Korea Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowships

Korea Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowships

Fellowships for postdoctoral study at the Korea Institute are funded by the Korea Foundation's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Seoul. Scholars who are not ROK citizens, who have received their Ph.D. degree in a subject related to Korea within five years of their application (2008 or later) but do not currently hold a regular faculty position, are eligible to apply. [South Korean nationals are eligible to apply only if they have permanent residency status in another country.]

Applicants absolutely must have confirmation of degree conferral by July 1, 2013. Please note, we are unable to make exceptions. If selected, the Post-Doc appointment at Harvard would be from August 1, 2013-July 31, 2014.

Research fields supported by this program are in the humanities and social sciences. The post-doctoral stipend for a 12-month period in accordance with the academic year of the affiliated institution is determined on the basis of country, region and institution where the Fellow will conduct his/her research. This fellowship cannot be combined with other sources of support, including other fellowships and grants.

Scholars who wish to be considered for this funding should apply simultaneously to the Korea Foundation (funding) and the Korea Institute at Harvard University (affiliation). Selection by the university does not guarantee selection by the Korea Foundation, but the KI will advise the Korea Foundation of its selected candidate(s). During the postdoctoral fellows term of appointment, fellows will be expected to contribute to the teaching program, focusing on Korea, at Harvard, by offering one undergraduate course during the fall or spring semester of the academic year.

Scholars who wish to be considered for such fellowships must apply separately to the Korea Institute (affiliation) and to the Korea Foundation of Seoul, Korea (funding). Application materials and instructions are available online at the Korea Foundation's homepage: http://www.kf.or.kr/

Applicants must submit a hard copy & requested xeroxed sets of a complete application to the Korea Institute to formally request affiliation, as well as, submit  a duplicate completed application & all requested materials to the Korea Foundation by their deadline,  in order to apply for funding.

The application deadline to the Korea Institute is Wednesday, January 2, 2013 by 4pm. Applicants will be notified of the Korea Institute's decision by late January. All affiliations will be contingent on the applicant being awarded a Korea Foundation Fellowship (announced by the KF in late May).  Applicants should bear in mind that the Korea Institute's deadline is earlier than the Korea Foundation's deadline. It is critical that you confirm the Korea Foundation deadline on their website.

In order to apply to the Korea Institute for institutional affiliation as a Korea Foundation post-doctoral fellow, you should submit FIVE duplicate copies of the Korea Foundation application & all requested materials by Wednesday, January 2, 2013 by 4pm.
You must also include with the completed application materials, a brief statement of teaching interests (up to one page). List your ideas about a few undergraduate courses you might teach, with a sentence or two on how you might approach each course, if you were to offer it. Final decisions on what particular courses will be taught by the KF Post Doc will be made in conjunction with the faculty and the Dept.

Submit FIVE sets of a completed hard copy application materials & the required brief statement of teaching interests to:

Catherine Glover
Korea Institute
Harvard University
CGIS South, Room S233
1730 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
ATTN: Korea Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellowships

*Another original set of a completed application & required materials must be submitted to the Korea Foundation by their deadline, which is Jan 31, 2013.   ***It is critical that you confirm this Korea Foundation deadline @ http://www.kf.or.kr/

For more information, please visit the Korea Foundation online at: http://www.kf.or.kr/