for International Development (JASID) (2011 JASID Special Award) (Mori, Soya ed. "Poverty reduction for the disabled in developing countries: How do they live?," as one of the contributors)
February 28, 2012	Excellent faculty member in the domains of education and research, Aichi Prefectural University
February 19, 2015	Excellent faculty member in the domains of university management and contribution to society, Aichi Prefectural University
February 23, 2017	Excellent faculty member in the domains of education and research, Aichi Prefectural University
February 4, 2020	Excellent faculty member in the domains of education and research, Aichi Prefectural University