KIEP
(posted on December 21, 2000)

KIEP RESEARCH FELLOW EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY - The Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP), founded in 1990 by the Ministry of Finance and Economy, is an international economic research institute with the responsibility of advising the government on planning and policy, as well as keeping international and domestic participants in the Korean economy abreast of current Korean economic policy. Applicants are required to hold a Ph.D or receive a Ph.D. in Economics by spring 2001. Positions available are in International Finance, Open Macroeconomics, and International Trade. A resume and abstracts of written essays should be submitted by January 5, 2001. After review of submitted applications, the time and place for interviews will be posted.

Please send to:

Department of Business Planning
Korea Institute for International Economic Policy
300-4 Yomgok-Dong, Seocho-Gu, Seoul 137-747, Korea
(E-mail address : dkkim@kiep.go.kr)
(KIEP Homepage: http//:www.kiep.go.kr)

KIET
(posted on December 20, 2000)

• Qualifications:
  • Candidates with a Ph.D. degree
  • Students expecting to receive a Ph.D. degree by July 2001
  • Candidates with related experience in an overseas research institution
• Fields:Applied Microeconomics,Industrial Organization, Regional Planning and Development, Finance, Quantitative Economics, Service Industry Sector, Marketing, and Strategic Management
• Interview:
  • Place: KIET's Table, the AEA/ASSA Annual Meeting, New Orleans Marriott Hotel (Grand Ballroom)
  • When: Jan. 4-7, 2001
  • Contact Deadline: December 30, 2000
  • Contact Point: Dr. Moon-Hyung Lee, Director of Research Planning & Coordination Div. (Tel. 82-2-967-0418, Fax. 82-2-969-8540, E-mail: mhlee@kiet.re.kr)
  • To apply, please send a curriculum vitae which includes a list of research achievements
• Interestd applicants who are unable to attend the AEA/ASSA meeting are invited to contact KIET office in Seoul, Korea.

KOREA UNIVERSITY
(posted on December 7, 2000)

The BK21 Program in the Department of Economics, Korea University, has openings for 2~3 contract professors and 3~4 post doctoral fellows. Applications are welcomed from young professionals with outstanding records in academic research. The selection will be made based on research potential. The BK 21 Education and Research Program is financially supported by the Korean Ministry of Education.

• Areas: International trade and finance, Macroeconomics, Information and telecommunication, Environment and labor, and Institutional economics and Korean economy.
• Application period:  by January 20, 2001
• Required documents: (1) a curriculum vitae (photo attached), (2) a list of publications, (3) a research proposal (A4, 2 sheets), including the proposed period of employment, (4) a copy of graduation certificate and academic transcript (PhD), and (5) one reference.
• Qualification: Contract professorship requires a minimum of two years of research experience after their Ph.D.s. The appointees will be expected to teach one seminar (or lecture) course per semester during the contract period. Those who have less than two years of research experience after their PhDs or who are expected to obtain PhDs by the end of February, 2001, are eligible for post-doctoral fellowship.
• Salaries will be around 32 million Won per year for a contract professor and around 20 million Won per year for a postdoctoral fellow, depending upon research experience. The initial contract will run for a minimum of six months up to one year, and thereafter extension may be considered for post-doctoral fellows up to one more year and up to two more years for contract professors.
• Applications need be sent to:

For the details of the BK21 Program visit website at http://web.korea.ac.kr/~konomics/

KOREA INSTITUTE OF FINANCE
(Posted on December 1, 2000)

KIF, a leading research institute in Korea, is planning to recruit new Research Fellows. We are offering an exciting research opportunity in Korea. You should be a Korean and have (or will have in a near future) a doctoral degree in Economics, International Finance, or Finance. You should be fluent at speaking as well as writing in Korean, too. Interested candidates should send their resume to Dr. Jong Man Kang, director of research, (jmkang@sun.kif.re.kr). If you plan to attend the 2001 Annual Convention of ASSA in New Orleans, please contact Dr. Jong Man Kang who will be there from January 4th to 7th. Dr. Jong Man Kang will be pleased to arrange a meeting with you in New Orleans by e-mail.

