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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Position Description<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The Department of History of the University of Chicago, with the support of the Center for East Asian Studies and the US Department of Education Title VI Grant, invites applicants
for a non-renewable, three-year appointment as a Postdoctoral Scholar at the rank of Instructor in Modern Korean History. We particularly welcome applications from junior scholars whose work situates Korean history in a transregional or transnational perspective
and those whose work is thematically or methodologically innovative. The successful applicant will conduct research in their field, teach two undergraduate courses each year on topics chosen in consultation with a faculty mentor, and contribute to the intellectual
life of the wider University. </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">In addition to salary and benefits, the successful applicant will also be provided with research funds to pursue their own research, for conference travel,
and for planning conferences or other Korea-related events/programming. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Qualifications<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333">Candidates must have earned the PhD prior to the start of the appointment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Application Instructions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">Applicants are required to apply online at the
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">University of Chicago’s Interfolio site:</span>
<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><a href="http://apply.interfolio.com/115326">http://apply.interfolio.com/115326</a> .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">Applications should include: (1) a current curriculum vitae (2)
</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">a cover letter that describes your research and teaching profile, as well as your plans for the fellowship period<b>;
</b></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">(3) a research statement addressing current and future plans for research (2–3 pages); (4) a teaching statement addressing teaching experience and
philosophy (1-page); (4) a draft syllabus of at least one course to be taught during the fellowship period; (5) Writing sample from the candidates’ research of approximately 30 pages</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">; (6)
three letters of recommendation.</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;background:white;mso-highlight:white">Review of applicants will begin on November 15<sup>th</sup>, and applications will be reviewed until the position is filled or the search is ended.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Equal Employment Opportunity Statement<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333">We seek a diverse pool of applicants who wish to join an academic community that places the highest value on rigorous inquiry and encourages diverse
perspectives, experiences, groups of individuals, and ideas to inform and stimulate intellectual challenge, engagement, and exchange. The University’s Statements on Diversity are at </span><a href="https://provost.uchicago.edu/statements-diversity"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2577A6">https://provost.uchicago.edu/statements-diversity</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333">The University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/Disabled/Veterans Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race,
color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, status as an individual with a disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please
see the University's </span><a href="https://www.uchicago.edu/about/non_discrimination_statement/"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2577A6">Notice of Nondiscrimination</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333">Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773-834-3988 or email </span><a href="mailto:equalopportunity@uchicago.edu"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2577A6">equalopportunity@uchicago.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333"> with
their request.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Graeme R. Reynolds<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Instructor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Department of History<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">University of Chicago </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">https://history.uchicago.edu/directory/graeme-r-reynolds<o:p></o:p></p>
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