"Moon Family Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2025-26"

The James Joo-Jin Kim Center for Korean Studies at the University of Pennsylvania announces a Moon Family Postdoctoral Fellowship for the 2025-26 academic year. The postdoctoral fellowship is open to scholars from any discipline with a research and teaching focus on Korea.

The fellowship will cover the 12-month period between August 1, 2025 and July 31, 2026 and provide a stipend of $67,000 as well as conference travel funds up to $2,000. The postdoctoral fellow will also receive a shared office space and access to libraries and other resources at Penn. The fellowship may be renewed for a second year, based on satisfactory performance, the existence of funding, and programmatic need.

The fellow will be required to: 1) reside in the Philadelphia area; 2) teach one course per year including one undergraduate survey course on Korean history and culture, covering both modern and pre-modern periods in spring 2026; 3) give a public presentation for the Korean Studies Colloquium; 4) mentor the Kim Center graduate fellows; 5) participate in the Kim Center events and related activities at Penn; and 6) organize a Korean Studies Conference (either in Fall 2025 or in Spring 2026).

Eligibility: The applicant who is awarded the fellowship must complete all requirements for the Ph.D. degree (dissertation deposited) by July 31, 2025.

Application Requirements: - Cover Letter (including a description of research projects to be carried out during the fellowship, and teaching interests/experiences) - CV - Writing Sample (a published/publishable article or a dissertation chapter) - One course syllabus (An undergraduate survey course on Korean history and culture, covering both modern and pre-modern periods) - Two Letters of Recommendation (uploaded to the Interfolio directly by the recommenders)

Applications will be accepted only via Interfolio. The application must be submitted by 5 p.m. EST on Feb. 17, 2025.