July 1, 2009, is the deadline for submission of presentation and panel proposals for the 19th Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference. The conference will take place November 12-14, 2009, at the University of Hawaii Center for Korean Studies in Honolulu. For more information about the conference and abstract-submission procedures, see the earlier announcement: Call for Papers: 19th Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference.

Direct e-mail queries about the conference to jk19uhm@gmail.com using the word “query” as the message subject.

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The Faculty of Asian Studies at Australian National University is seeking to appoint a lecturer (level B) in the humanities, specializing in the history of people, society, culture, or thought in Asia. Applicants should have a Ph.D. and native or near-native fluency in an Asian or Pacific language. Expertise in Asian history and historiography is preferred, but knowledge of other fields, such as anthropology, sociology, linguistics, religions, and creative or performing arts, would also be advantageous. Extensive experience in using primary sources in their original form, for example through fieldwork or textual analysis, is highly desirable.

The successful candidate will have a leading role in teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate level and, in particular, the interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate core courses in Asian studies. Applicants should demonstrate the ability and willingness to supervise students at Honours and Postgraduate levels and a capacity to contribute to research excellence in their field of expertise.

The full job description and required qualifications can be found at http://jobs.anu.edu.au/PositionDetail.aspx?p=729.

Send inquiries to Professor Kent Anderson: Kent.Anderson@anu.edu.au; Telephone 02 6125 5125.

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The Department of Asian Studies at Cornell University invites applications for a three-quarter-time lecturer position in Korean language beginning July 1, 2009. Initial one-year probationary contract with possible renewal contingent upon merit, the continued needs of the department, and the availability of program funding.

Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree and native-speaker competency in Korean is required, as is prior college-level teaching experience and ability to teach all levels of Korean. Also required is an explicit understanding of the linguistic properties of Korean; knowledge of the cultural background necessary to teach the language; familiarity with language-teaching methodologies, including technology-related pedagogy; and ability to work both in a team and autonomously at all levels of the language. Supervisory experience preferred.

The deadline for applications is June 5, 2009. Electronic submission of applications is preferable. Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation (also a teaching demonstration CD or videotape is strongly recommended) to:

Korean Language Search Committee
Department of Asian Studies
Cornell University
350 Rockefeller Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
e-mail: asianstudiesjobs@cornell.edu

The text of this announcement and other information about the Cornell University Department of Asian Studies are available on line at http://lrc.cornell.edu/asian/highlights_opps/employment/koreanlec.

Cornell University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and educator. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

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The deadline for applications to participate in the Fifth International Workshop on Korean Studies, sponsored by the Worldwide Consortium of Korean Studies Centers, has been extended to May 15, 2009. The workshop, on the theme “Korea Coping with Globalization,” will be held July 7–10, 2009, at the Center for Korean Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawai‘i, U.S.A.

For further information on the workshop, see the call for papers and other information at http://www.hawaii.edu/korea/wckscw5/index.html.

The institutions participating in the Worldwide Consortium of Korean Studies Centers are Korea University, Seoul National University, Yonsei University, Kyushu University, Peking University, Fudan University, the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, UCLA, the University of British Columbia, Harvard University, the Australian National University, and the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

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The Australian National University, with the generous support of the Korea Foundation, is seeking an outstanding scholar of Korean studies in an area within the humanities broadly defined. Preferred fields include history, literature, linguistics, or cultural studies. Candidates are expected to have a distinguished publication record, extensive experience in postgraduate education, and demonstrated achievement in academic leadership.

Located in the College of Asia and the Pacific, the successful candidate will be provided ample opportunity for research. In addition to conducting research, teaching and supervising in his or her own field, he or she will be called upon to contribute to the Korean studies program through directed training of advanced students. The selected applicant will be expected to provide academic, scholarly, and administrative leadership that has cross-disciplinary relevance and to cooperate with Australian and international scholars to advance research and teaching in Korean studies.

Send enquiries to Professor James Fox, Head, Korea Institute, telephone: 02 6125 0192, e-mail: James.Fox@anu.edu.au

For information on how to apply, see
http://jobs.anu.edu.au/PositionDetail.aspx?p=677.

