[KS] SSRC Korean Migration and Development Postdoctoral Research Fellowships

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Korean Migration and Development
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
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The Social Science Research Council announces a 
competition for postdoctoral fellowships to 
support research on Korean International 
Migration and Development.  Fellowships are 
available for research and writing to be 
conducted between June 1, 2006 and May 31, 2007. 
Applications are due April 10, 2006. 

Funding to support these fellowships has been 
provided by the Korea Research Foundation.

Goals and Topics:
The purpose of this fellowship program is to 
foster innovative research that will improve 
understandings of the relationship of 
international migration to economic development 
and related social, political, and cultural 
processes.  Research will be supported that 
focuses on Korean international migration and its 
developmental implications in Korea and/or in the 
country receiving migrants.  Research topics that 
might be proposed include but should not be 
limited to:

·         The international transfer of migrants' 
remittances and their developmental impacts 
through consumption, education, savings, 
investment, loans, and other activities related 
to economic and social development.

·         The developmental implications of the 
movement of unskilled and skilled workers, 
professionals, and entrepreneurs for the welfare 
and growth of families, communities, and national 
markets within Korea and countries of migrant 
reception.

·         The relationship between migration and 
international trade between Korea and migrant 
receiving countries.

·         The roles of international networks and 
organizations - such as churches, professional 
associations, extended families, hometown 
associations, trade and business groups, 
political coalitions, etc. - in shaping economic 
activities, development processes, and their 
outcomes.

·         The role of international migrants in 
forming national and local policies to reinforce 
overseas Koreans' national identities and the 
impact of such policies on economic, political, 
social, and cultural aspects of development.

·         The implications of migration for 
culturally based trade and consumption - e.g. 
exports of traditional consumer goods to Koreans 
abroad; tourism for returning migrants and their 
children; exchanges of music, art, cinema and 
other cultural forms - as related to economic 
growth and social development.

Applications to research these or other aspects 
of Korean migration and development of a 
contemporary or historical nature are welcome.


The Awards:
Four fellowships of $25,000 each will be awarded 
to support research and writing that can begin as 
early as June 1, 2006 and must be completed by 
May 31, 2007.  Fellowship funds can be used to 
cover salary and/or research expenses. 
Applicants are encouraged to seek supplemental 
financial support as useful.

Pairs of scholars are encouraged to submit joint 
applications for a single fellowship. For 
example, two scholars based in different 
disciplines can propose to examine an aspect of 
migration and development from cross-disciplinary 
perspectives or two scholars based in Korea and 
the United States can propose to examine a 
transnational aspect of migration and development 
linking Korea and a migrant receiving country.

Scholars who accept a fellowship will be required 
to participate in two meetings with the other 
fellows and members of the Fellowship Selection 
Committee to consider how to link and enhance the 
collective contributions of their research.  The 
meetings will take place June 6-8, 2006 prior to 
the initiation of research and May 28-30, 2007 
after research and writing-up of results have 
been completed.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria:
Scholars who are based in Korea or the United 
States and who hold a PhD in any of the social 
sciences (including history) are eligible to 
apply for a fellowship.  Applicants must be 
professionally proficient in English. 

Priority will be given to applicants who propose 
to research significant questions, will employ 
appropriate methods of research and analysis, 
have backgrounds of prior research 
accomplishment, and whose project promises to 
contribute new understandings of migration and 
development specific to Korean migration but with 
theoretical implications for the advancement of 
migration and development studies more broadly. 

Application Process:
Applications must arrive at the offices of the 
SSRC on or before the deadline of April 10, 2006 
and include five copies of the following 
documents:

1.          Application form;
2.          Project description;
3.          Two letters of recommendation;
4.          Curriculum Vitae;
5.          Demonstration of English proficiency.

For application materials and instructions click 
<http://www.ssrc.org/programs/intmigration/fellowships/koreanprf/index.page>here.

Applications must be written in English and mailed to:

Korean Migration and Development Fellowships
International Migration Program
Social Science Research Council
810 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY  10019

Awards will be announced and applicants notified by May 15, 2006.

For further information contact the SSRC International Migration Program:
Email:  <mailto:migration at ssrc.org>migration at ssrc.org
Tel: (212) 377-2700 ext. 604
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