Call For Applications

The Korea Research & Engagement Centre (KRC) invites applications for one short-term Visiting Resident Research Project Support supported by a grant from the Academy of Korean Studies.

The residency of the selected visiting scholar will last for one week. During this week, the selected visiting scholar is required to be in residence in the KRC’s Perth office at Curtin University (no remote residency is possible) and to present a seminar on their chosen Korea-related topic. Visiting scholars are encouraged to pursue their own Korea-focused research during their residency and use the opportunity to develop future collaboration opportunities with the KRC team. 

Upon completion of the research stay, the visiting scholar is expected to submit one article or book chapter acknowledging the support of the Core University Program for Korean Studies through the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea and Korean Studies Promotion Service of Academy of Korean Studies (AKS-2022-OLU-2250005) project within a year of the residency. Note that this project funding cannot be combined with other AKS funding sources that require arising publications to be acknowledged.

The residency must be completed no later than November 2025.

Successful applicants will receive: 

• one week residency at the KRC; 

• one round-trip flight to Perth up to the value of AUD$2,500 and accommodation at Curtin University’s campus hotel; and 

• AUD$500 honorarium payable at the completion of the residency. 

Selection criteria: 

• Applicants are to be based in Australia or New Zealand.

• The value of the proposed seminar topic to Korean Studies research and development. 

• The academic quality of the current research project undertaken by the applicant and its relevance to Korean Studies. 

• The contribution this research support will make to the applicant’s career development; priority will be given to early career researchers and researchers returning from career breaks (such as parental leave or personal leave). 

• Ideally alignment with the KRC strategic theme for 2025, 'Agency and Influence: South Korea Navigating Geopolitical Shifts and Regional Partnerships in Northeast Asia and Beyond'. 

Expressions of Interest should include: 

• a brief overview of their current research on Korea (no more than 200 words);

• a proposal for their chosen seminar topic for presentation while at the KRC and topic of planned publication (in less than 300 words); and

• briefly outline how this research support at the KRC would contribute to their career development and/or possible collaboration plans they wish to pursue with researchers at Curtin.

Applicants should send their Curriculum Vitae and Expressions of Interest to krcwa@curtin.edu.au no later than 30th May 2025. Applicants will be informed of the status of their application by 11th June 2025.