Oxford-Wolfson Min Sunshik Graduate Scholarship in Modern Korean Literature (for Master of Studies in Korean Studies) Wolfson College and the International Communication Foundation are offering a fully-funded graduate scholarship at the University of Oxford from the beginning of the academic year 2017-2018 for a student undertaking a Master of Studies in Korean Studies. Preference will be given to applicants focussing… Read more →

The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position as assistant or associate professor of modern Korean history. The appointment is to begin August 1, 2017, subject to availability of funds and position clearance. Duties and Responsibilities 1. Teach lower-division survey courses, upper-division, and graduate-level courses in area(s) of specialization; 2. Advise undergraduate and graduate students;… Read more →

Lecturer in Korean Studies University of Central Lancashire – School of Languages and Global Studies REQ002187 Hours: Full Time (1.0 FTE) Basis:  Indefinite Grade: H (£34,576 to £40,082) Closing Date: Wednesday 5th October 2016 Interview Date: Wednesday 19 October 2016 The School of Languages and Global Studies at the University of Central Lancashire wishes to appoint a Lecturer in Korean… Read more →

  12 months fixed term contract from September 2016. The School of Finance and Management at SOAS invites applications for two posts of Lecturer in International Management tenable from September 2016 (12 months fixed term). You will be expected to convene and teach core theory and regional/thematic modules in international management, the business environment and/or finance at undergraduate and postgraduate… Read more →

The Asia Literary Review has just published a second special issue, this time focusing on young Korean writers, and will be launching in London in the second week of May, with events featuring Han Yujoo and Cheon Myeong-kwan, and Deborah Smith, translator of Booker-shortlisted The Vegetarian, by Han Kang, at Asia House, SOAS and the Korean Cultural Centre. For full… Read more →

The Inter-University Center for Korean Language Studies at SKKU has launched itself and is recruiting. This institution is modelled after the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies in Yokohama and seeks to establish itself as the premier institution for higher-level language training offered to non-East Asian students who have different learning needs from their Chinese and Japanese colleagues. For more information, see their… Read more →

Non-Tenure Stream Visiting Assistant Professor, East Asian Languages and Literatures 2016-2017 https://apply.interfolio.com/34256 The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh invites applications for a one-year non-tenure stream appointment as (NTS) visiting assistant professor, beginning September, 2016, pending budgetary approval. Areas of teaching and research interest of the successful candidate should include Korean film, modern and… Read more →

The Department of Korean Studies at Charles University in Prague will host the 28th biennial AKSE Conference from 20 (Thursday) to 23 (Sunday) April 2017 in Prague, Czech Republic. The Association for Korean Studies in Europe, founded in 1977, is the main scholarly society for Korean Studies in greater Europe. Its objectives are to stimulate and coordinate academic Korean studies… Read more →

College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Korea Foundation Professor in Contemporary Korean Society Young and research-intensive, Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) is ranked 13th globally. It is also placed 1st amongst the world’s best young universities. The College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at NTU Singapore invites applications for the position of Korea Foundation… Read more →

The KSGSC committee is pleased to announce the 13th convention for graduate students, hosted by the University of Copenhagen, Department of Cross Cultural and Regional Studies (located in Amager; metro: Islands Brygge). The conference aims to give graduate students in all Korea-related fields an opportunity to present their research, share academic interests, and strengthen ties with other junior scholars. This… Read more →