EDUCATION

2006

Ph.D. Social Policy (Urban and Housing Studies)

London School of Economics and Political Science

Thesis title: Transforming urban neighbourhoods: Limits of developer-led partnership and benefit-sharing in residential redevelopment, with reference to Seoul and Beijing (Pass with no amendment)

2000

MSc City Design and Social Science

London School of Economics and Political Science

1994

BSc Engineering

Seoul National University, Republic of Korea

EMPLOYMENT

Jun. 2007 – Present

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

White Rose East Asia Centre, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Leeds

Dec. 2006 – Mar. 2007

Deputy General Manager (Chief of Urban Planning Team)

Division of Housing, Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

Mar. 1994 – Aug. 1999

Senior Engineer (Project Management), Engineer (Mechanical Engineering)

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd.

RESEARCH AFFILIATIONS

Nov. 2006 - Present

CASE Associate, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, London School of Economics, London

Mar. 2007 - Present

Senior Research Associate & UK Network Coordinator, The Hope Institute, a people-oriented, civil society-based think-tank in South Korea

Nov. 2006 - Oct. 2007

Visiting Research Fellow, Asia Research Centre, London School of Economics, London

Jul. 2002 - Sep. 2003

Visiting Research Fellow, Social Policy Research Centre, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing

SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS

2003 - 2004

Social Policy Research Studentship, London School of Economics

2002 - 2003

Central Research Fund, University of London

2000 - 2002

Research Studentship, London School of Economics

1999 - 2000

British Chevening Scholarship, British Council

TEACHING-RELATED EXPERIENCES

Lecture, Oct. 2007 – Present

Lectures in the following team-taught modules in the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Leeds:

Principles and Practice of Research I

Critical Approaches to East Asian Studies

China since 1979

Teaching assistance, Oct. 2004 – June 2005

Designed and taught two classes at the London School of Economics

Foundations of Social Policy

Assessed essay marker in MSc International Housing and Social Change, London School of Economics

Dissertation supervision, Jan. – Sep. 2004

Supervised postgraduate dissertation in MSc Housing and Regeneration, London School of Economics

IT training advice, Oct. 2001 – Jun. 2003

Provided in-class advice for student training programmes in IT Training Department, IT Services, LSE

LSE WebCT Course Designer, Mar. 2003 – Nov. 2006

Designed a number of Web-based class teaching courses, working with course convenors

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Jun. 2007 - Present

Co-editor of the National Institute of Chinese Studies Newsletter, White Rose East Asia Centre, University of Leeds & University of Sheffield

Oct. 2001 - Nov. 2006

IT Student Help Desk Advisor, IT Services, LSE

Sep. 2004 - Dec. 2004

Overseas Correspondent, International Social Policy Research Project, Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs

July 2001 - Sep. 2001

Intern (Research & Campaign), East Asia Team, International Secretariat of Amnesty International

TRAINING

2007 - 2008

Staff and Departmental Development Unit, University of Leeds

- Course Design, Evaluation and Review

- Planning and Managing Research Projects

- Workshop: ESRC Grant Writing Support Scheme

- Tools for e-learning: Introduction to blogs and RSS feeds

- Introduction to Counselling Skills

- Personal effectiveness: Dealing with difficult people

2004 - 2005

Centre for Learning and Teaching, London School of Economics

- Graduate Teaching Assistant training: an Introduction to Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

2002

Methodology Institute, London School of Economics

- Workshop: Spatial Analysis using GIS

LANGUAGE

English (fluent)

Chinese (advanced level: Level 5 Certificate from LSE)

Korean (mother tongue)

MEMBERSHIP

European Network for Housing Research

Asia Pacific Network for Housing Research

East Asia Social Policy research network (Executive Committee)

British Association for Chinese Studies

British Association for Korean Studies