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Assistant Professor (EXPIRED)

Department of Philosophy, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea

Job category Junior faculty / Fixed term
AOS Ethics or Social/Political Philosophy
AOS categories Ethics
Social and Political Philosophy
AOC Teaching competence in Ancient Philosophy is desirable but not required.
AOC categories Ancient Greek and Roman Philosophy
Workload Full time
Vacancies 1
Location Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
Start date September 1st, 2016
Job description

The Department of Philosophy at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) in Seoul, South Korea, invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor. The position is renewable every two years upon evaluation.

SKKU is a major research university in South Korea, and has been rapidly developing and gaining reputation for its various academic programs including Philosophy. Also, the Humanities/Social Sciences campus of SKKU is located in a central district of Seoul, with surrounding historic palaces and streets.

The SKKU Department of Philosophy is small in size but strong in scholarship and collegiality.

The successful candidate is expected to teach up to three courses (nine credits) per semester, one of which may be a graduate course in the candidate’s area of specialization. The language of instruction is English.

Candidates should have a Ph.D. in philosophy by the starting date (September 1, 2016). We are only accepting applications from non-Korean citizens.

The yearly salary is $35,000 (in US dollars) at minimum, and is negotiable depending on the previous educational background and work experience. Compensation also includes health insurance and other benefits such as a substantial housing subsidy and one-way airfare for overseas applicants.

How to apply
Application type Email
Instructions
Interested applicants should submit 1) the application form (available at https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwCp5vSqC2qPUWpiX0lQSzJTd0k/view?usp=sharing), which should be printed out, filled in, scanned and emailed to the address given below, 2) resume, 3) evidence of teaching effectiveness (including complete students evaluations from recent teaching assignments and sample teaching syllabi for Ethics and Practical Ethics), and 4) three letters of recommendation to the office of faculty affairs ([email protected]). All application materials should be received by 5pm (KT), June 17 (Fri.), 2016. If you have not heard from us by June 24, 2016, then please assume you have not been short-listed for a video-conferencing interview. For further questions about the position, please contact Prof. Joongol Kim ([email protected]).
Web address to apply http://shb.skku.edu/faculty_eng
Email to apply
Hard deadline June 17, 2016, 7:59pm KST
Contact
Web address for more information http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sungkyunkwan_Universi...
Contact name Prof. Joongol Kim
Contact email
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Time created May 17, 2016, 8:38am UTC
Scheduled expiry date June 17, 2016, 7:59pm KST
Expired on June 18, 2016, 7:59pm KST
Last updated August 17, 2016, 3:00pm UTC
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