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Hire Dr. Tomasz S.

Poland

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My field of expertise encompasses Korean/English/Polish translation and humanities academic writing. I am PhD level.

Profile Summary

I am a recent PhD graduate in Korean Studies at London's School of Oriental and African Studies. I consider myself an experienced researcher and academic writer, with three papers published so far in peer-reviewed journals. I am a native speaker of Polish language and its translator in various combinations with English and Korean. In the recent years I have cooperated with such entities as Straker Translations, ETH Zurich and Freie Universitaet Berlin.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Language Translation
• ☆ Sociology
• ☆ Humanities Education
• ☆ Asian Studies
• ☆ Social History
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research

Writing Technical Writing, Newswriting

Research Gray Literature Search, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Work Experience

Freelance Translator

Straker Translations

April 2012 - Present

Researcher / Assistant / Translator

University of Zurich

September 2012 - June 2013

researcher/assistant

Universität Zürich Ostasiatisches Seminar

September 2012 - June 2013

Translator / Administrative Assistant

Eltech, Gorzow Wielkopolski, Poland

January 2011 - April 2011

Education

PhD in Korean Studies

School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

September 2014 - June 2019

mphil/PhD Student (Department of the Languages and Cultures of Japan and Korea)

School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

September 2014 - June 2018

researcher (East Asia Department)

Universität Zürich Ostasiatisches Seminar

September 2012 - June 2013

Master in Korean Studies - Korean Philology (Faculty of Modern Languages/Institute of Linguistics/Korean Studies)

Uniwersytet im Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu

October 2006 - September 2011

Master in Korean Studies - Korean Philology

Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland

October 2006 - September 2011

student/researcher (International Korean Studies)

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

January 2010 - September 2010

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2019). Sages Dead or Alive? Relevance of Confucianism in Modern Studies of South Korea. Religiski-Filozofiski Raksti XXVI(2019):133-154.

(2014). The Influence of Confucian Values on Modern Hierarchies and Social Communication in China and Korea: A Comparative Outline. Kritike - An Online Journal of Philosophy.

(2013). The Role of Confucianism in Contemporary South Korean Society. Rocznik Orientalistyczny - Annual of Oriental Studies.

CONFERENCE PAPER

(2013). Generational or Technological? The Gaps Within the Modern South Korean Society. Asian Conference on Arts and Humanities.

(2012). The Lowered Economic Potential and Administrational Efficiency as a Direct Result of the Prominence of Confucian Metaphysical Discourse During Joseon-Period Korea. American Academy of Religion.