Wissenschaftlicher Werdegang/ Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
Ph. D., August 2002 – July 2010. Social Cultural Anthropology.University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL.
Dissertation: “Free to Be: North Korean Migrants and the South Korean Evangelical Church” (Nancy Abelmann, Chair; Andrew Orta; Martin Manalansan; Ellen Moodie; Kenneth Wells)
M.A. Completion March 1999 – February 2001. Cultural Anthropology.
Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. GPA: 3.88
Fields of Study: Japanese Studies; Anthropology of Middle East; Religion; Theories & Methodology of Anthropology; Refugee & Migration
B.A. March 1988 – February 1995. Korean Language and Literature.
Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
Awarded Fall 1988, Spring 1989, Spring-Fall 1994
LANGUAGE SKILLS
English: Fluent in reading, writing, and speakingKorean: Native speaker
Classic Chinese: Intermediate reading and writing
German: Intermediate reading and listening
PROFESSIONAL POSITION
02/2017 – PresentInstitute of Korean Studies, Freie Universitaet Berlin
Research Professor, Director of Research Unit IV (Social policy and Integration), & Max Planck Institute Seoul Lab Coordinator
01/2018 – Present
Isang Yun Haus Berlin
Managing Director
Berlin Representative, Isang Yun Peace Foundation in Korea
02/2017 – Present
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity
Visiting Scholar
03/2019 – Present
Department of Anthropology at the University of Goettingen
Visiting Scholar
11/2009 – 01/2017
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity
Research Fellow & the Seoul Lab Coordinator, for a project on
HONORS, FELLOWSHIP, AND GRANTS
2011 October ~ 2016 September. Research Grant for2009 June ~ October 2009. Max-Planck-Institute Ph. D. Fellowship
2008 Spring. Block Grant, Graduate College of University of Illinois
2006 Fall -2007. Wenner-Gren Foundation Dissertation Fieldwork Grant
2006 Spring. Graduate College Dissertation Travel Grant, University of Illinois
2005 Summer. Pre-Dissertation Summer Research Grant Recipient, Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois
2004 Summer. NSF Summer Fieldwork Training Fellowship for Graduate Students, Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois
1995. Honored Graduate for a Distinguished Service, Hanyang University, Korea
1994. Im Su-gyŏng Unification Literature Prize, The Federation of Korean University Students, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.
1988-1994Four semesters, College Fellowship, Hanyang University
WORK EXPERIENCE
Feb. 2017 – Present. Research Professor, Director of Research Unit IV (Social Policy and Integration) at the Institute of Korean Studies, Freie Universität Berlin.Nov. 2009 – Jan. 2017. Research Fellow. Max-Planck-Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Göttingen, Germany.
Jun. – Oct. 2009. PhD Research Fellow. Max-Planck-Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity, Göttingen, Germany.
2007. Executive Secretary, The Institute for Cultural Integration of Korea (a NGO for North Korean young refugees in South Korea), Seoul, Korea.2007. A Member of the Evaluation Committee of Youth Programs in Seoul, Korea
2007 & January 2001 – May 2002. Executive Secretary, The Institute for Cultural Integration of Korea, Seoul, Korea. Designing and running alternative education programs for North Korean young refugees in South Korea.
August 2000 – July 2001. Planning Manager, The Oke-dongmu Korea (a NGO for North Korean Children’s Famine Relief), Korea.
Planning Famine Relief programs and humanitarian aids to North Korea
September 1996 – May 2000. Instructor, Chungsan Academy, Korea.
Teaching Korean Language and Literature to high school students.
March 1995 – August 1996. Planning Manager, Changjo co., Korea.
March 1990 – July 1992. Military Service, Korea.
ACADEMIC COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
PresentEditorial Board Member, Journal of Anthropology: Open Access
Editorial Board Member, Hankukmunhwayŏnku (Journal of Korean Culture Studies)
Member, American Anthropological Association
Member, Alliance of Scholars Concerned about Korea
Graduate--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Organizer, Korea Workshop, 2003 – 2009
Representative, Korean Students Association of UIUC, 2002-2006
Organizer, Korea Peace Day, 2003 & 2005
President, Korean Catholic Student Association, 2004
Undergraduate—Hanyang University, Korea
Executive secretary, Students Union, 1994
Representative, Korean Students Association of Literature, 1993
Representative, Korean Students Association of Literature Committee, 1989
PUBLIC SERVIC & APPEARANCE
2019. 02. 29. Deutsche Welle Quadriga Talk Show. https://www.dw.com/en/no-deal-in-hanoi-what-next-for-kim-trump/av-477294122018. 12.12. Live Interview at SBS News Briefing in Seoul South Korea. https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N1005054768&plink=SEARCH&cooper=SBSNEWSSEARCH
2018. 11.20. Organizing “50 Years after the Appeal for Isang Yun Peace Talk-Concert” at Isang Yun Haus Berlin.
2018. 07. 27. Organizing “Isang Yun Haus Fellow Concert” at Isang Yun Haus Berlin
2018. 06.20. Organizing “Opening Concert” at Isang Yun Haus Berlin
2011-Present. Chairman of Korean Association in Göttingen.
Director of International Division, Korean German Association
2007. M.C. “2007 Cooperative Childcare Festival, Korea”
2006. Interview featured in a TV program “Window of Unification,” Korean Broadcasting System
2002. Invited talk on a live Radio program, Korean Christian Radio
2001. M.C. “Hi, My Friends!; Northeast Asian Children’s Drawing Festival” at Kwanghwamoon Squre, hosted by Oke-dongmu Korea.
2000. M.C. “Children’s Festival for Peace in North and South Korea” at Korean National Assembly Square, hosted by Oke-dongmu Korea.
1999. Reciting a poem of the pastor Mun Ik Hwan at a Mass Meeting for Peace of Korean Peninsula.
1994 & 1993. Playing a male protagonist role in various poetic plays composed by me at events such as Night of Poem and Song for Prisoners of Conscience, organized by MINKAHYUP Human Rights Group, Korea.