고려대학교 민족문화연구원

Visiting Scholar Program

RIKS runs a visiting scholar program, with the aim of establishing a network between domestic and overseas Korean Studies researchers, and of promoting academic exchange. Selected scholars are appointed visiting researchers and are permitted to use the KU libraries and the research facilities in RIKS.

1. RIKS Visiting Scholar Program

Major Field of Study	Korean Studies
Eligibility	Ph.D. student researchers at overseas universities and research institutes, or those who hold a Ph.D. degree in this field from overseas universities
Application Period	Year-round (expected duration of the selection process: about two months)
Required Documents	Application form, CV, and a recommendation letter from hosting professor at Korea University
Financial support	Unavailable
Contact	RIKS International Center for Korean Studies (icks@korea.ac.kr / Tel: 82-2-3290-2595)

Visiting Scholars (to date)

Name	Duration of Stay	Position	Affiliation	Field of Research
Ivan Bondarenko	2007.7~2007.11	Professor	Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine	Korean Literature
Grace Koh	2009.7~2010.6	Professor	SOAS University of London, UK	Korean and East Asian Literature
Kyoim Yun (윤교임)	2010.7~2011.6 2016.2~2017.7 2019.7.10~2019.8.15 2022.06.06~2022.08.14	Professor	The University of Kansas, US	Korean Anthropology, Folklore, and Regional / National Identity
Hirose Teizo	2010.9~2011.8	Researcher	Fukuoko University, Japan	Modern and Contemporary Korean History
푸싱싱	2011.9~2012.9	Researcher	Nanjing University, China	Chinese Literature
Azuma Juji	2013.4~2013.7	Professor	Kansai University, Japan	East Asian Confucian Thought
Tae Yeon Eom (엄태연)	2013.6~2013.8	Researcher	University of British Columbia, Canada	Modern East Asian and Politics
Sun Ke Zhi	2013.6~2013.8	Professor	Fudan University, China	Modern and Contemporary Korean History, Korean Independence Movement
Woo Jin Kang (강우진)	2013.6~2013.8	Professor	Angelo State University, US	Modern and Contemporary Korean and East Asian Politics
Kyu Hyun Kim (김규현)	2013.7~2013.9	Professor	UC Davis, US	Modern and Contemporary Japanese History, and the History and Culture of Colonial Korea
Jung Bong Choi (최정봉)	2013.9~2014.2	Professor	New York University, US	Korean Film and Culture
Craig Smith	2013.9~2014.2	Researcher	University of British Columbia, Canada	Modern and Contemporary Intellectual History
Nan Kim	2014.1~2014.6	Professor	University of Wisonsin, US	Public History, Memory, and Culture
Tae Yang Kwak (곽태양)	2014.1~2014.6	Professor	Rampo College of New Jersey, US	Modern Korean History
Geetha Govindasamy	2014.2~2014.4	Researcher	University of Malaya, Malaysia	Modern East Asian International Relations
Zhao Aping	2014.4~2014.6	Professor	Heilongjiang University, China	Manchu Language
Mao Wenfang	2014.6~2014.9	Professor	National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan	Chinese Literature and Sinology during the Ming and Qing Dynasties
Nishimura Naoto	2014.3~2015.3	Researcher	Doshisha University, Japan	Modern and Contemporary Korea-Japan Relations
Yoshikawa Ayako	2014.4~2016.3	Researcher	Kyoto University, Japan	History of Korea under Japanese Colonial Rule
Adam Bohnet	2014.5~2014.8	Professor	The King's University, Canda	Early Modern East Asian International Relations
Dajeong Chung (정다정)	2014.6~2014.8	Researcher	Columbia University, US	Modern Korean History
Ksenia Chizhova	2014.7~2014.10	Researcher	Columbia University, US	Premodern East Asian Archival Studies
Jinsoo An (안진수)	2015.2~2015.7 2023.08.01~2023.12.31	Professor	UC Berkeley, US	Korean Film History, Theory, and Criticism
Deborah Smith	2015.4~2015.7	Researcher	SOAS University of London, UK	Modern Korean Literature
Tomokatsu Inoue	2016.7~2016.9	Professor	Saitama University, Japan	Modern Korean Religion and Culture
Mu Yinchen	2016.7~2017.1	Professor	Bohai University, China	Qing History and Yeonhaengnok (연행록)
David Krolikoski (박광현)	2016.8~2017.7	Researcher	University of Chicago	Modern Korean Literature
Jerome de Wit	2016.8.20~2016.9.30	Professor	University of Tuebingen, Germany	Korean Film and Literature
Yeogeun Yonsue Kim (김연수)	2017.8~2018.1.	Researcher	Oxford University, UK	Korean Culture and Media
