Archive for August 2011

Universalism in a Multicultural World, Busan, Korea

08/26/2011 FYI No comments

I have no idea what this con­fer­ence is about. Please direct all inquiries to the con­tact info listed below.

Theme: Universalism in a Multicultural World
Type: 1st World Humanities Forum
Institution: Korean National Commission for UNESCO
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of Korea
Busan Metropolitan City
Location: Busan (South Korea)
Date: 24. – 26. November..2011
Deadline: 31.August. 2011
Web: http://​www​.world​hu​man​i​ties​fo​rum​.org

The First World Humanities Forum is co-organized by UNESCO, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology of Korea, and Busan Metropolitan City and will take place in Busan from 24 — 26 November, 2011. Uniting researchers, schol­ars and prac­ti­tion­ers in the human­i­ties, the forum aspires to facil­i­tate a col­lec­tive reflec­tion on the key chal­lenges and ques­tions con­fronting the world in the 21st cen­tury under the gen­eral theme of “Universalism in a Multicultural World.” Debates on uni­ver­sal­ism and mul­ti­cul­tur­al­ism are part of the dis­course, ide­o­log­i­cal grounds, and daily flows of what we refer to glob­al­iza­tion or hyper-modernity. And while social sci­en­tists have made vast con­tri­bu­tions to explor­ing these issues over the course of the last 30 years, the role of the human­i­ties in the crit­i­cal exam­i­na­tion of glob­al­ism, uni­ver­sal­ism, and mul­ti­cul­tur­al­ism has yet to be ade­quately fore­grounded and explored. The World Humanities Forum will thus draw on the human­i­ties to respond to the chal­lenges of being human in the 21st cen­tury. Moreover, under­stand­ing glob­al­iza­tion to be a dynamic and proces­sual phe­nom­e­non, the Forum will attempt to reassess con­cerns about uni­ver­sal­ism and mul­ti­cul­tur­al­ism in light of the new global con­fig­u­ra­tions and processes. Read more

Assistant Professor of International Relations in Human Security, Bucknell University

08/25/2011 FYI No comments

Bucknell University, Assistant Professor of International Relations in Human Security. Bucknell University’s Department of International Relations invites appli­ca­tions for a full-time, tenure track assis­tant pro­fes­sor posi­tion in International Relations to begin August 2012. PhD at time of appoint­ment is pre­ferred. Candidates with train­ing in International Relations, Political Science, Sociology, Geography, Economics, or other rel­e­vant inter­dis­ci­pli­nary PhD degrees will be considered.

We are seek­ing a can­di­date whose teach­ing and research inter­ests are in human secu­rity, includ­ing but not lim­ited to inter­na­tional peace and con­flict res­o­lu­tion, dis­as­ter man­age­ment, peace build­ing, eco­nomic, envi­ron­men­tal, or food secu­rity, human­i­tar­ian assis­tance and relief, non­govern­men­tal orga­ni­za­tions, and health secu­rity. Additional abil­ity to teach core courses in International Relations (e.g. Theories of International Relations, and Globalization), as well as a regional focus other than Europe, Asia, and Latin America, would be con­sid­ered an asset. Interest in devel­op­ing inter­dis­ci­pli­nary courses that would appeal to a broad uni­ver­sity audi­ence is encouraged.

Duties and Responsibilities: The suc­cess­ful can­di­date will be appointed directly to the Department of International Relations and will be expected to con­tribute to the College of Arts and Sciences core cur­ricu­lum, which might include a First Year Foundation Seminar. For more infor­ma­tion on the College of Arts and Sciences Core Curriculum, see: http://​www​.buck​nell​.edu/​x​5​6​7​4​9​.​xml. For infor­ma­tion on the Department of International Relations, see: http://​www​.buck​nell​.edu/​I​n​t​e​r​n​a​t​i​o​n​a​l​R​e​l​a​t​i​o​n​s​.​xml.

