Jeonbuk National University (JBNU) has been continuously appointing outstanding faculty this year through open and special recruitment to enhance students' educational and research competitiveness and to improve the quality of university instruction.

Among them is Professor Baek Ki-tae, who has achieved top research accomplishments in the field of environmental engineering. The continued appointments of distinguished faculty across various fields are expected to strengthen research competitiveness and improve the quality of instruction, thereby enhancing students' educational competitiveness.

The newly appointed faculty are as follows.

  ▷ Kang Dae-hyun (College of Education, Department of Social Studies Education)
    - Theory of Social Studies Education / Ph.D. in Education, Seoul National University
   ▷ Kang Rae-hyung (Los Alamos National Laboratory-Jeonbuk National University Engineering Institute-Korea)
     - Structural Health Management (Smart Structures) / Ph.D. in Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
   ▷ Kim Byung-seok (College of Engineering, Department of Organic Materials and Fiber Engineering)
     - Electronic- and Energy-Use Fibrous Polymers / Ph.D. in Science, Hokkaido University, Japan
   ▷ Kim So-ri (Medical School)
     - Respiratory Medicine / Ph.D. in Medicine, JBNU
   ▷ Kim Su-jeong (College of Humanities, Department of Library & Information Science)
     - Library & Information Science / Ph.D. in Library & Information Science, University of Maryland (USA)
   ▷ Kim Young-hoon (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Animal Science)
     - Dairy Processing Engineering / Ph.D. in Agricultural Science, Korea University
   ▷ Kim Jae-su (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Agricultural Biology)
     - Agricultural Entomology and Practicum (Biological Control) / Ph.D. in Agriculture, Seoul National University
   ▷ Kim Jae-woo (College of Social Science, Department of Sociology)
     - Mathematical Sociology / Ph.D., University of California, Riverside (USA)
   ▷ Kim Hye-young (College of Nursing, Department of Nursing)
    - Fundamental Nursing / Ph.D. in Nursing, Chonnam National University
   ▷ Na Seok-in (Graduate School of Flexible Pinted Electronics)
    - Flexible Printed Electronics Engineering / Ph.D. in Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
   ▷ Baek Ki-tae (College of Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering)
    - Soil and Groundwater Remediation / Ph.D. in Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
   ▷ Ahn Moon-seok (College of Social Science, Department of Political Science and Diplomacy)
   - International Politics / Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Warwick (UK)
   ▷ Yang Eun-seok (College of Humanities, Department of Philosophy)
   - Logic / Ph.D. in Philosophy, Yonsei University
   ▷ Yeo Young-hoon (College of Social Science, Department of Social Welfare)
   - Social Welfare Policy / Ph.D., University of North Carolina (USA)
   ▷ Oh Han-mo (College of Business and Economics, Department of International Trade)
   - Export Marketing / Ph.D. in Business Administration, Texas Tech University (USA)
   ▷ Lee Sang-hyun (College of Humanities, Department of Spanish and Latin American Studies)
   - Latin American Regional Studies (Politics, Economics) / Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin (USA)

   ▷ Lee Jong-myung (Medical School)
   - Neuro-Oncology / Ph.D. in Medicine, JBNU
   ▷ Lee Heun-jae (Law School)
   - Legal Practice (Criminal Law) / Prosecutor; Attorney
   ▷ Lim Hyo-jin (College of Education, Department of Education)
   - Educational Psychology / Ph.D., University of Southern California (USA)
   ▷ Jo Min (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Division of Biotechnology)
   - Water Treatment Nano-Biotechnology / Ph.D. in Engineering, Seoul National University
   ▷ Choi Sang-kyung (Law School)
   - Legal Practice (Civil Law) / Attorney
   ▷ Choi Yun-yi (LED Agri-bio Fusion Technology Research Center)
   - LED Plant Factories and Molecular Agriculture / Ph.D. in Agriculture, Texas State University
   ▷ Tae Ki-jung (Law School)
   - Legal Practice (Civil Law) / Attorney
   ▷ Heo Jin (College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medicine)
   - Veterinary Public Health / Ph.D. in Veterinary Medicine, JBNU
   ▷ Hwang Jin (College of Education, Department of Physical Education)
   - Sport Psychology / Ph.D. in Physical Education, Seoul National University
   ▷ Hwang Tae-yoon (Law School)

   - Legal Practice / Completed Ph.D. Coursework in Law, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies / Attorney