The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is one of the most prestigious graduate universities in the world, welcoming international students and researchers from across the globe. Its campus features state-of-the-art laboratories and world-class faculty. It is #1 in Saudi Arabia according to the QS World University Rankings 2025, and is among the top 1.2% of universities worldwide.
Based on KAUST’s mission to make a positive impact on the world, foster innovation and intellectual growth, the university offers numerous fully funded postdoctoral fellowship opportunities for a wide range of disciplines. These fellowships are open to researchers worldwide and provide full financial support, along with additional benefits to accommodate each student’s stay in the KSA.
List of fellowships
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Computer vision, AI, machine learning
- Duration: 2 years
- Postdoctoral research fellowships in hardware acceleration and networking
- Postdoctoral research fellow – computer vision, computer graphics and deep learning
- Contact information of 3 referees will be required
- Research scientist – visual computing center
- PhD in computer science
- Contact information of 3 referees will be required
- CFD for multiphase fluid flow and transport in oil wells
- Duration: 2 years
- Carbonate sedimentologist – shallow water carbonates of the al wajh carbonate platform, red sea
- Duration: 2 years
- Postdoctoral position on hierarchical optimization methods for machine learning
- Duration: 3 years
- Postdoctoral research fellow in FPGS and networks
- Duration: 1 year
- Postdoctoral research fellow- center of excellence on generative AI
- Postdoctoral positions chemistry
- Successful candidates will conduct research on the synthesis of nanomaterials for applications in energy and the environment.
- Postdoctoral fellowship position: polymer chemistry and electrochemical energy storage and conversion
- Postdoctoral research fellow – modeling naturally fractured reservoirs using finite-element-based methods
- Postdoctoral research fellow – assessment of carbon capture and storage (ccs) potential in saudi arabia
- Duration: Max 2 years
- Postdoctoral researcher / research scientist in ore mineralogy and geochemistry
- Duration: 2 years
- Postdoctoral researcher / research scientist in data science for mineral exploration
- Duration: 2 years
- Postdoc position: development of silicon heterojunction cells for perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells
- Postdoc position: development of large-scale perovskite-based solar cells
- Duration: 1 year
- Research engineer at omegalab group
- Post-doctoral positions (lithium-ion battery recycling)
- Post-doctoral – hard carbon synthesis for energy storage
- Postdoctoral researcher/research scientist position – large area 2D materials growth and devices
- Contact information of 3 referees will be required
- Postdoctoral fellow in acoustic nanofiber sensors
- PhD in Electrical Engineering or related filed
- Post-doctoral positions – lithium-ion battery recycling
- Demonstrated expertise in experimental design and system setup.
- Post-doctoral positions – hard carbon synthesis for energy storage
- Full-stack developer – AI interface & security specialist
- Post-doctoral opening in multi-physics simulation of hydrogen diffusion in polymers/composites
- Duration: 1 year
- Post-doctoral fellow in micro fracture mechanics of interfaces
- Post-doctoral fellow in composite testing in extreme hydrogen environments
- Post-doctoral fellow in printable electronics for sensing
- Field engineer position
- 3+ years of relevant work experience in prototyping or/and field deployment.
- 3+ years of relevant work experience in prototyping or/and field deployment.
- Postdoc position: geological carbon storage modeling and uncertainty quantification with deep learning
- Pore-scale modeling for nmr and pc measurements using random-walk, finite-elements and machine-learning
- Duration: 2 years
- Software engineer
- 2-5 years of experience in a related effort.
Application deadline
All of the fellowships listed are open until the positions have been filled.
For more detailed information on their criteria visit the KAUST Postdoctoral research fellowships official webpage.
