Research Fellow/Postdoc Opening in Cognitive Science, Psychology, Information Science, and Food Science at Ritsumeikan University Ritsumeikan University in Japan

Postdoctoral position at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Wellbeing Implementation Research Center, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. The role focuses on psychology, ergonomics, cognitive science, and human-AI interaction in virtual worlds, the metaverse, and real-world settings. Research themes include social psychology, cultural psychology, evolutionary psychology, experimental psychology, cooperation, trust, empathy, generative AI, AI agents, avatars, behavi...

Kyoto University’s Graduate School of Letters, Department of Psychology is recruiting a Special Research Fellow (fixed-term, full-time) for a project in the area of qualia structure , specifically A03: Typical and Atypical Development of Qualia Structure . The research focuses on psychology , cognitive science , and experimental psychology , with hands-on work involving face-to-face and online experiments with infants and their caregivers. The project examines the typical development of qualia s...

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) is recruiting a Research Staff (Project-Based Fixed-Term Researcher) in the Information and Human Engineering domain. This is a full-time, fixed-term research position based in Tokyo or Ibaraki Prefecture , Japan, with work at AIST’s Waterfront Subcenter in Koto-ku, Tokyo and Tsukuba Center in Ibaraki. The role is tied to a specific externally funded project, and the successful candidate is expected to contribute immediately...

KDDI Research, Inc. is recruiting a researcher / postdoc-equivalent permanent employee in usable security , with a work location in Saitama Prefecture, Japan (Fujimino City, Kanto area). The role sits in the Cybersecurity Group and focuses on the intersection of information security , privacy , human factors , human-computer interaction , and human-AI interaction . The research agenda includes: quantifying and evaluating human behavior related to security and privacy; developing intervention and...

Chuo University’s Yamaguchi Laboratory (Faculty of Letters, Tokyo, Japan) is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher / assistant professor equivalent for work connected to the academic reform project “Face and Body Design” and the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation project “Exploring the Wonders from a Child’s Perspective.” The position focuses on experimental psychology , especially infant experiments , child experiments , and fMRI experiments targeting infants . The successful can...