University or Organization: Center for Data Science in Humanities, Chosun University, South Korea
Web Address: https://sites.google.com/view/cds-kor/%ED%99%88-home
Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
Duration: 15-Nov-2025 to 15-Feb-2026
Voluntary
Internship Location: Online,

Description:
Chosun HK Global Fellowship – Call for Applications For Advanced-Stage Research Projects

The Chosun University HK Research Group invites applications for the HK Global Fellowship, open to undergraduate and graduate students who wish to bring an existing research project to a submission-ready stage with dedicated mentorship.

Fellowship Period:
November 15, 2025 – February 15, 2026 (3 months)
Application Deadline: October 15, 2025

Purpose:
This fellowship is designed for applicants with research projects at an advanced stage. Eligible projects might already have data collection completed, preliminary analyses conducted, and a draft manuscript prepared but in need of substantial refinement before submission. Selected fellows will work closely with an HK Research Group mentor to prepare their manuscript for submission to a peer-reviewed journal (e.g., KCI/SCI indexed).

Scope:
Projects should be broadly related to language, communication, and cognition, including but not limited to:
- Language acquisition and cognitive development across the lifespan
- Phonetics and speech communication
- Korean linguistics in typological and cross-linguistic perspective
- Digital humanities and corpus-based approaches to language research
Interdisciplinary proposals are encouraged, including those that integrate methods from linguistics, cognitive science, psychology, data science, AI, or large language models (LLMs), provided they align with the HK Research Group’s mission.

HK mentors:
- Ioana Buhnila, Chosun University
- Natural Language Processing, Large Language Models, biomedical data, elderly speech, pragmatics
- Jun Ho Chai, Sunway University
- Naturalistic recording, Computational corpus linguistics, Direct language assessment using eye-tracking or tablet, Language assessment using parental report.
- Eon-Suk Ko, Chosun University
- child-directed speech, word learning, corpus methods, phonetics
- Eun Jong Kong, Korea Aerospace University
- acoustic cue-weighting, gradient categorization, executive function, individual difference, sound change
- Rajalakshmi Madhavan, Chosun University
- word learning, curiosity, eye-tracking, pupillometry, parent-child interactions
- Katie Von Holzen, Technical University of Braunschweig
- first/second language acquisition, eye tracking, bilingualism, phonological development, lexical acquisition

Eligibility:
- Undergraduate or graduate students in relevant fields
- An existing research project that can be completed within the fellowship period
- An independent research project that can result in a paper publication where the student applicant is the first author and the HK mentor is the corresponding author (we might be sending out a confirmation form to your advisor at your institution in the second round of the selection process).
- Confirmation from an HK Research Group member who will serve as mentor

Application Requirements:
1. HK mentor confirmation email sent directly to the committee after initial meeting with the mentor
2. Cover letter introducing the applicant, research interests, advisor of the current institution, if you have one (name and email), HK mentor’s name and motivation for applying
3. Research proposal including background, current status, remaining work, objectives, methods, timeline, and feasibility
4. Academic transcript in either Korean or English

Fellowship Stipend:
Undergraduate students: KRW 3,000,000 (total for 3 months)
Graduate students: KRW 4,500,000 (total for 3 months)

Deliverables
- By February 15, 2026: a manuscript co-developed with the HK mentor and ready for submission to a peer-reviewed journal (e.g., KCI/SCI indexed)
- Midterm presentation at an HK brown bag meeting (January 2026, hybrid format)
- Final presentation at the HK Global Fellows Colloquium in February 2026, hybrid format.

Application Submission:
Applications (cover letter, research proposal, transcript, mentor confirmation) must be submitted by October 15, 2025 to [email protected].

For inquiries, please contact [email protected].

Application Deadline: 15-Oct-2025

Email Address for Applications: [email protected]
Web Address for Applications: https://sites.google.com/view/cds-kor/%ED%99%88-home