 Kim is a former associate professor in music composition at Kyungwon University and currently is an associate composer of the Canadian Music Centre which has highlighted his music since he moved to Canada in 2004.In 2000, Kim was a Distinguished Composer-In-Residence at the Colorado College that honored him with all-Kim concert of performances of various chambers and solo.In 2011, Kim founded the Toronto Messiaen Ensemble, a Canadian chamber ensemble dedicated to the performance of classical and contemporary music.