KDI School of Public Policy and Management
(Posted on December 1, 2000)

The School of Public Policy and Management, Korea Development Institute (KDI School), invites applications for faculty positions mainly in areas of marketing, e-business, economic development, and public policy. The KDI School was established in March 1998 by the Korea Development Institute, the government think-tank most closely associated with Korean economic policy over the past 30 years, to educate future leaders in government and business. The School emphasizes public policy and public service in a rapidly changing, globalizing world. It offers master and doctoral programs in economics, management and political science as well as executive programs in public policy and management. The faculty consists of first-class academics with policy research and practical experience. All courses are conducted in English in an international atmosphere. Students have come from 29 countries, with about 60% of students being from Korea. Please send your Curriculum Vitae and other relevant information, if possible, by December 30, 2000 to Personnel Committee, Attn : Mr. In-sung Na, P.O.Box 184 Chong-Nyang, Seoul 130-012, Korea, Fax : (82)-2-3299-1234 Tel : (82)-2-3299-1261, E-mail : nais@kdischool.ac.kr . Received documents will not be returned. The KDI School is an equal opportunity employer. For more information about the School, please see our website www.kdischool.ac.kr

KDI
(Posted on November 28, 2000)

Korea Development Institute (KDI) invites applications for research fellow positions in areas such as macroeconomics, international economics, financial economics, industrial organization, public economics, transportation economics, and economic development. KDI is the premier economic policy think-tank in Korea, established in 1971 by the Korean government. Positions will focus on analyzing current issues and developing policy proposals in the related areas. Candidates must be Korean and possess a Ph.D. in economics.

To apply, please send
(1)curriculum vitae which includes a list of research achievements and a passport sized photo,
(2) a copy of doctoral dissertation,
(3) a copy of all research articles published in the past 3 years, and
(4) two recommendation letters by academic advisor, most recent supervisor, and/or experts in related field.

All documents should be sent by December 30, 2000, to Dr. Kwang-Eon SUL, the Director of the Office of Research Planning and Coordination, 207-41 Chungnyangri-Dong, Dongdaemoon-Ku, Seoul 130-012, Korea. For any queries, we encourage candidates to contact us by fax (02) 961-5092, phone (02) 958-4021, or e-mail sul@kdiux.kdi.re.kr

EWHA WOMANS UNIVERSITY
(Posted on October 30, 2000)

The Department of Economics of Ewha Womans University invites applications for one faculty position beginning March 1, 2001. Candidates in the fields of micro- or macroeconomics will be considered. Candidates are expected to have demonstrated ability and promise in research and teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Rank will depend upon qualifications. For application procedure, consult the Ewha News window of Ewha web page at http://www.ewha.ac.kr.

This announcement is posted by Professor Dosung Chung, Department of Economics, Ewha University, Seoul 120-750, KOREA, Phone: +82-2-3277-2774, Fax: +82-2-3277-2790

The College of Business & Economics of Soongsil University has been awarded the honor of BK21 nomination from the Ministry of Education. The Ministry of Education will financially support the establishment of world-standard graduate (Ph.D.) program at Soongsil University for the forthcoming years, two years at least and 7 years at maximum. The title of our program is "Education and Research Program Dedicated to the Fostering of Entrepreneurial Small Business," nicknamed EnSB.

The EnSB program consists of three education and research teams: entrepreneurship-studying team, market-institutional-infra-studying team, and business-innovation-studying team. I belong to the second team, market-institutional-infra-studying team. This team adopts rather the approach of institutional economics or law & econ approach.

For the successful promotion of the program, research activities should be vitalized and curricula operation should achieve world standard. For this purpose, our plan can be summarized as follows.

1. We are looking for counterparts who have similar research interests, with whom ways of collaboration may be sought for.
2. One or two visiting position at Sooongsil University is available from Spring semester (from March). The obligation is teaching two courses per semester and research collaboration with Soongsil professors. Monthly payment of 2 million won is the pecuniary compensation.
3. If any program at U.S. universities does match up to Soongsil's EnSB program, we are quite willing to propose sister university relationship, which may include research collaboration and faculty and student exchange program.

For more information, contact Prof. Sung-Sup Rhee, Dean of the College of Business and Economics at rheess@saint.soongsil.ac.kr , or check out the web site http://www.soongsil.ac.kr/!www/guesi/gongji/index.html

This year Korea University has got government fund (BK21) that provides visiting research opportunity to Korea University. There are openings for post-docs (6 posts) and contract professors (2 posts) at Economics Department, Korea University.

• Application period:    January 25 - Feburuary 10, 2000
• Contact person:   Prof. Nam, Jong-Hyun (tel) 82-2-3290-2207, (fax) 82-2-928-4948, e-mail chnam@kuccnx.korea.ac.kr
• Required documents: (1) resume (photo attached, career docs attached) (2) list of publications (3) self-introduction (A4, 2 sheets), (4) academic transcripts (BA, MA, PhD), (5) one reference.
• Pays are 15m Won per year for a post-doc and 24m Won per year for a contract prof (but depending on career, it may go up).