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Part time Positions at Yeungnam University Gyeongsan, Korea Job Openings Yeungnam University Foreign Language Institute is now accepting applications for part-time English language instructor position for non-credit classes. 1. Job Titles: part-time English language instructor 2. Period of Contract: None 3. Teaching Subjects On campus Non-credit classes: English Conversation (6 Levels), Current Issues, Business English, Cultural English, English Camps for university students of varying lengths, etc. Off campus Non-credit classes: Gyeongbuk Haksuk English Conversation Classes (two nights or four nights per week), etc. 4. Teaching Load: depending on schedule (1 hour to 20 hours/week) 5. Education, Experience and Visa Requirements - Education Minimum Requirement: Bachelor’s Degree - Visa: F-4,5,6 Visa (E-1 or E-2 visa will not be sponsored for this position.) Although those applying for part time instructor position may have a bachelor’s degree in any discipline, preference is given to those who have a 120-hour TESOL certification or their bachelor’s degree in education or TESOL. 6. Hourly Wage: - Minimum 30,000 KRW/hour: wages might vary depending on whether classes are on/off campus Application & Deadline Documents Required: 1) YU Application - Please clearly indicate month/year to month/year for each item included in your work experience and education sections. - Cover Letter: Please clearly indicate your knowledge, attributes, skills, and habits that you bring to the position. - Do not alter application form at all as that might affect your datum. 2) A copy of your passport identification page 3) A copy of Korean Alien Registration Card 4) One letter of recommendation (Please include the contact details of three references on your resume.) ** Please note: 1) Additional documents such as diplomas, transcripts, etc. are not needed at this stage. 2) Application will not be considered complete until documents listed above are all received. And only those who pass initial screening will be contacted. Deadline: Monday, April 13, 2015 - E-mail: jobinterview@ynu.ac.kr (Email application required.) - Direct your email to: Dr. Sun Joo Park Director, Foreign Language Institute, Yeungnam University 280 Daehak-Ro, Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Republic of Korea 712-749 Phone: +82-53-810-1632 Fax: +82-53-810-4729 We look forward to receiving your application to join the faculty at Yeungnam University.
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Department of Chemical Engineering Lee Tae-jin (60) was elected as co-president of the National Assembly Climate Change Forum. At the general assembly of the National Assembly Climate Change Forum held at the National Assembly Hall on the 26th of last month, Professor Lee Tae-jin was elected as a co-president. The co-presidents of the National Assembly Climate Change Forum include National Assemblymen Kim Sung-gon and Jin Young, as well as Citizens' Movement for Environmental Justice Advisor Kim Il-jun, and GS Energy CEO Na Wan-bae, and is joined by over 400 members from the National Assembly, central government, local governments, corporations, civic organizations, academic circles and the media. The National Assembly Climate Change Forum was established by over 200 experts from the government, National Assembly, industry, civic organizations, academic circles and the press in 2007 with the goal of pan-national discussions, practice, policies, legislation and governance to respond to climate changes. It has carried out various projects related to climate change policies such as legislation debates, policy seminars, field research, practice campaigns, green climate awards, and college student climate change academies. Professor Lee Tae-jin earned his PhD at the Korean Advanced Institute of Science Technology (KAIST) and has been serving as a professor at YU since March 1985. He is currently the director of the IT and Energy Material Process Creative Chemist Fostering Project, which is a specialized project group of YU, and outside of YU, he has been serving as the chairperson of the Korea Energy and Climate Change Society from this year.
