Faculty Open Rank (Assistant, Associate or Full Professor)- Global Affairs/Fall 2025

Position description

George Mason University Korea invites applicants for a Faculty Open Rank (Assistant, Associate or Full Professor)- Global Affairs/Fall 2025.

About George Mason Korea 

George Mason University is an innovative, entrepreneurial institution with national distinction in both academics and research. It is among the 115 or so top “R1” ranked research universities in the US and in the top 200 of the Shanghai World Ranking of Universities. A public university located in Fairfax Virginia, George Mason is the largest and most diverse university in Virginia with students and faculty from all 50 states and over 135 countries studying in over 200 degree programs. 

George Mason, Korea, is George Mason’s campus in Songdo, South Korea. Mason Korea was established as part of George Mason University’s commitment to education on a global scale and its belief in the power of international perspective and connection. Mason Korea is located on the Incheon Global Campus (IGC), which it shares with three other international branch campuses. Mason Korea students, staff, and faculty have access to modern facilities and resources on the IGC for a terrific living and work environment. Songdo, South Korea is a modern “smart” city designed from the start with large parks, plentiful walking and bike paths, and excellent public transportation. Songdo is convenient to Korea’s Incheon International Airport—around a half hour by car—as well as to the capital city of Seoul—around an hour by car. 

Further information on Mason Korea can be found at: http://masonkorea.gmu.edu/. 

About the Position 

This is a full-time, non-tenure track position. The compensation package is competitive, and all international hires include support for relocation expenses (airfare and shipping allowance), furnished housing, annual leave travel allowance, dependent educational expenses, and health insurance in Korea’s excellent health care system. George Mason University has a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff and strongly encourages candidates to apply who will enrich Mason’s academic and culturally inclusive environment.

We are looking for a candidate who can contribute teaching, mentoring, and programming in Global Affairs. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to Global Affairs core curriculum and the degree concentrations. They will maintain excellence in teaching and mentoring undergraduate students, participate in faculty governance, and demonstrate a willingness to engage in leadership at the university and in their fields of expertise.

Required Qualifications: 

• Ph.D. in Anthropology, Sociology, Cultural Studies, Human Geography, Media Studies, or related fields
• Record of successful teaching
• Ability and commitment to teach introductory courses in Global Affairs and advanced courses in the following concentrations: Media, Communication, and Culture; Global Economy and Management; The Environment; International Development; and/or Global Governance.
• Commitment to working with students of diverse backgrounds
• Demonstrable potential for excellence in scholarship

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience teaching multilingual students
• Experience working in or with local and international organizations for research, teaching, or professional purposes

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