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[Korea University Business School] Notice on application for RA/TA for fall 2026

※ Please review all the below information carefully before applying.
※ All required documents can be submitted directly to the administrative office (BM Room 304) or via email at kubs_msphd@korea.ac.kr.
※ For more details, please refer to the attached document, ‘경영대학 대학원 조교장학금 지급 지침’ (Guidelines for the Graduate School of Business Administration TA/RA Scholarship Payment).

1. Application Period : July 8th(Wed) ~ July 14th(Tue) 16:00 KST

2. Application Qualifications ★Please make sure that all the qualifications are met.★
1) Full-time enrolled students in KUBS MS / PhD / Integrated MS&PhD program
    - Exceed-semester students or completed research students are not eligible.
2) A GPA of at least 3.5 in the previous or cumulative semester
   - Not applicable to freshmen (Write "0" on the application form)
3) Completion of at least 8 credits (3 courses) in the previous and current semesters
   - Freshmen can only meet the credit requirement for the current semester.
   - An exception applies if a student has 8 or fewer remaining credits required for completion and provides proof of enrolling in all remaining required credits.
   - An exception applies if a student submits a statement explaining the necessity of enrolling in 8 or fewer credits due to the curriculum within the area, and this is pre-approved by the area chair.
4) Not enrolled in employment insurance under the national 4 major social security system

3. Application Process ★Application will only be accepted after both the online and offline application processes are completed.★
1) Online application: KUBS Website > MS/PhD > 연구/교육조교 신청
   - Only available to access by korean version of website 2) Offline application: Submit the printed online application form along with required documents to the administrative office or via email.
   - Submit to BM Room 304 or email (kubs_msphd@korea.ac.kr)
   * Visiting Hours: 10:00 ~ 16:00 (exclude lunch break 12:00 ~ 13:00)
   - For email submissions, combine all documents into a single PDF file. (Mobile phone pictures are NOT accepted.)

4. Required Documents
★Application will only be accepted after all the required documents listed below have been submitted.★
★When submitting your application via email, you will not receive an email confirming that your application has been received.
Emails will only be sent in case of problems, so if you do not receive an email, your application has been processed normally.★

1) 조교신청서 (Assistant Application Form)
   - Obtain only your advisor's signature and submit the form (the administrative office will receive the department chair and dean's signatures).
   - If your advisor is the department chair (Professor Dae Il Nam) or the area chair, the administrative office will receive it; simply fill in the advisor's name.
   - For freshmen, if you do not yet have a designated advisor, just fill in the name of the area chair.
(Check the area chairs for each area here: https://biz.korea.ac.kr/professor/all.html)
   - The advisor’s signature can be submitted as an email approval or an electronic signature. (For email approvals: Include a screenshot or printout of the email approval content along with the application form.)
2) 조교서약서 (Assistant Pledge Form)
3) 보안서약서 (Confidentiality Agreement)
4) 조교 복무협약서 (Assistant Work Agreement)
   - Indicate the scholarship amount as the tuition fee (100% of the tuition for each department).
5) Academic Transcript (Not required for freshmen)
6) 4대 사회보험 가입내역 확인서 (Certificate of 4 Major Social Security Status)
   - Submit in the first week of the semester
   - Obtain at the website of Social Insurance Information System(www.4insure.or.kr)

5. Amount : 100% of tuition fee
   - Assistantship scholarships are processed as reimbursements, so tuition fee must be paid during the regular tuition payment period.
   - Scholarships cannot exceed 100% of the tuition fee. If a student receives other tuition-based scholarships, only the remaining difference will be covered. For example: If a student receives a 60% tuition scholarship, the assistantship scholarship will cover the remaining 40%.

6. Responsibilities
1) Research Assistant : Supporting faculty in research and class-related tasks
2) Teaching Assistant : Assisting with classes and other educational activities
   - Teaching Assistants may be assigned to undergraduate courses, MBA courses, TNT, and the Information Systems Lab.
   - Since teaching assistant assignments are made after comprehensively considering factors such as the number of applicants and the specific conditions of each course, individual student requests cannot be accommodated.

7. Work Period (May be subject to change depending on the schedule and assigned responsibilities)
1) Spring Semester: March 1st – August 31th
2) Fall Semester: September 1st – February 28th

8. Results Announcement (The result will announce via email)
1) Spring Semester: End of February
2) Fall Semester: End of August

9. Inquiries : 02-3290-1365 / kubs_msphd@korea.ac.kr

1. Personal Information (* indicates required fields.)

  • Different types of TA : Depending on the working hours, TAs can receive scholarships from 50% (10 hours per week), 75% (15 hours per week), up to 100% (20 hours per week). However, please keep in mind that if you select the 50% option, the department may not choose your application due to the nature of the work. Research assistant positions are not limited in working hours.
  • Information on “Transfer Available”: If you wish to be allocated as a teaching assistant after being disqualified from research assistant and teaching assistant, please select “Transfer Available.”
  • Please remember that we may not be able to allocate you to the department of your choice, as the position is randomly selected from the remaining availability from the first round of selection.
Types of TA*
Previous work
Experience (Years, accumulative)*
Image(500*620)
  • Photo is a required field
    (500*620)

