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Korea Foundation graduate fellowship, University of Michigan

01/22/2012 FYI No comments

2012 – 13 Korea Foundation Graduate Fellowships
(admin­is­tered by the University of Michigan Nam Center for Korean Studies)

Deadline: Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
Korea Foundation (KF) Graduate Fellowships pro­vide full fund­ing for one aca­d­e­mic year to grad­u­ate stu­dents at the doc­toral level. The fel­low­ships will be awarded to incom­ing Ph.D. stu­dents at the University of Michigan, who expect to focus their grad­u­ate work on study areas of Humanities or Social Sciences related to Korea. Candidates for the fel­low­ship should be nom­i­nated by depart­ments or schools, and nor­mally fel­low­ship awards up to $50,000 will be given to two eli­gi­ble incom­ing stu­dents. When qual­i­fied incom­ing Ph.D. stu­dents can­not be iden­ti­fied, con­tin­u­ing stu­dents in Korean Studies may be con­sid­ered for the fel­low­ship.
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Korean Family postdoc at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

01/20/2012 FYI No comments

An inter­est­ing post­doc posi­tion on Korean fam­ily in com­par­a­tive perspective.

ATTENTION: Koreanists AND East Asia Specialists with Comparative inter­ests in the Koreas

Institution Type: College / University
Location: Illinois, United States
Position: Post-Doctoral Fellow

The 5-year Korean Family in Comparative Perspective (KFCP, 2010-) Laboratory for the Globalization of Korean Studies at the University of Illinois, funded by the Academy of Korean Studies, and housed in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, is pleased to announce its sec­ond KFCP Postdoctoral Fellowship start­ing August 16, 2012. This one-year posi­tion, with the pos­si­bil­ity of a one-year exten­sion, is open to: (1) recent PhD recip­i­ents (within the last 5 years) and (2) those who will deposit their dis­ser­ta­tion by August 15, 2012.

The KFCP Laboratory aims to bring the Korean fam­ily to the cen­ter of com­par­a­tive East Asian and gen­eral fam­ily stud­ies, high­light­ing Korea as a pro­duc­tive com­par­a­tive case of inter­est to non-Koreanists across a range of dis­ci­plines and schol­arly loca­tions. KFCP Fellows must be schol­ars inter­ested in com­par­a­tive work on the Korean fam­ily. Scholars with pri­mary exper­tise in the fam­ily of other East Asian coun­tries (e.g., China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan) are par­tic­u­larly wel­come to apply. Scholars with pri­mary research empha­sis on the Koreas must have a con­crete plan to con­duct com­par­a­tive research (i.e., with another country/region). The Postdoctoral Fellowship is open to schol­ars in any human­i­ties or social sci­ence discipline.

The KFCP Laboratory is directed by anthro­pol­o­gist Nancy Abelmann and includes 3 KFCP Laboratory Fellows: Jungwon Kim (EALC and History, University of Illinois), Seung-Kyung Kim (Women’s Studies, University of Maryland), and Hyunjoon Park (Sociology, University of Pennsylvania). The 2011 – 13 cur­rent Postdoctoral Fellow is his­to­rian of China, Elizabeth LaCouture (History, Colby College)

The Postdoctoral Fellow will be wel­comed to an active Koreanist com­mu­nity at the University of Illinois that includes a biweekly Korea Workshop (that will actively engage the themes of the Laboratory). The KFCP Fellow will be pro­vided the oppor­tu­nity to par­tic­i­pate in orga­niz­ing a Korean Family Colloquium Series which grad­u­ate stu­dents will be able to attend for par­tial credit. The KFCP Laboratory will be guided by a National Advisory Board (See list below). KFCP Laboratory Director, Fellows, and National Board Members will take an active role in nur­tur­ing the com­par­a­tive schol­ar­ship of the Postdoctoral Fellow. The Postdoctoral Fellow will also have the oppor­tu­nity to “work­shop” his or her manuscript/s with experts from both on and off campus.

The KFCP Fellow will be paid $40,000 and ben­e­fits. To ensure full con­sid­er­a­tion, all required appli­ca­tion mate­ri­als must be sub­mit­ted elec­tron­i­cally by February 10, 2012 at http://​go​.illi​nois​.edu/​K​F​C​P​_​A​p​p​l​i​c​a​t​ion Referees will be con­tacted elec­tron­i­cally upon sub­mis­sion of the appli­ca­tion. Only elec­tronic appli­ca­tions will be accepted.

Applications must include:

  1. A cover let­ter review­ing your research his­tory, includ­ing your dis­ser­ta­tion and other publications.
  2. A state­ment of inter­est in the Korean fam­ily in com­par­a­tive per­spec­tive, includ­ing a pub­li­ca­tion plan that includes the sub­mis­sion of one arti­cle for each post­doc­toral year (OR a sin­gle– or co-authored book man­u­script) (this can be inte­grated into the cover letter).
  3. A state­ment of com­mit­ment to active par­tic­i­pa­tion in KFCP Laboratory events, includ­ing the Korean Family Colloquium Series (this can be a sim­ple state­ment in the cover letter).
  4. One writ­ing sam­ple, 25 – 40 pages.
  5. Contact infor­ma­tion for three ref­er­ees who can speak to your schol­arly work and abil­i­ties and to the fea­si­bil­ity of your research and pub­li­ca­tions plans for com­par­a­tive work on the Korean fam­ily. Referees will be con­tacted elec­tron­i­cally and asked to sub­mit their letters.

Please address inquires to slcl-​hr@​illinois.​edu
The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer and wel­comes indi­vid­u­als with diverse back­grounds, expe­ri­ences, and ideas who embrace and value diver­sity and inclu­siv­ity (www​.inclu​siveilli​nois​.illi​nois​.edu).

Contact:
Please address inquires to slcl-​hr@​illinois.​edu

Posting Date: 01/19/2012
Closing Date 02/10/2012

Korea Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships, University of Pennsylvania

12/05/2011 FYI No comments

University of Pennsylvania, James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies
Korea Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships (2012−13)

James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies at the University of Pennsylvania wel­comes appli­ca­tions for post­doc­toral fel­low­ship at UPenn, funded by the Korea Foundations Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.

Applicants will apply simul­ta­ne­ously to the Korea Foundation and Penn. Selection by the uni­ver­sity does not guar­an­tee Korea Foundation selec­tion, but Penn will advise the Korea Foundation of its selected candidate(s). Scholars must have received their Ph.D. on a sub­ject related to Korea (in the human­i­ties or social sci­ences) within 5 years of their appli­ca­tion and can­not cur­rently hold a reg­u­lar fac­ulty posi­tion. Confirmation of doc­toral degree con­fer­ral will be required by July 1, 2012, and no excep­tion will be allowed. South Korean nation­als are eli­gi­ble to apply only if they have per­ma­nent res­i­dency sta­tus in another coun­try.
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Assistant Professor / Faculty Fellow in Korean Studies, NYU

11/21/2011 FYI No comments

Note: This is a 3-year posi­tion, begin­ning September 1, 2012.

The Department of East Asian Studies at New York University invites appli­ca­tions for appoint­ment as an Assistant Professor/Faculty Fellow in mod­ern Korean stud­ies. The appoint­ment will be for three years begin­ning September 1, 2012, sub­ject to bud­getary and admin­is­tra­tive approval. Candidates must have received a Ph.D. within five years of the date of appoint­ment and have a strong com­mit­ment to teach­ing. Fields of exper­tise sought include literature/film/media stud­ies, but we encour­age all appli­cants engaged with crit­i­cal and method­olog­i­cal issues con­nected to Korean and East Asian Studies.

Application must include a let­ter of appli­ca­tion, cur­ricu­lum vitae, a 20 – 30 page writ­ing sam­ple, sam­ple syl­labi for both under­grad­u­ate and grad­u­ate courses, and 3 let­ters of rec­om­men­da­tion. The search com­mit­tee will begin review­ing appli­ca­tions on January 20, 2012, and will con­tinue until the posi­tion is filled. To apply, com­plete appli­ca­tion here.

NYU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

CFP: Spaces of Possibility conference, University of Washington

11/02/2011 Uncategorized No comments

Call for Papers
Center for Korean Studies, University of Washington-Seattle
Proposals Due December 1st, 2011

The Center for Korean Studies in col­lab­o­ra­tion with the Japan Studies Program at the University of Washington invites papers for “Spaces of Possibility,” a con­fer­ence on inter­ac­tions and par­al­lel devel­op­ments of recent Japan and Korea to be held at the University of Washington in September 2012. We are seek­ing a select num­ber of papers that open new dis­cur­sive space in writ­ing and think­ing about indi­vid­ual, local and national rela­tion­ships in and between Korea, Japan, and the rest of the world.

We are inter­ested in papers on Korea or Japan that among other things explore con­tem­po­rary shifts in the ways in which time and space are pro­duced, lived and under­stood. Suggested top­ics include: Japan and Korea else­where; alter­na­tive spaces, dis­place­ment or urban exit; visu­al­iza­tions of cul­ture includ­ing Japan, Okinawa, North and South Korea; colo­nial nos­tal­gia in Japan and Korea; and projects and processes poten­tially rang­ing from div­ina­tion to development.

Papers should take both Japan and Korea into account, and we encour­age par­tic­i­pants with single-country exper­tise to ven­ture into new areas and explore com­par­isons or artic­u­la­tions, with the expec­ta­tion that the coop­er­a­tive exper­tise of the con­fer­ence par­tic­i­pants as a whole can help fos­ter intel­lec­tual growth. Collaborative projects will be wel­come, as will exper­i­men­tal and pre­lim­i­nary papers.

We envi­sion papers of 7000 – 10,000 words that can be exchanged before the con­fer­ence to make for a lively dis­cus­sion. Participants should plan to revise their papers based on dis­cus­sion before and dur­ing the con­fer­ence, and to pre­pare them for pub­li­ca­tion as a con­fer­ence vol­ume or a jour­nal spe­cial issue in the year fol­low­ing the conference.

Interested schol­ars should send a pro­posal of 300 – 500 words accom­pa­nied by a brief biog­ra­phy or CV to:

Spaces of Possibility
Center for Korean Studies
Jackson School of International Studies
Box 353650
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195 – 3650

Email: uwcks@u.washington.edu

Proposals should be received by December 1st, 2011 to receive full consideration.

Sincerely,

Tracy L. Stober
Managing Editor
The Journal of Korean Studies
Center for Korean Studies Publication Series
University of Washington-Seattle
206– 543‑7896 FAX 206−685−0668

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