• Ph.D. in Political Science / Keio University
• M.A. in Political Science / Keio University
• B.A. in Political Science / Yonsei University
• Post-doc Fellow, BK21 Research Project for Department of Political Science & International Studies, Yonsei University (Sep. 2012-Feb. 2013)
• Research Fellow, Yonsei Institute for North Korean Studies, Yonsei University (Sep. 2013-Mar. 2014)
• Research Fellow, Institute of Japanese Studies, Kookmin University (Apr. 2014-Aug. 2015)
• Research Fellow, Korea Institute for National Unification (Sep. 2015-Oct. 2024)