[KS] Korea Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

[kimjw at uiuc.edu]

The Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies at the University of Illinois is pleased to announce the following Fellowship opportunity. 

KOREA FOUNDATION POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS 2010-2011 

The Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign welcomes applications for postdoctoral study at the University of Illinois funded by the Korea Foundation's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. Applicants will apply simultaneously to the Korea Foundation and the University of Illinois; selection by the University of Illinois does not guarantee Korea Foundation selection, but the University of Illinois will advise the Korea Foundation of its selected candidate(s). Scholars must have received their Ph.D. in a subject related to Korea within five years of their application; scholars who do not currently hold a regular faculty position are eligible to apply. Applicants must have received their Ph.D. degree prior to the start of their fellowship research. This program supports research in the humanities and social sciences. The post-doctoral stipend for a 12-month period will be determined in accordance with University of Illinois regulatio!
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. This fellowship cannot be combined with other sources of support, including other fellowships and grants. 

In order to apply to the University of Illinois for institutional affiliation as a Korea Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellow, SUBMIT ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS TO BOTH THE KOREA FOUNDATION AND TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. Information on the grant, required application materials, application procedures, and the Korea Foundation submission deadline can be found at http://www.kf.or.kr/. Materials MUST BE RECEIVED BY the University of Illinois NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 21, 2009. Please send application materials to attn: Korea Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Illinois, 230 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth St., Champaign, IL 61820. For information on some of the Korean Studies activities at the University of Illinois, go to http://www.eaps.uiuc.edu/programs/korea.htm. For more information contact Anne Prescott, Associate Director, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, aprescot at uiuc.edu. 

Please note: Korean nationals are eligible to apply only if they have permanent residency status in another country.