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Universities with open postdoc positions in cancer biology in Japan include Dementia Care Research and Training Center, Sendai, Tohoku University and Nagoya University.
Dementia Care Research and Training Center, Sendai
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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...
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Tohoku University
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Japan
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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 , ...
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Nagoya University
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Japan
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Job opening at Nagoya University for a Lecturer / Assistant Professor / Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Molecular Genetics, Graduate School of Medicine . The research focus is DNA damage response (DDR) , DNA repair , molecular genetics , genomics , and disease mechanisms linked to DDR dysfunction, including cancer , aging , and genetic disorders . The lab is especially interested in transcription-coupled DNA repair and in disease model mice with DNA repair abnormalities. Successful ...
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Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University
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Japan
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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 ...
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RIKEN
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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...
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Japan Keirin School
Japan
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Japan Keirin School is recruiting a Researcher / postdoc-equivalent contract position in Sports Science to support a new science team focused on improving performance in cycling competitions. The role is based at Japan Keirin School in Izu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan , with a mix of on-site work for measurements and meetings and remote work for data analysis and document preparation. Research and duties include identifying training challenges, planning data collection and analysis, analyzin...
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National Institute of Public Health
Japan
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Public recruitment for a fixed-term researcher at the Health and Medical Information Policy Research Center , National Institute of Public Health, Japan. This is a full-time, fixed-term researcher/postdoctoral equivalent position focused on health and medical information , public health , and medical informatics . Duties include research and training activities related to health and medical information, as well as operation of the institutional repository system and other center activities. Elig...
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National Institute of Public Health
Japan
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Recruitment of a fixed-term Research Fellow / Senior Research Officer at the Disaster Prevention and Public Health Resilience Research Center , National Institute of Public Health (Wako City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan). This is a postdoctoral-equivalent full-time research position focused on public health , disaster prevention , health crises , medical sociology , and health informatics . The role includes public health activities and administrative support related to large-scale disasters and h...
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National Institute of Public Health
Japan
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Fixed-term Researcher opening at the National Institute of Public Health, Japan This recruitment is for a researcher/postdoctoral-equivalent fixed-term position in the Architecture and Facility Management Research Department at the National Institute of Public Health in Saitama Prefecture, Japan . The role focuses on research and studies on the indoor environment of buildings , especially humidity , thermal comfort , and related health effects , together with associated training activities. This...
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Sanwa Shurui Co., Ltd.
Japan
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Yokoyama Sangyo Co., Ltd. is recruiting a Researcher / Postdoctoral-equivalent for the Kazuya Yokoyama Cancer Research Institute in Tokyo, Japan . The project focuses on cell biology , cancer research , and virus-related pancreatic cancer mechanisms , including the identification of new viruses that may cause pancreatic cancer and the development of effective treatments and diagnostic methods. The role includes immunohistochemical staining , management of pancreatic cancer tissue samples, and us...
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RIKEN
Japan
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RIKEN’s Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research is recruiting for the AI Biology Research Team in Kobe, Japan. This is a fixed-term research opening for a Researcher / Special Researcher / Research Associate working on AI biology , experimental automation , research automation , and laboratory automation . The team’s projects focus on building AI scientists and robotic laboratories that can handle hypothesis generation, experimental strategy, experimental design, experiment execution, result int...
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Ehime University
Japan
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Ehime University is recruiting a Special Researcher for the Drug Discovery Platform Development Course, Graduate School of Medicine in Ehime, Japan. This is a postdoctoral/researcher-equivalent fixed-term, full-time position with an annual salary of about 6 million yen plus allowances. The successful candidate will work on biomimetic systems development and anti-tumor immunology research using mice . The post is based at Ehime University, Faculty of Medicine in Toon City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan...
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Estimated costs in Japan.
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![]() Dining Out & Social Restaurants, cafes, and social dining per year | ¥360.0k $2,400/yr |
![]() Visa & Immigration Fees Student visa and residence permit fees per year | ¥4.5k $30/yr |
![]() Groceries Basic food shopping for one student per year | ¥360.0k $2,400/yr |
![]() Health Insurance Student health insurance or surcharge per year | ¥30.0k $200/yr |
Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo
Institute of Microbial Chemistry
Japan
Immunology
Cell Biology
Antibodies
Cancer Biology
Tumor Immunology
Chiba University Hospital
Japan
Oral Pathology
Cell Biology
Cancer Biology
Rna Biology
Mirna
Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine
Japan
Oral Pathology
Cell Biology
Cancer Biology
Mirna
Epithelial-mesenchymal Transition
Osaka International Cancer Institute
Japan
Cell Biology
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Tyrosine Kinase
Epithelial-mesenchymal Transition
Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine
Japan
Cell Biology
Biochemistry
Cancer Biology
Epithelial-mesenchymal Transition
Oxidative Stress
Professor
Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine
Japan
Cell Biology
Immunology
Cancer Biology
Epithelial-mesenchymal Transition
Tumor Microenvironment

The RIKEN ECL Fellowship is a prestigious early-career research leadership programme in Japan for researchers ready to move beyond postdoctoral work and lead independent research.

Fully funded postdoctoral research fellowship in Japan for non-Japanese researchers in agriculture, natural science, engineering, and medicine.

The LOTUS Programme is a Japan-India research mobility and collaboration scheme that supports research stays in Japan for eligible students and researchers affiliated with Indian institutions.
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