Ria Chae

Chae’s research deals with the Cold War in East Asia, focusing on the history of inter-Korean relations and nation-building on the Korean Peninsula. Her current book project tentatively titled “The Making of a Cold War in Korea” explores questions of agency and character of the Korean conflict from the Korean War to the contemporary period.

Chae previously was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Indiana University (2017–2019), Visiting Professor at the National University of Singapore (2016), Lecturer at Seoul National University and Dankook University, Korea (2013–2016), and Junior Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington DC (2011–2012).

Companies

• Postdoctoral Researcher Penn Arts & Sciences, University of Pennsylvania (2019)
• Postdoctoral Fellow Indiana University Bloomington (2017)
• Visiting Professor National University of Singapore (2016 — 2016)
• Editorial Assistant Seoul Journal of Korean Studies (2015 — 2016)
• Lecturer Seoul National University (2011 — 2016)
• Junior Scholar Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (2011 — 2012)

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) 서울대학교 / Seoul National University (2007 — 2015)
• Master of Arts (M.A.) 서울대학교 / Seoul National University (2001 — 2004)