The George Washington University Institute for Korean Studies is accepting applications for a postdoctoral fellowship in Korean studies for the 2019-2020 academic year. This fellowship is open to scholars in the social sciences focusing on a Korea-related research topic.
The fellowship will cover up to a twelve-month period between August 1, 2019, and July 31, 2020, and provide a stipend of $50,000. The postdoctoral fellow will receive shared office space and access to libraries and other resources at George Washington. Also, the fellow will be invited to participate in the academic life of the George Washington University Institute for Korean Studies.
The postdoctoral fellow will be required to reside in the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area; work on revising his or her doctoral dissertation for publication as a monograph; teach one graduate seminar in the spring semester of 2020 (optional); give a public lecture for the Institute for Korean Studies lecture series during the appointment period; co-organize and present at a book manuscript workshop (April or May); mentor undergraduate fellows; and participate in Institute events and related activities.
Applicants must have received the Ph.D. degree in the social sciences, and all untenured scholars are eligible to apply. The applicant must have completed all requirements for the Ph.D. degree (dissertation deposited) by July 31, 2019.
Applications must be submitted by 5 p.m., EST. on Friday, May 17, 2019. Documents required with the application include a recently updated curriculum vitae; cover letter explaining research project, teaching experience, and planned accomplishments while in residence; statement of research; statement of teaching (optional); writing sample (max. 40 pages); and three letters of recommendation (emailed by referees directly). These should be sent in PDF form to gwiks@gwu.edu.
The full text of the recruiting announcement is available here.
Questions regarding the position or the application process should be sent to gwiks@gwu.edu.