The Center for Korean Studies spring colloquium series continues Thursday, May 1, 2008, with a presentation titled “The Process of Family Succession in Late Choson: A Case Study of Euisung Kim’s Family.” The speaker is Prof. Ki-Soo Eun of Seoul National University.
The colloquium will be held in the Center for Korean Studies conference room and [...]

The Department of Korean History at Seoul National University invites applications for a full-time, open-rank, and tenure-track faculty position in Korean history to begin in September 2008. The department seeks an international scholar with outstanding research and teaching credentials who will play an integral role in the development, diversity, and globalization of Korean history studies.
Candidates [...]

Professor Hyunchul Kim of Seoul National University speaks in the Center for Korean Studies colloquium series Wednesday, April 30, 2008. His topic is “The Diffusion of Retail Innovation: The Case of 7-Eleven.” The colloquium will take place in the Center for Korean Studies conference room from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Kim will give his [...]

The Strategic Initiative for Korean Studies (SIKS) has announced its 2008 Publication Grant for Korean studies. The Strategic Initiative for Korean Studies was established in May 2007 in the Academy of Korean Studies with the support of the Republic of Korea Ministry of Education and provides publication grants for English translations of “100 Korean Classics” [...]

The U.S. Army 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne) at Ft. Bragg, N.C., has an opening for a civilian research specialist focusing on the Korean Peninsula. Applications will be accepted through June 30, 2008. Area expertise and proficiency in Korean are required.
Candidates who have completed their Ph.D. degrees are preferred, but ABDs and holders [...]

The Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies at the University of Copenhagen invites applications for an assistant professorship in East Asia/Korea beginning September 1, 2008, or as soon as possible thereafter.
Applicants must be qualified to teach on all levels in modern Korean language as well as beginner’s Sino-Korean. In addition, academic qualifications in the study [...]

The Graduate School of International Studies (GSIS) at Yonsei University seeks applicants for a full-time, tenure-track position in Korean studies. The teaching load is two courses per semester, and the position will start in September 2008. The position is open to applicants in all fields related to Korean studies.
Applicants should have at least one year [...]

The Center for Korean Studies spring colloquium series continues Thursday, April 24, 2008, with a presentation by critically acclaimed Korean American writer Ty Pak. The colloquium will take place from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Center for Korean Studies Auditorium.
Born in Korea in 1938, Pak lived through his country’s liberation from Japan in [...]

The Department of History at the University of California, Berkeley, seeks one or more non-tenure-track instructors for courses on Korean history during the 2008-2009 academic year with the possibility of renewal. Both part-time and full-time positions are available. Rank and salary will depend on candidates’ qualifications.
To apply, send a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, [...]

Sungkonghoe University professor Hyunjoon Shin will deliver the 2008 Florence Liu Macaulay Distinguished Lecture at the Center for Korean Studies Wednesday, April 16, at 4:00 p.m. Shin’s lecture is titled “Popular Music Before and After Globalization in East Asia: Relocation and Transmigration between Japanese and Korean Musicians.”
Shin is a research professor in the Institute for [...]