Fully Funded PhD and Research Internship in Microbial Ecology / Ecosystem Ecology Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology in Japan

Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) invites applications for one full-time Postdoctoral Researcher in the Marine Bioresource Development and Application Research Program, Department of Life and Earth Sciences, at the Yokosuka Headquarters in Kanagawa, Japan. The researcher will contribute to the project Exploration and Functional Elucidation of Real Marine Plastic Degrading Enzymes for a Circular Economy (FY2026–FY2028), led by Principal Investigator Shunichi Ishii. Th...

The University of Freiburg is offering a PhD position in ecology in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The opportunity is suitable for doctoral research in ecology and related areas of biology and environmental science. The available post identifies the University of Freiburg as the host institution, but the supplied listing does not provide further details about the specific ecological research topic, project methods, laboratory or research group....

Open call for a Project Researcher / postdoctoral-equivalent fixed-term position at the Hokkaido Experimental Forest, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo . The position is part of the Forest GX Project , a collaboration between the University of Tokyo and SMBC Group focused on adding value to forest assets and advancing green transformation through practical demonstration research. The successful candidate will work on forest management and strategies that ...

Industrial Property Cooperation Center (IPCC) is recruiting an Advanced Technology Researcher (Patent Search Specialist) in Environmental Chemistry and related fields. The role is based in Tokyo, Japan and involves prior art searches for patent examination, classification assignment (FI/F-term), and related technical work supporting the Japan Patent Office. Relevant study areas include Environmental Science , Chemistry , Green Sustainable Chemistry , Materials Science , and ecology-related life ...

The Microbial and Ecosystem Ecology Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Japan, is seeking motivated PhD students and research interns for fully funded positions. The unit studies how environmental factors such as vegetation type, land-management practices, and climate change shape terrestrial microbial communities. Research interests include microorganisms that form symbiotic associations with plants, soil organic matter decomposition, nutrient cycling, carbon storage...