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The Center for Korean Studies has announced the award of scholarships to more than two dozen students for the 2009-2010 academic year. Complete information about Center-administered scholarships and grants, application procedures, and deadlines can be found at http://www.hawaii.edu/pages/schlrshps/cksschol.html. The recipients of awards for the coming year are:

• FLAS academic year ($15,000 + tuition)

• Edward Coats, MA, Korean studies
• Susan Huh, MA, Korean Flagship
• Eileen Block, MA, Korean Flagship

FLAS summer ($2,500 + tuition)

• Nathan Nass, MA, Ethnomusicology
• John Bush, MA, Korean literature

Donald C. W. Kim Graduate Scholarship ($5,000)

• Nathan Nass, MA, Ethnomusicology

Herbert H. Lee Graduate Scholarship ($2,500 each)

• Jennifer Lee, MA, Korean Flagship
• Diana Maeng, MA, Korean Flagship
• Soo Yon Suh, MA, Korean Flagship

CKS Graduate Scholarships

• Bumyong Choi, PhD, Korean linguistics ($2,500)
• Yoon Hwa Choi, PhD, Korean language ($2,500)
• Hee Yeoun Denison, ABD, Korean linguistics ($2,500)
• Sorin Huh, PhD, Korean language ($2,500)
• Soo Young Hwang, PhD, Political science ($2,500)
• Eun-ho Kim, PhD, Korean language ($2,500)
• Ji-Young Kim, PhD, Korean language ($2,500)
• Hye Seung Lee, PhD, Korean language ($3,500)
• Seunghye Lee, MA, Korean language ($2,500)
• Mi Yung Park, PhD, Korean language and linguistics ($2,500)
• Kevin Shepard, MA, Korean flagship ($2,500)
• Yeon-Hee Yoon, ABD, Korean linguistics ($2,500)

N. H. Paul Chung Endowed Graduate Scholarship ($1,000)

• Mihye Choi, PhD, Social work

Murabayashi-CKS Urban Planning Scholarship ($1,000)

• Chang-yu Hong, MA, Urban and regional planning

Kim Ch’on-hung Memorial Scholarship ($2,000)

• Nathan Nass, MA, Ethnomusicology

Dong Jae and Hyung Ja Lee Endowed Scholarship ($3,300)

• Peggy Kang, Undergraduate, Korean language and second language studies

CKS Undergraduate Scholarships ($3,300 each)

• Bowha Kang, Korean language and accounting

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The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Indiana University Title VI National Resource Center Consortium (IL/IN NRC Consortium) is sponsoring a summer dissertation workshop in the field of Korean culture and society and invites applications from doctoral students whose dissertations focus on some aspect of Korean society and culture. The workshop will take place July 30-31, 2009, at the Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

This workshop is designed to enable students just beginning to write or those who are more advanced in their writing to engage in intensive discussions with faculty and each other. Possibilities for creating continuing networks among interested students and faculty will also be explored. Each student will be given time to present a chapter from his or her work in progress, and faculty members will then respond to the presentation.

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The first Kim Ch’ŏn-hŭng Memorial Fund Scholarship has been awarded to Nathan Nass, a master’s-degree student in ethnomusicology at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa.

The award was announced April 24, 2009, at a reception prior to the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa Department of Theatre and Dance annual dance concert at Kennedy Theatre, which was this year dedicated to Kim Ch’ŏn-hŭng (1909-2007), the Korean dance master in whose memory the scholarship was established.

Kim was one of Korea’s foremost senior court dance and music performers and teachers and was designated a National Living Treasure for his expertise. He had strong ties to Hawai’i and after his first tour of the United States in 1964 was invited to teach at the Honolulu studio of Korean dancer Halla Pai Huhm.

Nass is pursuing research on contemporary Korean performers’ interpretations of solo instrumental folk music. In addition to the $2,000 Kim Ch’ŏn-hŭng scholarship, he is also receiving this year’s Donald C. W. Kim Scholarship of $5,000. A recipient of a Foreign Language and Area Studies Scholarship for the 2008-2009 academic year, he has also been awarded FLAS summer scholarship of $2,500 plus tuition.

Information about these and other scholarships offered through the Center for Korean Studies is available on the Center’s Web site at http://www.hawaii.edu/korea/pages/schlrshps/cksschol.html.

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The Center for Korean Studies spring colloquium series continues on Monday, April 27, 2009, with a presentation titled “Two Different Images of the Nuclear Bomb in Japan and Korea, 1945–1960″ by Dong-Won Kim of Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Kim will compare Japan’s and Korea’s respective images of the nuclear bomb between 1945 and 1960. The colloquium is co-sponsored by the Center for Japanese Studies and will begin at 4:00 p.m. in the Center for Korean Studies Conference Room. For more information about the presentation, see http://www.hawaii.edu/korea/pages/announce/events2009/coming34.html.

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Applications are due by April 30, 2009, for participation in the Fifth International Workshop on Korean Studies, sponsored by the Worldwide Consortium of Korean Studies Centers. The workshop, on the theme “Korea Coping with Globalization,” will be held July 7–10, 2009, at the Center for Korean Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawai‘i, U.S.A.

For full information on the workshop and application procedures, see the earlier announcement at Call for Papers: Fifth Worldwide Consortium of Korean Studies Centers Workshop.

The institutions participating in the Worldwide Consortium of Korean Studies Centers are Korea University, Seoul National University, Yonsei University, Kyushu University, Peking University, Fudan University, the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, UCLA, the University of British Columbia, Harvard University, the Australian National University, and the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.

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