The Graduate School of International Studies at Seoul National University is accepting applications for one full-time, tenure-track faculty position, open rank, in Korean studies to begin in September 2008 or March 2009.
Desirable candidates are international scholars with outstanding research and teaching credentials, in particular in the fields of Korean politics, Korean economy, Korean culture and history (premodern and colonial era), and North Korea.
Applicants must have earned a Ph.D. by August 2008 and will be expected to lecture in English (two courses per semester). Excellent competence in oral and written Korean and English is essential and native-level competence is a plus.
Those interested in applying should submit a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, descriptions of three prospective courses, and a ten-year research plan including three publications (books or articles) to:
Dean, Graduate School of International Studies
Seoul National University
San 56-1, Sillim-dong Gwanak-gu
Seoul, 151-747, South Korea
Applications are due no later than May 30, 2008. Short-listed candidates will be interviewed in mid- or late-June.
For more information, contact Professor Eun Ki-Soo (eunkisoo@snu.ac.kr) or Tae Gyun Park (tgpark@snu.ac.kr).