News & Events

HOME
News & Events
Faculty Opening
Announcements
Seminar
Faculty Opening

Faculty Opening

KAIST BCS FACULTY POSITIONS | Submission: June 1, 2025 ~ June 30, 2025
  • Writer Admin
  • Created 2025.04.15
  • Hits 74

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
○ Brain sciences (Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, Cognitive Neuroscience,
Computational Neuroscience, Systems and Theoretical Neuroscience, etc.)
○ Cognitive sciences (Neuropsychology, Neurolinguistics, Neuroethics, Biological
Anthropology, Artificial Intelligence, Neurophilosophy, Neuroaesthetics,etc.)
○ Brain disorders (Psychiatry, Neurology, Rehabilitation Medicine, etc.)
○ Brain Engineering(Brain-machine interface, Brain-inspired artificial intelligence,
Neuroprosthetics, Brain Chips, 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
○ 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