PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Japan

Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology is recruiting a full-time Research Administrator (URA) for its Marine Research Strategy Management Organization in Tokyo, Japan. This is a research-support and research-management position rather than a student opening. The role focuses on strengthening the university’s marine science and technology research ecosystem, from basic research to social implementation. The successful candidate will support project planning and launch, grant/applicatio...

Ritsumeikan University is recruiting research fellows for the Multisensory and Cognitive Design Laboratory in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. This is a fixed-term postdoctoral/researcher equivalent opening for about two people, with work centered on cognitive science , experimental psychology , information science , and food science . The lab focuses on research about perception and cognition, especially the relationship between the human mind and food. The position is connected to projects such as KAK...

Full-time fixed-term researcher opportunity at the Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Medical Center / Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology in Tokyo, Japan. The hiring team is the Social Participation and Healthy Aging Research Team , focused on social epidemiology and public health to prevent frailty , dementia , and the need for long-term care among older adults. The successful candidate will contribute to studies on risk factors for frailty and long-term care need, implementation and evaluat...

Open call for a researcher / postdoctoral equivalent position in the Yoichi Murakami Laboratory , Institute for Advanced Studies / Zero Carbon Energy Research Institute, Tokyo University of Science . The project focuses on thermal fluid engineering , electrochemistry , and energy , specifically thermal fluid simulations to predict the performance of flow thermoelectric power generation . This is a research-focused fixed-term appointment with one position available. Eligibility: a doctoral degree...

Three postdoctoral research fellow positions are open at The University of Tokyo , Graduate School of Engineering, in the Thermal Energy Engineering Laboratory (Shiomi Laboratory) . The project, titled Reverse Reflux AI Contributing to Innovation in Thermal Management Materials , is part of the JST AI for Science Innovative Research Promotion Program (ARiSE) . The successful candidates will join an international collaborative effort to develop new AI-driven research methods for thermal managemen...

Tokyo University of Science is recruiting a researcher / postdoctoral equivalent for the Sasahara Laboratory in the School of Environment and Society, located at the Tamachi Campus in Tokyo, Japan. This opening is part of the K Program Development of Technologies Related to Disinformation Analysis and focuses on research related to information dissemination , misinformation/disinformation analysis , and computational social science . The group analyzes large-scale social media data, especially X...

Postdoctoral Researcher in Glass and Ceramics at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan. This opening is for a postdoctoral-level researcher in the Electronic and Optical Functional Materials Research Center, Amorphous Materials Group. The project focuses on the development of superior glass materials that surpass silica glass, with work centered on glass materials, ceramics, nanotechnology/materials, amorphous materials, and related physical-property evaluation. Eligibility:...

Researcher / Assistant Professor / Instructor-level opening in dementia care research and elderly care at the Dementia Care Research and Training Center, Sendai (Tohoku Welfare Association / Social Welfare Corporation), located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan . The center promotes research that improves the quality of dementia care and the quality of life of people living with dementia. The successful candidate will contribute to research planning, data collection and analysis, report writing, confe...

Tohoku University’s Department of Clinical Disorders, Graduate School of Medicine is recruiting an academic researcher / postdoctoral equivalent for research in neuroscience, neurology, physiology , and rehabilitation medicine . The lab focuses on understanding the pathogenesis of neuromuscular diseases and developing treatments for conditions such as sarcopenia , muscle diseases , and ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) . The work spans basic to translational research, including cell culture , ...