PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Industrial Engineering in South Korea

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...

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...

The School of Computational Sciences at the Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS) is inviting applications for postdoctoral research fellow positions in Computational Sciences . Research areas include combinatorics, algorithm design, extremal graph theory, computing theory, programming languages, AI theory, machine learning, AI-driven biophysics and structural biology, classical and quantum algorithms for quantum many-body theory, quantum computation and information science, data sciences, c...

Selection symposium update for the Forst-Talent Programme in Forestry and Forest Sciences . The post says that, for the second time, applications were invited for an open-topic postdoc position in forestry. From a large pool of excellent applicants, six candidates were selected to present their research ideas at a selection symposium. The programme is funded by the Eva Mayr-Stihl Stiftung and is designed for outstanding early-career researchers in forest sciences. It offers the opportunity to de...

Evergreen lab opening at the Nano Chemistry Electronics Laboratory (NCEL) , University of Seoul , led by Prof. Min Kim . The lab focuses on nanocomposite materials design and synthesis , optoelectronic semiconductor devices , and next-generation solar cells and optoelectronics . A central research theme is the nanostructuring of organic-inorganic semiconductors for optoelectronics . The listing indicates openings for Master , PhD , and Integrated students. Applicants from diverse backgrounds bey...

Applications are open for GIST Spring 2027 Graduate Admissions at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea . This post highlights fully supported Master’s and PhD opportunities , including Integrated MS–PhD study options for international students. The announcement is relevant for applicants interested in graduate research in science and technology fields such as Biology , Chemistry , Physics , Computer Science , Electrical Engineering , Materials Science , Mechanical Engin...