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Graduate School Faculty Positions available at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), a government-funded university in Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
GIST seeks candidates whose interest lies in the fields listed below:
Department | Opening Areas |
Information and Communications
| · Network & Computer Security |
Mechatronics
| · Opto-mechatronics |
Materials Science & Engineering
| · Photonics Semiconductor Materials & Devices |
Environmental Science & Engineering
| · Nano technology (Nano sensor device) |
Life Science
| · Biochemistry & Biophysics |
| Graduate Program of Photon Science & Technology | · Spectroscopy / Nonlinear Optics · Femto Science & Technology / Ultrafast Light Source · Fiber Optics and Optical Devices · Optics Design and Optical Measurement · Nano/Bio Photonics |
| Graduate Program of Medical System Engineering | · Cancer Diagnostics and Therapeutics · Surgery Systems & Devices(cancer, cardio vascular, etc.) · Biomedical Instrumentation & Micro/Nano Devices · Areas related to Medical System Engineering |
APRI (Advanced Photonics Research Institute) | · N/A |
What is GIST?
GIST was established by the Korean Ministry of Education, 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 12 consecutive years.
- The 14th in the world in citations per faculty member (QS World University Rankings 2009)
In addition, 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 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 6PM (Korean Time) on December 30, 2009.