Miss Korea Jin winner becomes 'Korea University professor'! 'Aurora Princess' → 13 years later, 'Department of Statistics Kim Yeon-ju (Prof.)' [Official]

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Kim Yeon-ju (46) has become a professor at Korea University. She is an actress who was active as the Jin (First Princess) of the 43rd Miss Korea pageant in 1999.

Kim Yeon-ju is listed on the full-time faculty introduction roster on the official website of Korea University's College of Social Sciences. According to Korea University, Kim was appointed as a full-time professor in the Department of Statistics at the Seoul Campus in March.

Professor Kim is responsible for research in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) and is currently teaching the course "Statistical Computing Software" to undergraduate students.

Previously, Professor Kim was appointed after applying for Korea University's "2026 Academic Year First-Term Research-Focused Professor Recruitment Announcement." The eligibility requirements were "holders of a doctoral degree" and "those capable of teaching in English." The appointment follows a "non-tenure track" system, where a one-year contract is followed by an evaluation and reappointment on a two-year contract basis; those who are reappointed three or more times receive priority consideration for tenure-track recruitment.

Kim Yeon-ju has a history of working as an actress in the entertainment industry after being selected as the Jin of Miss Korea in 1999. Starting with the MBC drama "Mom, My Sister" in 2000, she appeared in numerous works including MBC's "Sad Love Song," KBS 2TV's "The Return of Hwang Geum-bok," and tvN's "Crazy Love." Her final filmography was a special appearance in the MBC drama "Aurora Princess," written by Lim Seong-han (Phoebe), in 2013.

Kim Yeon-ju graduated from Dankook University's Department of Theater and Film in 2003 and obtained a master's degree from the same university's graduate school in 2013. She then earned her doctorate from Dankook University's Department of Communication in 2019.

Thereafter, from 2022 to 2025, she served as a senior researcher at the Institute of Media and Information at Seoul National University, conducting research activities. She is known to have published papers on topics such as artificial intelligence (AI) fact-checking and consumer responses to metaverse advertising.

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