KU ARI HK Center for Northeast Asian Studies Research Professor Application

1. Outline:

Established as the very first university-affiliated research institute in Korea, Asiatic Research Institute has become one of the leading institutes in East Asian regional studies. Ari was chosen as a research institute for the Humanities Korea Project fore regional studies in 2008, and has actively pursued its research activities in the field. Our decade-long project is “Transnational Space of Northeast Asia: Intellectual and Socio-cultural Exchanges, Institutional Interactions, and Their Restructurings.” ARI is looking for HK research professors in the Division of Institutions and Division of Societies and Cultures who are able and dedicated to research “the intellectual foundations of Northeast Asian Transnational Space.”

2. Field of Employment(3 professors): 

- International Politics, Political Economy, Diplomacy & National Security (1 professor)

- Cultural Research, Cultural Anthropology, Migration & Multiculturalism Researching (1 professor)

 -East Asian Ideology, discourse, history (1 professor)

3. Benefits:

- Annual Salary: 30,000,000 - 35,000,000 won

- Incentive:Annual Payment of 2,000,000 – 3,500,000 won for awarded to a selected HK Research Professor

- Social Insurance

- Research Space

- Funding for research activities and international conference participation 

4. Requirements:

- A doctoral degree in the corresponding field

- No disqualification according to employment rule of private schools and Korea University

- Qualified according to the employment requirement set by the Korea Research Foundation HK

- Field study experience or fluency in foreign languages preferred

5. Screening Schedule

- 1. Primary screening (document screening) - 2. Review (Interview) - 3. The final announcement of successful applicants

- In reviewing applications, the fit between the ARI’s research agenda and candidates’ research interests will be weighed importantly.

- Successful candidates will be contacted individually by ARI after primary screening.

6. Application period

September 1st, 2011 ~ September 30, 2011 (5 pm)

Your application materials should arrive at the office by the application deadline.

7. Required Documents 

-  Application form

- Research Proposal (should be related with the research agenda of the ARI HK Center)

- Last degree certificate

- Academic Transcripts (Undergraduate, Master’s, and Doctoral Degrees)

- Three representative research achievements (out of the recent 5 years of researches / related to the research agenda of the ARI HK Center)

- Application form and research proposal must be sent in by email as attachments 

(E-mail address: arc2005@Korea.ac.kr)

8. Submission:

(136-701) Seoul Sung Bok Gu, Annam dong 5ga-1

Korea University Asiatic Research Institute 106, Administrative Room

(☎ 02-3290-1604)

9. Notes 

- Insufficient applications may not be reviewed and submitted documents will not be returned

- Make sure that the contents of the application materials are accurate; if the content goes against the fact, ARI will deal with any disciplinary actions and other disadvantages even after the candidate is employed

- If no candidates are considered as qualified for the position by the committee members, the ARI may not recruit any research professor for the position.

- Facts not listed on this announcement will be decided by the committee