InnoCORE Fellowship

• Elite Postdoc Positions for 25 Researchers (Goal to nurture a cumulative total of 50 researchers)

• State-of-the-art Infrastructure : BioMEMS/Microfluidics cleanrooms, Fast-Track access to Central Research Facilities, 24/7 unlimited equipment usage

• Global Collaboration : 13 world-class mentors from 11 top-tier institutions including Harvard, UCLA, Caltech, MIT, Stanford, and ETH Zurich

• Industry Connection : Sharing of facilities and data with Samsung, SD Biosensor, and faculty-led startups (Genome & Company, QuantaMatrix, Radian Q Bio, GMD Biotech, etc.)

Research Overview

Fellowship Benefits

• Annual salary of KRW 90 million level (Including employer-paid social insurance and severance pay, support available for up to 5 years)

• Total Support Package (Personnel expenses + Research funds)

• (If applicable) Other support : Global mentoring + Conference registration fees + Overseas dispatch expenses

• Support for Postdoc-led Creative Projects (KRW 20 million per year per team, 2 teams selected annually)

• Customized Design for 3 Major Career Tracks (Professional mentoring for each track : Faculty, Industry, Start-up)

Eligibility

• PhD degree holder in fields such as BioMEMS, Microfluidics, AI/Machine Learning, Molecular Diagnostics, Immunodiagnostics, Protein Engineering, Protein Structure Analysis, Immunology, Nanomaterials, Quantum Sensing, or Multi-omics.

• Preferred : Experience in multidisciplinary convergence research or industry-academia-research collaboration.

• Preferred : Lead author of 3 or more papers published in journals within the top 10% of JCR rankings.

Requirement

• Ph.D. in science/engineering within 5 years (by deadline)

※ Candidates completing Ph.D. by Aug. 2026 are eligible after degree 

• (Location) InnoCORE research groups at GIST, SNU, POSTECH, CNU*, or JBNU**

*CNU = Chonnam National University (전남대학교)

**JBNU = Jeonbuk National University (전북대학교)

※ Assigned based on the mentor professor's institution

• (Position) Full-time Postdoctoral Researcher

※ One-year contract, renewable up to 5 years

• (Start Date) June 1st, 2026 ~

Hiring Procedures

How to Apply

Open Recruitment (Rolling Basis)

We are currently accepting applications on a rolling basis for vacancies. Interested candidates are welcome to apply at any time.

Required Documents : Letter of Intent, Curriculum Vitae (CV), Research Plan, at least two Letters of Recommendation (Application Guidelines, Template)

※ CV, research plan, and recommendation letters may be submitted using free-form templates in addition to the provided forms; please submit them to our research group (IGNITE) after receiving interview notifications.

※ However, consent to the collection and use of personal information is required for recommendation letters.

Please send all application materials to ignite-recruit@gist.ac.kr