Join our team

Open Positions (Graduate Students • PostDOCs• Internships)

TAN Lab focuses on advanced materials → device design → system integration for scalable carbon-neutral energy conversion and CO₂ upcycling. We welcome motivated researchers who enjoy collaborative, team-based projects and want to build technologies that connect fundamental science to practical systems

Research Themes in TAN Lab

Applicants are encouraged to explore one (or more) of the following directions:

1. Chirality-induced spin selectivity (CISS)

2. Electrocatalysis

3. Photoelectrocatalysis & solar-fuel materials

4. Hydrogel & interface engineering for device durability

5. GDE/MEA device development

6. In situ / operando spectro-electrochemical characterization
   
   

Positions

1) Graduate Students (M.S./Ph.D.)

We are recruiting highly motivated graduate students who are excited about interdisciplinary research at the intersection of materials, electrochemistry, and energy systems.

Preferred backgrounds

• Materials Science & Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Semiconductor/Device Engineering, (bio-)chemical/biological disciplines relevant to hybrid systems, or related fields
  
  

What we value

• Strong curiosity and persistence

• Comfort working in a collaborative environment (team projects, shared experimental platforms)

• Research experience (undergrad research, internships, lab projects) is a plus
  
  

2) Internships (Research Interns)

We welcome internship applicants who want hands-on research experience in:

• Electrocatalysis / photoelectrochemistry experiments

• Materials synthesis & characterization

• Device assembly/testing and data analysis

Internship period and project scope can be tailored based on your availability and experience.

3) Undergraduate Researchers

TAN Lab encourages undergraduate students to join ongoing research projects. If you are interested in research training (literature review → experimental participation → presentation/report writing), please reach out.

4) Postdoctoral Scholars (Program-based / Competitive Fellowships)

We are open to hosting postdoctoral researchers through competitive fellowship programs (e.g., institute/national programs). If you are applying to a specific program, please contact Jeiwan in advance to discuss fit and mentoring plans.

How to Apply / Contact

Please email jeiwan@kentech.ac.kr

• CV (with publication list if applicable)

• Brief statement of interest (1 page max; include 1–2 preferred research themes above)

• Availability (start date / expected duration)

• (Optional) Transcript and/or reference contacts
  
  

We look forward to hearing from enthusiastic applicants who want to contribute to net-zero science and scalable energy conversion technologies.