The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, in New Brunswick invites applications for a tenure-track position at the level of Assistant Professor in Korean Studies to start in September 2019. Applications are invited from any of the key areas of Korean Studies, including literature, history, cultural studies, gender & sexuality studies, visual… Read more →

The Academy of Korean Studies runs the “AKS Fellowship Program for Korean Studies” in order to provide international scholars with an opportunity to carry out their research(dissertation research). Eligibility Foreign scholars(including those who have Korean nationality with permanent residence status in foreign countries) in the humanities and social sciences, who are currently engaged in Korea-related teaching and research activities, are… Read more →

The Department of Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures (REALC) at Emory University in Atlanta, GA seeks a full-time lecturer in Korean language and culture to begin Fall 2019. This is a three-year renewable position pending positive reviews. Applicants should hold a Ph.D. in Korean pedagogy, linguistics, applied linguistics or a closely related area (ABD in a rare case… Read more →

Tenure-track Professor in Modern Korean Humanities The Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in modern Korean humanities. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2019. We are particularly interested in scholars who combine strengths in film, media, and/or popular cultural studies with interdisciplinary and transnational range.  All applicants should… Read more →

Strange Korean Parallels: an international conference for comparative approaches to the history and archaeology of Korea and Northeast Asia with other global regions 10 – 11 January 2019 University of Helsinki, Finland A call for bold papers Background As fellow Koreanists, when taking an interest in – or otherwise confronted with – any non-Korea related topic, we likely share the… Read more →

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR 9/2019-9/2020 DEADLINE: 15 SEPTEMBER 2018 The European Program for the Exchange of Lecturers (EPEL) is sponsored by the Korea Foundation. Every year AKSE draws up a comprehensive proposal and budget for future years. The AKSE proposal consists of proposals from individual universities. Lectures sponsored by this program should be an integral part of the curriculum of… Read more →

Position Title: Professor, Contemporary East Asia Contemporary East Asia Princeton University seeks qualified candidates for a tenured full professorship in any discipline in the humanities, social sciences, engineering and the natural sciences. In addition to their core disciplinary specialization, candidates are required to have regional competence on China, Japan, or Korea, and knowledge of relevant foreign languages. Field of specialization… Read more →

The Agency of Korean Women, 29 September 2018—BAKS Workshop, Wolfson College, Oxford The British Association for Korean Studies (BAKS) is calling for paper or presentation or panel or round-table proposals for a one-day Workshop to be held at Wolfson College, Oxford, on 29 September 2018. Please direct all communications to James Lewis (jay.lewis@orinst.ox.ac.uk) and Charlotte Horlyck (ch10@soas.ac.uk). All proposals should… Read more →

University of Central Lancashire – School of Language & Global Studies Location: Preston Salary: £35,550 to £41,212 Grade: H Hours: Full Time Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract Placed on: 17th July 2018 Closes: 12th August 2018 Job Ref: REQ003808 ★ View Employer Profile Hours: Full time (37.00 hours per week – 1.0 FTE) Basis: Fixed term contract for 12 months Interview Date: TBC The School of Language… Read more →

PhD in Business-related Korean Studies, Coventry University Eligibility: UK/EU students with the required entry requirements Award Details: Full UK/EU tuition fees and stipend of £14,777 per annum Duration: Full-Time – 3 years 6 months (fixed term) Application deadline: 15th August 2018 (4pm) Interview dates: TBC Start date: September 2018 Informal enquiries are essential before application; contact Dr. Eunju Hwang to discuss this opportunity. INTRODUCTION Coventry University has… Read more →