Overview

The 2019 workshop will take place the evening of Saturday, August 24 through Tuesday, August 27 at the UC Berkeley Center for Korean Studies in Berkeley, CA.

The Social Science Research Council is pleased to announce the Korean Studies Workshop for Junior Faculty. Up to six recent PhDs conducting research on Korea will be selected on the basis of the potential contribution of their proposed book.

Participants will attend a three-day workshop and collaborate with two senior faculty and a press editor on the conceptualization and planning of their first scholarly monograph. Travel stipends will be made available, and the SSRC will fully cover participants’ lodging and meals for the duration of the workshop. Limited funds are available for participants traveling from outside the United States. Funding for the workshop is provided by the Academy for Korean Studies.

This year’s faculty mentors are:

John Lie, UC Berkeley

Jun Yoo, Yonsei University

Laura Nelson, UC Berkeley

Eligibility

Applicants must have their PhD in hand by December 31, 2018, with a critical mass of their first book manuscript complete (such as the introduction and two substantive chapters). Applicants in tenure-stream positions are particularly encouraged to apply.

Application

Please submit the following documents to korea@ssrc.org and indicate “Last Name, First Name – Junior Faculty Workshop” in the subject line. See sidebar for downloadable application documents.

  • Cover letter assessing your own progress and statement of need
  • Application form
  • Up to five-page book prospectus, single-spaced
  • Narrative chapter outline (as detailed in “Sample Chapter Outline”)
  • One-page bibliography of published works that are relevant to your manuscript
  • Two-page CV

All sections of the application must be collated as a continuous PDF document, no more than 500 KB, arranged in the order listed above.  Once you have submitted your application, a receipt of notification will be emailed to you. 

Staff

Nicole Restrick Levit Fellowships Manager; Associate Director

Briyanna Brinson Program Assistant

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