Lianbin Dai is a Sinologist by training with a D. Phil degree in Oriental Studies from the University of Oxford. His area of specialization is the cultural and social history of late imperial China (1368 â 1911). His research encompasses issues of traditional Chinese knowledge culture (especially history of the Chinese humanities as a whole). He has undertaken extensive studies ranging from textual scholarship to material culture. Before relocating to Victoria, BC, Canada with his family, he has held a series of teaching and research positions in York University (Toronto, Canada), University of Alberta (Edmonton), University of British Columbia (Vancouver), Harvard University, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (Berlin, Germany), and University of Oxford. For more information, please visit his personal website.
Dr. Dai enjoys working with students interested in East Asian cultures and civilizations, particularly Chinese history, philosophy and culture by intensively reading core texts and other primary verbal and visual materials (in English and/or Chinese).
Doctoral
2007-2012
D. Phil in Oriental Studies
University of Oxford
Lecturer in Chinese Studies
University of Victoria
2019-Present
Research Associate
York University, York Centre for Asian Research (Toronto, Canada)
2018-Present
Instructor in History
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
2016-2016
Curator in the Mactaggart Art Collection
University of Alberta, the University of Alberta Museums
2015-2016
College Fellow in East Asian Languages and Civilizations
Harvard University
2013-2014
Consultant, Appraiser, Bibliographer of Chinese Bibliographical Documents
The University of British Columbia, Asian Library, and Rare Books & Special Collections (RBSC)
2012-2014
Postdoctoral Fellow
Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG, Berlin, Germany)
2012-2012
Departmental Instructor
University of Oxford, Faculty of Oriental Studies
2008-2009