<Academic Positions>
* Current Appointments
- Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
- Associate Professor, Department of Political Science & International Studies, 2019 -
- Assistant Professor 2017 - 2018
- Deputy Director, Yonsei Institute for North Korean Studies, 2018 -

* Previous Appointments
- Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
- Assistant Professor, Academy of East Asian Studies (Polisci), 2011 – 2016
- Vice Director, Sungkyun Institute of China Studies, 2014 - 2017

<Research and Teaching Interests>
* Comparative Politics
- Sub-Field: Political Regime, Dictatorship, Political Economy, State-Society Relation, etc.
- Region: China and Asia

* Courses: Comparative Politics, Political Regime, Chinese Politics, Asian Politics International Relations
- Sub-Field: Global Strategy, Interaction between Domestic and International Politics, Security Regime,
Public Diplomacy
- Region: Asia and World

* Courses: International Relations in Asia, China’s Foreign Policy, Politics of Things

<Education>
- Ph.D. Political Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 2009
- M.A. Political Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 2006
- M.Phil. Public and Social Administration, City University of Hong Kong, 2003
- B.A. Political Science, Yonsei University, 2001
- Exchange Program. Political Science, University of Iowa, 1999
- Certificates(Advanced) in Language Training. Beijing Language University, 2006, 2007