Ph.D. Assistantship Available for Spring 2018
A Longitudinal Study of Korean Transnational Families’ Sport and Recreation Participation, Acculturation, and Well-being
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management (PRTM) at North Carolina State University invites applications for a three-year doctoral assistantship beginning in the Spring 2018 Semester. The successful applicant will work under the supervision of Dr. KangJae “Jerry” Lee on a longitudinal study of Korean transnational families’ sport and recreation participation, acculturation, and well-being. This research project is partially supported by the Global Network Program from the National Research Foundation of Korea. The candidate will join an international research team consisting of three faculty and three graduate students from Korea and the U.S. The candidate’s research interests do not need to perfectly align with the project, yet interests in race, ethnicity, immigration, and diversity issues are desirable.
Assistantship Package: The assistantship provides an annual stipend of $17,000, tuition, and health insurance. This is one of the most competitive assistantship packages.
Key Responsibilities
Project coordination under the direction of the faculty advisor
Conduct systematic literature reviews
Assist with study design, data collection, and analysis
Contribute to conference presentations, publications in peer-reviewed journals, and other project outputs.
Required Qualifications
The candidate must pursue a Ph.D. degree in the Department of PRTM and maintain good academic standing. It is expected that the student’s dissertation research will focus on some aspects of recreation and sport within transnational families
Master’s degree (preferably thesis-based) in parks, recreation, sport or tourism, or a related social science discipline
Background or experience in qualitative, quantitative, or mixed research methods Strong verbal and writing communication skills
Strong organizational and project management skills
Ability to collaboratively work with others
Desired Qualifications
Strong interest in leisure patterns of immigrants
Proficiency in Korean language
How to Apply:
Please begin the application process by sending an email to Dr. KangJae “Jerry” Lee (klee24@ncsu.edu) the following items in one PDF document.
1) Personal statement (describing your experience and research interests, limited to 1-page, single spaced
2) Resume or CV
3) Two writing samples in English or presentation examples (from class, conference, publication, portfolio, etc.)
4) Contact information of two academic references
See attached document for more information.
