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<div><font face="Garamond"><b>Korean Migration and
Development</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond"><b>POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH
FELLOWSHIPS</b></font></div>
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<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1">The Social Science Research
Council announces a competition for postdoctoral fellowships to
support research on Korean International Migration and Development.
Fellowships are available for research and writing to be
conducted between June 1, 2006 and May 31, 2007. Applications
are due April 10, 2006. </font></div>
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<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1">Funding to support these
fellowships has been provided by the Korea Research
Foundation.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1"><b>Goals and
Topics:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1">The purpose of this fellowship
program is to foster innovative research that will improve
understandings of the relationship of international migration to
economic development and related social, political, and cultural
processes. Research will be supported that focuses on Korean
international migration and its developmental implications in Korea
and/or in the country receiving migrants. Research topics that
might be proposed include but should not be limited to:</font></div>
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<div><font face="Symbol" size="-1">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font><font
face="Garamond" size="-1"> The international transfer of migrantsą
remittances and their developmental impacts through consumption,
education, savings, investment, loans, and other activities related to
economic and social development.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Symbol" size="-1">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font><font
face="Garamond" size="-1"> The developmental implications of the
movement of unskilled and skilled workers, professionals, and
entrepreneurs for the welfare and growth of families, communities, and
national markets within Korea and countries of migrant
reception.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Symbol" size="-1">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font><font
face="Garamond" size="-1"> The relationship between migration and
international trade between Korea and migrant receiving
countries.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Symbol" size="-1">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font><font
face="Garamond" size="-1"> The roles of international networks and
organizations such as churches, professional associations,
extended families, hometown associations, trade and business groups,
political coalitions, etc. in shaping economic activities,
development processes, and their outcomes.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Symbol" size="-1">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
size="-2"> </font><font
face="Garamond" size="-1"> The role of international migrants in
forming national and local policies to reinforce overseas Koreansą
national identities and the impact of such policies on economic,
political, social, and cultural aspects of development.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Symbol" size="-1">·</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
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face="Garamond" size="-1"> The implications of migration for
culturally based trade and consumption e.g. exports of traditional
consumer goods to Koreans abroad; tourism for returning migrants and
their children; exchanges of music, art, cinema and other cultural
forms as related to economic growth and social
development.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1">Applications to research these or
other aspects of Korean migration and development of a contemporary or
historical nature are welcome.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1"><b><br></b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1"><b>The Awards:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1">Four fellowships of $25,000 each
will be awarded to support research and writing that can begin as
early as June 1, 2006 and must be completed by May 31, 2007.
Fellowship funds can be used to cover salary and/or research
expenses. Applicants are encouraged to seek supplemental
financial support as useful.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1">Pairs of scholars are encouraged
to submit joint applications for a single fellowship. For example, two
scholars based in different disciplines can propose to examine an
aspect of migration and development from cross-disciplinary
perspectives or two scholars based in Korea and the United States can
propose to examine a transnational aspect of migration and development
linking Korea and a migrant receiving country.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1">Scholars who accept a fellowship
will be required to participate in two meetings with the other fellows
and members of the Fellowship Selection Committee to consider how to
link and enhance the collective contributions of their research.
The meetings will take place June 6-8, 2006 prior to the
initiation of research and May 28-30, 2007 after research and
writing-up of results have been completed.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1"><b>Eligibility and Selection
Criteria:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1">Scholars who are based in Korea
or the United States and who hold a PhD in any of the social sciences
(including history) are eligible to apply for a fellowship.
Applicants must be professionally proficient in
English. </font></div>
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<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1">Priority will be given to
applicants who propose to research significant questions, will employ
appropriate methods of research and analysis, have backgrounds of
prior research accomplishment, and whose project promises to
contribute new understandings of migration and development specific to
Korean migration but with theoretical implications for the advancement
of migration and development studies more broadly. </font></div>
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<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1"><b>Application
Process:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1">Applications must arrive at the
offices of the SSRC on or before the<b> deadline of April 10, 2006</b>
and include<b> five copies</b> of the following
documents:</font></div>
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<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1">1.</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
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><font face="Garamond" size="-1"> Application form;</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1">2.</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
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><font face="Garamond" size="-1"> Project description;</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1">3.</font><font
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><font face="Garamond" size="-1"> Two letters of
recommendation;</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1">4.</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
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><font face="Garamond" size="-1"> Curriculum Vitae;</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1">5.</font><font
face="Times New Roman"
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><font face="Garamond" size="-1"> Demonstration of English
proficiency.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1">For application materials and
instructions click</font> <a
href=
"http://www.ssrc.org/programs/intmigration/fellowships/koreanprf/index.page"
><font face="Garamond" size="-1"><b>here</b></font></a><font
face="Garamond" size="-1">.</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1"><i><br>
</i>Applications must be written in English and mailed
to:</font></div>
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<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1"><b>Korean Migration and
Development Fellowships</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1">International Migration
Program</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1">Social Science Research
Council</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1">810 Seventh Avenue</font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1">New York, NY
10019</font></div>
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<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1">Awards will be announced and
applicants notified by May 15, 2006.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1"><b>For further information
contact the SSRC International Migration Program:</b></font></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1">Email: </font> <a
href="mailto:migration@ssrc.org"><font face="Garamond"
size="-1">migration@ssrc.org</font></a></div>
<div><font face="Garamond" size="-1">Tel: (212) 377-2700 ext.
604</font></div>
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