PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Astronomy in Japan

The Earthquake Research Institute at the University of Tokyo is recruiting four fixed-term STAR-E-NEXT Project Research Fellows to advance interdisciplinary research at the intersection of seismology , information science , and artificial intelligence . The five-year STAR-E-NEXT project uses Japan’s extensive earthquake-related datasets to develop efficient, integrated methods for earthquake assessment, damage prediction, and disaster-risk reduction. The University of Tokyo leads a collaboration...

Kumamoto University is recruiting three fixed-term Project Assistant Professors or Special Project Faculty Members for its Department of Physical Sciences in the Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology. The appointments support the university’s new Space Information Science Course , which integrates space science with data science, artificial intelligence and advanced computational science. Successful candidates will conduct cutting-edge research in space information science and relat...

The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, part of the National Institutes of Natural Sciences, is seeking an ALMA Project Special Research Fellow to contribute to the ALMA 2 Project and technology research and development for future next-generation receivers. The researcher will work on the design and performance evaluation of 385–500 GHz receivers, with particular emphasis on the design, verification, and improvement of onboard waveguide circuit components. The project also includes const...

WPI-QUP and KEK are seeking theory postdoctoral researchers in Japan. The openings are intended for researchers working in theoretical physics who are interested in connecting theoretical ideas with experiments and observations. The positions offer an opportunity to pursue theory-driven research in an environment linked to the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe Quantum Universe (WPI-QUP) and the Theory Center at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)...

QUP at KEK is recruiting several postdoctoral fellows in experimental physics to work on research at the weak-coupling frontier. The group’s mission is to probe new quantum fields and forces and to search for phenomena such as light dark matter, axions, and gravitational waves using cutting-edge quantum sensors and devices. Successful fellows will join QUP experimental projects with the principal investigators and contribute to the center’s broader effort to develop new research directions. The ...

The Asia Center for Air Pollution Research (ACAP), a research institution of the Japan Environmental Sanitation Center, is seeking a researcher or postdoctoral-equivalent staff member for work on air pollution, air deposition and their ecological impacts . The successful researcher will join the Ecological Impact Research Department and contribute to research supporting the East Asian Acid Deposition Monitoring Network. The work may focus on advanced air observation, ecological impact assessment...

Hokkaido University’s Graduate School of Science is accepting applications for the International Graduate Course for Data-driven and Hypothesis-driven Science (IGC-DHS), supported by Japanese Government MEXT scholarships for the October 2027 intake. The programme supports Master’s and doctoral research using data-driven and hypothesis-driven approaches across a broad range of natural-science fields. Potential thesis areas include mathematics, physics, cosmosciences, Earth sciences, seismology, b...

QUP at KEK is recruiting postdoctoral fellows in theoretical physics. The positions are based in the International Center for Quantum-field Measurement Systems for Studies of the Universe and Particles (QUP), a World Premier International Research Center Initiative hosted by the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) in Tsukuba, Japan. The fellows will carry out theoretical research in areas such as particle phenomenology, cosmology, astroparticle physics, neutrino physics, quantum ...

The Algebraic Combinatorics and Fundamental Physics Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University invites applications for a postdoctoral scholar or staff scientist to join a growing research group led by Matteo Parisi in Okinawa, Japan. The unit works across mathematics and theoretical physics, focusing on the combinatorial and geometric structures that underlie quantum field theory. The advertised research themes include algebraic combinatorics, algebraic geometry...