The Knowledge Research Group of KIST EUROPE, the pioneering center for international collaboration in the field of science and technology between Korea and EU, is currently looking for skillful researchers.

1. Job description:

n Major: Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, Biology or related field

n Research area: Chemical risk assessment, Nanomaterial risk assessment, Environmental regulation

n Object: Permanent position researchers, Post-doctoral researchers, Doctor’s course researchers

The main tasks for researchers within the team are as follows:

n Technology evaluation and strategy development for implementation

n Strategic guidance for Europeans to collaborate with Korean researchers

n Technology transfer between Europe and Korea

2. Recruit process:

n Application review(1^st: Short review, 2^nd: Detailed evaluation) and interview

3. Documents for the 1^st application review (Korean language PDF):

n Resume (with photo) and self-introduction, each a copy

n Essay of research proposal or themes of interest (within A4 2 pages)

n Other detailed recruitment documents are required only for the applicants with the notification after the 1^st application review

4. Application deadline:

n Deadline:10 September  2010

n Submission: shkim@kist-europe.de (only by e-mail)

n Inquiry: Dr. SANG HUN KIM, Team leader of Environmental Risk Assessment Team (Tel: +49-681-9382 334)

5. General:

n Subspecialty and contact address (telephone no.) of the applicant should be provided on the upper right of the resume for individual notice

n Remuneration will be arranged accordingly to the TVOED for public institutions in Germany

n Master’s degree holders are only able to join as a doctor’s course researcher, thus doctor degree course runs parallel with the researches 

n Doctor’s degree holders are recruited separately according to their career experience

n Detailed information about the institute: www.kist-europe.de