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Professor Kang Seok-bok (Department of Statistics), listed 3 straight years from 2014 to 2016 Professor Kim Seung-jin (Department of Textile Engineering and Technology), recognized for research activities such as authoring academic books including foreign books [2015-3-16] <Professors Kang Seok-bok (left) and Kim Seung-jin listed in one of the world's top 3 biographical dictionaries 'Marquis Who's Who in the World'> Recognized for their excellent research capacities, professors of YU wree listed in the 'Marquis Who's Who in the World’, one of the top three biographical dictionaries in the world. Professor Kang Seok-bok (55, Department of Statistics) will be registered for the third consecutive year in the 'Marquis Who's Who in the World’. 'Marquis Who's Who in the World’, which is published in the United States, selects and lists 60,000 people after rigid reviews among people who made globally excellent achievements in fields of science, engineering, art and culture. Professor Kang was listed in 2014 and 2015 and will also be listed in 2016. In addition, Professor Kang is also scheduled to be listed in the 2016-2017 'Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering', which is published biannually for engineers. Professor Kang was also listed consecutively in the 2014 and 2015 editions of the '2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century' published by the Cambridge International Biography Center (IBC) of England, while also being selected in the 'Leading Professionals of the World’, ‘Top 100 Educators’, and ‘The Cambridge Certificate for Outstanding Professional Achievement’, thus being internationally recognized for his educational and research achievements. In January, he was also selected as an outstanding evaluator for the National Research Foundation basic research projects in 2014. Professor Kang is currently serving as a professor at the YU Department of Statsitics and is also the director of the Student Affairs Office. He served as the YU dormitory director, social education center director, and basic education college dean. Outside of the school, he served as a director of the Korea Statistical Society, chief thesis editor of the Korea Statistical Society, and chairman of the Journal of the Korean Data & Information Science Society editing committee. Professor Kim Seung-jin (62, Department of Textile Engineering and Technology) was also listed in the 2015 edition of the 'Marquis Who's Who in the World 2015’ . Professor Kim Seung-jin earned his PhD in engineering at Seoul National University and has been serving as a professor at YU from March 1994. Professor Kim authored a total of 18 academic books including three foreign books that introduce technologies related to weaving and threads, and also published 91 reports and 488 research results in domestic and foreign academic conferences. He has been actively conducting research such as publishing 175 theses in both domestic and foreign academic journals.
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Expected to resolve 'health risk' issue resulting from fine particles while welding Pursuing commercialization research with medical school in order to improve work environment and worker health Published in latest issue of world's most authoritative academic journal in the civil engineering and environment sector [2015-3-19] Department of Mechanical Engineering Byeon Jung-hoon (36) developed a new technology that can greatly reduce the toxicity of fine particles that occur during welding. This study, which was an international collaborative research together with Professor Jeffrey Roberts of Purdue University, Thomas Peters of the University of Iowa, and Dr. Park Jae-hong, was very meaningful in that it could reduce bodily harms of welding work, which is used widely in most heavy industries including ships and automobiles, as well as in mechanical industry sectors and small-scale construction sites. As it recently became known that fine particles emitted during welding causes bodily harm related to the respiratory system and that such fine particles can lead to Parkinson's disease, the issue of effectively managing fine particles rose. Currently, management of fine particles that occur while welding are mostly passive follow up measures such as mechanical ventilation of particles or filtering of it. Due to this, exposure and breathing of fine particles by workers is unavoidable, and there is no real solution to exposure in places without ventilation and filtering systems. In this study, however, Professor Byeon developed active treating technologies in this research that uses chitosan layers extracted from crustaceans such as crabs, crayfish and shrimp to immediately capsulate fine particles emitted while welding, or by adding bio-friendly substances such as chitosan gel or graphite on the welding rod to capsulate fine particles on site to reduce the toxicity of the particles. It is expected that the results of this study will be able to contribute widely in lowering harmful fine particles in the air from welding work in which workers are exposed to high concentration of fine particles deep within ships during shipbuilding or small-scale welding work in daily life. Professor Byeon Jeong-hoon said, "It is possible to minimize direct exposure to harmful substances even for workers when welding in areas that do not have mechanical ventilation and filtration facilities, so it will help improve the work environment as well as the workers' health." He added, "We are preparing further detailed research with the YU Medical School for commercialization of the research." This study titled 'Reducing the cytotoxicity of inhalable engineered nanoparticles via in situ passivation with biocompatible materials’ was revealed on the website of the world prominent <Journal of Hazardous Materials>, which is the top 0.8% in the civil engineering and environmental engineering sector, on the 12th, and it is scheduled to be published soon. Meanwhile, Professor Byeon Jung-hoon is currently actively conducting research such as publishing is research results on new technologies for light-reactive nano-substrate manufacturing processes, which is expected to be used ultra-small medical sensor or energy transformation materials in a globally prominent academic journal (top 7.6%) <Nanoscale> (IF, impact factor 6.739) in the nano-technology sector earlier in January of this year.
