Affiliated Scholars

Affiliated scholars contribute to the academic diversity of the Institute by participating in Korea Institute activities and by being actively involved in the Harvard community. The Korea Institute accepts a limited number of affiliated scholars each year. Affiliates are appointed without stipend, and they are expected to provide their own funding and living expenses while at Harvard and, in some cases, pay a fee. Applications received by the deadline will be reviewed by the Institute’s Executive Committee for appointments beginning in the ensuing fall semester.

Application Deadline: November 15.

There are currently three categories of affiliation:

Visiting Scholar appointments allow full-time professors on leave from their permanent positions at other universities to carry out a research project in association with Harvard faculty and facilities.

Visiting Associate appointments allow for non-academic professionals to pursue a research project of a scholarly nature at Harvard. Visiting Associates are expected to work closely with Harvard faculty, and are granted full access to Harvard facilities.

Contact Info for the above: Executive Director, Susan Laurence, <susan_laurence@harvard.edu>

For detailed information about Post-Doctoral Fellowship appointments at the Institute, please refer to the following:

Postdoctoral Fellows Supported by External Institutions

Current Affiliates

Lee Jin Choi

Fulbright Visiting Scholar
Associate Professor, Department of English Education, Hongik University

Hyun Jae Yoo

Fulbright Visiting Scholar
Associate Professor, Department of History Education, Gyeongsang National University

Past Affiliates

Chaeyoung Lee

Postdoctoral Fellow
Korea Foundation-Korea Institute Postdoctoral Fellow

Tian Li

Korea Foundation-Korea Institute Postdoctoral Fellow
Korea Institute, Harvard University

Jason Lim

Fellow
Program Analyst, Transportation Security Administration; Regular Feature Columnist, Korea Times

Alexandre Mansourov

Associate in Research
Associate Professor, College for Security Studies of the Asia-Pacific

Bridget Martin

Fall Term 2022 & AY2021-22 SBS Korean Studies Postdoctoral Fellow in the Social Sciences, Korea Institute, Harvard University

David McCann

Visiting Scholar
Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Literature, Emeritus, Harvard University

Kuniaki Nemoto

Post-Doctoral Fellow
Assistant Professor, Organization for Japan-US Studies, Waseda University

Se-Mi Oh

Post-Doctoral Fellow
Assistant Professor, East Asian Languages & Literature, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Robert M. Oppenheim

Associate in Research
Assistant Professor, Asian Studies, University of Texas at Austin