RIKEN Institute in Japan invites application for vacant Postdoc, Research and Academic Positions, a large scientific research institute, the main site at Wakō, Saitama Prefecture, just outside Tokyo, Japan.
| Laboratory | Position | Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| RIKEN | Call for applications for the position of Junior Research Associate (JRA) for FY2026 (JRA26) | October 24, 2025 |
| RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences, Division of Fundamental Mathematical Science, | Seeking a few Senior Research Scientists, Research Scientists, Postdoctoral Researchers (25-1512) NEW | Dec. 5, 2025 |
| RIKEN Pioneering Research Institute High Energy Nuclear Physics Laboratory | Seeking a Research Scientist (25-1484)NEW | Oct. 31, 2025 |
| RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research Laboratory for Computational Molecular Design | Seeking a Research Scientist/Postdoctoral Researcher (25-985)NEW | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science Data Assimilation Research Team | Seeking a Research Scientist or a Senior Research Scientist (Indefinite-term) (25-1452)NEW | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science Computational Biophysics Research Team | Seeking a Research Scientist (Indefinite-term) (25-1453)NEW | Nov. 20, 2025 |
| RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research Laboratory for Chromosome Segregatio | Seeking a Research Associate (25-1525)NEW | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Science Prediction Science Research Team | Seeking a Research Scientist or a Postdoctoral researcher (25-1440)NEW | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science Next-Generation HPC Infrastructure Development Division, Next-Generation HPC Infrastructure System Development Unit | Seeking a few Senior Research Scientists, Research Scientists or Postdoctoral Researchers (25-1425)NEW | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science | [Female only] Seeking a few Postdoctoral Researchers (25-1439)NEW | Nov. 4, 2025 |
| RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing Quantum Computational Science Research Team | Seeking a Research Scientist or a Postdoctoral Researcher (25-1438) | Open until filled |
|---|---|---|
| RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science Meson RIKEN ECL Research Team | Seeking a few Postdoctoral Researchers (25-1245) | Oct. 31, 2025 |
| RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science Quantum Condensate Research Team | Seeking a Research Scientist (Indefinite-term) (25-1434) | Oct, 31, 2025 |
| RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science Accelerator Group | Seeking Postdoctoral Researcher, Research & Development Scientist or Technical Staff I (25-1325) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science Nuclear Chemistry Group | Seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher or Research Scientist (25-1323) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences Division of Applied Mathematical Science, Quantum Mathematical Science Team | Seeking a few Postdoctoral Researchers, Research Scientists or Senior Research Scientists (25-1262) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science Data Assimilation Research Team | Seeking a few Research Scientists, Postdoctoral Researchers or Research Associates (25-1312) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science Nuclear Chemistry Group | Seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher, Research Scientist or Senior Research Scientist (25-1253) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project Sequential Decision Making Team | Seeking a Research Scientist or a Postdoctoral Researcher (25-1291) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences Prediction Science Research Team | Seeking a Research Scientist, a Postdoctoral researcher or a Research Associate (25-1114) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Pioneering Research Institute High Energy Astrophysics Laboratory | Seeking a Research Scientist (Indefinite-term) (25-1295) | Oct, 15, 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| RIKEN Pioneering Research Institute Nonequilibrium Physics of Living Matter Laboratory | Seeking a Research Scientist (Indefinite-term) (25-1294) | Oct, 15, 2025 |
| RIKEN Pioneering Research Institute Molecule Creation Laboratory | Seeking a Research Scientist (Indefinite-term) (25-1293) | Oct, 15, 2025 |
| RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences Laboratory for Dynamic Biomolecule Design | Seeking a Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher (25-1066) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research New team (develops and advances technologies for ultrastructural observation and provides technical support) | Seeking a Team Director (equivalent to full professor, indefinite-term) (25-1218) | Oct. 24, 2025 |
| RIKEN Center for Brain Science RIKEN CBS-TOYOTA Collaboration Center, Inter-Individual Brain Dynamics Collaboration Unit | Seeking a Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher (25-1202) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences Laboratory for Intracellular Dynamic Structure of Molecules (tentative) and NMR Operation Team | Seeking a Team Director (25-1128) | Oct. 22, 2025 |
| RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science Emergent Spintronics Research Team | Seeking Postdoctoral Researchers (25-1081) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Brain Science Computational Group Dynamics Collaboration Unit | Seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher (25-963) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Brain Science Laboratory for Protein Conformation Diseases | Seeking a Technical Staff II (25-1029) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science Ion Beam Breeding Group | Seeking a Group Director (Principal Investigator, Indefinite-term) (25-1034) | Oct. 6, 2025 |
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| RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science Plant Lipid Research Team | Seeking a few Part-time Workers (Research Assistant) (25-855) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project High-dimensional Causal Analysis Team | Seeking a Research Scientist or a Postdoctoral Researcher (25-982) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research Human Biomimetic System RIKEN Hakubi Research Team, Laboratory for Human Biomimetic System (scheduled to be launched on April 1, 2026) | Seeking a Technical Staff (25-967) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research Human Biomimetic System RIKEN Hakubi Research Team, Laboratory for Human Biomimetic System (scheduled to be launched on April 1, 2026) | Seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher (25-966) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science Nuclear Chemistry Group | Seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher, Research Scientist, or Technical Staff I (25-919) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research Laboratory for Human Biomimetic System (to be established on April 1, 2026) | Seeking a Technical Staff I (25-961) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science Field Theory Research Team | Seeking a Senior Research Scientist, a Research Scientist or a Postdoctoral Researcher (25-926) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project Office of the Center Director | Seeking Coordinators or Managers (25-795) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research Human Biomimetic System RIKEN Hakubi Research Team, Laboratory for Human Biomimetic System (scheduled to be launched on April 1, 2026) | Seeking a Research Scientist, Postdoctoral Researcher (25-860) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research Laboratory for Human Biomimetic System (to be established on April 1, 2026) | Seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher (25-859) | Open until filled |