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‘@Xpert’ club 'official' next-generation security leaders Top 10 in Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning and Korean Information Technology Research Institute 'BoB Program' Cornerstone to enter information and security sectors such as the Korea Internet and Security Agency and the Financial Security Agency <Winning students and advisor of the next-generation security leader fostering program 'BoB 3' course> (from left to right - Kim Hyun-woo, Professor Lee Gi-dong, Moon Seok-joo) YU (President Noh Seok-kyun) was recognized as a cradle for national white hackers. Students of the Department of Computer Engineering (Dean Lee Gi-dong) participated in 'BoB (Best of the Best) 3', a next-generation security leader fostering program hosted by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning (Minister Choi Yang-hee) and sponsored by the Korean Information Technology Research Institute (Director Yoo Joon-sang) and unveiled their talents as white hackers who can later be national treasures. The winners were Moon Seok-joo (24) and Kim Hyun-woo (23), both seniors in the Department of Computer Engineering. In the 'BoB 3 certification ceremony' held at Samjeong Hotel in Yeoksam-dong of Seoul on the 12th, Kim Hyun-woo was selected in the final top 10 and received a plaque and cash prize of 20 million won, while Moon Seok-joo was ranked in the top 31 to also win an award as they displayed their skills and capabilities as white hackers. This third BoB course that first began in 2012 was joined by 1,080 contestants including high school and college students majoring in computer and information security around the nation, and engaged in the fiercest competition yet. Participants turned in their applications to joint the program in May and participated in lectures, lab work and team activities for approximately eight months and carried out projects to solve difficult information security problems together with current security experts as their mentors. Of the 1,080 applicants, 130 were chosen as the third BoB program trainees after taking tests and going to interviews. They then worked on education and projects through group education and training for six months. After evaluating team and individual activities, as well as education course evaluations for the six month education period, the top 31 students were selected in December of last year. In the final two months, they used the knowledge the gained during the education to face off in a final competition after completing projects and advanced courses. In result, Kim Hyun-woo was placed in the final top 10 for his advanced project on finding weaknesses in national infrastructure such as subways and its security measures. Moon Seok-joo was not chosen in the final top 10, but was recognized for his creativity in projects and capacities in the information security sector and was awarded as well. Kim Hyun-woo said, "Going to study groups with friends from my department club helped a lot," and added, "I received a lot while engaging in club activities so I would like to return some of the 20 million won cash prize to my junior students," as he thanked members of his academic club. <Department of Computer Engineering '@Xpert' Club and Advisor Lee Gi-dong> Just as what Kim said, their skills were the result of not only their major as computer engineering students, but also through the information security club @Xpert that the department operates. Kim Hyun-woo and Moon Seok-joo, and one more student placed their names on the 130 student list of the 3rd BoB program. The BoB program is the top educational program joined by current prominent security experts and funded 100% by the government, so just being selected in this program is equivalent to be recognized for one's potential. @Xpert club is an academic club of the YU Department of Engineering voluntarily founded in September of 2005 by students who were interested in hacking and information security. Unlike other college clubs, the passion for research of students is as high as any other academic research organization. There is also a high level of interest among freshmen in information security so over 30 students knock on the doors to the club every year. However, because this club requires considerable levels of expertise and study capacities, only 20% continue with club activities. Kim Hyun-woo, who was placed in the top 10 in the 3rd BoB program, was also the 9th president of the club. Professor Lee Gi-dong (52), who is the advisor of the @Xpert club, said, "There are many places to use knowledge in the fields of information technology and security, so club activities naturally lead to employment. In addition to large conglomerates, many of the students who graduated joined specialized fields with the Korea Internet & Security Agency and the Financial Security Agency." He added, "I am very proud of the students who land good jobs or go on to study further at graduate schools as they choose their own career paths and strengthen their capacities and competitiveness."
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Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul recruits a number of scholars such as former professor at Seoul National University Jwa Seung-hee, former ambassador Cho Hwan-bok, former Korea Forest Service director Lee Don-goo, and former professor at Seoul National University Noh Hwa-joon [2015-3-18] <Professor Jwa Seung-hee (left) and Visiting Professor Cho Hwan-bok for the 2015 school year at Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul> A number of scholars in fields related to the YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul that passes on Korea's experiences including 'Saemaul Science' were recruited as professors. For example, Jwa Seung-hee (68), a former professor at Seoul National University who is a celebrated economist who emphasized liberal market economics, was appointed as a chair professor at the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul from YU President Noh Seok-kyun. Professor Jwa earned his PhD in economics at UCLA and after working the US Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) economy research institute and serving as the director of the Korea Economic Research Institute, he worked as a guest professor at Seoul National University and the KDI Graduate School of International Policies. He also served as a presidential advisor for policy planning, government reforms, and strengthening of national competitiveness. Former Ambassador Cho Hwan-bok (63), who was the first Korean to receive two medal of honors from the Mexican government, was also recruited as a guest professor at the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul from the new semester. Professor Cho majored in trade at Seoul National University and joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1975 and served as the economy minister of the Korean embassy in China, consulate general in Hong Kong, secretary general of the Northeast Asia History Foundation, ambassador to Mexico, and director of the Saemaul Undong Center international cooperation committee. In April 2013, Former Director of the Korea Forest Service Lee Dong-goo (69) and in March 2014, Former Seoul National University Professor Noh Hwa-joon (74) were appointed as chair professors for the YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul. Professor Lee Don-goo earned his PhD in agricultural sciences at University of Iowa in the United States and served as the chairperson of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), joint president of the Forest of Life, and the dean of the Seoul National University College of Agriculture and Bio Sciences. He then served two terms as the 19th director of the Korea Forest Service from February 2011 to March 2013. Professor Noh Hwa-joon earned his PhD at Syracuse University in the US and served as the dean of the Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Administration, research professor of the US federal government's Environmental Agency and joint chairperson of the Public Administration Information Sharing Committee. A common trait of these scholars is that they were key players in the development of Korea's economy who supported the 'Miracle of Hangang' in theory and in practice. Therefore, their field experiences will be truly 'living textbooks' for the education of the Saemaul Undong and Saemaul spirit. Accordingly, the YU Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul recruited these figures as professors to provide very important experiences and knowledge to international students who came to study at YU with their own missions from under-developed countries. Meanwhile, after establishing the Park Chung Hee School of Policy and Saemaul that gives master's degrees in 'Saemaul sciences' for the first time in Korea in November 2011, YU opened the Department of Saemaul Studies and International Development as an undergraduate course in 2005 as it establishes as the world's only 'Saemaul Science' education institute. Furthermore, it is becoming a forward base for fulfilling the global social responsibilities of Korea by sharing the development experiences of Korea including the Saemaul Undong to high ranking government officials and other personnel from 60 different countries, as well as international organizations such as the UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Asia Africa Rural Development Organization (AARDO) and the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO).
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<Premium humanities lecture 'Humanities for 20 Year Olds - Asking the Way to Youths' opened on 3rd.> The YU Cheonma Art Center Chamber Hall was filled with students gathered to sit in for a humanities lecture on the 3rd. They came to attend the premium humanities lecture offered by YU from the first semester of 2015, 'Humanities for 20 Year Olds - Asking the Way to Youths'. 'Humanities for 20 Year Olds - Asking the Way to Youths' is a 3 hour regular curriculum course (3 credits) from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. every Tuesday beginning on the 3rd. Despite being in its first year, the 500 capacity lecture was filled as soon as applications started, showing the hot interest of students. Due to the large capacity of 500 students, lectures will be held at the Cheonma Art Center instead of regular lecture rooms. This lecture organized by Professor of Philosophy Choi Jae-mok was provided so that students can ask what is the right creative and hopeful path for them during their youth where they think about many things by listening to the advice and interacting with prominent figures in humanities. This lecture course, which kicked off under the theme, 'Humanities of 20 Year Olds, What to Listen to and Think about?', will be conducted as a 13 week marathon course of key figures in humanities from various fields every week. It is very rare for a regular relay lecture to be offered in regional colleges jointed by prominent scholars and humanities scholars famous for public lectures and books. Jeon Seung-yong (23, senior in the Department of Food Resource Economics) said, "I heard a lot about the importance of humanities and was highly interested in it, but I did not have many opportunities to actually listen to the lectures," and added, "I am very excited that I will be able to listen to the lectures of very famous humanities lecturers and be able to speak with them for a semester." Lecturers participating in the course were organized of prominent speakers and college professors selected through a student survey last year. They are the philosopher Kang Shin-joo, journalist Hong Se-hwa famous for the book 'I am a taxi driver of Paris', Woosuk University Professor Ahn Do-hyun, YU Professor of Education Park Cheol-hong, Academy of Korean Studies Professor Han Hyeong-jo, writer and literature critic Goh Mi-sook, Dosan Seowon Classical Scholar Culture Training Center President Kim Byeong-il, Rural Doctor Park Gyeong-cheol, Sungkyunkwan University Professor Shin Jeong-geun, YU Liberal Arts Professor Park Hong-gyu, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology Professor Lee Yong-joo, and Seogang University Professor of Philosophy Choi Jin-seok. On the first day of the lecture on the 3rd, YU President Noh Seok-kyun took the podium to emphasize to students the importance of humanities. This lecture is scheduled to be a public lecture in which the general public can also attend. It is therefore expected to quench the thirst for humanities among students and local residents who are eager to attend lectures by celebrity lecturers, while also expanding the base for humanities in the region. Professor Choi Jae-mok, who organized the lecture course, said, "This will be a time for students to be able to ponder about topics that twenty-year-olds are in dire need of such as why and for what people have to live, how one should live, why we need to make money and what kind of job we must have, what is a successful life, why humans should be ethical, is there hope for us, and how to overcome our times of thoughtless wandering." He added, "By listening to the lecture and through question and answer sessions, students will be able to improve their creative abilities for searching and pioneering their own paths."
