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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>University of Tuebingen Korean Studies Doctoral Student<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>3-year Ph.D. position (E13 TV-L 13, 65%, f/m/div).<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>(The salary is about 33,000 to 37,400 euros/ per year, depending on work experiences.)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The Korean Department of the University of Tuebingen seeks to fill a Ph.D. position that will </span><b><u><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>start on April 14, 2025</span></u></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The successful candidate will start a Ph.D. degree under the supervision of Junior Professor Yewon Lee. Dr. Lee is looking for a candidate with a Master’s degree in a field that qualifies for research and teaching in Korean studies. (Those who are trained in sociology, anthropology, geography, and political science are encouraged to apply.) Proficiency in qualitative methods in social science research—e.g., ethnographic, in-depth interview, and historical analysis—and experience in empirical research on Korea is required. Specific research interest in either urban, labor, social movement, and/ or gender is preferred, but not necessary.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The candidate must be fluent both in English and Korean at an academic level. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Qualified international students are strongly encouraged to apply. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>During the period of funding, the Ph.D. candidate is expected to:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=1><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Teach one course per semester (2 hours per week) <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Write a dissertation</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='margin-left:0in;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Participate in organizational tasks of the Korean Studies Department<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Applications should be composed in English and addressed to Dr. Yewon Lee. <span style='color:black'>Applications will be accepted only in electronic form (PDF). Please, submit the application to </span></span><b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>yewon.lee@uni-tuebingen.de</span></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'> and on the subject line of the email write “Korean Studies Doctoral Degree Application.” (Please, contact Dr. Yewon Lee in case of any further inquiries.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Applications should consist of the following documents: 1) Cover Letter 2) Curriculum Vitae, 3) One (1) Writing Sample in English (Korean writing sample can be requested later, upon request) 4) MA & BA Degree Certificates. </span><b><u><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The application deadline is November 15<sup>th</sup>, 2024.</span></u></b><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The university aims to increase the share of women in research and teaching and therefore strongly encourages qualified female scientist to apply for this position. <span style='color:black'>Equally qualified applicants with disabilities will be given preference in the hiring process</span></span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>The appointment is made by the central administration of the University of Tübingen. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>Yewon Lee </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>Assistant Professor (Tenure-track Jun. Professor)</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>Department of Korean Studies</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>University of Tübingen</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>Wilhelmstr. 133</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'>72074 Tübingen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Selected Contributions:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2A2A2A;background:white;mso-ligatures:none'>Occupying Shops to Defend Spaces of Livelihoods: From Tenant Shopkeepers’ Fragmentation to Collective Consciousness in Urban Korea, <i>Social Forces</i> (See <a href="https://academic.oup.com/sf/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/sf/soae026/7614422?utm_source=advanceaccess&utm_campaign=sf&utm_medium=email"><span style='color:#0563C1'>here</span></a>)</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Relocating Exploitation: Tenant Shopkeepers, Rental Relationships, and the Speculative Commodification of Urban Space in South Korea, <i>Focaal- Journal of Global and Historical Anthropology </i>(See <a href="https://www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journals/focaal/2023/97/focaal.2023.issue-97.xml"><span style='color:#0563C1'>here</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none'>Reframing Gentrification: How Tenant Shopkeepers’ Activism in Seoul Radically Reframed Gentrification,<i> Critical Sociology </i>(See <a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/share/WZCFXCCNWIIBRIFSUPRU?target=10.1177/0896920519864141"><span style='color:#0563C1'>here</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#888888;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>