Research/Teaching Assistant Application Guildelines for spring semester of 2025

※ The schedule for the selection of research and teaching assistants for the 2025 Spring Semester is provided below. Please review all the information carefully before applying.

※ All required documents can be submitted directly to the administrative office (Room 103, KUBS Main Building) 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: 6th Jan (Mon) ~ 10th (Fri) KST 17:00

- Freshmen students can apply by 13rd Jan (Mon) KST 13:00

2. Application Qualifications ★Please make sure that all the qualifications are met.★

1) Full-time enrolled students in the KUBS PhD and integrated MS/PhD programs

    - 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)

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 Homepage > MS/PhD > 연구/교육조교 신청

    - Only available to access by korean version of website

2) Submit the printed online application form along with required documents to the administrative office or via email.

    - Submit to Room 103, KUBS Main Building / kubs_msphd@korea.ac.kr

    - 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.★

1) 조교신청서 (Assistant Application Form)

    - Obtain only your advisor's signature and submit the form (the administrative office will handle the sections for 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 handle it; simply fill in the advisor's name.

    - For freshmen, if you do not yet have a designated advisor at the time of admission, 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

7. Work Period (may be subject to change depending on the schedule and assigned responsibilities)

1) Spring Semester: March 1 – August 31

2) Fall Semester: September 1 – February 28

8. Results Announcement

1) Spring Semester: End of February

2) Fall Semester: End of August

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