He is currently Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Duke University's Trinity College of Arts & Sciences.
[2] Before his professorship at Duke, Rojas was Assistant Professor of Modern Chinese Literature and Film at the University of Florida.
[4] Rojas has also translated several books by Chinese novelist and short story writer Yan Lianke.
[5][6][7] His translation of Yan Lianke's The Four Books was shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker International Prize.
"[14] Rojas served on the jury of the 2015 Newman Prize for Chinese Literature and the 2020 Dream of the Red Chamber Award.