Bucknell University: Bucknell University, located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, is a highly selec­tive, pri­vately endowed com­pre­hen­sive uni­ver­sity offer­ing bac­calau­re­ate degree pro­grams to approx­i­mately 3,400 under­grad­u­ates. Bucknell fac­ulty teach five courses a year and are eli­gi­ble for an untenured fac­ulty leave in their third or fourth year of teach­ing in addi­tion to sab­bat­i­cals after each six-year period of ser­vice. The start­ing salary for all ranks is highly competitive.

How to Apply: Applications must be made online at www​.buck​nell​.edu/​j​obs. Online appli­ca­tions require a cover let­ter, CV, a teach­ing port­fo­lio (includ­ing a state­ment on the candidate’s teach­ing phi­los­o­phy, his/her schol­arly agenda, sam­ple syl­labi, one writ­ing sam­ple, course eval­u­a­tions), and three let­ters of ref­er­ence. All appli­ca­tion mate­ri­als must be received by November 15. Review of appli­ca­tions will begin on November 15, 2011 and will con­tinue until the posi­tion is filled. More detailed guide­lines on sub­mis­sions can be found at the Jobs web­site listed above.

Bucknell University val­ues a diverse col­lege com­mu­nity and is com­mit­ted to excel­lence through diver­sity in its fac­ulty, staff, and stu­dents. As an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, Bucknell University espe­cially wel­comes appli­ca­tions from women, minor­ity can­di­dates, and mem­bers of under­rep­re­sented groups. For addi­tional infor­ma­tion visit www​.buck​nell​.edu.

Korea Foundation Chair in Korean Studies, University of Toronto

08/22/2011 FYI No comments

Korea Foundation Chair in Korean Studies

The Faculty of Arts and Science of the University of Toronto invite appli­ca­tions and nom­i­na­tions for the Korea Foundation Chair in Korean Studies. This is an endowed chair, open to all ranks and will be appointed to a depart­ment in the Social Sciences or the Department of East Asian Studies. This tenure-stream appoint­ment will be effec­tive July 1, 2012.

The Korea Foundation Chair in Korean Studies will be join­ing one of the lead­ing pro­grams in Korean stud­ies in North America. The suc­cess­ful can­di­date should pos­sess proven excel­lence or out­stand­ing poten­tial in research. A demon­strated com­mit­ment to excel­lent under­grad­u­ate teach­ing and grad­u­ate edu­ca­tion is required. Preference will be given to a scholar work­ing in Korean lan­guage and able to com­ple­ment the research and teach­ing spe­cial­ties of the Faculty. The chairholder will be respon­si­ble for con­tin­ued devel­op­ment and sup­port for teach­ing and research in stud­ies related to Korea. Salary will be com­men­su­rate with qual­i­fi­ca­tions and expe­ri­ence. Further infor­ma­tion about Korean Studies can be obtained at the fol­low­ing: www​.utoronto​.ca/​csk.

Applications will only be accepted online at:

http://​www​.job​.utoronto​.ca/​f​a​c​u​l​t​y​.​htm

We also require appli­cants to sub­mit online: a cov­er­ing let­ter, a cur­rent CV, a sub­stan­tial writ­ing sam­ple, and evi­dence of teach­ing abil­ity and expe­ri­ence. Please have your three ref­er­ees send their let­ters of rec­om­men­da­tion by mail or faxed directly to:

Professor Ito Peng
Associate Dean, Interdisciplinary and International Affairs
Faculty of Arts & Science
University of Toronto
100 St. George Street, Suite 2005
Toronto, ON M5S 3G3
Fax: 416−978−3887

Deadline for receipt of appli­ca­tions is October 31, 2011.

The University of Toronto is strongly com­mit­ted to diver­sity within its com­mu­nity and espe­cially wel­comes appli­cants from vis­i­ble minor­ity group mem­bers, women, Aboriginal per­sons, per­sons with dis­abil­i­ties, mem­bers of sex­ual minor­ity groups, and oth­ers who may con­tribute to the fur­ther diver­si­fi­ca­tion of ideas. It also offers the oppor­tu­nity to teach, con­duct research and live in one of the world’s most cos­mopoli­tan and cul­tur­ally diverse cities. All qual­i­fied can­di­dates are encour­aged to apply; how­ever, Canadians and per­ma­nent res­i­dents will be given priority.