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<YU students who helped sign export contracts for small and medium businesses to the North American market> (from left to right: Jung Ji-won, Seok Hye-ran, Hwang Sung-hwan, Kim Tae-hoon) YU students played a key role for signing exports contracts to the North American market by regional small and medium companies. It was a massive contract amounting to 750,000 US dollars. Key members for winning the export contracts were Hwang Sung-hwan (25), a senior in the School of Business, and Kim Tae-hoon (25), Jung Ji-won (23) and Seok Hye-ran (23), who are all seniors in the School of International Economics and Business. Together with Roser (CEO Kim I-haeng) and Feroof (CEO Park Seo-jeong), which are both local companies specializing in roof materials manufacturing, they attended the '2015 International Roofing Expo' held in New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States for three days from the 24th to 26th, where they signed export contracts worth a total of 750,000 dollars. Roser signed a 400,000 dollar deal with 'Atlantpacific', a roof materials manufacturing and distribution company located in San Francisco, US, and Feroof signed a 350,000 dollar contract with METSTAR based in Canada. The 'International Roof Expo', which began in 2004, is one of the world's largest roofing and construction material expos in the world joined by the US, Canada, and Central and South American countries. This year, there were 1,100 booths operated by over 400 companies and attracted over 10,000 visitors. <YU students signed an export contract with 'METSTAR' of Canada by helping Feroof, a local company.> Students who participated in this expo carried out pre-marketing for participating companies three months prior to the expo on behalf of Roser and Feroof. Students not only studied and made analyses to understand the products, but also made necessary preparations needed for marketing such as overseas market surveys and obtaining buyer lists to participate in the expo. It was said that their skills were as good as any other person currently working in the industry. Roser Executive Director Kim Jung-taek said, "We were able to successfully complete this expo thanks to the knowledge, experience and passionate activities of college supporter students," and added, "We thank the students for their great deal of help and if we have the opportunity, we hope to continue to build a cooperative relationship with YU." Their achievement was not made overnight. They are agents of the YU 'global trade expert promotion (GTEP) project team' and 'Gyeongbuk PRIDE product support center' college supporters (Jung Ji-won, Seok Hye-ran), and continuously worked on their capacities as trade experts. In particular, Hwang Sung-hwan and Kim Tae-hoon are global trade experts under the YU GTEP project team possessing proficient foreign language skills and expert trade knowledge. They are practically prepared global trade experts. They have been active as agents of the 8th GTEP project team and gained various knowledge and experience in trade. In just the past year, including three overseas expos such as the '2014 Dubai Middle East Confectionery Expo', they participated in a total of five expos and gained expertise by working in the frontlines of corporate exports. Kim Tae-hoon, who helped with the contract for Feroof at this expo, said, "By participating in overseas expos with current employees of companies, I was able to learn about a lot of practical knowledge that is not available at school," and added, "Based on such experience and knowledge, I want to become a trade expert that helps small and medium companies having unique technologies enter foreign markets." Meanwhile, YU was recognized as an incubation center for young trade experts and have continuously pursued government-funded projects from 2002. Recently, it was selected for the 'regional specialized young trade expert fostering project' hosted by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Korea International Trade Association and will continue the 'GTEP project team 9-11' up until 2018. In 2002, YU began with the Ministry of Industry and Resource TI (Trade Incubator) project and will thus foster young trade experts for 16 years until March 2018.
