Cornell East Asia Program 2025-2026 LB Korean Studies Postdoctoral Associate

The Cornell East Asia Program is accepting applications for a post-doctoral associate in residence at Cornell (Ithaca Campus) for the 2025-2026 academic year. Advanced Ph.D. candidates and recent Ph.D. graduates within 5 years of their Ph.D. conferral whose research pertains to Korea are encouraged to apply to this non-teaching research residency. Application deadline is February 1st, 2025.

The LB Korean Studies Postdoctoral Scholar research program within the East Asia Program and the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies at Cornell University aims to cultivate new collaborations that advance scholarship, knowledge dissemination, teaching, outreach, and engagement with general publics for a deeper understanding of Korea in the contemporary world. The program is open to scholars whose research and teaching focuses on Korea, especially with a comparative, global, and interdisciplinary perspective.

LB Korean Studies Postdoctral Scholar can have backgrounds in any humanities discipline, broadly conceived. In addition to traditional Korean studies fields, such as literature and history, we also envision Korea-focused work that transcends conventional disciplinary, temporal, and regional boundaries, in fields including but not limited to the environmental humanities, material culture, Indigenous studies, the blue humanities, gender studies, and Asian American studies. Selection will be based on the potential of the candidate's research to cultivate dialogue and nurture collaboration across academic disciplines, as well as integrate, synthesize, and build upon existing disciplinary contributions to Korean studies research. Scholars will work within the East Asia Program and the Einaudi Center for International Studies as well as engage with mentors and peers across Cornell. Undergraduate teaching is optional and depends on the applicant's preference.

Support:

• The hiring offer for this position is ranging from $61,000 to $64,000 depending on education, experience, discipline, and relevant skills.
• Our benefits programs include comprehensive health care options, generous retirement contributions, access to wellness programs, and employee discounts with local and national retail brands. We invite you to follow this link to get more information about our benefits: https://hr.cornell.edu/benefits-pay.
• Professional development support of up to $1,500 (for activities such as travel to archives or conferences, materials acquisition, publication costs, etc.).
• Office and other facilities use.
• Full access to Cornell university facilities and resources such as use of Cornell's world-class library collections and resources.

Expectations:

• In residence at the Cornell Ithaca campus August 2025 through May 2026
• Carry out research, and acknowledge the LB KSRS program in any publications thereof
• Attend, organize, and convene Korean studies events and activities within the EAP programming schedule
• Give at least one presentation of research for the EAP and Cornell community
• Participate in EAP and Center for International Studies initiatives that relate to the scholar's work or interests
• No teaching required. However, if the scholar wishes to teach, EAP will help identify and set up such opportunities.

How to Apply

• The completed application, including three letters of recommendation, must be received by the application deadline of February 1, 2025through Academic Jobs Onlinehttps://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/29398.
• If you are a PhD candidate, please include a letter from your advisor or DGS confirming that you will have completed your PhD defense before the appointment begins.
• Full CV in PDF format.
• Description of proposed research (maximum of 2 pages, single spaced, 12-point font, 1-inch margins).
• A writing sample, which could be a published article or a chapter of your dissertation (30 pages).
• Full name and contact information of three recommenders, one of whom must be the applicant's doctoral advisor. All reference letters should be submitted directly online by the reference writers tohttps://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/site. Please note that all references must be received by the application deadline onFebruary 1, 2025.
• Shortlisted applicants will be invited to participate in an interview via electronic conference with the selection committee.

For questions, please contact the East Asia Program manager, Weiming Xie, ateap@cornell.edu.

Pay Range:

Pay Ranges:

The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:

• Prior relevant work or industry experience.
• Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position.
• Academic Discipline
• Unique applicable skills.

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