[KS] Foreign Faculty Position Announcement-Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies, Seoul National University

서울대학교 국제한국학센터 icks at snu.ac.kr
Mon May 19 03:32:26 EDT 2008


Tenure-Track Foreign Faculty Positions
Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies, Seoul National University

The Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies at Seoul National University invites applications
for two (2) tenure-track foreign faculty positions in Korean Studies, one in the area of Chos?n period history, 
another in Korean religion. 

Seoul National University is the top-ranked university in the Republic of Korea, 
as well as an emerging leading institution in the world. 

Ranked 51st among the world’s best universities in 2007 by The Times of London, 
SNU has about 30,000 students and 2,300 faculty members. 

As a part of SNU’s effort to promote diversity of its faculty, student body, and curriculum, 
the Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies seeks first-rate foreign scholars to place SNU on the global map. 

(For more information, please visit our websites at http://www.snu.ac.kr and http://e-kyujanggak.snu.ac.kr.) We are especially interested in applications from the candidates with a strong potential to introduce new cultural and intellectual perspectives to the Korean studies community in Korea. 

Requirements

-Ph. D. degree in a related field. 

-Ability to lecture in English, with a strong overall command of oral and written English. 

-Potential to satisfy the same academic requirements (for research, teaching, and services) as applied to pre-tenure Korean faculty at SNU.

-Willingness to assist in academic administration in consultation with the director of the Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies. Teaching load may be reduced, depending on the administrative role assumed.   

Benefits 

-Academic-year salary disbursed over twelve months.

-Campus housing at a cost substantially below market rate.

-Reimbursement of relocation expenses.

-Paid research leave. (One semester out of every seven semesters, or one year out of every seven years).

Application

A cover letter and a c.v. (including a full list of publications) should be e-mailed to Professor YOON Hiwon (icks at snu.ac.kr) by May 31, 2008. Applicants chosen for interviews will be contacted by the end of June 2008. 



Program Coordinator
International Center for Korean Studies
Seoul National University
Tel: 82-2-880-2586
Fax: 82-2-883-3305
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