Master’s Opportunities in Physics in Japan

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...

The Advanced Institute for Science and Technology (AIST) is recruiting a fixed-term researcher or postdoctoral-equivalent staff member for its Department of Computational Science and Technology in Tokyo, Japan. The successful candidate will work at the intersection of physics, chemistry, biology, computational science, artificial intelligence, and advanced computer simulation. The research focuses on elucidating phenomena and developing technologies in materials science and biotechnology through...

Hokkaido University’s Graduate School of Science is accepting applications for the International Graduate Course for Data-driven and Hypothesis-driven Science (IGC-DHS), supported by Japanese Government MEXT scholarships for the October 2027 intake. The programme supports Master’s and doctoral research using data-driven and hypothesis-driven approaches across a broad range of natural-science fields. Potential thesis areas include mathematics, physics, cosmosciences, Earth sciences, seismology, b...

RIKEN’s Research Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research is recruiting one Researcher, Special Researcher/Postdoctoral Fellow, or Research Associate for the Physical Biology Research Team in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. The fixed-term position is available from April 1, 2027 or by consultation and will study fundamental principles governing cells and multicellular populations. The team combines mathematical science and life science to investigate order formation in living systems, including cellular pola...

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...

TiTech MEXT Scholarship 2027 is a fully funded graduate scholarship at Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan , supported by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). It is open for Master’s , Integrated Doctoral , and PhD study through Tokyo Tech’s International Graduate Programs (IGPA, IGPB, IGPC). Research and study areas include mathematics , physics , chemistry , earth and planetary science , mechanical engineering , systems and control engineering ...