PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Mathematics 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...

Technical Transfer Service Co., Ltd. is recruiting patent searchers for its Registered Search Organization Division in Tokyo. The position supports prior-art searches commissioned by the Japan Patent Office and involves working closely with patent examiners during patent examination. The searcher will understand the outline of a patent, identify and evaluate relevant prior art, explain the patent and search findings, report results, and propose possible directions for examination through one-to-...

Technical Transfer Service Co., Ltd. is recruiting patent searchers for its Registered Search Organization Division in Tokyo. The work supports the Japan Patent Office’s examination of patent applications in thermal and cooling equipment. Searchers work closely with patent examiners to understand the outline of an invention, identify relevant prior art, explain the invention and search findings, report results, and propose possible directions for examination. The role combines technical analysis...

Technical Transfer Service Co., Ltd. is recruiting patent searchers in Tokyo for its Registered Search Organization Division, supporting prior-art searches commissioned by the Japan Patent Office. The role involves working closely with Japan Patent Office examiners to support patent examination decisions. Patent searchers interpret the outline of an invention, investigate relevant prior art, explain the invention and search findings, report results, and propose possible directions for examinatio...

Technical Transfer Service Co., Ltd. is recruiting patent searchers for its Registered Search Organization Division in Tokyo. The role supports the Japan Patent Office through commissioned prior-art searches for patent examination in mechanical systems, transportation, switches and connectors. Working directly with patent examiners, the searcher will understand the outline of an invention, investigate relevant prior art, explain the invention and search findings, report results, and propose poss...

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...

RIKEN’s Center for Computational Science is recruiting a researcher or postdoctoral-equivalent special researcher for the AI for Science Foundational Model Research Team. The position contributes to a JST Advanced AI Science Research Promotion Program project developing a general-purpose materials science platform model. The project focuses on multimodal foundation models that can support scientific research activities such as research proposal generation, experimental design, program developmen...

Kyoto University's Institute for Future Studies is recruiting a project assistant professor or researcher/postdoctoral researcher for an industry–academia collaboration project on leadership, workplace well-being, and organizational performance. The project investigates how leadership relates to employee well-being and performance in contemporary Japan. It uses quantitative and qualitative data collected from Japanese companies, including survey responses, interview texts, and performance indica...

Waseda University’s Faculty of Commerce is recruiting one fixed-term researcher for the Innovation Science Research Center, with appointment at the associate researcher or research assistant level. The role is based at Waseda Campus in Tokyo and is connected with the Institute of Industrial Management. The successful candidate will participate in research projects conducted at the Waseda University Innovation Science Research Center. The work includes data analysis for companies that have joint ...