[KS] KOREA FOUNDATION POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS 2011-2012

[Jongmin Paek]

Please note the following announcement is forwarded to the list at the request 
of professor Nancy Abelmann via Kevin Taylor, the Graduate Assistant for the 
Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies at the University of Illinois 
Urbana-Champaign.

Min Paek,
Co-Owner/Moderator
Korean Studies List

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The Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies at the University of Illinois is 
pleased to announce the following Fellowship opportunity.

KOREA FOUNDATION POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS 2011-2012

The Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies at the University of Illinois 
Urbana-Champaign welcomes applications for postdoctoral study at the University 
of Illinois funded by the Korea Foundation's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. 
Applicants will apply simultaneously to the Korea Foundation and the University 
of Illinois; selection by the University of Illinois does not guarantee Korea 
Foundation selection, but the University of Illinois will advise the Korea 
Foundation of its selected candidate(s). Scholars must have received their Ph.D. 
in a subject related to Korea within five years of their application; scholars 
who do not currently hold a regular faculty position are eligible to apply. 
Applicants must have received their Ph.D. degree prior to the start of their 
fellowship research. This program supports research in the humanities and social 
sciences. The post-doctoral stipend for a 12-month period will be determined in 
accordance with University of Illinois regulations. This fellowship cannot be 
combined with other sources of support, including other fellowships and grants. 
The University of Illinois has hosted 3 Korea Foundation Postdoctoral Fellows, 
currently Nicholas Harkness (Ph.D., Chicago, anthropology, Harvard University 
Assistant Professor, 2011-) and in recent years Youngmin Choe (USC, Assistant 
Professor, East Asian Languages and Cultures) and Young-a Park (Knox College, 
Assistant Professor, Anthropology).

In order to apply to the University of Illinois for institutional affiliation as 
a Korea Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellow, SUBMIT ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS TO 
BOTH THE KOREA FOUNDATION AND TO THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. Information on the 
grant, required application materials, application procedures, and the Korea 
Foundation submission deadline can be found at http://www.kf.or.kr/. Materials 
received by the University of Illinois MUST BE POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN JANUARY 
3, 2010 (note, the Korea Foundation deadline is January 31). Please send 
application materials to attn: Korea Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Center 
for East Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Illinois, 230 International 
Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth St., Champaign, IL 61820. For information on some 
of the Korean Studies activities at the University of Illinois, go to 
http://www.eaps.uiuc.edu/programs/korea.htm. For more information contact 
Merrily Shaw, Associate Director, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, 
mshaw2 at illinois.edu. Professors in Korean studies, Nancy Abelmann 
(nabelman at illinois.edu) and Jungwon Kim (kimjw at illinois.edu) are also happy to 
answer questions about the Postdoctoral Fellowship at Illinois.

Please note: Korean nationals are eligible to apply only if they have permanent 
residency status in another country.
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