PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Evolutionary Biology in Japan

The Shefferson lab at the University of Tokyo is recruiting graduate students for a JSPS-funded research project in evolutionary demography and life history evolution in long-lived plants. This opportunity is open at both the MS and PhD levels. The lab works on plant ecology , evolutionary ecology , population dynamics, conservation of rare plant populations, the evolutionary loss of photosynthesis, and mycorrhizal evolution. Current projects use game theoretical models to study plant population...

Recruitment of a Project Researcher (Fixed-Term Employment Faculty Member) at the Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo in Chiba, Japan. The position is part of a collaborative research project on the evolution of genes involved in photoreception , within the broader project Global Photobiology of Opsin Evolution Unveiled from Unique Marine Animals . The work focuses on genomic data analysis and evolutionary research across a diverse range of marine organisms, especially a...

Tokyo University of Science’s Earth-Life Science Institute (Hatakeyama Laboratory) is recruiting a postdoctoral researcher / researcher equivalent in Tokyo, Japan. The lab works on universal principles behind phenomena in life and society using non-equilibrium statistical mechanics , dynamical systems theory , and complex systems science . Current and future themes include biophysics , chemical physics , soft matter physics , earth and life science , cells, metabolism, evolution, ecology, the in...

Niigata University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology is recruiting a part-time Research Fellow for the Nishikai Laboratory (Animal Behavior Strategy Laboratory) in Niigata, Japan. The position focuses on developing VR technology systems for animals and supporting advanced behavioral research that combines animal behavior with computer technology . Core duties include C++/Python programming , data analysis , and management of experimental equipment. Relevant research areas include...