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.