PhD Opportunities in Food Science in Japan

Full-time fixed-term researcher opportunity at the Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Medical Center / Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology in Tokyo, Japan. The hiring team is the Social Participation and Healthy Aging Research Team , focused on social epidemiology and public health to prevent frailty , dementia , and the need for long-term care among older adults. The successful candidate will contribute to studies on risk factors for frailty and long-term care need, implementation and evaluat...

PhD position in Nanomedicine at the Aragon Nanoscience and Materials Institute (INMA) . This opportunity is aimed at candidates interested in research at the intersection of nanoscience, materials science, and biomedical applications. The project title suggests a focus on nanomedicine, which may involve the design, characterization, and biological evaluation of nanoscale materials or platforms for health-related applications. The position is hosted at INMA, a research institute focused on nanosc...

PhD positions are available in Electron Microscopy × Chemistry at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan , through the Kyushu University–NIMS Joint Graduate School Program . The successful candidate will conduct research at NIMS in Tsukuba and earn a PhD degree from Kyushu University. The project focuses on atomic-resolution (S)TEM imaging of molecules and molecular assemblies, exploring how molecules move, react, and organize at the nanoscale. This is a strong fit for studen...

Open to funded PhD opportunities for Fall 2027 in Chemistry , Materials Science , Chemical Engineering , and closely related areas. The poster is a materials chemist with research experience at International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan , and interests spanning organic materials synthesis , photovoltaics , electrochemistry , energy storage , organic semiconductors , and interface engineering . Specific research themes mentioned include organic and dye-sensitized solar cells , molecular...

Recruitment of specially appointed faculty members / specially appointed researchers at the Real Estate Innovation Research Center , Collaborative Research Organization, University of Tokyo . This opening is for a fixed-term project faculty member / project researcher role, with duties spanning research, education, and administrative work related to real estate innovation. The center is looking for candidates whose work connects to real estate management , urban planning , urban development , da...

PhD opportunity at Tohoku University , Sendai, Japan, in silicide thermoelectrics and advanced materials science . The project focuses on next-generation energy conversion and waste-heat recovery through high-performance silicide-based thermoelectric materials. Research topics include defect, composition, and microstructure engineering; advanced synthesis and materials processing; and structural, electronic, and thermal transport characterization. The work is strongly experimental and aims to un...

RIKEN’s Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, Nuclear Chemistry Research and Development Laboratory is recruiting for Special Research Fellow , Research Fellow , or Technical Staff I (1 position) in Japan. The work is based at the RIKEN Wako Campus in Saitama Prefecture and is connected to the AMED Next-Generation Cancer Medical Acceleration Research Project. The research focus is nuclear chemistry , radiochemistry , radioisotope production , and radioisotope application research using t...

The Microbial and Ecosystem Ecology Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Japan, is seeking motivated PhD students and research interns for fully funded positions. The unit studies how environmental factors such as vegetation type, land-management practices, and climate change shape terrestrial microbial communities. Research interests include microorganisms that form symbiotic associations with plants, soil organic matter decomposition, nutrient cycling, carbon storage...

RIKEN is recruiting a Special Research Fellow in the Emergent Functional Magnetic Materials Research Unit at the Emergent Matter Science Research Center in Wako, Saitama, Japan. The position is centered on condensed matter physics , magnetism , superconductivity , strongly correlated systems , and materials science , with a strong emphasis on the synthesis and characterization of topological magnetic materials . The lab develops intermetallic compounds and alloys using single crystal growth and ...