GSES Position

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT FOR "INTERNATIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT"

Department of Environmental Planning at Graduate School of Environmental Studies(GSES) at Seoul National University (SNU) in South Korea is looking for a person who can teach and research "International Planning and Development" from global perspectives. The department consists of three majors: Urban and Regional Planning, Transportation Planning, and Environmental Management. The position affiliates to the major of Urban and Regional Planning. It is tenure-track position. To enhance SNU's internationalization, candidate's formal nationality should not be Korean. Salary depends on candidate's career. People with research and teaching career less than 2 years after getting Ph.D. degree usually get about $50,000 (besides tax and health insurance) a year. The person should already have Ph.D. degree or should be ready to get Ph.D. degree until this May. From this fall, he or she is expected to teach 2 classes (of course, in English) per semester. In-campus housing is available: Deposit varies from about $1450 (64 m2) to $ 3430 (136 m2) and monthly rent from $480 (64 m2) to $1182(136 m2).

Formal application schedule is not fixed at this time. Application is expected to begin probably in May. But the department wants to know and communicate with possible candidates before the formal recruiting process. For more details, please contact Prof. Young-sung Lee (YL123@snu.ac.kr or ysleecau@naver.com, 82-2-880-1483).