Religion and development in Africa

08/11/2011 Read No comments

Tipped from SSRC’s The Immanent Frame blog:

At African Arguments, Knox Chitiyo and Lucy Mbugua inves­ti­gate the poten­tial for faith-based groups to con­tribute to the achieve­ment of the Millennium Development Goals in Africa:

Could faith groups be a pow­er­ful dri­ver in achiev­ing the Millenium Development Goals (MDG’s) in Africa? Recent think­ing and ini­tia­tives in Africa and within the wider African dias­pora, cer­tainly seem to indi­cate that faith groups can, and should, be seen as part­ners and/or dri­vers in push­ing towards the 2015 MDG goals. The MDGS are par­tic­u­larly focused on the erad­i­ca­tion of extreme poverty and hunger; achiev­ing uni­ver­sal pri­mary edu­ca­tion, pro­mot­ing gen­der equal­ity, com­bat­ing deadly dis­eases and improv­ing mater­nal health. Continental and dias­pora African faith groups, with their diverse con­stituen­cies and access to infor­ma­tion and power net­works, are uniquely placed to assist in ful­fill­ing Africa and the African diaspora’s vision of devel­op­ment in the 21st Century.

The idea of faith groups as cat­a­lysts for con­struc­tive change is not a new one; but it is an idea whose time may have come. Within Africa, there has been increas­ing debate and real-world ini­tia­tives on engag­ing the faith com­mu­ni­ties regard­ing a trans­for­ma­tive devel­op­ment agenda. For exam­ple, the Inter-faith Action for Peace in Africa [IFAPA] has, since 2002, been a focal point for a multi-faith dia­logue which also engages key polit­i­cal and busi­ness deci­sion mak­ers on vital issues such as water secu­rity and con­flict res­o­lu­tion – there have been a num­ber of IFAPA sum­mits which have also included national and regional deci­sion – mak­ers. Faith groups also play a major role in the African dias­pora; the July 2011 ‘Communities of Faith; Agents of Change’ con­fer­ence (hosted by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Africa) was both an affir­ma­tion of the impor­tance of African dias­pora multi faith com­mu­ni­ties, and also a clar­ion call for bet­ter co-ordinated action for con­struc­tive change by the faith groups and pol­icy makers.

Religion is a potent force in Africa and across the globe. Faith groups tra­di­tion­ally con­fine their min­is­tra­tions to social inter­ven­tions, but there is poten­tial for reli­gion and faith com­mu­ni­ties to play a deeper trans­for­ma­tive role in upgrad­ing or chang­ing inef­fec­tive social/value sys­tems; enhanc­ing local best prac­tice and capacity-building for devel­op­ment. Traditional reli­gious empha­sis on spir­i­tu­al­ity and rigour is impor­tant, but it needs to be allied to the real-world chal­lenge of uplift­ing mil­lions from poverty.

Research Assistant Professorship, Hanyang University, Korea

08/10/2011 FYI No comments

From Korean Studies Discussion List

Positions: Research Assistant Professorship (7 positions)

HK (Humanities Korea) Project, “Transnational Humanities”

Research Institute of Comparative History and Culture (RICH)
Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea

The Research Institute of Comparative History and Culture (RICH) at Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea (Director: Jie-Hyun Lim) invites appli­ca­tions for (non-tenure track) research assis­tant pro­fes­sor posi­tions to con­tribute to our ongo­ing Humanities Korea (HK) Project, “Transnational Humanities,” funded by the Research Foundation of Korea.

Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in a rel­e­vant human­i­ties or social sci­ences dis­ci­pline by August, 2011. These posts are open to non-Korean cit­i­zens, but Korean lan­guage pro­fi­ciency is a require­ment. The dead­line for appli­ca­tion is August 22 (2 pm in Korean time). If you have any inquiry or ques­tions, please con­tact us at rich@​hanyang.​ac.​kr.

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