<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;"><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Assistant Professorship in the Economy and Business of Korea (tenure track)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span lang="EN-US">The Faculty of Business Administration (Mercator School of Management, MSM) and the Institute of East Asian Studies (IN-EAST) at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, seek to make a joint appointment to an <b>Assistant Professorship in the Economy and Business of Korea</b> (salary grade W1 with tenure track to W2 in the German academic system). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Applicants must have a doctorate in Economics or Business and demonstrate the ability to publish in renowned international journals. They should focus their research on the Korean economy and business and be fluent in Korean.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Ideally, the appointee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span lang="EN-US">- has published in peer-reviewed journals<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span lang="EN-US">- has gained initial experience conducting third-party funded research projects <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span lang="EN-US">- pursues a research agenda with the potential to attract additional third-party funding, and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">- has proven or potential excellence in teaching and supervision of students.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span lang="EN-US">The postholder should be able to contribute to transnational and interdisciplinary research projects and graduate programs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><span lang="EN-US">MSM and IN-EAST offer an attractive, international research and teaching environment with a large network of international partners. IN-EAST combines regional research and teaching with the theories and methods of the economics and social sciences. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">The successful candidate will contribute to teaching in German and English within the Mercator School of Management and the Faculty of Social Sciences' bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs. Supervision of theses in the field of Korean economy and business is required. Applicants are also asked to present their teaching concepts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">Within three years of their initial appointment, the appointee is expected to acquire a sound knowledge of German. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"><b>This is an unofficial translation of the original advertisement in German to be found here: <a href="https://www.uni-due.de/karriere/stelle.php?kennziffer=41027-25">https://www.uni-due.de/karriere/stelle.php?kennziffer=41027-25</a>.</b> Should you be interested in the position and consider applying, you are welcome to get in touch with Nicolas Schillinger, Executive Director of IN-EAST: </span><a href="mailto:nicolas.schillinger@uni-due.de" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">nicolas.schillinger@uni-due.de</span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;">. The recommended deadline for applications is January 9, 2026.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm; font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></p></body></html>