Best,

Joon Soo

Job Opening

Yeungnam University is now accepting applications for a full-time foreign-instructor (a native English speaker preferred) to be available March 1, 2010. Located on 900 scenic acres in Gyeongsan, 6 miles southeast of Daegu, Yeungnam University is a private university with a student enrollment of over 35,000.

1. Job Title: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, depending on career specialty

2. Teaching Subjects
- Mass Communication & Society, Research Method, Communication Theory, etc.

3. Period of Contract
- March 1, 2010 to February 30, 2010 with the possibility of renewal

4. Teaching Loads & Semesters
- 9 credits per semester (Spring & Fall, 15-week semesters)
- 8 weeks of paid vacation for the summer and winter breaks
- All classes should be taught in English

5. Requirements & Qualifications
- Ph.D. preferred in Media & Communication
- The applicant with a Master’s degree should at least one-year of teaching experience at a university

 Preferred qualifications:
- An English-language teaching certificate (TESOL/TEFL/CELTA or equivalent) from a recognized provider.
- A resourceful, innovative and dedicated professional who truly enjoys teaching.
- An energetic, self-motivated team player with strong collaborative and communication skills.

 One can apply for this position when on sabbatical leave

6. Salary & Benefits
- An annual salary of 31,161,000 to 40,341,000 Won (or more) for twelve months, commensurate with qualifications and experience.
- Overtime pay: Overtime pay for teaching will be paid according to the University’s standard rates in effect during the contract term of employment.
- The Professor’s health insurance will be covered by Yeungnam University’s Medical Insurance Policy at the standard rate in effect during the contract term of employment
- Pension Insurance Fees(Insurance Fund) will be paid by the professor according to the Pension Law(Act) Korea.
- The University will allow the Professor to have maximum 8 weeks of vacation during the summer and winter vacation period.
- All applicable taxes are to be paid by the professor according to the Korean Tax Law.
- Housing: A university owned furnished apartment is provided. If no vacancies are available, you will be provided with a housing allowance of 450,000 KRW per month.
- The University will provide one research office.

* Application & Deadline
– Documents Required Before the Interview Date:
1) A cover letter that outlines your teaching experience and range of teaching interests
2) A statement of interest in and qualifications for teaching specific courses
3) Two copies of detailed resume with photo (Please indicate month and year for your work experience and education.)
4) A copy of passport photo page
5) Two letters of recommendation
6) The alien registration ID(It can be submitted later)
7) Three passport sized photos
Two evidences of career development
9) Two copies of diploma (Bachelor, Master, and PhD).
10) The two copies of certificate of grades(GPA on bachelor, master, PhD)

– Deadline: Dec. 30, 2009
– E-mail: feel0932@hanmail.net (You can apply by E-mail.)
- Mailing Address:

Miss Kyeong-Ha Nam
A secretary to the Chair of Department of Media & Communication
YeungNam University,
214-1, Dae-dong, Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
Zip Code 712-749

Job Opening

Yeungnam University is now accepting applications for a full-time foreign-instructor (a native English speaker preferred) to be available March 1, 2010. Located on 900 scenic acres in Gyeongsan, 6 miles southeast of Daegu, Yeungnam University is a private university with a student enrollment of over 35,000.

1. Job Title: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, depending on career specialty

2. Teaching Subjects
- Mass Communication & Society, Research Method, Communication Theory, etc.

3. Period of Contract
- March 1, 2010 to February 30, 2010 with the possibility of renewal

4. Teaching Loads & Semesters
- 9 credits per semester (Spring & Fall, 15-week semesters)
- 8 weeks of paid vacation for the summer and winter breaks
- All classes should be taught in English

5. Requirements & Qualifications
- Ph.D. preferred in Media & Communication
- The applicant with a Master’s degree should at least one-year of teaching experience at a university

 Preferred qualifications:
- An English-language teaching certificate (TESOL/TEFL/CELTA or equivalent) from a recognized provider.
- A resourceful, innovative and dedicated professional who truly enjoys teaching.
- An energetic, self-motivated team player with strong collaborative and communication skills.

