PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Materials Engineering in Japan

The Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI) is recruiting one full-time researcher at a researcher/postdoctoral-equivalent or chief-researcher-equivalent level in the Materials Science Research Division of its Energy Transformation Research Headquarters. The project concerns the evaluation and improvement of long-term reliability in high-voltage, high-current power semiconductor devices and power electronics equipment used for power control applications. Research may addre...

Research Staff Recruitment: Polymer Chemistry and Materials Science The Kyoto City Industrial Technology Research Institute, a public industrial support organization in Kyoto, Japan, is recruiting research staff at researcher/postdoctoral-equivalent and research-and-development/engineering-equivalent levels. The appointment is a permanent, full-time position with no fixed term and no tenure track. The successful candidates will provide technical support to small and medium-sized enterprises, res...

Nagoya University’s Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Future Electronics Integration Research Center, is recruiting two researchers for work in nitride semiconductor power devices and semiconductor process development . The role is a researcher/postdoctoral-equivalent fixed-term full-time position in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan . The work involves fabricating electronic devices in a cleanroom and evaluating device characteristics, with a focus on semiconductor processes ...

Tohoku University is recruiting faculty members, researchers, and research managers for its International Center for Integrated Electronics Research and Development (CIES), the Semiconductor Technology Co-creation Group, and the Research Promotion and Support Organization in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. The opening covers multiple roles: professor/associate professor/assistant professor equivalents, a research fellow/postdoctoral equivalent, and research manager equivalents. Research themes include in...

The National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) is recruiting a tenure-track fixed-term researcher for work on sustainable waste management systems , with a strong focus on radioactive cesium , final disposal , landfill disposal , and technologies for reducing the burden of future disposal. The position is based in the Fukushima Regional Collaborative Research Center in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, with possible relocation to Tsukuba or Otsu depending on institutional needs. The research...

Keio University Graduate School of Science and Technology is recruiting specially appointed faculty members and researchers for JST-related work in semiconductor engineering , semiconductor processes , and semiconductor devices . The position is based at Tada Laboratory , Faculty of Science and Engineering / Graduate School of Science and Technology, Keio University, with work involving thin-film deposition , semiconductor wafer processing in a cleanroom , device fabrication and evaluation , and...

Industrial Property Cooperation Center (IPCC) is recruiting Advanced Technology Researchers (Patent Search Specialists) in the Information and Communication sector and related electrical/electronic engineering fields. The role focuses on prior art searches for patent examination, patent document screening, online explanation of search results to examiners, and classification assignment work such as FI and F-term classification. This is a fixed-term contract position based in Tokyo, Japan (Kanto ...

Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI) is recruiting a researcher/postdoc-equivalent for a project on degradation evaluation technology for power cables and connections in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan . The research focuses on the reliability of aging CV cables and especially the connection points that join cables to transformers and switchgear. The team works on dismantling surveys, high-voltage tests, partial discharge tests, chemical analysis of polymer materials, and th...

Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI) is recruiting a researcher/postdoc-equivalent for work on evaluation and improvement of long-term reliability of power semiconductors for power applications . The research theme focuses on power electronics , especially reliability evaluation and improvement of high-voltage, high-current power semiconductor devices and the power electronics equipment that uses them. The post sits in the Energy Transformation Research Headquarters, Ma...