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

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...

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...

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...

Shandong University is recruiting postdoctoral researchers for a project on AI and automation for smart operation and maintenance of transportation infrastructure , working with Prof. Kai Yao in the Geotechnical Engineering Research Group . The research focuses on improving the safety, reliability, and resilience of highways , expressways , and related infrastructure systems, including pavements , embankments , slopes , bridges , tunnels , and associated foundations . The project integrates arti...

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in experimental quantum physics at the Department of Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) , South Korea, within the QuantERA-funded ENTUNE project: Entangled and Tunable Nanomechanical Quantum Systems . The position is in the Hybrid Quantum Device group led by Prof. Junho Suh . The research focuses on a new class of superconducting device, the vacuum-gap Josephson junction (vJJ) , where mechanical motion tunes ...

Dongguk University in Seoul, South Korea is recruiting 2–3 PhD students for Spring 2027 admission (March 2027) in a research group led by Professor Sungjun Kim. The opening focuses on AI / Computer Engineering and Semiconductor Devices . Research topics include deep learning, neural networks, hardware-aware AI, AI accelerators, edge AI, neuromorphic computing, in-memory computing, computer architecture, hardware/software co-design, modeling and simulation, as well as RRAM, FeFET, FTJ, device fab...