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Applications invited for joint ITER/ASIPP postdoc projects

29 Jul 2026 - Alberto Loarte, Head of the ITER Science Division and Yao Yang, Deputy Head of the General Administration Office, ASIPP

ITER and ASIPP have launched a joint postdoctoral training program that will give early-career researchers the opportunity to conduct fusion research at both institutions under the supervision of experts from China and ITER.

Signature of the joint ITER Organization/ASIPP joint postdoctoral training program agreement by Yutaka Kamada, ITER Deputy Director-General for Science & Technology, and Yuntao Song, ASIPP Director-General.

On 10 June 2026, the ITER Organization and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Plasma Physics (ASIPP) signed an agreement to cooperate in a joint postdoctoral training program.

Under this agreement ASIPP will create a series of postdoctoral positions focused on research topics of mutual interest to the ITER Organization and ASIPP. The selected researchers will be employed by ASIPP and jointly supervised by experts from both organizations. The positions are offered for a two-year term, with research carried out both at ITER and at ASIPP headquarters. 

These postdoctoral positions are now open to application by Chinese nationals and nationals of other ITER Members. Further information, including application details, is available here.

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