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• Background of the recruitment and description of the project

  The International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (I2CNER) is a member Center of the “WPI Academy” founded by MEXT’s Research Promotion Bureau. I2CNER’s mission is to contribute to the creation of a sustainable and environmentally friendly society by conducting fundamental research for the advancement of low carbon emission and cost-effective energy systems, and improvement of energy efficiency. Please refer to the link below column for more detailed information regarding I2CNER.
  
  In November 2022, I2CNER is launching the “Center for Energy Systems Design," referred to as “the Center”, under the “Carbon Neutral Energy Alliance” in collaboration with six research institutes* to conduct research that contributes to the realization of carbon neutrality. The Center consists of six research teams: "Photo Conversion", "Electric Conversion", "Materials Conversion", "Materials/Transport", "Data Science", and "Energy Analysis".
  The Center’s goal is "energy system design, high-speed conversion of energy, and materials conversion through using data science" toward the realization of carbon neutrality. Please refer to the following link for more detailed information regarding CESD.
  
  *Six collaborative institutes:
  Hokkaido University, Institute for Catalysis (ICAT)
  Tohoku University, Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR)
  Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo Tech Academy of Energy and Informatics (ISE)
  Kumamoto University, Institute of Industrial Nanomaterials (IINa)
  RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS)
  National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
  
  CESD Website

• Work content and job description

  CESD / I2CNER recruits one post-doctoral research associate to advance the development of advanced electrochemical energy conversion systems; conversion of electricity to fuel and vice versa, such as electrochemical hydrogen/fuel production, fuel cells, etc. using ceramic proton conducting materials. The selected researcher will collaborate with Associate Professor Leonard Kwati in the Electrical Energy Conversion Team. We are seeking candidates with sufficient knowledge of electrochemistry, solid-state chemistry, materials chemistry and characterization.
  In particular, candidates with knowledge in any of the following areas are preferred:
  (1) Solid oxide electrolysis and fuel cell technology,
  (2) Synthesis and processing of solid oxide and relevant materials,
  (3) High-intermediate temperature electrochemical process engineering and system modelling.
  
  Furthermore, we strongly recommend that post-doctoral research fellows engage in proactive research collaboration with faculty members, researchers from all three research Thrusts, and the six collaborative institutes at I2CNER. Consequently, we extend a warm welcome to qualified candidates who possess the capability to collaborate not only with the center but also on the relevant research at I2CNER.

Job description

• Background of the recruitment and description of the project

  The International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (I2CNER) is a member Center of the “WPI Academy” founded by MEXT’s Research Promotion Bureau. I2CNER’s mission is to contribute to the creation of a sustainable and environmentally friendly society by conducting fundamental research for the advancement of low carbon emission and cost-effective energy systems, and improvement of energy efficiency. Please refer to the link below column for more detailed information regarding I2CNER.
  
  In November 2022, I2CNER launched the “Center for Energy Systems Design," referred to as “the Center”, under the “Carbon Neutral Energy Alliance” in collaboration with six research institutes* to conduct research that contributes to the realization of carbon neutrality. The Center consists of six research teams: "Photo Conversion", "Electric Conversion", "Materials Conversion", "Materials/Transport", "Data Science", and "Energy Analysis". The Center’s goal is "energy system design, high-speed conversion of energy, and materials conversion through using data science" toward the realization of carbon neutrality. Please refer to the following link for more detailed information regarding CESD.
  
  *Six collaborative institutes:
  Hokkaido University, Institute for Catalysis (ICAT)
  Tohoku University, Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR)
  Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo Tech Academy of Energy and Informatics (ISE)
  Kumamoto University, Institute of Industrial Nanomaterials (IINa)
  RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS)
  National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Research and Services Division of Materials Data and Integrated System (MaDIS)
  

• Work content and job description

  CESD/I2CNER is seeking a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in data science, particularly in the integration of machine learning into chemistry and materials science for carbon-neutral energy applications.
  One of our ongoing projects involves developing a generative model (potentially based on diffusion models or language models) to create novel crystal or molecular structures with specific target properties.
  We welcome candidates from chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, and related fields who possess a strong understanding of machine learning, especially generative models. Candidates from machine learning, artificial intelligence, data science, and related fields with sufficient knowledge of chemistry and materials science are also invited to apply.
  The selected researcher will work closely with Dr. Adroit Fajar (Assistant Professor) as part of the CESD Data Science team and will have the opportunity to participate in CESD’s collaborations with six leading research institutes across Japan.
  Passionate young researchers, including those in the final semester of their Ph.D. studies, are strongly encouraged to apply.
  

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• Background of the recruitment and description of the project

  A double-host type research center, WPI-AIMEC, established by Tohoku University and JAMSTEC, is recruiting for 2-3 positions of AIMEC Researcher or AIMEC Postdoctoral Researcher to engage in the following research.
  As a research start-up grant for the first year, AIMEC researchers will receive 3 million yen, and AIMEC postdoctoral researchers will receive 2 million yen. (No further payments will be made after this.)

