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Positions Available – We need hidden-gem volunteers!

Operations Director

This position is for ambitious future leaders who will direct KAUPA to the next level. The roles include assisting KAUPA’s activities, setting goals, and preparing budgets, schedules, and other organizational reports as needed.

Regional Leaders (Nine Positions)

This position is to organize regional activities, help regional KAUPA members whenever needed, report news and activities at regional levels to entire KAUPA members, and identify new KAUPA members.
1. Northwest: WA, OR, ID, MT, WY, ND, SD, NE, and AK
2. Southwest: CA, NV, UT, AZ, CO, NM, and HI
3. North Central: MN, IA, WI, IL, MI, IN, OH and KY
4. South Central: KS, OK, TX, MO, AR, LA, and MS
5. Northeast: ME, VT, NH, MA, RI, CT, and NY
6. Central East: PA, NJ, DE, MD, DC, WV, and VA
7. Southeast: TN, AL, NC, SC, GA, and FL
8. Canada West: YT, BC, NT, AB, SK, NU, and MB
9. Canada East: ON, QC, NL, PE, NB, and NSN

Finance Director

This position is to provide leadership in finance and accounting strategy, optimize financial performance, and develop a self-sustainable financial plan for the future.

Planning Director

This position is to develop various activities to build connections among KAUPA members, continue to strengthen relationships with Korean organizations, communicate with organizations that KAUPA has worked with, and develop a long-term strategic plan.

Membership Director

This position is to manage KAUPA members, identify new KAUPA members, develop a membership drive strategy, and communicate with members for important announcements.

Academic Director

This position is to coordinate with the 18 major academic directors for academic activities, promote collaborations among KAUPA members, develop programs for educating next-generation KAUPA members, and build strong relationships with Korean universities and research institutions.

Specialty Leaders (18 Positions)

This position is to build strong relationships among KAUPA members in the same field, organize scholarly activities such as conferences and consulting for special issues, help regional KAUPA members whenever needed, report news and activities at regional levels to the entire KAUPA membership, and identify new KAUPA members. The specialty includes agriculture, anthropology, arts, business, dentistry, education, engineering, hospitality and tourism, human ecology, law and politics, letters & science, life sciences, literature, medicine, music, nursing, pharmacy, public affairs, public health, sociology, statistics, and veterinary medicine. You may request KAUPA to create a more specific field and become the leader.

Scholarship Director

This position is to develop a strategy for the scholarship fund, promote endowed scholarship, organize the scholarship selection committee, and determine awardees.

Technology Director

This position is to manage the KAUPA website, post new technology information useful for academic teaching and research, and provide expertise on IT-related issues to KAUPA members.

About the Positions

We are looking for energetic and creative Korean-descendant faculty who are willing to contribute to KAUPA for the good cause of contributing to society with their talents and devotion. Involvement in leadership will be manageable through time and effort. If you are interested in one of the positions or have any questions, please contact us. We are trying to promote regional activities by appointing regional directors.

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