Korea Foundation Endowed Professor

Position description

The University of Missouri, Columbia is seeking a Korea Foundation Endowed Professor. The position is an open rank tenured/tenure track position focused on Korean politics to begin in the Fall Semester of 2025.  This is a 9-month teaching and research appointment.  The typical teaching load will be 2 courses per semester.  Additional expectations include active engagement with the University of Missouri Institute for Korean Studies.

Minimum Qualifications:

A Ph.D. in Political Science or related field by the time of appointment.

Candidates will be evaluated on:

Competitive applicants will have a clear research agenda, strong theoretical orientation, excellent methodological skills, ability to publish in highly ranked journals and academic presses, and potential for effective teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

Applicants from scholars whose research has an emphasis on Korea from all subfields of political science and related fields are encouraged to apply including comparative politics, international relations, public policy, and public administration. However, the ideal candidate will contribute to the TSGPA’s teaching and research interests in comparative politics.

Application instructions

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