Announcement of Position Openings for BK Contract Professor and Post-Doctoral Researcher Position in 2016
BK21 PLUS Research Program for Leaders Creating Next-Generation Values in Infrastructure at Seoul National University

The BK21PLUS Research Program for Leaders Creating Next-Generation Values in Infrastructure at Seoul National University (Seoul, Republic of Korea) seeks for qualified applicants for BK contract professor and post-doctoral researcher positions.

1. Subject areas

• -All areas of Civil and environmental engineering including construction management, spatial informatics engineering, transportation engineering, structural and construction engineering, urban planning and design, hydro-engineering, geotechnical and geo- environmental engineering, environmental engineering

2. Qualifications

• ○BK Contract Professor
  • A.Applicants must have at least 1-year experience in industry, education, or research after acquisition of a Ph.D. degree
  • B.Applicants must have published at least one article in an SCI(E) journal as a first or corresponding author within the past three years (past three years means Jun 1, 2013 ~ May 31, 2016)
• ○Post-doctoral researcher
  • A.Applicants must be a Ph.D. degree holder on Sep 1, 2016

3. Contract period: Sep 1, 2016 ~ Aug 31, 2017 (12 months)

4. Criteria for review: Research achievements within the past three years, research statement, etc.

5. Application documents

• ○BK Contract Professor
  • A.BK21PLUS BK contract professor application form
  • B.Selected research achievements within the past three years
    • -Reprint of equal or less than three items of research achievements that are published or accepted for publication within the past three years
    • -Items accepted for research achievements: doctoral dissertation, article in a peer-reviewed international or Korean journal, international patent
    • -Articles accepted for publication must accompany a proof of acceptance
  • C.Personal statement
  • D.Research statement (including list of articles in preparation and review)
  • E.Undergraduate and graduate degree certificates and transcripts
  • F.Two letters of recommendation from experts in the same discipline
  • G.Proofs of employment
• ○Post-doctoral researcher
  • A.BK21PLUS post-doctoral researcher application form
  • B.Research achievements within the past three years
    • -Reprint of equal or less than three items of research achievements that are published or accepted for publication within the past three years
    • -Items accepted for research achievements: doctoral dissertation, article in a peer-reviewed international or Korean journal, international patent
    • -Articles accepted for publication must accompany a proof of acceptance
  • C.Personal statement
  • D.Research statement (including list of articles in preparation and review)
  • E.Undergraduate and graduate degree certificates and transcripts
  • F.A letter of recommendation from an expert in the same discipline

6. Receipt of application documents

• A.Application documents will be received from Jun 30, 2016 to July 14, 2016
• B.Application documents are received by email to BK21PLUSCEE@snu.ac.kr
  (contact: Jeongmee Choi, +82 2 880 9082)

7. Notification

• A.Applicants will receive individual notification of the results after review. No contracts will be made when no applicant qualifies the review.

8. Miscellaneous

• A.The BK contract professor can give lectures upon approval from the BK21PLUS research program. The post-doctoral researchers are highly recommended to dedicate solely to research.
• B.Salary and benefits
  • -Salary will be commensurate with the applicant’s research potential and experience, with a reference of 3,000,000 KRW for BK contract professors and 2,500,000 KRW for post-doctoral researchers (includes saving for retirement pay and four basic social insurances of Korea)
  • -Monetary support will be provided for participating in an international conference once a year (max. 3,000,000 KRW) and for English editing of journal article manuscripts (max. 600,000 KRW a year).
• C.The official employer is the president of Seoul National University.
• D.Applicants for BK contract professor position should attach Korean translation along with any certificates and transcripts written in other languages including English
• E.Appointment can be cancelled when significant defects are found in eligibility, research achievements, etc. for the applicants who qualified the review process

June 30, 2016
Director of the Research Program for Leaders Creating Next-Generation Values in Infrastructure at Seoul National University