 One can apply for this position when on sabbatical leave

6. Salary & Benefits
- An annual salary of 31,161,000 to 40,341,000 Won (or more) for twelve months, commensurate with qualifications and experience.
- Overtime pay: Overtime pay for teaching will be paid according to the University’s standard rates in effect during the contract term of employment.
- The Professor’s health insurance will be covered by Yeungnam University’s Medical Insurance Policy at the standard rate in effect during the contract term of employment
- Pension Insurance Fees(Insurance Fund) will be paid by the professor according to the Pension Law(Act) Korea.
- The University will allow the Professor to have maximum 8 weeks of vacation during the summer and winter vacation period.
- All applicable taxes are to be paid by the professor according to the Korean Tax Law.
- Housing: A university owned furnished apartment is provided. If no vacancies are available, you will be provided with a housing allowance of 450,000 KRW per month.
- The University will provide one research office.

* Application & Deadline
– Documents Required Before the Interview Date:
1) A cover letter that outlines your teaching experience and range of teaching interests
2) A statement of interest in and qualifications for teaching specific courses
3) Two copies of detailed resume with photo (Please indicate month and year for your work experience and education.)
4) A copy of passport photo page
5) Two letters of recommendation
6) The alien registration ID(It can be submitted later)
7) Three passport sized photos
Two evidences of career development
9) Two copies of diploma (Bachelor, Master, and PhD).
10) The two copies of certificate of grades(GPA on bachelor, master, PhD)

– Deadline: Dec. 30, 2009
– E-mail: feel0932@hanmail.net (You can apply by E-mail.)
- Mailing Address:

Miss Kyeong-Ha Nam
A secretary to the Chair of Department of Media & Communication
YeungNam University,
214-1, Dae-dong, Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
Zip Code 712-749

My heartiest congratulations on your promotion to full professor.

Well deserved. All the more so, given your deep commitment to teaching, research, and service throughout the years.

If we were with you, my wife and I would invite you and your family to dinner in celebration of your milestone event as a college professor.

I’m sure we’ll have an opportunity to rejoice in your promotion someday in the future.

Kyu Ho Youm

Prof. Hee Sun Park at Michigan State contributed substantially to the NCA dinner. Her generosity far exceeded the supposed contribution from each faculty member to the dinner.

Many thanks to Prof. Park.

As Charles Self, the AEJMC president, noted, he was tremendously impressed with the conference’s program and speakers.

I consider the conference a timely occasion to showcase the maturing Korean-American scholarship in communication.

And few would quibble about Dr. Jae Chol Shim’s experiential observation in the Maeil Economic Daily that Korean-American communication scholars are quickly emerging as the leaders of their field.

On Aug. 18, a grad student at Stanford wrote to me after reading Dr. Shim’s op-ed piece: “This is an encouraging piece! I am always in awe of over-achieving Korean scholars surrounding me and am happy to have them as mentors and colleagues. They always give me the strength to strive for better and the best.”

Again, kudos to Dr. Lee et al. for their fine work in organizing the successful KACA conference.

I thoroughly enjoyed your piece. Not necessarily because it places KACA in a positive light but because it puts the Korean-American jmc scholars in context.

I’m always gratified that you cherish your KACA connection. Rest assured that your valuable KACA service in the early 1990s was not a futile exercise. KACA is no longer what it was in the 1990s. Dr. Hye-ryeon Lee’s dynamic leadership and profound devotion to KACA have been refreshing to me.

Meanwhile, I doubt that I was worth mentioning in your column. I’m no longer in the same league with the young Korean-American scholars you justifiably note. They each are rising and/or shining stars in the jmc scholarship, but I am not.

Enjoy your trip to Saigon.