Early Career Teaching & Research Fellow in Korean Studies, University of Edinburgh – Deadline for applications 30th September, 2024

College/School/Department: College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences – School of Literatures, Languages & Cultures – Department of European Languages & Cultures.

Contract: Fixed Term, Full-Time (35 Hours per Week).

Contract Duration: 03/01/2025 – 31/05/2027

Salary/Grade: UE07 – £39,347 – £46,974 per annum

The School of Literatures, Languages & Cultures are looking for an Early Career Teaching & Research Fellow in Korean Studies to join our Asian Studies department.

The Opportunity:

As part of the Scottish Centre for Korean Studies, this fixed term full-time appointment would be ideal for a recent PhD graduate or early career researcher within four years of the award of your PhD, to support new fields of research on contemporary Korea and contribute to the curriculum in Korean Studies.

The post holder will be expected to contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching during semester time and will be given the opportunity to focus on developing their research during non-teaching weeks. We are particularly interested in candidates whose work is interdisciplinary, with qualifications and training in the social sciences and connects Korea to broader East Asian and global issues.

We welcome applications for this post from all qualified candidates and particularly welcome applications from members of minority ethnic groups, who are currently under-represented in the School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures

Informal inquiries may be directed to LLC.Recruitment@ed.ac.uk.

Please note that while the School of Literatures, Languages & Cultures operates with a hybrid working model, all teaching is delivered in person and on campus.

Your skills and attributes for success: 

• PhD in-hand in a relevant discipline at the time of application (politics, international relations, sociology, media and communications, social anthropology) awarded not earlier than four years from the date of advertisement of this post
• Fluency in English and Korean languages
• Commitment to high quality teaching and learning
• Experience of and the ability to design and deliver course materials
• Experience of teaching and assessment of student performance at undergraduate/ postgraduate level

Click here for a copy of the full job description. If you already hold a contract of employment with the University of Edinburgh, you should apply for this role via the internal applications portal here.

We do not require references to be provided at the point of application. These will only be requested if you are shortlisted for the position.

We will not accept applications via email.

If you are submitting application materials in Korean, please also provide copies that are translated into English. Candidates who do not include English language application materials may not have their application considered in full.

How to apply:

Applications should be submitted through People & Money. Please submit a CV, covering letter, and a copy of your PhD certificate. Additional documents such as teaching statements or research proposals are welcome, but not mandatory. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK.  Further information is available on our right to work webpages. This post is open to visa sponsorship.

The University may be able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. This will depend on a number of factors specific to the successful applicant.

As a valued member of our team you can expect: 

An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family friendly initiatives, flexible working and much more. Access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT+ equality.

Key dates to note:

Closing date for applications is 30 September 2024.

Unless otherwise stated the closing date for applications is 11:59PM GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time om our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.

Interviews will be held as soon as possible after the closing date.

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