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Emerging Korea and Korean Studies in India and South Asia: Comparative and Inter-disciplinary Approaches

Emerging Korea and Korean Studies in India and South Asia: Comparative and Inter-disciplinary Approaches

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Centre for Korean Studies

School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies

Jawaharlal Nehru University

New Delhi-110067                   

                                                                                      Feb.19, 2018

Applications are invited for the Project titled “Emerging Korea and Korean Studies in India and South Asia: Comparative and Inter-disciplinary Approaches” funded by Academy of Korean Studies. The selected candidate will be appointed on purely temporary basis, initially for a period of one year or till his/her services are required in the project or till the validity of the project, whichever is earlier.

1. Project Assistant: 1 post 


Salary : INR 15000 per month (consolidated)

Essential Qualifications: Masters in Korean Studies /humanities / social sciences

Desirable Qualification: Experience of working in the area of language, literature and culture would be an advantage.

Applications in plain paper with a brief CV may be sent to the following address or

e-mail to indiasouthasia@gmail.com with CC to : ravikesh@gmail.com,latest by 28th February, 2018.

Please note that no TA/DA will be paid to the candidate for attending interview.

 

Dr. Ravikesh

Project Director

Room no.319, Centre for Korean Studies,

School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi – 110067

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.