Postdoc Opportunities in Artificial Intelligence in Japan

Ritsumeikan University is recruiting research fellows for the Multisensory and Cognitive Design Laboratory in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. This is a fixed-term postdoctoral/researcher equivalent opening for about two people, with work centered on cognitive science , experimental psychology , information science , and food science . The lab focuses on research about perception and cognition, especially the relationship between the human mind and food. The position is connected to projects such as KAK...

Three postdoctoral research fellow positions are open at The University of Tokyo , Graduate School of Engineering, in the Thermal Energy Engineering Laboratory (Shiomi Laboratory) . The project, titled Reverse Reflux AI Contributing to Innovation in Thermal Management Materials , is part of the JST AI for Science Innovative Research Promotion Program (ARiSE) . The successful candidates will join an international collaborative effort to develop new AI-driven research methods for thermal managemen...

Tokyo University of Science is recruiting a researcher / postdoctoral equivalent for the Sasahara Laboratory in the School of Environment and Society, located at the Tamachi Campus in Tokyo, Japan. This opening is part of the K Program Development of Technologies Related to Disinformation Analysis and focuses on research related to information dissemination , misinformation/disinformation analysis , and computational social science . The group analyzes large-scale social media data, especially X...

Researcher / Assistant Professor / Instructor-level opening in dementia care research and elderly care at the Dementia Care Research and Training Center, Sendai (Tohoku Welfare Association / Social Welfare Corporation), located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan . The center promotes research that improves the quality of dementia care and the quality of life of people living with dementia. The successful candidate will contribute to research planning, data collection and analysis, report writing, confe...

Tohoku University’s Department of Clinical Disorders, Graduate School of Medicine is recruiting an academic researcher / postdoctoral equivalent for research in neuroscience, neurology, physiology , and rehabilitation medicine . The lab focuses on understanding the pathogenesis of neuromuscular diseases and developing treatments for conditions such as sarcopenia , muscle diseases , and ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) . The work spans basic to translational research, including cell culture , ...

We are hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher in Generative AI and Foundation Models for Structural Metallic Materials at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan , as part of the FORGE project . The project focuses on developing generative AI and multimodal foundation models for structural metallic materials , with an emphasis on integrating heterogeneous scientific data to accelerate materials research and discovery. Ideal candidates hold a PhD in materials science, computer scienc...

Okinawa National College of Technology is recruiting a researcher / postdoctoral-equivalent fixed-term position for the NARO BRAIN project “Development and Supply of Smart Agriculture Technologies.” The work is based in Okinawa, Japan , and focuses on smart agriculture , soil management , agricultural environmental engineering , agricultural information engineering , soil science , plant nutrition , crop production science , environmental agriculture , and horticultural science . The successful ...

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’s Brain Science Institute / Mathematical Neuroscience Research Team is recruiting a Researcher or Postdoctoral Fellow for work in computational neuroscience , theoretical neuroscience , mathematical models , neural networks , learning theory , and brain science . The position is based at the RIKEN Wako Campus, Saitama Prefecture, Japan , and is part of the CREST BioDX project “Elucidating Sleep Brain Function Driven by Multi-Layered Neural Activity Data” . The successful candidate will col...