Postdoc Opportunities in Epidemiology in Japan

Nagasaki Prefectural University in Nagasaki, Japan, invites applications for one full-time Project Research Fellow equivalent to a postdoctoral researcher. The fellow will contribute to the research project Between “Prediction” and “Reality”: The Effectiveness and Challenges of Mathematical Models in the COVID-19 Response , conducted under the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Academic Transformation Areas (A), “Creation of Infectious Disease Anthropology and Recommendations for the Next P...

Recruitment of a Researcher / postdoc-equivalent at the National Institute of Biomedical Innovation, Health and Nutrition in Osaka Prefecture, Japan . The position is in the Center for Physical Activity Research / Physical Activity Guidelines Laboratory and focuses on physical activity , exercise guidelines , sedentary behavior , epidemiology , nutrition , and health sciences . The successful candidate will help disseminate and implement the Physical Activity and Exercise Guidelines for Health P...

Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Medical Center is recruiting a researcher / postdoctoral-equivalent contract employee for a project on public health, health sciences, epidemiology, social psychology, and intelligent information science . The position is based in the Welfare and Life Care Research Team: Research on the Digital Aging Society and focuses on an AMED-funded study examining whether proactive AI concierge support on social media can improve the subjective well-being of older adults . The ...

Osaka University’s Research Institute for Microbial Diseases (Department of Molecular Bacteriology) is recruiting a Specially Appointed Researcher (full-time, fixed-term) for research in bacteriology and related life sciences. The project focuses on elucidating the mechanisms of pathogenicity in enteropathogenic bacteria such as Vibrio species and pathogenic Escherichia coli . Research themes include epidemiological surveys, molecular biological analyses, identification and functional analysis o...

Researcher / postdoc opening at the National Hospital Organization Kurihama Medical and Addiction Center, Japan. The Clinical Research Department is recruiting a part-time researcher to support a government-funded project on addiction-related survey research and policy development. The position focuses on alcohol dependence and behavioral addictions such as gambling, internet, and gaming addiction. Duties include planning and running surveys, coordinating with survey vendors and related organiza...

Recruitment of a Specially Appointed Researcher (researcher/postdoc-equivalent, fixed-term) in the Frailty Research Department at the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology in Aichi Prefecture, Japan . The position is centered on frailty research , gerontology , and aging-related health studies, with duties including field research such as cohort surveys and mail surveys . The department aims to support mental and physical independence in older adults and to generate evidence that can in...

National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology in Aichi, Japan is recruiting a Researcher / postdoctoral-equivalent position in the Department of Preventive Gerontology . The role supports a large-scale cohort study (NCGG-SGS) focused on gerontology, geriatrics, dementia prevention, frailty prevention, epidemiology, and data analysis . Research duties include field surveys, analysis of long-term care insurance and medical fee data, epidemiological surveys, and intervention studies. The departmen...

Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine is recruiting a Specially Appointed Researcher (researcher/postdoc-equivalent) for its Protozoan Disease Research Center in Hokkaido, Japan . The center is a nationally recognized joint-use and collaborative research center specializing in protozoan disease research, with strong links to domestic and international research and administrative institutions. The position focuses on protozoan disease diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and epid...

National Center for Global Health and Medicine / AMR Clinical Reference Center in Tokyo is recruiting a Specially Appointed Researcher (Systems Engineer) for work on infectious disease epidemiology , antimicrobial resistance (AMR) , and large-scale health data analysis. The center handles terabyte-scale datasets such as medical claims data to understand antibiotic use in Japan and the spread of drug-resistant bacteria. The role involves handling large-scale epidemiological data and the programmi...