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  1.We embark on pioneering research that will provide new and exciting insights into the trophic cycles and material cycles of marine ecosystems. This research will involve measuring the elemental and stable isotopic compositions of specific biopolymers contained in marine (micro)organism tissues, bones, and marine particles, etc., using cutting-edge techniques and instruments.
  The specific research activities are as follows:
  (1) Develop analytical protocols that enable the measurement of the stable isotopic composition of carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen, sulfur, and other elements in proteins, nucleic acids, and other biopolymers collected from the marine environment using a Fourier transform high-resolution mass spectrometer or similar instrument.
  (2) Integrate the obtained data and analytical protocols into genomics, proteomics, and physical oceanographic data sets.
  
  2. We conduct modeling research on Climate-Ocean-Ecosystem interactions, including the physical and chemical environments of the oceans and atmosphere and artificial intelligence (AI)-based approaches. The successful candidate will be engaged in research using, and development an advanced Earth System Model (ESM) that incorporates regional-to-global-scale processes for marine ecosystem dynamics to advance projection studies on their future change, with the potential to significantly impact the field.
  The specific research topics are as follows:
  (1) Improvement of the treatment of marine and terrestrial carbon uptake processes in the ESM, including the introduction of a sophisticated scheme to represent complex coastal carbon uptake and transport processes,
  (2) Development of an advanced marine ecosystem model that reproduces the complex structure of lower trophic level marine ecosystems and its incorporation into the ESM and/or ocean general circulation model, followed by analyzing the dynamics of marine ecosystems using the developed model,
  
  For more details, please refer to our recruitment website.

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• Background of the recruitment and description of the project

  WPI Nano Life Science Institute (NanoLSI), Kanazawa University was established in October 2017 as a World-class research center under the World Premier International Research Center (WPI) program of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). At NanoLSI, the world's most advanced bio-SPM (Scanning Probe Microscopy) technology and supramolecular chemistry technology are combined and developed, and we develop nanoprobe technology to directly observe, analyze, and manipulate the dynamics of proteins, metabolites, and nucleic acids in the surface and interior of living cells at the nanoscale. Then, based on these innovative nanoprobe technologies, we aim to fundamentally understand the mechanisms of basic functions of living cells at the nanoscale through the integrated use of knowledge from "cancer" research and computational science.
  We are seeking a tenure-track associate professor to promote interdisciplinary research in "nanoprobe life sciences" or related interdisciplinary fields as a Jr. PI (an independent researcher similar to a PI) at the WPI Nano Life Science Institute. The target fields should be "nanometrology and related fields". In addition, the associate professor may be asked to be in charge of education at the Division of Nano Life Science in the Graduate School of Frontier
  Science Initiative and may also be asked to be in charge of related undergraduate education.
  

• Work content and job description

  We are seeking a tenure-track associate professor to promote interdisciplinary research in "nanoprobe life sciences" or related interdisciplinary fields as a Jr. PI (an independent researcher similar to a PI) at the WPI Nano Life Science Institute. The target fields should be "nanometrology and related fields". In addition, the associate professor may be asked to be in charge of education at the Division of Nano Life Science in the Graduate School of Frontier
  Science Initiative and may also be asked to be in charge of related undergraduate education.

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• Background of the recruitment and description of the project

  Position Summary
  The World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI) Bio2Q Center at Keio University (hereafter referred to as "Bio2Q") is recruiting postdoctoral researchers for FY2025. We look forward to receiving applications from creative, highly motivated scientists who will dynamically engage in Bio2Q research activities.
  
  Outline
  The WPI program promotes the establishment of research centers that attract world-class researchers, implement changes in the existing academic system, and forge new academic fields.
  Bio2Q will address the question of how human homeostasis is regulated by the epithelial, immune, neural, and metabolic systems, with an emphasis on microbiome analysis. The center will thereby establish a new form of life science aimed at understanding human multiorgan homeodynamics at resolutions higher than those achieved so far. Bio2Q will implement quantum computing together with artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze multiomics data and elucidate the multiorgan interaction pathways underlying human disease. Furthermore, we will also establish a reverse-translation workflow to decipher the causal relationships within the newly uncovered pathways.
  Bio2Q Postdoctoral Fellowships aim to foster globally active researchers and will provide creative, independent scientists with a place where they can autonomously conduct research on a topic within the Bio2Q scope.
  
  Bio2Q Website
  https://www.bio2q.keio.ac.jp
  
  Bio2Q Outline (Japanese)
  https://www.jsps.go.jp/file/storage/e-toplevel/04_project_plans/0-17Bio2Q_e.pdf
  
  Bio2Q Concept
  https://www.jsps.go.jp/file/storage/e-toplevel/04_project_plans/1-17Bio2Q_e.pdf
  
  In line with the WPI missions of globalization and diversity, when applicants are judged to be equally qualified based on fair and impartial criteria, international and female applicants will be given preference. The official language of the center is English.

