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• Background of the recruitment and description of the project

  The International Research Center for Neurointelligence (IRCN) was established at the University of Tokyo in 2017 as funded by the World Premier International Research Center Program (WPI).
  IRCN investigates the roots of human intelligence, its application to clinical medicine, and pursues the development of new AI using these findings. IRCN brings together researchers with a high degree of diversity from Japan and abroad, and actively promotes collaborative research with overseas partner research centers around the world.
  IRCN is seeking University Research Administrator(s) (URA(s)) to join us in the following roles.

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  (1) Pre- and post-award work of external research funds
  (2) Support organizing seminars/symposia and other outreach activities to disseminate research capabilities
  (3) Planning to promote collaborative and interdiciplinary research at IRCN
  (4) Other tasks as designated by the Director
  
  Scope of change:
  [Project Faculty Member] The University may order employees to be reassigned to different positions, or order them to take up additional positions or to work on an external assignment. (In principle, there is no such thing as being ordered against one's will. Details are in accordance with Article 4 of the University of Tokyo Regulations on Conditions of Employment of Academic Staff.)
  [Project Researcher] The University may order employees to be reassigned to different positions, or order them to take up additional positions or to work on an external assignment.

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  Postdoctoral researcher position at Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.-Carbon Neutral Research Center (MCI-CNRC) in International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research (I2CNER), Kyushu University.

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  ・Research and development of microwave-assisted chemical absorption of CO2
  ・Research and development of microwave-sensitizing CO2 absorbent.

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  Research in the field of perovskite solar cell

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  I2CNER recruits one post-doctoral researcher for perovskite solar cell research. The researcher, who has achievements and ability for fabrication and evaluation of perovskite solar cells, is welcomed.

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• Background of the recruitment and description of the project

  Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (ASHBi) was selected by Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) as a part of the World Premier International Research Center (WPI) Program, and it was established within Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study (KUIAS) on 30 October 2018 with Mitinori Saitou, a world-leading developmental biologist, at its head. ASHBi is now looking for a Program-Specific Researcher (Postdoctoral Fellow) in the laboratory of Professor Hiraoka (Applied Mathematics Group).

• Work content and job description

  Research on the development of data analysis methods (theory, implementation, actual data analysis, etc.) for genome and epigenome data based on mathematical sciences (statistics, dynamical system, topology, etc.). This is part of the research on the research topic "Innovation in Interdisciplinary Mathematical Research via Single-Cell Data Science" in the JST CREST research area "Creation of Mathematical Foundation for Prediction and Control". The successful applicant will conduct research under the guidance of Associate Professor Yusuke Imoto of the Hiraoka Group.

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• Background of the recruitment and description of the project

  WPI-IRCN is seeking post-doctoral research fellows who specialize in machine learning/artificial intelligence/statistics and/or computational/mathematical neuroscience and are extremely motivated and enthusiastic to generate neuro-inspired artificial intelligence (A.I.), working interdisciplinary with multiple PIs.

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  IRCN has established an "AI Incubator (led by Prof. Kazuyuki Aihara)" within IRCN. The selected candidates will participate in one or more team science activities as a member of the "AI Incubator" to integrate breakthrough discoveries made through our Team Science approach into innovative neuro-inspired AI:
  
  (1) Neuromodulation/Reinforcement Learning (Haruo Kasai, Kazuyuki Aihara & Shin Ishii)
  (2) Critical Period Mechanisms (Takao Hensch, Kazuyuki Aihara, Yukiko Gotoh, Takamitsu Watanabe & Yasushi Okada)
  (3) Social Learning (Yukie Nagai, Kazuyuki Aihara, Takao Hensch, Shoji Takeuchi & Sho Tsuji)
  (4) Intrinsic Activity (Kenichi Ohki, Kazuyuki Aihara, Takamitsu Watanabe, Hideki Nakayama, Kiyoto Kasai, Zenas Chao, Takao Hensch & Gohei Tanaka)
  (5) Predictive Coding (Zenas Chao, Kenichi Ohki, Yukie Nagai, Kazuyuki Aihara, Kiyoto Kasai & Hirokazu Takahashi)
  
  Below is a list of potential projects. Details of each project are available on the URL of this job posting.
  (a) Neuro-inspired AI using reservoir computing and mathematical engineering
  (b) Neuro-inspired AI using reservoir computing and dynamical systems theory
  (c) Predictive coding in neuro-machine hybrid system
  (d) AI-neuro hybrid modeling of neuromodulation
  (e) Neuro-inspired AI using deep learning and brain analysis
  
  General Remarks
  The selected candidates are strongly encouraged to participate in one or more above mentioned projects.
  
  Scope of change: The University may order employees to be reassigned to different positions, or order them to take up additional positions or to work on an external assignment.

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  The Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (ICReDD), Hokkaido University, as a global research center based on the “World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI) , supported by Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT),” constructs an international research environment which gathers world-leading researchers and establishes a research environment that integrates computational, information and experimental sciences, in order to establish a new academic field “Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery”, to provide substantial knowledge on chemical reactions that efficiently develop chemical reactions and materials for the future necessity, and to sustainably cultivate human resources engaged in the field of “Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery”.

