PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Quantum Communication in Japan

The theoretical particle physics group at the University of Tokyo is offering a postdoctoral position in particle phenomenology with a focus on dark matter detection and its interface with quantum information and quantum metrology. The successful researcher will work primarily with Hajime Fukuda on theoretical approaches to detecting and characterizing dark matter using tools from quantum information and quantum measurement theory. The project is flexible: specific topics will be shaped in discu...

Osaka University’s Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Life Science (QIQB) is recruiting a full-time Project Assistant Professor or Project Researcher for the MEXT Q-LEAP Quantum Information Processing Domain Quantum AI Flagship, “Research and Development and Application of Quantum Software through Intelligent Quantum Design.” Working with project leader Associate Professor Iku Mizuta and in collaboration with Professor Keisuke Fujii’s project, the successful researcher will contribute to...

Osaka University's Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Life Science (QIQB) invites applications for a full-time Project Assistant Professor or Project Research Fellow to contribute to the project Human Resource Development through Quantum Algorithm Implementation Research , part of the NEDO initiative on next-generation quantum computers for solving social issues. The research focuses on connecting quantum algorithm development with practical industrial applications. The successful resear...

Osaka University’s Center for Quantum Information and Quantum Life Science (QIQB) invites applications for one full-time, fixed-term Project Assistant Professor or Project Research Fellow, equivalent to a Postdoctoral Fellow, in quantum machine learning and quantum computing. The position is part of the JST ASPIRE project “Construction of Innovative Machine Learning Methods Using Quantum Features,” which runs from July 2026 to June 2030. The successful researcher will work with Kazuhisa Ogawa on...

Osaka University’s Quantum Information and Quantum Life Research Center (QIQB) is recruiting two full-time Specially Appointed Researchers, equivalent to postdoctoral researchers, in the Negoro Group. The researchers will contribute to quantum system software and middleware development under Professor Makoto Negoro’s NEDO project on quantum system software and middleware engineer training. The work focuses on developing, maintaining, and operating software for transmitting and receiving microwav...

Kyoto University is recruiting one full-time postdoctoral researcher as a Special Researcher at the Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics. The successful candidate will conduct theoretical research in fundamental physics, with possible interests including elementary particle physics, nuclear physics, cosmology, condensed matter physics, quantum information, mathematical physics, atomic physics, biophysics, chemical physics, soft matter physics, and astrophysics. The position is based at the Y...

RIKEN’s Center for Emergent Matter Science is recruiting a Special Research Fellow in the Quantum Condensed Matter Theory Research Group at the Wako Campus in Saitama, Japan. The position focuses on theoretical research in quantum condensed matter physics , including topological phases , strongly correlated electron systems , quantum spin liquids , open quantum systems , and the interface with quantum information . The posting also references related themes such as magnetism and superconductivit...

RIKEN is recruiting a researcher/postdoctoral equivalent for the Fundamental Quantum Science Research Program (FQSP) under the FQSP Distinguished Fellowships system. The position is based at the RIKEN Wako Campus, Saitama Prefecture, Japan , and focuses on independent theoretical research in quantum science . The research themes span mathematical physics , fundamentals of condensed matter , mathematics , geometry , magnetism , superconductivity , strongly correlated systems , and fundamentals of...

Postdoctoral Researcher opening at Kagawa University in the Faculty of Creative Engineering, Materials Science Area, Ono Laboratory. This position is part of the JST ERATO Takeuchi Super-Entanglement Project and focuses on quantum optics, quantum information, quantum measurement, integrated optical circuits, and quantum photonics . The successful candidate will lead experimental research using silicon photonics, single-photon and photon-pair sources, and single-photon detectors, while also contr...