Kevin Smith	2017.10~2018.8	Researcher	UC Davis, US	Modern and Contemporary Korean Literature, Film, and Culture
Taejin Hwang (황태진)	2018.2.26.~2018.8.31	Professor	University of Tuebingen, Germany	Migration before and after the Cold War, and East Asian International Relations
Deokhyo Choi (최덕효)	2018.3.1~2018.6.30	Professor	The University of Sheffield, UK	Modern Korean History, Korean War
Marek Zemanek	2018.7.1~2018.8.31	Professor	Charles University, Czech Republic	Modern and Contemporary Korean Religion (Buddhism)
Miriam Lowensteinova	2018.7.16~2018.9.15	Professor	Charles University, Czech Republic	Premodern Korean Literature and Tradition
Jung Eun Lee (이정은)	2019.4.22~2019.9.30	Researcher	National Taiwan University	Culture history of Korea and China in the 18-19th centuries
You Jae Lee (이유재)	2019.8.7~2019.9.30	Professor	University of Tuebingen, Germany	Modern Korean History (Cold War Migration and Diaspora)
Ilsoo Cho (조일수)	2020.06.19~2020.08.31	Researcher	Harvard University, US	Modern and Contemporary International Relations among Korea, China, and Japan
Gowoon Seong (성고운)	2020.09.01~2021.06.30	Researcher	Fudan University, China	Cultural History of East Asia
Takahashi Azusa	2021.03.01~2021.03.31	Reseracher	University of Niigata Prefecture, Japan	Modern Koran Literature
Gabor Sebo	2021.03~2022.02	Researcher	Seoul National University, Kyujanggak Institute, Korea	North Korean Film History and Socialist Thought
Gunhee Han (한건희)	2022.03.01~2022.08.31	Researcher	Jilin University, China	China-North Korea International Relations
Minoru Kodani	2022.04.01~2022.12.31	Researcher	Kyoto University, Japan	Social History of Korea under Japanese Colonial Rule
Morita Tomoe	2022.04.01~2023.02.28	Researcher	Doshisha University, Japan	History of Tourism in Korea under Japanese Colonial Rule
Taira Kaori	2022.04.01~2023.03.25	Professor	Kanda University, Japan	Korean Linguistics
Yoon Joo Hwang (황윤주)	2022.06.01~2022.07.20	Professor	University of Central Florida, US	Ethnomusicology
Aaron Molnar	2022.06.15~2022.12.15 2023.06.16~2023.12.31	Researcher	University of British Columbia, Canada	Mongol-Koryo International Relations
Yoon Walker (오윤화)	2022.07.18~2022.09.30 2023.07.25~2023.10.30	Researcher	SOAS University of London, UK	Modern Korean History
Morgan Mok-Won Park (박목원)	2022.08.01~2022.12.31	Researcher	The University of Salamanca, Spain	Premodern Korean Gender History, Cultural History, and Translation Studies
Deborah Solomon	2023.02.01~2023.12.15	Professor	Otterbein University, US	History of Korea under Japanese Colonial Rule
Seulkee Nam (남슬기)	2023.07.07~2023.09.04	Researcher	SOAS University of London, UK	Modern and Contemporary Korean History
Max Altenhofen	2023.08~2023.09	Researcher	University of Tuebingen, Germany	History of Korea-Germany Relations, Environmental History, and History of Technology
Li Jinhai	2023.09.01~2024.02.29	Researcher	Minzu University of China, China	Anthropology of Art
Li Zhenzheng	2023.09.01~2024.08.31	Professor	Anhui Normal University, China	Classical Chinese Literature
Tao Zui	2024.03.01~2024.07.15	Researcher	Ocean University of China, China	Korean Literature
Jiyeon Park (박지연)	2024.03.01~2024.07.15	Researcher	Ocean University of China, China	Korean Literature
Qingyang Freya Zhou	2024.03.01~2024.08.31	Researcher	UC Berkeley, US	Film Studies
Tomer Nisimov	2024.10.01~2024.12.31	Researcher	Princeton University, US	Modern Korean History
Chris Hanscom	2024.09.01~2025.06.30	Professor	UCLA, US	Korean Literature
HeeJin Lee (이희진)	2024.06~2024.08 2024.12.09~2024.12.31	Professor	University of Virginia, US	Korean Literature
Sueun Chae (채수은)	2024.12.23~2025.12.31	Researcher	Syracuse University, US	Modern Korean History
Elizabeth Campbell	2025.03.05~2026.02.28	Researcher	Independent Researcher	North Korean Studies
Jusung Lee (이주성)	2025.06.01~2025.08.31	Researcher	Yale University, US	Religious Studies
Kobayashi Somei	2025.08.03~2025.09.15	Professor	Nihon University, Japan	Political Science
Sonia López	2025.09.01~2025.11.30	Researcher	University of Murcia, Spain	English Literature
Dario Minguzzi	2026.04.08~2026.05.07	Researcher	The Sapienza University of Rome, Italy	Japanese Literature
Man Joong Kim (김만중)	2026.05.25~2027.01.12	Researcher	SUNY Binghamton University, US	History