• Work content and job description

  We are seeking those with relevancy to the research areas of the Bio2Q in the fields of science and technology such as Mathematical Sciences (pure mathematics, applied mathematics, computer science, information science, artificial intelligence, etc.), Biology (cell biology(protein damage and cell repair), developmental biology, structural biology, microbiology, molecular biology(Primate proteostasis, protein disaggregation) imaging and measuring,
  2
  etc.), and Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (neural science, immunology, oncology, genome science, etc.).
  *We currently welcome chemists who can synthesize and analyze microbiome-derived metabolites.
  The research fields and host laboratories are available here:
  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jecsIl2c1nMibir-1szWJ995i7P8kxDa/view?usp=drive_link

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• Background of the recruitment and description of the project

  The Premium Research Institute for Human Metaverse Medicine (PRIMe) has been selected as a research center in the 2022 World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI) sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in Japan. This research institute aims at creating a new scientific field, Human Metaverse Medicine, where two academic fields, human organoid-based biomedical science, and information mathematical science, are combined to understand and provide solutions for modern diseases associated with aging. Furthermore, through collaboration with the Yachie laboratory at the University of British Columbia and other established international collaborations, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to access a world-leading research network.
  We are looking for one Specially Appointed Researcher (Full-Time) who can join the team led by Dr. Nozomu Yachie and Dr. Hideto Mori at PRIMe, Osaka University, Japan.

• Work content and job description

  The Yachie Advanced Metrology Group, combining synthetic biology, CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing, and computational approaches, is leading the field of DNA event recording technology.
  
  In this open recruitment, you will be engaged in the research project of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) Strategic Creative Research Promotion Program (CREST) BioDX Project 'Automation of DNA sequence design and synthesis using conversational AI' (Representative: Hideto Mori). In this project, we will develop an AI tool with a large language model that can automatically design appropriate plasmid vectors and genetic circuit sequences through interactive dialogues with researchers, along with an automated DNA synthesis platform. Specifically, you will be involved in one of the following tasks:
  -Developing an AI interface that assists in planning DNA cloning experiments through conversations with users.
  -Exploring novel functional proteins, including genome editing proteins and others, and proposing and constructing synthetic genetic circuits using those proteins.

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• Background of the recruitment and description of the project

  The Nagoya University Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (WPI-ITbM) stands at the forefront of innovative research by seamlessly blending synthetic chemistry, plant and animal biology, and theoretical science. The Research Promotion Division (RPD) plays a crucial role in nurturing every aspect of transformative research in the institute, from generating groundbreaking ideas through collaboration between researchers and administrative staff to driving their social implementation. We invite passionate applicants who are eager to engage in the dynamic and collaborative environment at ITbM, where laboratory work and administrative tasks intersect, and who share our vision for impactful research. Join us in shaping the future of transformative bio-molecules.

• Work content and job description

  (Immediately after being hired)
  We are seeking a motivated individual to support research activities by effectively disseminating ITbM's groundbreaking research. Your responsibilities will include:
  (1)Promoting ITbM’s research results domestically and internationally through strategic channels, such as press conferences, press releases, social networking service, and the publicity materials.
  (2)Planning and organizing symposia, seminars, and events.
  (3)Contributing to various institute tasks, including the preparation of reports on research outcomes and other documentation.
  
  (Scope of change)
  Operations designated by Tokai National Higher Education and Research System
  

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• Background of the recruitment and description of the project

  We seek an exceptional researcher to pursue the following research subjects as an "Assistant Professor" at NanoLSI.
  The Shibata Laboratory specializes in the bio-applications of high-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM).
  
  Representative Papers
  1. M. Shibata and H. Nishimasu et al., “Real-space and real-time dynamics of CRISPRCas9 visualized by high-speed atomic force microscopy.” Nat. Commun. 8, 1430 (2017).
  2. L. Puppulin et al., “Dynamics of target DNA binding and cleavage by Staphylococcus aureus Cas9 as revealed by high-speed atomic force microscopy.” ACS Nano, 17, 4629-4641 (2023).
  3. S. Tsujioka et al., “Imaging single CaMKII holoenzymes at work by high-speed atomic force microscopy.” Sci. Adv. 9, eadh1069 (2023).
  4. S. Morioka et al., “High-speed atomic force microscopy reveals the nucleosome sliding and DNA unwrapping/wrapping dynamics of tail-less nucleosomes.” Nano Lett., 24,
  5246‒5254 (2024).
  5. A. Sumino et al., “High-speed atomic force microscopy reveals fluctuations and dimer splitting of the N-terminal domain of GluA2 ionotropic glutamate receptor-auxiliary subunit complex.” ACS Nano 18, 25018-25035 (2024).
  

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  <Job Description＞
  A candidate will join the Shibata Laboratory as a specially-appointed Assistant Professor to participate in the JST ERATO “TOYOTA Plant Sensory Transduction” project (launched in FY2024)[https://www.jst.go.jp/erato/en/research_area/ongoing/jpmjer2403_en.html].
  The role involves conducting research on plant contact and odor sensing and signaling systems using biochemical, molecular genetic, and protein scientific methods, as well as publishing papers. The NanoLSI at Kanazawa University provides a research institute with an outstanding environment supported by the World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI). AFM experiments are not required for this position.