Postdoctoral Researcher Position in Healthcare Materials and Wearable/Implantable Electronics at KAIST Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea

KAIST’s Sustainable Materials Institute for the Post-AI Era (SMI-PAI) is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to join the Jeong Research Group under Professor Jae-Woong Jeong. The position focuses on healthcare materials and wearable & implantable electronics, with research at the intersection of materials science, bioelectronics, and AI for hardware systems.

The lab’s broader research direction includes flexible and stretchable electronics, functional materials, sensors and actuators, circuit design and system integration, and micro/nano fabrication. The group website highlights work on soft bio-integrated electronics, wearable skin electronics, implantable soft devices for the brain and heart, and other transformative electronics for healthcare and biomedicine.

Eligibility highlights: applicants should have a Ph.D. awarded within the last 5 years. Prior experience in micro/nano fabrication is highly preferred, and candidates with backgrounds in flexible/stretchable electronics, functional materials, sensors, circuit design, or AI-enabled hardware are especially relevant.

Funding: the post offers compensation of approximately KRW 90 million per year. The post indicates a start date as early as May 1, 2026.

How to apply: interested candidates should contact [email protected] directly and review the linked position and lab pages for more information. The post includes a LinkedIn short link to the opportunity and a lab website for additional context.

Institution: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea.