[KS] position announcement: University of Heidelberg, Germany

Marion Eggert marion.eggert at rub.de
Mon May 19 16:34:50 EDT 2014


I have been asked to spread the following announcement among Korean 
Studies scholars. Please direct all inquiries to the address given below.
- Marion

*Economy and Society of East Asia (Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft 
Ostasiens)**, Heidelberg University*

The Centerfor East Asian Studies at Heidelberg University invites 
applications for the position of assistant professor/lecturer in Economy 
and Society of East Asia (Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft Ostasiens), with 
special emphasis on Japan and/or Korea. The successful candidate will 
contribute to the research at the Center and teach 4 hours per week 
during the semester. The search is open as to disciplinary 
specialization, though applications from scholars coming from economics, 
political economy, or political science are of particular interest. We 
prize scholars who generate premium academic research and use this to 
provide dynamic teaching. Working experience in a medium or large 
company would be a plus.

Requirements are an above-average PhD and fluency in English, Japanese 
or Korean, fluency in German is desired. Applications from candidates 
who are starting their PhD will also be considered if they are 
exceptionally strong. In this case, the position will be divided into 
two half-positions. The successful candidate is expected to contribute 
actively to raising the Center's profile in the study of economic, 
political and social developments in contemporary East Asia. Successful 
candidates without fluency in German are expected to acquire sufficient 
command of the language to participate in administrative matters and 
undergraduate teaching within two years.

Your applicationshould be composed in English or German and include a 
cover letter, CV,grade transcripts, course evaluations (if available)and 
three publications or the dissertation. Please address the application 
to the Director of the Institute of Chinese Studies, Prof. Dr. Gotelind 
Müller-Saini, and submit it to: applications-ecsoc2014 at zo.uni- 
<https://exchange.uni-heidelberg.de/owa/redir.aspx?C=cRyXkR5_I0ufQzHCQP6YkVMoo67pQtFImY-1Zw3cqGw86R2kQXq3SbUh57QuUuvOh78dQ-AzIqU.&URL=mailto%3Aapplications-ecsoc2014%40zo.uni-heidelberg.de>heidelberg.de*.*The 
application deadline is *30****June**201**4*and finalists will be 
interviewed in July. Appointment will start in October 2014 and will 
initially be for three years.The position can be extended after 
successful evaluation. Salary will be according to the German salary 
scale TV-L E13.



-- 
Prof. Dr. Marion Eggert
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Sprache und Kultur Koreas
GB 1/46
D-44780 Bochum

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