Tenure-Track Faculty ×3, AI & Mathematics — KAIST Graduate School of AI4Math (Daejeon)

The KAIST Graduate School of AI and Mathematics (AI4Math) is recruiting three full-time tenure-track faculty members, one in each of three areas. Applications go directly to KAIST by e-mail; Waegook is only sharing the notice.

Note: the original announcement is published in Korean. The summary below is a translation — check the original before applying.

■ Employer
KAIST Graduate School of AI and Mathematics (AI수학대학원)
Daejeon main campus
Notice posted 29 June 2026

■ The three positions — 1 opening each, full-time regular, open to entry-level and experienced candidates
1) AI for Math — developing and applying AI and machine-learning methods to open problems in pure and applied mathematics
2) Math for AI — establishing and advancing the mathematical foundations of AI and deep-learning models: theory, algorithms and analysis
3) AI for Science — AI-based applications in the sciences (physics, chemistry, life sciences) that use mathematics as a core tool

Expected appointment date: 1 March 2027, negotiable.

Note on affiliation: the Graduate School of AI and Mathematics is a programme organisation under the College of Natural Sciences. Faculty are appointed to the College of Natural Sciences and then work 100% on Graduate School of AI and Mathematics duties.

■ Eligibility
- Holds, or expects to earn, a doctoral degree in the field applied for. Those expecting a degree must be able to pass their final thesis review within 9 months of the application date, with their advisor's confirmation, and obtain the degree before appointment.
- Strong research record with clear potential in education and research
- Able to contribute substantially to new fields and to interdisciplinary collaboration

■ Preference
Foreign and female applicants are given preference for appointment where final evaluation scores are equal.

■ Grounds for disqualification
- Falling under any subparagraph of Article 33 of the State Public Officials Act
- Civil rights suspended or removed under relevant laws
- Not having fulfilled military service obligations under Article 76 of the Military Service Act
- Subject to an employment restriction order under Article 56 of the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles against Sexual Abuse
- Dismissed or having an appointment revoked for being hired unlawfully by another public institution, where 5 years have not elapsed
- Subject to employment restrictions under Article 82 of the Act on the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission

■ Deadline
1 July 2026 to 15 August 2026, 18:00 Korea time.

■ Documents to submit
- KAIST full-time faculty application form (set format), including the summary of key achievements, teaching plan and research plan
- Cover letter, for example the AMS Standard Cover Sheet, listing three referees
- Curriculum vitae including a publication list
- Research statement
- Teaching statement
- 3 representative papers
- Letters of recommendation: 3 or more for assistant/associate professor, 6 for professor or tenured professor. Recommenders e-mail these directly to [email protected]

Applicants who pass document screening may be asked for further documents. Application forms are attached to the original notice.

■ How to apply
E-mail your application to [email protected]
Full notice with the application forms: https://ai4math.kaist.ac.kr/

■ Selection
Round 1 document screening, round 2 in-depth review, round 3 departmental seminar and personnel committee review, round 4 final appointment decision after college and headquarters faculty personnel committee review.

■ Notes
Applications should avoid revealing details that could bias reviewers — gender, age, region of origin, photographs, physical characteristics, family relationships. An appointment is cancelled if submitted information proves false. If no suitable candidate is found, no appointment may be made. Submitted documents are not returned.

■ Contact
Graduate School of AI and Mathematics: [email protected] · 042-350-4232