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  [Job Description]
  (Just after hiring) In the ICReDD Komatsuzaki group, the following research will be carried out mainly by collaboration with computational, information and experimental scientist.
  (1) Study on optimization of chemical reaction conditions including the design of catalysts using reinforcement learning and multi-objective optimization
  (2) Study on state space network and its kinetic projection combined with electronic structure theories and Machine Learning (ML) potential
  (Scope of change) No change expected.

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• Background of the recruitment and description of the project

  Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Biology (ASHBi) was selected by Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) as a part of the World Premier International Research Center (WPI) Program, and it was established within Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study (KUIAS) on 30 October 2018 with Mitinori Saitou, a world-leading developmental biologist, at its head.
  ASHBi is now looking for a Program-Specific Assistant Professor or a Program-Specific Researcher (Postdoctoral Fellow) in the laboratory of Professor Saitou (Germ Cell Biology Group).

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  ASHBi will investigate the core concepts of human biology with a focus on genome regulation and disease modeling, creating a foundation of knowledge for developing innovative and unique humancentric therapies. The key goals are: 1) to achieve outstanding research in key individual themes in human biology in the area of reproduction, development, growth and aging as well as heredity and evolution; 2) to elucidate the principles for the emergence of species differences among humans, non-human primates, and rodents for proper extrapolation of the findings in model organisms to humans; 3) to generate primate models for key gene functions and intractable diseases; 4) to reconstitute key human cell lineages and tissues in vitro and validate their properties based on integrative information; and 5) to contribute to formalize an ethics for the use of human/non-human primate materials and create a philosophy to direct the values of the Institute’s research outcomes.
  The institute is seeking suitable candidates for Program-Specific Assistant Professor or Program-Specific Researcher to accelerate its mission. Germ Cell Biology Group (Saitou Group) aim to understand the mechanism of mammalian germ cell development and the mechanism for the regulation of genome and epigenome function. The candidate is expected to perform high-level research and the research related work, and act as the leading researcher in human biology and the related fields.

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  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.

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  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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  Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI) at Kanazawa University was launched in October 2017, with a support of World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI) program by MEXT, Japan. At NanoLSI, we will combine the world’s most advanced technologies in bio-scanning probe microscopy (SPM) and supramolecular chemistry to develop novel nanoprobe techniques that allow us to directly image, analyze, and manipulate nanodynamics of proteins, metabolites, and nucleic acids both on the surface of and inside the cell. In addition, through the use of innovative nanoprobe techniques combined with other advanced analytical methods, we aim to achieve fundamental understandings of the nano-level mechanisms underlying basic cellular functions (e.g., cell differentiation/proliferation, stemness, signal transduction, genome dynamics, etc.) and their cancer specific abnormalities. To this end, we will perform detailed comparisons between nanodynamics inside normal and cancer cells. Based on the developed technologies and knowledge acquired through such research works, we will establish a new research field termed “nanoprobe life science,” which aims to achieve nano-level understandings of various life phenomena including cancer using advanced nanoprobe technologies.

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  We are looking for an excellent researcher who can work on the following research subjects as an "Assistant Professor" at NanoLSI.
  1. Understanding of molecular mechanisms and biological significance for regulation of cancer and stem cell behavior by nutrients and metabolites.
  2. Development of methods for identification, measurement or visualization of important nutrients and metabolites.

Job description

• Background of the recruitment and description of the project

  The Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (ICReDD), Hokkaido University, as a global research center based on the “World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI) , supported by Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT),” constructs an international research environment which gathers world-leading researchers and establishes a research environment that integrates computational, information and experimental sciences, in order to establish a new academic field “Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery”, to provide substantial knowledge on chemical reactions that efficiently develop chemical reactions and materials for the future necessity, and to sustainably cultivate human resources engaged in the field of “Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery”.

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  [Job description]
  (Just after hiring) On the Joint research project “List Sustainable Digital Transformation Catalyst Collaboration Research Platform” (Please refer to “About List-PF”), the following research will be carried out mainly to promote integrated research in computational, information and experimental sciences.
  (1) Development of asymmetric reactions using highly confined organocatalysts
  (2) Development of asymmetric reactions via carbonium intermediates
  (3) Development of asymmetric organocatalysis using quantum chemical calculation
  (Scope of change) No change expected.
  
  [About “List Sustainable Digital Transformation (DX) Catalyst Collaboration Research Platform (List-PF)”]
  The Joint research project "List PF" was launched in April 2023 in the fields of organic chemistry and catalysis chemistry, which are the strengths of Hokkaido University, led by Specially Appointed Professor Benjamin List, the 2021 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry.
  This List PF will dramatically advance the development of next-generation organocatalysts (sustainable DX catalysts) that consider environmental impact and SDGs by integrating DX technologies such as computational science, robotics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, as well as expanding research in related fields as collaborative research.
  Herewith it is expected to speed up the process from basic research to R&D and promote the global brain circulation by producing world-class, cutting-edge fusion research results in Hokkaido University's fields of strength, as well as contribute to the creation of innovation and the building of a sustainable society through the social implementation of research results.
  Also Hokkaido University will establish leading position as a world-class research center for next-generation organocatalysts development by accelerating the development of next-generation organocatalysts (Sustainable DX Catalysts) that are environmentally friendly and SDGs-friendly through fusion, and