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FACULTY POSITIONS available at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), a government-funded graduate school in Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
Department Opening Areas Information and Communications ·Communication Systems and Computer Networks Mechatronics ·Intelligent Robotics/Control Materials Science & Engineering ·Printable Electronics Environmental Science & Engineering ·Ecological Engineering (Biogeochemical Engineering, Pollution Cycle,Ecological Restoration) Life Science ·Cell and Development Biology Areas: School of Photon Science & Technology · Spectroscopy / Nonlinear Optics APRI (Advanced Photonics Research Institute) · Quantum Optics What is GIST? GIST was established by the Korean Ministry of Science and Technology in 1993. As a research-oriented graduate school with superb laboratories, research centers and facilities, GIST allocates a minimum teaching load so that faculty members can devote themselves to research activities. GIST is proud of the following records: Nation"s highest number of papers published in SCI journals: approximately 5.3/year per professor during the recent 5 consecutive years. All faculty members and students participate in the government-funded "Brain Korea 21" program. Requirements Candidates must possess a Ph.D. degree in a pertinent field at the time of application and should be able to deliver their lectures in English. Korean citizenship is NOT required for these positions. Qualified international or female scholars are encouraged to apply. How to Apply 1. GIST offers an electronic version of its application forms in Microsoft Word format. Please download the application forms attached at the bottom of this page. 2. Three letters of recommendation only if the department requests.(to be mailed directly to the academic department from the recommenders.) 3. Applicants must submit all application materials by (e-)mail or fax to the following address: Team of Academic and Student Affairs, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology 1 Oryong-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea (Tel: 82-62-970-2043, Fax: 82-62-970-2049, E-mail : academy@gist.ac.kr) Applications will be accepted until March 31, 2008. If your application documents reach us after the application deadline, it will be reviewed during the next recruiting session (July and August 2008).
GIST seeks candidates whose interest lies in the fields listed below:
·Photonics & Optics
·Semiconductor Optoelectronics and Microwave Electronics
·Signal Processing & System
·Computer Science and Engineering
http://infcom.gist.ac.kr
·Bio-mechatronics (including Medical Applications)
·Opto-mechatronics
·Other Mechatronics related areas
http://mecha.gist.ac.kr
·Polymer Actuator
·Polymer-based Sensors
·Semiconductor Materials and Devices
·Photonic Materials and Devices
·Nano Electronic Materials and Devices
·All areas related to Materials Science and Engineering
·Atmospheric Environment (Seconday Organic Aerosol (SOA), Climate Change, Bioaerosol)
- 3 representative papers (in PDF file) need to be submitted.
Immunology, Neurobiology, Stem Cell Research
·Interdisciplinary Life Science Areas:
Interdisciplinary (Biomedical Engineering, Systems Biology, Bioimaging and Biophotonics, Biophysics, etc.)
· Femto Science & Technology / Ultrafast Light Source
· Fiber Optics and Optical Devices
· Optics Design and Optical Measurement
· Biomedical Photonics
· Ultrafast Laser Physics
· Nonlinear Optics
· Spectroscopy
· Optical Materials
· Nano/Bio-photonics
· Optical Information and Communications
· Opto-electronics
· Optical Designs
· Laser Applications
and Other Laser-related Areas.