The Department of Asian & African Languages & Literature at Duke University in Durham, N.C., invites applications for an open-rank position in Korean cultural studies, beginning in fall 2008. The area of specialization is open, but there is particular interest in candidates engaged in the study of literature, visual/popular culture, intellectual history, or gender/sexuality. Applications [...]

The deadline is imminent for applications for the fall Korea-related grants offered by the Northeast Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies. All applications must arrive at the AAS office in Ann Arbor, Michigan, by October 1, 2007.
The application process is relatively simple, and there are a variety of categories in which one can [...]

The Department of East Asian Studies at New York University seeks applicants for an open-field position in modern Korean studies at the assistant professor level. Appointment will begin September 1, 2008, subject to budgetary and administrative approval. The candidate is expected to be conversant with general issues at stake in the historical processes of global [...]

The University of Southern California Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures is accepting applications for a tenure-track position as assistant or associate professor in modern Korean literary and cultural studies. Of particular interest are candidates who are also interested in film and media studies, visual studies in general, or gender studies.

The Open Source Center, a U.S. government agency formerly known as the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS), is seeking applicants among June, August, and December 2008 graduates for full-time positions as international affairs analysts. Graduates with degrees in area Studies, international relations, economics, political science, history, journalism/communications, and other relevant substantive areas are invited to [...]

The Blakemore Foundation plans to make 20-25 grants for the advanced study of modern Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Southeast Asian languages during the 2008/2009 academic year.
Blakemore Freeman grants are intended for those pursuing professional, academic, or business careers that involve the regular use of an Asian language.
The grants cover tuition and a stipend for [...]

The University of California Global, Area, and International Archive (GAIA) has announced the establishment of the Seoul-California Series in Korean Studies, a collaboration between International and Area Studies, University of California, Berkeley, and the Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies, Seoul National University. Each book in the series will be available in an innovative dual format: [...]

The Department of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeking applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Korean history beginning in August 2008. Specialization in any period of the history of Korea is acceptable. Applicants must have completed the Ph.D. by the start of the appointment.

The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech in Atlanta is accepting applications for a tenure-track position in international security at the rank of assistant or associate professor to begin in spring 2008 or fall 2008. The school is seeking an individual whose research and teaching have a regional focus on Asia or [...]

The August 2007 list of new acquisitions in the Korea Collection of the University of Hawaii Thomas H. Hamilton Library is now available on line at: http://www.hawaii.edu/asiaref/korea/acquisitions.htm. For additional information, contact Daniel C. Kane (dkane@hawaii.edu).