News | Diversity Dialogue Series 1: A Talk with Jung-Hye Roe, President of the National Research Foundation of Korea
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Diversity Dialogue Series 1: A Talk with Roe Jung-Hye, President of the National Research Foundation of Korea
Starting from this semester, the Diversity Council is organizing a series of diversity dialogues to promote communication and harmony among SNU members. The speaker for the first diversity dialogue that was held on March 28, 2019 was Jung-Hye Roe, president of the National Research Foundation of Korea. President Roe is a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at SNU and the first chair of the SNU Diversity Council. The theme of the first diversity dialogue was "The Status and Outlook of Supporting Non-Tenure-Track Faculty and Researchers." The Diversity Council carried out as a research project for 2018, "The Current Status and Issues with Non-Tenure-Track Faculty and Researchers at SNU,” and the report will be published soon. The Diversity Council will carry out follow-up research regarding non-tenure-track faculty and researchers this year. SNU members’ keen interest in this topic was confirmed as more than 100 people requested that the Diversity Council discuss this topic.
President Jung-Hye Roe first introduced NRF’s major projects, budget, national policy research, and basic research and academic support projects in science and engineering and in the humanities and social sciences. She then analyzed the status of non-tenure-track faculty and researchers at SNU and the funding distributed to the field of science and engineering and the field of humanities and social sciences. She also pointed out that non-tenure-track researchers who have doctoral degrees are experiencing job mismatches and that they will find fewer lecturer positions when the law that protects lecturers gets enforced. She also added that temporary positions have been increasing. She stated that the increase in temporary employment is a global trend and that the number of temporary positions in science and technology research has also been increasing rapidly. As a support measure for non-tenure-track researchers, President Roe emphasized the need for multilayered efforts from government ministries, research foundations, and universities. She proposed that the research budget for non-tenure-track researchers has to expand, and that the number of people and working conditions have to be more closely examined. She also suggested that more jobs that enable long-term employment should be identified.
Following a 40-minute presentation, a 50-minute conversation was held with the audience. A wide range of issues were discussed as the audience who voiced their opinions included undergraduate students, graduate students, lecturers, postdoctoral fellows, research associates, faculty members, etc. Questions and answers included: the lack of research funding in the field of humanities and social sciences; the calculation of salaries and qualifications in research projects; the unfavorable evaluations women who have career breaks due to childbirth and childcare receive; and the fact that research institutes do not have standardized operations. Big questions about the philosophy and direction of government-funded research projects (i.e., the importance of diversity in research projects; the view people and the government have towards the field of humanities and social sciences, etc.) were also raised. The Diversity Council will continue diversity dialogues by inviting a speaker two to three times per semester and allowing anyone including faculty, researchers, staff members, and students join for open conversation.
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