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

Wakayama Medical University is recruiting one fixed-term postdoctoral researcher for the Third Department of Internal Medicine in Wakayama, Japan. The department conducts translational cancer research linking basic science with clinical studies to improve cancer treatment. Research opportunities include cancer drug therapy, circulating tumor cells and plasma DNA, biomarkers for immune checkpoint inhibitors, academic drug discovery, clinical research using patient samples, next-generation sequenc...

Job opening at Nagoya University for a Lecturer / Assistant Professor / Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Molecular Genetics, Graduate School of Medicine . The research focus is DNA damage response (DDR) , DNA repair , molecular genetics , genomics , and disease mechanisms linked to DDR dysfunction, including cancer , aging , and genetic disorders . The lab is especially interested in transcription-coupled DNA repair and in disease model mice with DNA repair abnormalities. Successful ...

Tokyo University of Agriculture is recruiting for postdoctoral researcher or research/educational assistant equivalent positions at the Center for Bioresource Genome Analysis in Tokyo, Japan. The center conducts research and support using next-generation sequencers (NGS), including Illumina and Nanopore platforms, and collaborates with researchers inside and outside the university. The position focuses on genome biology , genetics , ecology/environmental science , and mathematical informatics . ...

Osaka University’s Research Institute for Microbial Diseases is advertising an open call for a researcher/postdoctoral equivalent position in the Department of Biological Control (Ishitani Laboratory) . The lab studies development, regeneration, aging, lifespan prediction, cell competition, genomics, metabolism, endocrinology, pathophysiology , and related omics analysis using small fish models such as turquoise killifish and zebrafish, together with data science and clinical/bioinformatics coll...

Postdoctoral Researcher Position at Wakayama Medical University , Biomedical Science Center, Biomarker Analysis Division, in Japan . This opening is centered on cancer research with strong links between basic and clinical science. Research themes include translational research in cancer drug therapy , liquid biopsy (CTC, cfDNA), biomarker research for immune checkpoint inhibitors, academia-originated drug discovery, clinical research with hospital physicians, clinical sequencing using next-gener...

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...

RIKEN is recruiting a Research Fellow / Postdoctoral Fellow for the Kawaguchi Laboratory of Biomedical Non-Equilibrium Physics at the RIKEN Wako Campus in Saitama, Japan . The lab works across biophysics , soft matter physics , chemical physics , and broader life sciences , studying topics such as cell differentiation, multicellular dynamics, evolution, phase transitions, chromatin structure, protein phase separation, self-assembly, and structural color in bird feathers. The successful candidate...

RIKEN’s Research Institute for Earth and Planetary Life Sciences (Suzuki Laboratory) is recruiting a researcher/postdoctoral equivalent for a project in genome biology , microbial evolution , and bioinformatics . The lab studies unknown microorganisms in the subsurface biosphere , combining fieldwork, microbial culture, physiological analysis, and omics approaches to understand microbial ecology, metabolic functions, early evolution of life, astrobiology, and extremophile genes. The advertised p...

RIKEN’s Laboratory for Brain Resilience at the RIKEN Center for Brain Science is recruiting Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher candidates for 2 positions . The lab, newly established in February 2026, studies the molecular basis of individual variation in brain aging and asks why some brains remain resilient while others decline. The research environment combines molecular neurobiology , biochemistry , and single-cell omics to uncover the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying n...