2021-01 Recruitment Announcement
for Research Positions at the IBS Center for Soft and Living Matter

The Institute for Basic Science (IBS) is a national research institute established in accordance with Article 14 of the Special Act on Establishment of and Support for International Science and Business Belt. IBS aims to advance the frontiers of knowledge and drive the development of future technologies through world-class basic science research.

Founded on 2014, the IBS Center for Soft and Living Matter (CSLM), this interdisciplinary center combines the fields of chemistry, physics, and biology. Recent outcomes from this IBS Center were published in Science, Nature, Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Communications, PNAS and more. Recent alumni took positions as assistant professor in Korean universities, the U.S., and Europe. Details are on the center website(https://www.ibs.re.kr/softmatt/).

□ Recruitment Details

• [Senior Researcher] will be eligible to renew employment contract once after the initial term and the total employment period is up to five years. Also, they may be promoted to a Senior Research Fellow through a separate evaluation.
• [Postdoctoral Research Associate] will be eligible to renew employment contract once after the initial term and the total employment period is up to three years.
• [Researcher] will be eligible to renew employment contract once after the initial term and the total employment period is up to five years.
• ※ In case of the Center’s closure during employment, the employment contract will be terminated accordingly.

□ Qualifications and Preferences

• [General qualifications]
• • Those who have a doctoral degree from domestic/overseas university
• • Those who are qualified under Article 33 of the State Public Officials Act and IBS regulations
• • Those who completed mandatory military service or exempt from such service, and permitted to travel abroad (except for those who wish to apply for the military service exemption positions, a personnel already on the military exemption position and wishes to transfer to IBS)


• [Preferences]
• • Additional points for persons with disabilities under Articles 3 and 4 of the Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Employment Promotion and Vocational Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities, or persons eligible for employment assistance under Article 29 of the Act on the Honorable Treatment of and Support for Persons, Etc. of Distinguished Service to the State.
• • Those who are “women in science, engineering and technology” under Article 2 of the Act on Fostering and Supporting Women Scientists and Technicians.

□ Screening

□ Application Submission and Period

• A complete application packet should include:

• 1. Curriculum vitae including a list of publications and preprints (PDF format)
• 2. Research Plan statement (1 Page, PDF format)
• 3. Consent to Collection and Use of Personal Information

• For full consideration, applicants should email items 1, 2, 3 to to ibscslm@ibs.re.kr

• - Please state [Application for “Area Number”] “Your Name” on the application e-mail title.
  e.g.) if you are applying for Senior Researcher position at Granick Group: [Application for Area ①] Sam Smith
• - Applicants can apply only one area. Multiple applications from single applicant will be rejected.

• Period: 2021.04.09 (Fri) ~ 2021.04.25 (Sun), 23:00 KST

□ Other Information

• • Blind hiring process will be implemented to reduce the risk of bias in the hiring decision and block out any and all identification details from candidate's resume and applications.
• • Applicants take full responsibility for any consequences resulting from omissions and errors found in submitted documents, not submitting required documents, etc. If any information is proven false, the job offer will be withdrawn.
• • If selected candidates are disqualified through a background check or a recruitment-related physical examination, the job offer will be withdrawn.
• • If selected candidates are found dismissed according to the Article 82 of the Act on the Prevention of Corruption and the Establishment and Management of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, the appointment will be withdrawn.
• • Submitted documents may be returned when such requests are made within three months from the announcement of recruitment results according to the Article 4 of the Enforcement Decree of the Fair Hiring Procedure Act.
• • No candidates may be hired if all candidates are found unsuitable during the screening stages.
• • If hired, the work level, annual salary, etc. will comply with IBS standards.
• • Expected date of appointment is June 1st, 2021. (※ subject to change)
• • Workplace: IBS Center for Soft and Living Matter (UNIST Campus, Ulsan)
• • Inquiries: Responsible staff at the IBS Center for Soft and Living Matter
  (Tel : 052-217-5507, Fax : 052-217-5509, E-mail : ibscslm@ibs.re.kr)