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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Colleagues: The Center for Korean Studies at UCLA has initiated an open
search to fill the new Im Chair in Korean Christianity (search ad is below),
the first such chair ever to be created in Western academe in this field, and
we are committed to searching as widely as possible to find the best available
candidate to fill it. Although the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">California</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>
normally presumes that endowed chairs are filled by renowned scholars at the
level of full professor, we will also be accepting applications from junior
candidates of exceptional promise in both research and teaching. Nominations,
including self-nominations, of potential candidates for this chair will be especially
welcomed. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>For a brief announcement regarding the Im Chair, see the article on the
Center for Korean Studies website:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a href="http://www.international.ucla.edu/korea/"
title="http://www.international.ucla.edu/korea/">http://www.international.ucla.edu/korea/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Im Chair in Korean Christianity.</span></font></b>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">California</st1:PlaceName>,
<st1:City w:st="on">Los Angeles</st1:City>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Los Angeles</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">90095-1487</st1:PostalCode></st1:place>. The International
Institute invites applications and/or nominations for a distinguished senior
scholar to occupy the newly established Dong Soon Im and Mi Ja Im Endowed Chair
in Korean Christianity. Appointment will be in the professorial series in an
appropriate department in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Letters</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> and Science. We
seek a scholar with demonstrated distinction and strong future potential in
research and a solid commitment to undergraduate and graduate education. The
ideal candidate should have well-established research interests in Korean
Christianity and distinction in an academic discipline relevant to the study of
Christianity in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Korea</st1:place></st1:country-region>.
We also prefer a dynamic program builder, who will affiliate with the Center
for Korean Studies and collaborate with UCLA's extensive programs in the study
of Korean and Asian religions. Appointment to begin July 1, 2007. Send letter
of application, vita, statement of research & teaching interests, selected
publications, and names of three referees or three letters of recommendation to:
Im Chair in Korean Christianity Search Committee, Center for Korean Studies, <st1:address
w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">Box</st1:Street> 951487</st1:address>, UCLA, <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Los Angeles</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">90095-1487</st1:PostalCode></st1:place>. For further
information, contact search-committee chair Robert Buswell via e-mail: <a
href="mailto:Buswell@humnet.ucla.edu">Buswell@humnet.ucla.edu</a> . Review of
applications will begin December 11, 2006, but search will remain open until
position is filled. U<font color=black><span style='color:black'>CLA is an
affirmative action / equal opportunity employer and </span></font>has a strong
commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and
staff.<font color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Robert Buswell<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Robert Buswell, Professor of Chinese & Korean Buddhism<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Department of Asian Langs. & Cultures<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Director, Center for Buddhist Studies<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>290 Royce Hall, <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">Box</st1:Street>
951540</st1:address>, UCLA, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Los Angeles</span></font></st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">90095-1540</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>email: <a href="mailto:Buswell@humnet.ucla.edu">Buswell@humnet.ucla.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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