There is an open position for a Ph.D. student in the Next-generation Energy and 
Environmental Devices (NEEDs) Lab at Gyeongsang National University. NEEDs Lab 
welcomes highly motivated students with a sound understanding of fundamentals in 
thermal engineering and a passion for interdisciplinary research for energy 
systems, mainly focused on heat and mass transfer. 

Applicants must satisfy the following:
1. Applicant should have an M.S. degree in a field related to thermal 
engineering.
- Applicants must have completed thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat 
transfer courses during their undergraduate or graduate studies.

2. Applicant should have published at least one first-authored article in Q1/Q2-
level SCI(E) journal since 2022.

3. Applicants should not have religious requirements and must not have any picky 
dietary requirements.

4. Applicant should have an English language certificate (issued after May 12, 
2019) with TOEFL(PBT 530, CBT 197, iBT 71), IELTS 5.5, CEFR B2, TEPS 600(New 
TEPS 327), or higher results.
※ Note: English language requirement is waived for an applicant from the 
following countries where English is used as the native or an official language 
(Ref. Department of Foreign Affairs in Korea: www.mofat.go.kr): New Zealand, 
Singapore, India, Philippines, Australia, United States of America, Jamaica, 
United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, etc.

The salary will be determined later (at least 2,000,000 KRW monthly). Students 
who meet the above requirements and are interested in pursuing a doctoral degree 
in NEEDs Lab should submit the following to Professor Duckjong Kim by 
email(dkim@gnu.ac.kr). 
- Curriculum Vitae (with publication list)
- Academic Transcripts (for both undergraduate and graduate studies)