2. Grades

  • Please just enter the credits exclude research guidance credit and advisor-designated course.
  • Strategic Marketing Management 3 Credits A+
  • Advanced Management/Economic Statistics 3 Credits A+
  • Marking Special Research III 3 Credits A+
  • Average GPA of the previous semester 4.5/4.5 Total credits of the previous semester (9 Credits)
Average GPA of the previous semester
/ 4.5
Credits earned from the previous semester
credit
Cumulative average GPA*
/ 4.5
Total credits earned*
credit

3. Academic background

Admitted date* Graduation date* University name and department* Delete
입학일자*
졸업일자*
출신학교 및 학과*
삭제
(필수)

4. Scholarships

  • In the case of Article 11 (double benegiciary) of the scholarship payment regulation, the tuition support scholarship can be double beneficiary within the range of tuition fee (4,886,000 won).
Name of Scholarship
Amount of Scholarship

5. Work experience

Starting date Finishing date Work experience Delete

6. Foreign language skills

Foreign language Test name Score Test date Delete

7. Computer skills/specialties

Certificates or specialties Grate Test date Delete

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Professor (Research Assistant) Supports the professor in his/her research; select Research Assistant from Types of TA
Visiting Professor (Research Assistant) Supports the visiting professor in his/her research; select Research Assistant from Types of TA
Visiting Scholars (Research Assistant) Supports the visiting scholar in his/her research: select Research Assistant from Types of TA
Finance Database Management (Research Assistant) Must be finance major; select Research Assistant from Types of TA
Subject Pool Management (Research Assistant) Must be marketing major; select Research Assistant from Types of TA
Large-scale lectures Supports administrative tasks related to large-scale lectures in undergraduate programs
Information Systems Team - Assist in management tasks related to electronics/computers within the KUBS
Write simple HTML and website monitoring
PR Team (Online/Offline) - Assist in publishing newspapers for the KUBS (articles/photos); assist in article writing
- Assist in website and social media management
- Article clipping/scrapping, research on task-related information
CDC - Analyze survey data/create survey
- Analyze and research job-related data
- Computer skills preferred (Powerpoint, Photoshop)
- Support CDC events
AMP - Available to work from 3 pm to 10 pm on Mondays (assist in class preparation and other administrative tasks every Monday)
- Remaining 13 hours can be distributed randomly
- 2 1-day trips during semester (OT, Couples Seminar), and 1 morning seminar (6:30 am to 10 am)
International Office - Respond to any inquiries/visit by international student/faculty and refer to the right persons
- Respond to any inquires by current undergraduate/graduate students for exchange student and refer to the right persons
- Assist in translation and interpretation
- Assist in international events
※ Diligent, hard-working people who would like to help foreigners preferred
MBA Visiting Faculty - Teaching Assistant for MBA Visiting Faculty (fluent English skills preferred)
- Must be flexible in working hours, as most classes are held early in the morning or late in the afternoon (focused in May, June, and July)
E-MBA - Assist in class preparation and administrative tasks for E-MBA
- Must be able to work on weekends (Friday, Saturday); one-week off for every two weeks
(General) Graduate School - Assist in general tasks related to graduate schools (application, inquiries, exams, admissions, and event support)
- Must be able to work on weekdays (9:00 am to 6:00 pm)
MBA Program - Must be able to work in evenings (5:00 pm to 10 pm) and Saturdays (9:00 am to 4:00 pm)
- Assist in class-related tasks (prepare class materials, dinner support, attendance, parking, phone inquiries)
- Assist in class/administrative tasks for graduate school, MBA, and consignment programs
- TA for KCEO must be able to work on Wednesdays (5:00 pm to 10:00 pm) and at nights (class preparation, assistant tasks, and 2 to 3 1-day off-campus seminars per semester)
Department Administration Office - Assist in administrative tasks at KUBS Administration Office
- Manage Faculty Room
- Handle mail
Sudang Digital Library - Book lending/returning/duplicate books and misalignment check (including guide book)/facility management
- Manage mail for the KUBS
- Can use the KUBS database (i.e., Bloomberg)
TNT - Promote study groups for undergraduate students, manage and check attendance
- Teach Business Management major courses to international students in undergraduate programs
- Assist in credit transfers for transfer students
BK21PLUS - Support Research Professor and post-doc students from BK21PLUS
- Assist in administrative tasks related to BK21PLUS (Research performance)
- Skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word) preferred
Assessment - Tasks related to KUBS ranking
- Research on university evaluations
※ Skills in Excel/English preferred
General/Accounting - Assist in administrative tasks in KUBS General/Accounting Office