International Center for Korean Studies

2024 Kyujanggak Book Talk Series:#3 Peter B. Kwon

Title: Cornerstone of the Nation: The Defense Industry and the Building of Modern Korea under Park Chung Hee
Date: September 27 (Friday) 15:00-17:00 (Seoul)
Author: Peter B. Kwon(SUNY Albany)
Moderator: John P. DiMoia(SNU)
Discussants: Bridget Martin(Univ. of Mississippi), Donghyun Woo(KAIST)

This lecture is a Hybrid event, conducted in English. Please refer to the following links for registration.

- In-person Registration Link: https://forms.gle/WYvPZ8J5VkR4H2VH8
- Online Registration Link: https://forms.gle/Jfetr1BbY6v1DXpy5

Transnationalism and Migration in Global Korea: History, Politics, and Sociology, 1910 to the Present

Transnationalism and Migration in Global Korea: History, Politics, and Sociology, 1910 to the Present
by Joanne Miyang Cho, Lee M. Roberts, Sang Hwan Seong
Published November 17, 2023 by Routledge
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Korean

〉 Fellowship/Grant 〉Fellow

Fellowship/Grant

Fellow

Eligibility
- Any Korean Studies researcher who is a full-time faculty member at a non-Korean university, OR post-doctoral researcher from a non-Korean university who is working on topics related to Korean Studies (preferably using the Kyujanggak Archive materials)
- ※ A minimum of six-month residence at Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies (KIKS) is required.
- ※ Former Kyujanggak Fellows (Fellow A) are not eligible to apply.
- ※ Korean citizens returning to Korea with a Ph.D. degree from an overseas university without affiliation with overseas research institutions are encouraged to apply for early 2024 funding opportunities from National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea. Designating the KIKS as your institution of research affiliation for the NRF funding application requires a prior consultation with the KIKS. See the 2023 NRF funding offers below.
Benefits
- Research grant up to KRW 18 million (3 million paid monthly for maximum 6 months until February 2025)
- ※ Grants, stipends or other forms of payment from other institutions during the fellowship are not permitted.
- Eligibility for on-campus housing
- ※ All housing-related expenses are the applicant’s responsibility. The International center for Korea Studies (ICKS) facilitates application for the BK Residence Halls at Seoul National University (SNU). Placement is not guaranteed.
- ※ If you or your spouse own real estate in Seoul, you are not eligible to apply.
- ※ Only your legal spouse and child(ren) are permitted to reside with you in the BK Residence Halls.
- Round-trip airfare (for economy class tickets only)
- ※ The itinerary of the tickets must closely approximate the fellowship period.
- ※ The upper limit of reimbursement varies depending on the travel zone (KRW 1 million for Asia, 1.5 million for non-Asia), and is subject to negotiation with the ICKS.
- ※ Tickets purchsed with mileage points cannot be reimbursed.
- Access to libraries
- Research space
- Administrative support (※ Insurance is the applicant's responsibility.)
Position & Period of Appointment
- Kyujanggak fellows will be appointed as visiting researchers of the SNU.
- The term of appointment will be between 6 months and 1 year, and may begin from March 1, 2024 at the earliest.
- ※ The fellowship period must begin on the first day of a month, in compliance with the appointment schedule of the SNU.
- ※ Upon being selected, fellows must confirm their fellowship period to the ICKS and set their dates of entry to and exit from Korea.
- ※ The fellowship appointment may be cancelled if a fellow disregards his/her confirmed fellowship schedule by adjusting it arbitrarily without prior consultation with the ICKS.
- ※ The term of appointment can be extended, upon application and review by the KIKS committee, once for up to 12 months without extension of grant.
Obligations
- Presentation: one presentation of research findings at the Kyujanggak colloquium during fellowship period
- Journal submission: one submission of a research article to the Seoul Journal of Korean Studies (SCOPUS & ESCI-indexed), published by the KIKS, within a month of the conclusion of fellowship
- Report on research results: one 10-page written report on the outcome of the fellowship research within a month from the conclusion of the fellowship
- Acknowledgement of support: citing the affiliation with the KIKS when publishing any work done during the fellowship period, and providing the ICKS with a printed copy of such publication
- Participation in events: active participation in academic events such as symposia, colloquia, book talks, and workshops hosted by the KIKS, and full cooperation in ICKS affairs (upon request and limited to 5% of the fellowship period)
- Residency requirement: The total length of stay outside Korea during the fellowship period may not exceed 30 days. A pre-departure consultation with the ICKS about the destination, duration, and purpose of stay outside Korea is required.
Application Procedure
- How to apply:
  ① Submit an online application form through the ICKS website within the application period
  ② Have your letters of recommendation sent to the ICKS either by email or by post within the application period
- Documents required for application:
  ① Cover letter (approx. 2 pages)
  ② Curriculum vitae
  ③ Research proposal (approx. 5 A4 pages; research topic and methods must be specified)
  ④ Sample research (2 pieces)
  ⑤ Letters of recommendation (from 2 recommenders)
- ※ If using email, the recommenders must send the letters to the ICKS(icks@snu.ac.kr). If using postal mail, the recommenders must seal the envelops with their signatures and send the letters to the ICKS (#451 Bldg.103 Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826 Republic of Korea)
- Application due date: December 2, 2023 24:00 (Korean Time, GMT+9)
- Announcement of result: by Mid December, 2023 via email

NRF funding offers in Humanities and Social Sciences of 2023

LIST
	Academic Research Professors	Part-Time Lecturer Researchers
support amount	KRW 39 million/year (incl. institution subsidy of 1 million)	KRW 13 million/year (incl. institution subsidy of 1 million)
support period	up to 5 years	1 year
requirements for entry	① Ph.D. degree ② upper age limit of 60 ③ min. 3 publications in past 5 years (past 8 years if maternity leave taken in past 5 years) ④ Korean nationality and residency in Korea	① postgraduate degree ② upper age limit of 64 ③ min. 1 publication in past 5 years (past 8 years if maternity leave taken in past 5 years) ④ Korean nationality & residency in Korea ⑤ unemployed
research begins on	June 1, 2023.	September 1, 2023
entry process	notice: February 2023 entry: March 2023 selection: March ~ May 2023	notice and entry: February 2023 selection: March ~ June 2023
scale of support	1,301 new and ongoing projects	2,150 new projects
evaluation of research results	submission of a publication within 2 year from end of research period, and evaluation of report 6 month after end of research period	submission of a publication within 2 years from end of research period, and evaluation of report 6 months after end of research period
link to NRF info	https://www.nrf.re.kr/biz/info/info/view?menu_no=378&biz_no=427	https://www.nrf.re.kr/biz/info/info/view?menu_no=378&biz_no=433

※ For further information please contact us at icks@snu.ac.kr ( tel. +82-2-880-9378 )