JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

February 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025

Sungkyunkwan University

SKK GBB
Assistant/Associate Professor Positions in Business Economics

JOE ID Number: 2025-01_111475588
Date Posted: 02/01/2025
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Assistant/Associate Professor Positions in Business Economics
Section: International:Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Seoul, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
JEL Classification: A2 -- Economic Education and Teaching of Economics
Keywords:
Assistant/Associate Professor Positions in Business Economics
Full Text of JOE Listing:

Assistant/Associate Professor Positions in Business Economics:
SKK GSB (an independent academic unit not affiliated with SKKU School of Business) invites applications for tenure-track positions in Business Economics at any rank beginning Fall 2025. SKK GSB is an MBA-focused graduate school of business. All instruction is conducted in English and knowledge of Korean is not required. Candidates with an empirical/quantitative background are especially encouraged to apply.

All candidates must have a doctoral degree in economics or related fields prior to appointment. Applicants should demonstrate a strong commitment to excellence in research and teaching. Emphasis will be placed on the quality of the applicant’s research output. A proven teaching track record is highly desirable.

SKK GSB offers highly competitive salaries with attractive support for summer research, generous housing support for international faculty applicants, tuition support at international schools for children, medical insurance, and relocation expenses. Teaching load is low and service requirements are minimal for junior faculty. SKK GSB also provides generous research support and conference funding. Depending on the tax treaty between the candidate’s home country and Korea, candidates may be exempt from Korean income tax for a period of two or three years.

About the School:
Sungkyunkwan University is a top-ranked comprehensive private university in Asia with 600 years of history. Set against the rich tradition of Sungkyunkwan University, SKK GSB is an AACSB-accredited business school that admitted its first MBA class in 2004. Despite its short history, SKK GSB is consistently featured in the Financial Times’ annual Global MBA rankings (#89 in 2024; #1 in Korea). The majority of SKK GSB faculty are international and hold Ph.D. degrees from top-ranked business schools; all faculty are active in publishing in top journals in their fields. For a list of SKK GSB faculty, visit https://gsb.skku.edu/en/Faculty_Research/GSB_Faculty.do.

We have a diverse full-time MBA class with students coming from over 25 different countries in Asia, Europe, Africa, and North and South America. The school currently offers dual-degree options for our full-time MBA, part-time (professional) MBA, and EMBA programs with Kelley School of Business, Indiana University; specialized programs such as our Business Analytics MBA and AI MBA; and an MMS Program jointly with EDHEC (France) and UC Berkeley.

The mission of SKK GSB is to become Asia's leading graduate business school by recruiting top faculty and students and providing world-class facilities and support for research and teaching.

Sungkyunkwan University is an equal-opportunity employer.



Application Requirements:
  • Application Instructions Below
Application deadline: 05/15/2025
Application Instructions:
Interested applicants should send by email a cover letter, curriculum vitae, three reference letters, samples of written work, and applicable evidence of teaching effectiveness to the address below.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Faculty Search Committee
SKK GSB
Sungkyunkwan University
E-mail: gsbfaculty@skku.edu
Website: http://gsb.skku.edu