The James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies at the University of Pennsylvania is now accepting applications for the Moon Family Postdoctoral Fellowship for the 2018-19 academic year. The postdoctoral program is open to scholars whose research focuses on modern Korea through any discipline in the humanities. Applications will be accepted only through Interfolio until Friday, January 5, 2017. The… Read more →

Applications being sought for the Soon Young Kim Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Korean Studies at the Korea Institute, Harvard University for Academic Year 2018-2019. Click here for more details. Full details about the requirements and application process are available online: http://korea.fas.harvard.edu/soon-young-kim-postdoctoral-fellowships Applications must be received by the Korea Institute by Thursday, January 4, 2018, 5:00pm EST. Further inquiries may be directed to:… Read more →

Following the BAKS/CKR seminar on North Korea and NE Asian Security, the BAKS AGM is scheduled.   Date: Saturday, 2 December Time: 5:15-6:00 PM Venue: SOAS Main Building, Room 4426   Open to BAKS Members Read more →

Dr Markus Bell, Professor Kerry Brown, Dr Jim E Hoare, Dr Tat Yan Kong, Dr John Nilsson-Wright, and Professor Hazel Smith Date: Saturday, 2 December 2017 Time: 2:00 – 5:00 PM Venue: Paul Webley Wing (Senate House) Room: SWLT Organisers: British Association of Korean Studies and the SOAS Centre of Korean Studies This event is free and open to the public. Seats will be allocated… Read more →

The Asian Studies Program at Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee), with the generous support of The Korea Foundation, is accepting applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Korean Studies. Field of specialization as a scholar of Korea is open to any discipline within the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Review of applications will begin on 15 December 2017, and will continue until the position… Read more →

We hereby announce the new project application support plan for the 2017 Laboratory Program for Korean Studies. September 27, 2017 Kim, Sang Kon, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Chon Kyoung Mok, Acting President of the Academy of Korean Studies 1. Program Information –Program Objectives ◦ Strengthening the international competitiveness of Korean Studies by publishing internationally recognized pieces of… Read more →

The University of Sheffield (UK) has announced that it will make an appointment for a Senior Lecturer/Lecturer in Korean Studies.  Brief details are as follows.  Full information may be found on the University’s website: www.sheffield.ac.uk/jobs Job Reference Number: UOS017296 Job Title:  Senior Lecturer / Lecturer in Korean Studies Contract Type:  Open-ended Working Pattern: Full-time Faculty: Social Sciences Department:  School of… Read more →

Center for Korean Research AKS Postdoctoral Fellowship in Korean Studies, 2018-2019 The Center for Korean Research in the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University invites applications for its 2018-2019 Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) Postdoctoral Fellowship. The Center is searching for a scholar who conducts Korea-related research in any discipline in the humanities or social sciences. We are particularly… Read more →

World Languages & Literatures, Boston University Position ID: BU-MLCL-FTLECT [#9911] Position Title: Full-Time Lecturer Position Type: Non tenure-track faculty Position Location: Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States [map] Subject Area: Korean / Korean Language and Culture Starting Date: 2018/07/01 Appl Deadline: (posted 2017/09/22, listed until 2018/03/22) Position Description: Apply Boston University’s Department of World Languages & Literatures invites applications for a… Read more →

The department of Korean History at Seoul National University is hiring three new tenure-track faculty. 1 – medieval Korea 2 – social or intellectual history or early modern Korea 3 – Korean history (foreigner track) While I am not affiliated with the department of Korean History, I will be happy to address any questions or concerns on the bureaucratic side… Read more →