PhD in School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience & Bioengineering

The School of Interdisciplinary Bioscience & Bioengineering at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), located in Nam-gu, South Korea, offers a doctoral program taught in English that combines biology with engineering methods to study and manipulate living systems. Doctoral research in this field typically covers molecular and cellular biology, bioinformatics, biomedical devices, tissue engineering, and systems biology, with candidates trained to apply engineering approaches, such as modeling and device design, to biological questions that might otherwise be studied through biology alone. Dissertation projects might involve developing diagnostic or therapeutic devices, modeling biological networks computationally, or engineering biological systems for research or industrial use, depending on a student's laboratory and research focus. Coursework at the doctoral level builds a foundation across both biological science and engineering methods, while laboratory research develops the combination of wet-lab and computational or device-design skills the field requires. Because the school is organized around interdisciplinary work, doctoral candidates are expected to be comfortable moving between biological experimentation and engineering design as their research demands. The coursework phase runs two years, with entry offered in the middle of February or the beginning of September, suiting international applicants with a background in biology, bioengineering, or a related engineering field. Graduates typically pursue research careers in biotechnology and medical device companies, academic institutions, or research institutes working at the interface of biology and engineering. POSTECH's cross-departmental research environment supports the kind of interdisciplinary training this school is built around.