Project Assistant Professor or Special Project Faculty Member in Space Information Science, Astronomy, Astrophysics and AI Kumamoto University in Japan

RIKEN is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher for the Research Instruments Group at the RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science in Saitama, Japan . The position is centered on nuclear physics , unstable nuclei , RI beams , and ion optics , with work focused on the BigRIPS in-flight separator and the Radioactive Isotope (RI) Beam Factory. The successful candidate will join the BigRIPS team and contribute to the production and delivery of RI beams for user experiments. The role also inc...

Postdoctoral Fellowship opportunity at the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU) , a World Premier International (WPI) Research Center at the University of Tokyo in Japan . The institute is seeking postdoctoral researchers for PD2026 who can lead original and impactful research in interdisciplinary areas spanning astrophysics , astronomy , experimental physics , theoretical physics , mathematics , and data-driven discovery . Highlighted topics include Cosmi...

Open call for a specially appointed researcher / postdoctoral-equivalent position at the University of Tokyo , Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, in the Affiliated Gravitational Wave Observatory . The project is centered on the KAGRA cryogenic gravitational wave telescope in Hida City, Gifu Prefecture, with research activities spanning instrument performance improvement, stable observational operation, and analysis of gravitational wave data. This opportunity is well suited to candidates interes...

High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher for its Accelerator Research Facility (Accelerator 26-3). The position is based in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan , with work at either the Tsukuba Campus or the Tokai Campus . The successful candidate will join one of the facility’s ongoing projects and contribute to the design, construction, operation, maintenance, and performance improvement of accelerators . Research themes include the J-PARC accelerator ,...

PhD opportunity at the University of Southampton in astrophysics and observational astronomy, focused on changing-look active galactic nuclei (AGN) and the evolution of supermassive black holes . The project asks why some black holes appear to change dramatically over just months, challenging current ideas about accretion and black-hole growth. The successful candidate will collate a uniform sample of changing-look AGN using major surveys such as SPHEREx, WISE, Euclid, and eROSITA , then measure...