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Security and Unification Studies and of                 sometime in mid-July, 2001.(Test fees will be
International Economy and Trade Studies of the          charged.)
Institute of Foreign Affairs and National               The new recruits will enjoy civil servant status
Security(IFANS), a research and training arm of         under the relevant laws and regulations for the
the Ministry. The job of the Directors-General          duration of their employment. The initial
for the IFANS research departments include              employment period is two years, which may be
such activities as foreign policy research and          renewed for one more year at maximum, if
longer-term policy recommendations for the              necessary. An annual salary system will apply to
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.                  the recruits, though payment will be made on a

Relevant doctorate degree holders or qualified          monthly basis.

attorneys are eligible for the positions, with          Candidates are required to send to the Ministry

work/research experience of at least seven              of Foreign Affairs and Trade, such application

years(including at least four years in foreign          materials as 1) an application form(available at

policy-related fields). The eligibility for this        the Ministry ’s Korean version home-page), 2)

employment is not exclusive to those with               a resume, 3)a personal statement, 4)a job

doctorate degrees or legal licences. Those with         performance plan(in less than two pages), 5)
                                                        copies of degree certificates, 6)work/research
relevant work/research experience in either
                                                        experience certificates, 7)other documents
public or private sector for a certain required
                                                        certifying their professional qualifications(as an
time are also welcome to apply. Those with
                                                        attorney, etc.), 8)foreign language proficiency
masters or lower academic degrees, for
                                                        certificates, 9)academic writings(dissertations,
instance, may apply if they have over ten years
                                                        research papers) preferably with respective
of experience, including at least four years in
                                                        summaries attached, and 10)ten passport photos.
relevant fields. In the case of academics,
                                                        The applications must reach the Personnel
associate or higher rank university professors
                                                        Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade,
are eligible with three years of relevant
                                                        Seoul, 110-760, Korea, no later than July 7
experience.                                             (Sat.), 2001.
Applicants must be fluent in English. At least          The selection of successful candidates will be
one English proficiency certificate acquired            made based on document reviews and job
over the last five years in Korean government-          interviews, which are expected to take place
approved tests is required, such as TOEFL(over          sometime in mid July, 2001.
590), TOEIC(over 845), TEPS(over 800), LATT             For further details, consult the Korean version
(over 80), Hankuk University of Foreign Studies         recruitment notice on the Ministry ’s Internet
Test(over 80), and IFANS Test(Grade 4 or                home-page(www.mofat.go.kr), or contact the
higher). An IFANS test or LATT may be                   Ministry’s Personnel Division(Tel. +822-737-
arranged for those without this certification,          0274, 732-6119).

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