Pre-20th Century History Position at Columbia University

Posted on January 18, 2012 by admin

The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University invites applications for a full-time position in pre-20th century Korean history at the assistant professor rank, to begin in fall 2012. The Ph.D. must be in hand by time of appointment.

The appointee will teach at both the graduate and undergraduate levels and is expected to work with fellow faculty in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, the History Department, and other university institutions in the development of Korean studies research, teaching, and programming at Columbia.

To apply, submit a curriculum vitae, a cover letter with a description of teaching and research interests, a sample of written work, dissertation abstract, and three letters of recommendation through this secure on-line site: https://academicjobs.columbia.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=55584.

The search committee will begin review of applications February 15, 2012, and will continue until the position is filled.

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KFCP Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Illinois

Posted on January 17, 2012 by admin

The five-year Korean Family in Comparative Perspective Laboratory for the Globalization of Korean Studies at the University of Illinois, funded by the Academy of Korean Studies and housed in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, has announced its second KFCP Postdoctoral Fellowship starting August 16, 2012. This one-year position, with the possibility of a one-year extension, is open to recent Ph.D. recipients (within the last five years) and to those who will deposit their dissertation by August 15, 2012.

The KFCP Laboratory aims to bring the Korean family to the center of comparative East Asian and general family studies, highlighting Korea as a productive comparative case of interest to non-Koreanists across a range of disciplines and scholarly locations. KFCP Fellows must be scholars interested in comparative work on the Korean family. Scholars with primary expertise in the family of other East Asian countries (e.g., China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan) are particularly welcome to apply. Scholars with primary research emphasis on the Koreas must have a concrete plan to conduct comparative research (i.e., with another country/region). The postdoctoral fellowship is open to scholars in any humanities or social science discipline.

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USC Korean Studies Institute Postdoctoral Fellowships, 2012-2013

Posted on January 3, 2012 by admin

The University of Southern California Korean Studies Institute is accepting applications for its 2012-2013 postdoctoral fellows program, funded by an institutional grant from the Academy of Korean Studies. Up to two postdoctoral fellowships will be offered.

The postdoctoral program is open to scholars from all fields whose research pertains to Korea or involves Korea as part of a larger comparative or interdisciplinary research project. Proposals are particularly encouraged from the social sciences and non-traditional fields, such as Korean-American studies.

In addition to a salary and benefits, the Korean Studies Institute will provide each fellow office space and a small research budget. Fellows are expected to participate in Institute programs and support the activities of the KSI. The fellow must have a Ph.D. in hand, and should be within five years of having received the Ph.D., by the beginning of the appointment.

To apply, send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, thesis abstract, two letters of recommendation (to be sent directly by the referees), and a writing sample to Elaine Kim, Associate Director, USC-Korean Studies Institute (elaineek@dornsife.usc.edu).

The deadline for the receipt of all materials is February 1, 2012. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply by e-mail, although hardcopy applications also will be accepted.

Information about USC Korean Studies Institute programs can be found at http://dornsife.usc.edu/ksi/home/.

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Call for papers: Conference on Constructions of Race and Racism in East Asia

Posted on January 3, 2012 by admin

Proposals are invited for presentations at the conference “Constructions of Race and Racism in East Asia: East-West Perspectives,” to be held at the University of the Armed Forces, Munich, Germany, from September 12 to 14, 2012.

This conference, which follows an earlier book project, Race and Racism in Modern East Asia: Western Constructions and Eastern Reactions (Brill, 2012), will examine the following topics in the context of East Asia:

  • Sources of modern racism – the interplay between indigenous and foreign perspectives
  • The link between nationalism and racism
  • Racial theories in a transnational perspective
  • The impact of racial thought on mutual images
  • Gender and racial thought

Submissions that deal with these issues and similar questions from scholars working within history, anthropology, literature, linguistics, cultural studies, political science, and related disciplines are welcome. The organizers plan to create an edited volume out of the conference papers.

Those interested should send proposed titles, institutional affiliation (and year of study, in the case of doctoral students), and abstracts of 200-300 words as a Word attachment to the organizers by February 25, 2012. Successful participants will be informed by late March 2012 and will be expected to submit their conference papers for discussion by August 15, 2012.

Proposals and questions about the conference should be sent to Walter Demel, University of the Armed Forces, Munich (walter.demel@unibw.de and Rotem Kowner, University of Haifa, Israel (kowner@research.haifa.ac.il).

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New M.Ph. in Traditional East Asia Degree Program at Oxford

Posted on December 20, 2011 by admin

The University of Oxford has announced the establishment of a new program leading to a master of philosophy degree in traditional East Asia. This two-year degree offers:

  • Focus on East Asia as a region
  • Extensive training in Classical Chinese, Classical Japanese, or Middle Korean
  • Extensive training in modern Chinese, Japanese, or Korean
  • Topical seminar based on regional questions: climate, languages, kingship and bureaucracy, religion, war, economy, society, and others
  • Directed readings in classical documents
  • Opportunities to pursue research questions in depth through guided preparation of a thesis

Admission requirements include submission of standardized test score from the HSK, JLPT, or S-TOPIK examinations.

For more information see: http://www.orinst.ox.ac.uk/ea/mphil_tradea.html.

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