Postdoctoral Researcher in Marine Plastic-Degrading Enzymes and Marine Meta-Omics at JAMSTEC Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology in Japan

Our unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology is seeking motivated applicants for fully funded PhD and research internship positions. The research area is centered on microbial ecology and ecosystem ecology , making this a strong fit for students interested in biology, environmental science, and related life-science research topics. PhD application: apply through the OIST PhD admissions page. The deadline listed in the post is November 15, 2026 . Research internship application: ap...

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...

Kyushu Institute of Technology is recruiting a researcher/postdoc-equivalent and related technical staff for the Department of Bioinformatics in the Graduate School of Information Engineering / Information Science and Technology. The lab focuses on bioinformatics , molecular biology , cell biology , developmental biology , applied molecular and cellular biology , and drug discovery , with a specific emphasis on direct reprogramming (converting somatic cells into other cell types). The role invol...

Fixed-term Researcher opening at the National Institute of Public Health, Japan This recruitment is for a researcher/postdoctoral-equivalent fixed-term position in the Architecture and Facility Management Research Department at the National Institute of Public Health in Saitama Prefecture, Japan . The role focuses on research and studies on the indoor environment of buildings , especially humidity , thermal comfort , and related health effects , together with associated training activities. This...

RIKEN’s Bioresource Research Center is recruiting a Researcher or Postdoctoral Fellow for the RIKEN ECL Research Unit, Microbial Genomics in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. The project focuses on microbial genomics , genome biology , and applied microbiology , especially bacteria with an unusual genome structure in which rRNA genes exist only in plasmids . The successful candidate will work on one of three research directions: searching public genome databases, experimentally verifying the biological s...