Post-Doc Qualification Criteria

Candidates who have obtained their Doctoral degree within 5 years before the date of appointment at KIST, or those who are expecting to obtain their Doctoral degree within 3 months from the date of appointment.

Postdoctoral Training Period

`Training operates under a ‘project-based tenure’ system, while not exceeding the scope of the ‘post-doc qualification criteria.’

What is the project-based tenure system?

• (Concept) To ensure the creation of research outcomes and the continuity of postdoctoral training, the training period has been changed from the previous limit of ‘within 3 years’ to ‘the duration of the project in which the post-doc is participating.’
• (Principle) Under the system, the training period lasts until the end of the project in which the post-doc is participating within the ‘post-doc qualification criteria' window, but participation in other research projects related to the original training purpose will be allowed as long as they do not end after the primary project end date.
• (Exceptions) Post-doc training can continue until the end date of the last research project that started within the ‘post-doc qualification criteria‘ window.

Hiring Period

8 times a year / Announcements are made in January, February, March, May, July, August, September, and November

※ Job announcements will be posted on the KIST website.

※ If holding a nationality other than Korean, the candidate must have, or be eligible to obtain, an E-3 visa (employment contract is signed after issuance of the E-3 visa).