PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Physics in South Korea

서울대학교 이차전지혁신연구소 is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher to join its battery computational science and simulation research program. The institute was established as an Innovation Research Center (IRC) supported by Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Research Foundation of Korea. Its mission is to strengthen R&D capacity, train talent, and build a world-class research hub in battery science. The advertised position is centered on computational science for next-generation batteries...

The Institute for Basic Science is offering the IBS Young Scientist Fellowship , a recurring annual fellowship for early-career researchers in basic science. The scheme supports independent research in fields aligned with life sciences, mathematics, and physics . Selected fellows will conduct their research at the Institute for Basic Science in South Korea, with support intended to enable a substantial research program over a 3-year period. The award includes dedicated research funding, with dif...

Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS) is advertising research fellow positions in Particle Physics within its School of Physics in Seoul. KIAS presents itself as the first research institute for basic sciences in Korea, offering a research environment designed to provide continuous academic stimulation and strong administrative support. The opening is for postdoctoral research fellow positions focused on particle physics. The advertisement emphasizes applicants with demonstrated exceptional ...

The Advanced Ultrasound Research Laboratory (AURL) at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) is recruiting a postdoctoral research associate for work funded by the InnoCORE Initiative, which focuses on multiscale brain digital twin convergence research. The project centers on robotic and therapeutic ultrasound, particularly robot-guided focused ultrasound for imaging, neuromodulation, and therapy. The researcher will develop robotic ultrasound systems that support autonomous...

The Korea Institute for Advanced Study (KIAS) School of Physics is recruiting a Research Fellow in Quantum Field Theory & String Theory in Seoul. KIAS describes itself as the first research institute for basic sciences in Korea and emphasizes its research environment with constant academic stimuli and friendly administrative support. The opening is centered on postdoctoral research in quantum field theory and string theory . The fellow will join the School of Physics at KIAS and contribute to an...

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...

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...

Postdoctoral Researcher Position in Functional Polymers and Sustainable Energy Materials at Sunchon National University This is a postdoctoral opening at Sunchon National University in Korea, focused on functional polymers and sustainable energy materials . The position is aimed at researchers with backgrounds related to chemistry, physics, engineering, or technology, and it is explicitly advertised as a postdoc opportunity. The role sits at the intersection of polymer science and energy-related...

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 ...