Researcher/Postdoctoral Fellow in Nutritional Response Research, Molecular Biology, Food Science, Metabolism and Physiology RIKEN in Japan

Researcher / postdoc-equivalent opening in food science at the National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The position is based in the Food Analysis and Labeling Research Laboratory within the Food Health Function Research Center. The work focuses on food analysis , analytical method development and validation , maintenance and improvement of analytical accuracy, research on the Japanese version of the nutritional profiling model , promotion of ...

The International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine at the University of Tsukuba is recruiting a Researcher (Research Planning) in a fixed-term, postdoc-equivalent role. The position is based in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan , and focuses on research administration and planning within a major sleep medicine institute. Core duties include pre- and post-award support for external funding (including large-scale grants such as KAKENHI), preparation of activity plans and evaluation reports, suppor...

Kyoto University’s Graduate School of Medicine is recruiting for an Assistant Professor or Specially Appointed Researcher in the Department of Cellular Function Control . The position is tied to ongoing AMED-CREST research on iron and aging , with a focus on how iron regulates senescent cell phenotypes and how cellular senescence programs are expressed and controlled. The research environment is centered at the Medical Innovation Center, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University in Kyoto, Ja...

Mariko Sasaki at the National Institute of Genetics, Japan is advertising a 5-year PhD position starting in October 2027 in the Sasaki Laboratory. The project focuses on ecDNA , gene amplification , chromosomal amplification , and genome instability . The lab studies the mechanisms and consequences of genome instability and gene copy number changes, with a current emphasis on chromosomal and ecDNA-mediated gene amplification. This opportunity is aimed at highly motivated international students w...

Waseda University’s Faculty of Human Sciences is recruiting a researcher / postdoc-equivalent for the Food and Life Science Laboratory led by Professor Taichi Hara . The lab focuses on basic and applied research to scientifically clarify the functional properties of food from a life science perspective, with research areas including molecular biology , cell biology , and food science . The position is based at Waseda University, Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan . The role includes rese...