The Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at KAIST is inviting applications for

positions at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. We seek exceptional

scientists and engineers with strong track records of high-quality published works in the

broad fields of Brain and Cognitive Sciences.

 

■ Invited Area

○ Contemplative science (Neuroscience of Mindfulness, Meditation, Emotional Regulation, Brain-body Interactions and Consciousness, etc.)

  

Category	Employment   Type	Number of   Hiring	Replacement   Personnel	Classification	Workplace
Faculty   Positions	Full-Time	○	-	Entry-Level/   Experienced	Main Campus in Daejeon, Republic   of Korea

 

■ Qualifications

○ Applicants are expected to be able to demonstrate an excellent potential for both

conducting research and teaching students at KAIST.

○ Applicants are expected to demonstrate attributes in collaborative academic research with

pioneering initiatives and contribute in industrial research.

- All applicants should have substantial peer-reviewed publications that

demonstrate productivity and the ability to perform cutting edge research.

- The successful candidates will be expected to establish and maintain vigorous

research projects.

○ Applicants are expected to teach all the courses in English.

○ Applicants should have earned a Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degrees.

- Qualified candidates are expected to have postdoctoral training or equivalent status.

※ Candidates expecting to earn a doctoral degree must be able to pass their final

thesis exam (advisor’s confirmation required) within 9 months of the date of job

application and receive the said degree before the date of appointment.

 

■ Priority Candidate

○ KAIST highly encourage women and/or international scientists to apply.

 

■ Grounds for Disqualification

○ A person falling under any subparagraph of Article 33 of the State Public Officials Act

○ A person whose civil rights have been suspended or removed under relevant laws

○ Persons who do not fulfill their military service obligations under Article 76 of

the Military Service Act

○ Persons who have been ordered to restrict employment in accordance with Article

56 of the Sexual Protection of Children and Juveniles Act

○ A person who has been revoked or dismissed from employment because he or she has

been found to have been hired by another public institution in an unlawful way, and for

which 5 years have not elapsed since the date of disposition

○ Persons subject to employment restrictions as those who have been disqualified under

Article 82 of the Act on the Establishment and Operation of Anti-Corruption and

Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission

 

■ Evaluation Procedure

○ 1st : Document review

○ 2nd : Department in-depth examination

○ 3rd : Department seminar and comprehensive review of department faculty

personnel committee

○ 4th : Final appointment decision made after review of the college faculty personnel

committee or headquarter faculty personnel committee(Appointment of tenured

professor and/or professor subject to deliberations by headquarter faculty

personnel committee.)

 

■ Application Submission Period

June 1(Sun), 2025.~ June 30(Mon), 2025 (in Korean Standard Time)

 

■ Documents to submit

1) Application(Please use the prescribed form)

- including ◯1 Summary of Key Achievements, ◯2 Academic/Research Achievements, ◯3 Plan of Teaching, ◯4 Plan of Research, ◯5 Resume(CV), ◯6 Consent to Collection and

Use of Personal Information.

2) Five or more selected papers(peer-reviewed research papers published in or

accepted by journals)

※ Certificates of acceptance for publication should be included in application

materials.

3) List of names of recommenders and letter of recommendation

- Three letters required for candidates applying to the position of associate professor

or assistant professor

- Six letters required for candidates applying to the position of tenured professor or

full professor

※ Recommendation letters are individually requested only for those who are eligible for

submission during the screening stage after document review.

 

■ Notes

○ KAIST Center for Contemplative Science has received a donation of 19 billion KRW

from SK, providing a well-supported environment for research on meditation science

and scholarships for graduate students.

○ Documents should not directly or indirectly contain personnel information that may

prejudice the committee members, such as gender, age, region of origin, family

relationships, physical conditions(including height, weight, and appearance(including

photos)), assets, marital status, etc.

○ Documents, once submitted, will not be returned.

○ Applicants are solely responsible for the contents of the documents, and

appointment offers may be rescinded if inappropriate or false information is found in

submitted documents.

○ If a suitable candidate is not found, the position may remain vacant.

 

■ HOW TO APPLY

○ Please submit the required documents via email to (kaist_bcs@kaist.ac.kr)

 

■ Inquires

○ (E-mail)kaist_bcs@kaist.ac.kr (Tel) +82-42-350-6502