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Dear Koreanstudies listserv moderator, </div>
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[Position] Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Korean visual culture and film studies at George Mason University (Young A Jung)</div>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri" class="ContentPasted0">The Department of Modern and Classical
<span style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1" class="ContentPasted0">Languages at George Mason University
</span>invites applications from qualified candidates for a tenure-track appointment in<span style="color:black;mso-themecolor:text1" class="ContentPasted0"> Korean at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning in Fall 2023.
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri" class="ContentPasted0">About the University and Department</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri" class="ContentPasted0">:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes" class="ContentPasted0">
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<a class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">With active recruitment efforts, George Mason University has a strong institutional commitment to achieving
excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff concerning race and gender</span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk114486456"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri" class="ContentPasted0">. George
Mason University believes that diverse cultures, perspectives, and opinions from all different community members provide vitality to our academic community. We strongly encourage candidates to apply who will enrich Mason’s educational and culturally inclusive
environment.</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri" class="ContentPasted0">
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#444444" class="ContentPasted0">The Department of Modern and Classical Languages
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;color:#313131" class="ContentPasted0">(</span><a href="https://mcl.gmu.edu/about-the-department" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri">https://mcl.gmu.edu/about-the-department</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;color:#313131" class="ContentPasted0">)
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#444444" class="ContentPasted0">is at the center of the multilingual and global community that distinguishes George Mason University. The Department offers a major and minor in many
languages, including Korean. The Korean Studies Program </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;color:#313131" class="ContentPasted0">(</span><a href="https://mcl.gmu.edu/about-the-department/korean" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri">https://mcl.gmu.edu/about-the-department/korean</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;color:#313131" class="ContentPasted0">)
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#444444" class="ContentPasted0">proliferates in its academic scope and students’ learning by engaging in transnational collaboration with Mason Korea (</span><a href="https://masonkorea.gmu.edu" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://masonkorea.gmu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#444444" class="ContentPasted0">),
other units of the university, and local Korean American communities. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes" class="ContentPasted0">
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;color:#313131" class="ContentPasted0">The successful candidate will be expected to actively engage in research in Korean Studies focusing on
<b>visual culture and film studies</b>, teach and mentor undergraduate students, and participate in services at the department level and beyond. Candidates may work in various areas, including but not limited to film, television, visual art/culture, animation,
digital media, video games, and webtoon. Their research is expected to further our department’s commitment to developing Korean Studies curricula by introducing approaches incorporating Korean language and literature with film art, media studies, and visual
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri" class="ContentPasted0">Required Qualifications</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri" class="ContentPasted0">:<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;color:#313131" class="ContentPasted0">Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in Korean Studies, film and media studies, or related disciplines by the beginning of the appointment.
Candidates also <b>must demonstrate native or near-native fluency in Korean </b>
to develop and teach upper-division and advanced language and culture core courses in Korean within the Korean Studies curriculum. Qualified candidates will be those possessing an emerging record of high-quality research that demonstrates the potential for
excellence and those who can demonstrate strong potential for outstanding teaching contributions at the undergraduate level.<o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;color:#313131" class="ContentPasted0">Candidates with teaching experiences who can teach students for upper-division language and culture core courses of the Korean
Studies curriculum are preferred. Demonstrative effective teaching is particularly desirable. We are interested in candidates who have advising experiences for undergraduate students. We are also particularly interested in candidates who can contribute to
a collegiate environment that fosters interdisciplinary collaborations, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;color:#313131" class="ContentPasted0">Application Instructions</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p class="ContentPasted0"> </o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="ContentPasted0">For full consideration, please complete the online application at
</span><a href="https://jobs.gmu.edu" class="ContentPasted0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://jobs.gmu.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif" class="ContentPasted0">, including
a cover letter, a C.V., one writing sample, a statement of research and teaching philosophy for a diverse student body, and three name references.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;color:#313131" class="ContentPasted0">The review of applications will begin on December 1, 2022, and will continue until the position is filled. Candidates selected
to proceed to the second phase of the hiring process will be asked to arrange for three letters of reference. The top candidates identified during this second phase of the search process will be invited to an interview.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-font-family:"Malgun Gothic";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;color:#949494" class="ContentPasted0">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><font face="Times New Roman, serif">All the best,</font></p>
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