Postdoc Opportunities in Synthetic Biology in Japan

Logomix Co., Ltd., a Tokyo University of Science spin-off biotech venture, is recruiting a Lead Automation Specialist / Manager for its Research and Development Department in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan . This is a fixed-term contract role with a pathway to permanent employment after one year by mutual agreement. The position is centered on life sciences , cell culture , genome editing , lab automation , liquid handling systems , data management , and AI drug discovery . The successful candidate w...

Logomix Co., Ltd., a Tokyo University of Science spin-off biotech venture, is recruiting a Laboratory Automation Scientist/Engineer for its Research and Development Department in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan . The role sits at the intersection of biology , biomedical engineering , computer science , and information technology , with a strong focus on automating wet-lab workflows for AI drug discovery and synthetic biology. The company’s core technology is Geno-Writing™ , a large-scale genome const...

Logomix Co., Ltd. is recruiting a Principal Scientist / Genome Engineering Group member for its Research and Development Department in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan . The company is a cell engineering startup originating from Tokyo University of Science and working on large-scale genome construction technology. This opening is centered on genome engineering , genome editing , and cell engineering . The successful candidate will design gRNAs and donor sequences, perform gene introduction and cell cul...

The Nucleic Acid Chemistry and Engineering Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) is recruiting a Postdoctoral Researcher or Staff Scientist in functional nucleic acids , synthetic biology , and animal experimentation . The lab develops functional nucleic acids and studies their sequences and functions, with collaborative projects aimed at biological applications and gene therapy. Current themes include the development and application of functional RNA...

Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE) is recruiting a researcher / postdoctoral-equivalent fixed-term position in the Bio Research Group in Kyoto, Japan. The project focuses on bio-manufacturing of fibers , including the exploration and enhancement of enzymes that decompose polymer materials such as synthetic fibers, and the production of high-value-added green chemicals from the resulting decomposition products using microorganisms. This opportunity is closely connect...

RIKEN’s Biopolymer Research Team, Center for Environmental Resource Science, is recruiting a Special Research Fellow for research at the intersection of polymer chemistry , polymer materials , and biopolymer science . The position is based in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan , and the team is developing new bio-structural materials using novel biopolymers such as polyamides, polypeptides, and structural proteins, together with plant organelle modification technologies and new plant biot...

RIKEN’s Research Center for Environmental Resource Science is recruiting for the Metabolic Systems Research Team in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. This is a fixed-term Researcher / Postdoctoral Fellow opportunity in plant metabolism , metabolic engineering , and bio-manufacturing , linked to the JST Innovative GX Technology Creation Program (GteX) project Construction of an Advanced Plant Bio-Manufacturing Platform . The team studies how plant metabolites are biosynthesized, accumulated, and regulat...

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) is recruiting for an Open position in plant mechano-eco-evo-devo in the Biological Design Unit. The role is advertised at Postdoctoral Scholar / Staff Scientist level and is based in Okinawa, Japan . The unit studies the “how” and “why” behind biological shape and structure, with a strong focus on plant developmental biology , mechano-devo , evo-devo , and eco-dev . Research themes include wind-induced remodelling of Arabidop...

Kyoto University is recruiting a Program-Specific Assistant Professor / Program-Specific Researcher (Postdoc) in the Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering . The position is tied to the COI-NEXT Project and the MEXT Data-Driven Materials Research and Development Project (DX) . Research themes include spinning of artificial silk (spider silk) , valorization of microbially derived proteins , protein production using plants , construction of a large-scale dat...