2. Pony Chung Fellowship Research Professor

Major Field of Study	Korean Studies
Eligibility	1. Foreign researchers with a Ph.D. in Korean Studies 2. Applicants must have obtained a Ph.D. degree no longer than five years prior to the beginning of the program 3. Priority given to applicants with concrete plans to publish their research with a foreign university within three years of completing the program
Application Period	New admissions have been discontinued.
Required Documents	CV, research proposal, and a recommendation letter (from academic advisor or a respected scholar)
Research Fund	1. Pony Chung Fellowship fund: up to KRW 50,000,000 (including coverage costs for four major insurance policies and severance payment) 2. Publication Subsidy: KRW 10,000,000 (provided upon publication) 3. Appointed as research professor by President of KU

Contact	RIKS International Center for Korean Studies (icks@korea.ac.kr / Tel: +82-2-3290-2595)

Pony Chung Fellows (to date)

Name	Fellowship Period	Ph.D. Institution	Field of Research
Deokhyo Choi	2017.3~2018.2	Cornell University, US	History
David Shuster (Dima Mironenko)	2017.9~2018.8	Harvard University, US	Modern Korean History Film & Visual Studies
Nadeschda Bachem	2018.4~2019.2	SOAS University of London, UK	Japanese &South Korean Comparative Literature
Jennifer Hough	2018.9~2019.8	University of Oxford, UK	Anthropology
Thomas Stock	2019.3~2020.2	UCLA, US	Asian Studies & Cultures
Takahashi Azusa	2020.3~2021.2	Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan	Graduate School of Global Studies
Ilsoo Cho	2020.9~2021.8	Harvard University, US	History & East Asian Languages
Daniel Kim	2020.9~2020.8	University of Wisconsin, Madison, US	History
Lisa Sang Mi Min	2021.3~2022.2	UC Berkeley, US	Anthropology
Joo Young Lee	2021.9~2022.2	University of Michigan, US	American Culture
HeeJin Lee	2022.9~2023.8	UCLA, US	Asian Studies & Cultures
Peter Moody	2023.3~2024.2	Columbia University, US	Modern Korean History
Derek Kramer	2023.9~2024.1	University of Toronto, Canada	Korean History
Joyhanna Garza	2023.10~2024.8	UC Santa Barbara, US	Linguistics
Elena Khokhlova	2024.3~2025.2	The State Institute for Art Studies, Moscow, Russia	Art Histoty
Giovanni Volpe	2025.3~2026.2	The Sapienza University of Rome, Ltaly	Korean History
William Dunkel	2025.10~2026.9	UC Irvine, US	Informatics
Jonathan Yainishet	2025.10~2026.9	University of Göttingen, Germany	Social and Cultural Anthropology
Meng-Heng Lee	2026.3~2027.2	Columbia University, US	Korean History

3. Pony Chung Senior Fellowship

Major Field of Study	Korean Studies
Eligibility	Full-time faculty members at overseas universities whose research focuses on Korean Studies.
Application Period	New admissions have been discontinued.
Required Documents	CV, research proposal
Research Fund	1. Pony Chung Research Grant, including: - Round-trip economy-class airfare (reimbursed at actual cost) - Accommodation during the fellowship period (Korea University faculty residence or equivalent) 2. Appointment as a Visiting Research Fellow 3. Access to Korea University library resources and research facilities
Contact	RIKS International Center for Korean Studies (icks@korea.ac.kr / Tel: 82-2-3290-2595)

Previous Pony Chung Senior Fellows