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The CKR in the Weatherhead Institute invites applications for its 2018-2019 Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) Postdoctoral Fellowship

Center for Korean Research AKS Postdoctoral Fellowship in Korean Studies, 2018-2019

The Center for Korean Research in the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University invites
applications for its 2018-2019 Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) Postdoctoral Fellowship. The Center is
searching for a scholar who conducts Korea-related research in any discipline in the humanities or social
sciences. We are particularly interested in candidates whose work is interdisciplinary and connects
Korea to broader East Asian and global issues or concerns. The Fellow will teach one course each
semester in her/his area of expertise as well as pursue her/his own research. The Fellow will be provided
the opportunity to organize events related to her/his research interests and will participate actively in
programs and events sponsored by the Center for Korean Research, the Weatherhead East Asian
Institute, the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, and other relevant units at Columbia.

The fellowship will cover a 12-month period beginning September 1, 2018 and ending on August 31,
2019. The fellowship comes with a total compensation of $60,663, shared office space, and access to
libraries and resources at Columbia University.

Eligibility
·  Applicants must have completed all Ph.D. degree requirements (completed and filed the
dissertation) between July 2015 and July 2018.

Application Procedure
·  Completed Application Cover Sheet
·  Updated Curriculum Vitae, including a list of classes taught (if any)
·  Course evaluations for classes taught (if any)
·  Two course proposals or syllabi (for courses to be offered to undergraduates and advanced
undergraduates/M.A. students)
·  3 letters of reference (signed and sealed) that include an evaluation of the applicant’s research,
proposed courses, and prior teaching experience.

Application Deadline:
All application materials (including letters of reference) must be received on or before February 1, 2018.
Faxed or emailed applications will not be accepted. Candidates may be invited for an interview to be
held by phone or in person. All evaluations made in connection with applications received are
confidential.

For the Application Cover Sheet, please click here.

Center for Korean Research AKS Postdoctoral Fellowship in Korean Studies, 2018-2019
ATTN: Jooyeon Kim
Center for Korean Research
Weatherhead East Asian Institute
Columbia University
420 West 118th Street, Room 907
New York, NY 10027

For more information about the Center for Korean Research AKS Postdoctoral Fellowship in Korean
Studies, please contact Jooyeon Kim, Assistant Director at jk2857@columbia.edu.

Complete information and an application details are available at http://ckr.weai.columbia.edu/.

This fellowship is supported by the Core University Program for Korean Studies through the Ministry of
Education of the Republic of Korea and Korean Studies Promotion Service of the Academy of Korean
Studies (AKS-2016-OLU-2250006).

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WM. THEODORE de BARY MEMORIAL SERVICE

The memorial service for Wm. Theodore de Bary, former Provost of the University, noted Columbia educator, Sinologist, and alumnus, will be held on Thursday October 5th, at 5:00 p.m. in St. Paul’s Chapel, Columbia University, followed by a reception at 6:30PM in the CV Starr East Asian Library.

Please join us in celebrating his life and work with Professor de Bary’s family and colleagues. No RSVP is required, but please arrive early as seating is limited. Those requiring accessibility assistance to Campus level should use elevator by the Dodge Hall.

More information about the reception can be found here.

Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures have received outpouring of condolences and inquiries about his memorial service, with some of his colleagues and former students making plans to attend from as far away as Japan. You can read some of the tributes to Professor de Bary from here:

Professor Donald Keen’s Tribute

Professor Carol Gluck’s Tribute

Tribute from Larry Hong (CC ’17)

Obituary from the Taipei Times

President Lee Bollinger’s Statement

Obituary from the New York Times

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Gifts to the East Asian Languages Department goes directly to support faculty, students, and department programs. Please write to the Department Chair, Professor Shirane, if you have any questions.

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Giving

The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University has long been a leader in the field and prides itself on first-class faculty research, graduate student placement and undergraduate training. Publications by our scholars, and programming from our affiliated centers strive to facilitate a greater understanding of critical issues that we hope to share with our alumni and the field at large.

We are immensely grateful to our patrons and we invite you to join us in this work, by supporting the department with a tax-deductible financial contribution. Giving in small amounts is also important, as these funds add up over time and can extend our resources. Potential donors who have specific ideas should contact the chair directly or the relevant faculty.

Friends of the Department

If you are interested in the study of East Asian Languages and Cultures, the department invites you to join the Friends of the EALAC Department. Friends receive regular electronic notices, including the newsletter reporting on departmental activities, and are invited to many departmental lectures and other events.

We also welcome news from our alumni’s recent experiences and activities for inclusion in our announcements and publications.

To join our list of friends and alumni, please email Anri Vartanov. Please write Friends of the Department on the subject line and include your name, postal address, and area of interest.

Zhongqi Shi teaching third year Chinese

Zhongqi Shi teaching third year Chinese

Forms of Support

The department is actively seeking funds for the following areas:

1. Fellowships for undergraduates (both majors and non-majors) who seek to study an East Asian language during the summer. The need for fellowships for Japanese language study abroad is particularly acute. The costs for airfare, tuition, and living expenses for one summer begin at about $8000, depending on the tuition.

2. Fellowships to support graduate students who need to do advanced language study in East Asia during the summer. As with undergraduates, the costs for airfare, tuition, and living expenses for one summer begin at about $8000, depending on tuition.

3. Post-doctoral fellowships in East Asian studies. The post-doctoral fellowship has several major merits. It gives PhD students a temporal cushion while they seek academic positions and allows them to continue to do research and writing at a critical stage in their career. It also gives the department some teaching assistance from an advanced scholar/teacher. Post-doctoral fellowships start at $42,000 a year plus fringe and medical expenses.

Donations for these kinds of fellowships occur in two fundamental forms: 1) spend-down donations bearing the donor’s name that draw on the principal, and 2) endowed fellowships which use only the interest or income on the endowment. Endowments require a $50,000 minimum, but remain for eternity under the donor’s name.

For further information and other types of donations, please write to the chair of the department (Professor Haruo Shirane, at hs14@columbia.edu).

Click here to make your gift to the Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures

If you would prefer to make a donation by check, please address your donation to “Columbia University” and send your check to:

Youngmi Jin, Department Administrator
East Asian Languages and Cultures Department
1140 Amsterdam Avenue
Room 407 Kent Hall
New York NY 10027