Short-term or long-term, local or international — tell us what you're curious about.
Contact UsNo experience needed — students have joined from robotics, optical, electrical and mechanical engineering as well as physics and chemistry. Projects are tailored to your interests, working closely with the team, ideally leading to published articles and conference presentations. See our projects.
Available in all our main research directions. Start alongside the team, then take charge of projects, guide junior students, publish internationally, and spend time with collaborating groups in Europe, North America and Japan. We recommend a smaller intern/undergrad project first.
Take charge of a large project and a significant part of a research direction — aiming for world-class results publishable in Nature, Science, PRL or PRX. We strongly recommend an experimental AMO masters or internship first. The TIGP offers comprehensive PhD support.
For students across Taiwan to do cutting-edge research in state-of-the-art facilities at IAMS. No AMO experience needed. Program details.
A national program for students worldwide to spend up to 3 months as a researcher in Taiwan, typically June–December. Popular and limited — apply early. IIPP website.
Two months of intensive research at IAMS for students from around the world. TIGP website.
Supports international students not covered by other internship programs. Program details.
A prestigious fellowship for researchers transitioning from postdoc to professor — propose and lead your own research program with a host lab. Guidelines · IAMS info.
Play a key role guiding research in the group. For experienced AMO experimentalists with a PhD; theorists interested in collaborating are very welcome. Send your CV and publication list — funding and visas take ≥ 3 months.
Complete your National Service as a full-time researcher on one of our research projects. Contact us for details.
Strong background in experimental physics or engineering; preference to those with experience in our lab or related AMO labs. IAMS recruitment page.
We invite established academics to consider short and long term sabbaticals in our lab. Contact us to discuss opportunities.
Private, free dormitories for students from other universities across Taiwan coming to Taipei for short-term experiments — leverage the vast resources at IAMS without administrative hurdles.
A global technology leader and the heart of the world's chip industry — one of the safest, most free places to live, with one of the highest GDP per capita (PPP). Low tax, efficient national health care, 24-hour convenience.
Minutes from the lab: hundreds of exquisite, inexpensive restaurants — Taiwanese classics and cuisine from across the world. One of the best places to learn Mandarin.
"Formosa" — beautiful. Rainforests, rugged mountains and beaches a short trip away, with 100+ peaks over 3000 m.
| Apartment (100 m²) | 15–25k NTD/mo |
| Single room (12 m²), shared bath & kitchen | ~10k NTD/mo |
| Short-term serviced private room (12 m²) | ~20k NTD/mo |
| Food — eat out, one person | ~10k NTD/mo |
| Food — cook yourself, small family | ~12k NTD/mo |
| Transport | ~2k NTD/mo |
| National health insurance (residence visa > 6 months) | ~1k NTD/mo |
| Unlimited 4G data + phone | ~500 NTD/mo |
Climate: ~18 °C (winter) to ~35 °C (summer) · humidity ~70–80%