PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in South Korea

Seoul National University in South Korea is hiring postdoctoral researchers to join a growing AI for Science research program led by Professor Yousung Jung. The initiative focuses on using artificial intelligence to accelerate scientific discovery. Research areas include scientific foundation models , LLM-based AI agents, multi-agent systems, agentic scientific discovery, self-driving laboratories, autonomous experimentation, and generative AI for molecular and materials discovery. The group aim...

Yerevan State University’s Computational Materials Science Laboratory is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in atomistic modelling and computational materials science, based in Armenia. The successful candidate will contribute to computational discovery of crystalline and amorphous materials for battery applications, 2D materials for energy applications, and AI-accelerated materials discovery. Research activities may include density functional theory calculations, phase sta...

Isaac Choi, Associate Professor of Chemistry at Chungbuk National University, is hiring a postdoctoral researcher for work in electroorganic synthesis using 3d transition metal catalysis . The position is scheduled to start on February 1, 2027 . Applications are due by November 20, 2026 . Details and application instructions are available through the Choi Group website's PostDoc tab. The opportunity is suited to researchers interested in organic chemistry, electrochemistry, synthetic chemistry, ...

Seoul National University is hiring AI Semiconductor / SoC Researchers and Postdocs for an on-site position in Seoul, South Korea . The research team works across the full semiconductor development cycle: AI algorithms , RTL design , FPGA prototyping , ASIC tape-out , and silicon validation . Key topics include low-bit LLM accelerators (such as BitNet and TurboQuant), FPGA/ASIC-based SoC design , RISC-V , AI accelerator architectures , Processing-in-Memory (PIM/CIM) , and physical AI accelerator...

Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher for an IC and system design position through the InnoCORE program. The research scope includes analog IC , mixed-signal IC , and digital IC and system design. Specific topics will be matched to the selected candidate’s expertise and interests, with possible directions including SerDes , wireline , data converters , and related hardware/system design work. Applicants should hold a Ph.D. in IC and s...

Postdoctoral Researcher in Reactor Engineering for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production at Chosun University in Gwangju, Republic of Korea . The Heat Transfer Laboratory is recruiting one experimental postdoctoral researcher for a funded project on artificial photosynthesis using microchannel reactors. The role is strongly reactor-focused: the successful candidate will lead the design, fabrication, assembly, troubleshooting, and experimental operation of microchannel or continuous-flow photoreacto...

A PhD opportunity is available in Human Factors & HCI at the Human-Centered Technology (HCT) Lab , Department of Human-Computer Interaction, Hanyang University , South Korea. The opening focuses on automated vehicles (AV) , human-machine interfaces , human-centered explainable AI (XAI) , driver behavior modeling, and human factors in mixed traffic. The position is with Dr. Seul Chan Lee , Associate Professor at Hanyang University ERICA. The post states there are two PhD openings and that they co...

Postdoctoral position at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South Korea in 2D superconductors, topological materials, and superconducting quantum devices . The Quantum Materials Interfaces and Nano Devices Lab in the Department of Semiconductor Engineering is recruiting one postdoctoral researcher to work on Josephson junctions, Josephson diodes, transmon qubits, gatemon qubits , van der Waals heterostructure interface engineering, device process optimization, low-temperature tr...

AI & Intelligent Communication (AIIC) Lab at Sejong University is advertising fully funded graduate research positions for Indonesian students in M.S., Ph.D., or Joint M.S.-Ph.D. programs. The lab is led by Prof. Sunghwan Kim . Research areas include AI for communications (deep learning for signal processing and network optimization, AI-assisted design of communication systems), next-generation wireless (reliable and efficient 6G with RSMA, NOMA, and reconfigurable intelligent surfaces), and inf...