The Asian Studies Program at Vanderbilt University, 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. Candidates who integrate their research and teaching of Korean Studies with multidisciplinary and interregional expertise are preferred. The successful candidate will possess a clear research trajectory and will have completed the PhD by August 16, 2018. Proficiency in both English and Korean is required for teaching and research in the program.
Please submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, research statement, evidence of teaching effectiveness, a research sample, and three letters of recommendation through Interfolio:  http://apply.interfolio.com/43493 . Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2017 and will continue until the position is filled.
Vanderbilt University has a strong institutional commitment to recruiting and retaining an academically and culturally diverse community of faculty. Minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups, in particular, are encouraged to apply. Vanderbilt is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
[Information forwarded from the Korean Studies list]