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| RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing Nanophotonic Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics Research Team | Seeking a few Technical Staff I (25-875) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research Laboratory for Gametogenesis | Seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher (25-803) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science Reproductive System RIKEN ECL Research Team | Seeking a few Research Scientists, Postdoctoral Researchers (25-730) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science Field Theory Research Team | Seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher (25-680) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science Quantum Electron Device Research Team | Seeking a Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher (25-698) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing Superconducting Quantum Electronics Research Team | Seeking a few Senior Technical Staff or Technical Staff I (25-737) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science AI for Science Platform Division, Life and Medical Science Application Interface Platform Development Unit | Seeking a Research Scientist or a Postdoctoral Researcher (25-654) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science Emergent Phenomena Measurement Research Team | Seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher (25-631) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Brain Science Laboratory for Neural Computation and Adaptation | Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher Position (25-597) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences | [Female only] Seeking a few Senior Research Scientists, Research Scientists, Postdoctoral Researchers, or Research Associates (25-508) | Open until filled |
|---|---|---|
| RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science Nuclear Many-body Theory Laboratory | Seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher or Research Scientist (W25030) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science HPC- and AI-driven Drug Development Platform Division | Seeking Deputy Division Director (K24113) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing Quantum Computer System Design Research Team | Seeking a few Senior Scientists, Research Scientists, Postdoctoral Researchers or Research Associates (W25345) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing Optical Quantum Control Research Team | Seeking a few Senior Research Scientists, Research Scientists, Postdoctoral Researchers or Research Associates (W24344) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science, AI for Science Platform Division, AI for Science Foundation Model Research Team | Seeking Senior Scientist, Seeking Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher (K24106) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Brain Science Laboratory for Motor Circuit Plasticity | Seeking Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher (W24340) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project Robot learning team | Seeking Research Scientists or Postdoctoral Researchers (W24316) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Pioneering Research Institute (New name from April 1, 2025) Biophenomena Engineering RIKEN ECL Research Team | Seeking a few Research Scientists or Postdoctoral Researchers (W24327) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research Human Biomimetic System RIKEN Hakubi Research Team | Seeking a Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher (K24101) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research Laboratory for multimodal AI framework | Seeking a Technical Staff II (K24097) | Open until filled |
|---|---|---|
| RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science Quantum Functional System Research Group | Seeking Postdoctoral Researchers (W24265) | Open until filled |
| Information R&D and Strategy Headquarters Infrastructure Research and Development Division, Advanced Networking Technology Unit | Seeking a few Senior Research Scientists, Research Scientists, Postdoctoral Researchers, Research Associates, Senior Technical Scientists, Technical Scientists, or Technical Staffs I (W24225) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing Hybrid Quantum Circuits Research Team | Seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher (W24240) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing Hybrid Quantum Circuits Research Team | Seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher (W24239) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science Computational Materials Science Research Team | Seeking a few Research Scientists or Postdoctoral Researchers (K24077) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research Laboratory for multimodal AI framework | Seeking Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher (K24068) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing Superconducting Quantum Electronics Research Team | Seeking a few Research Scientists or Postdoctoral Researchers (W24219) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science High Performance Big Data Research Team | Seeking a Senior Scientist, Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher (K24074) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing Quantum Many-Body Dynamics Research Team | Seeking a few Research Scientists or Postdoctoral Researchers (W24216) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science Processor Research Team | Seeking a few Research Scientists or Postdoctoral Researchers (K24072) | Open until filled |
|---|---|---|
| RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research Laboratory for Vascular Morphogenesis | Seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher or Research Associate (K24066) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science Processor Research Team | Seeking a few Research Scientists or Postdoctoral Researchers (K24071) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science AI for Science Platform Division, Advanced AI Device Development Unit | Seeking a few Research Scientists or Postdoctoral Researchers (K24073) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science Electronic States Spectroscopy Research Team | Seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher or a Research Scientist (W24222) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science Supercomputing Performance Research Team | Seeking a Research Scientists or Postdoctoral Researchers (K24069) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science High Performance Artificial Intelligence Systems Research Team | Seeking a few Research Scientists or Postdoctoral Researchers (K24067) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science AI for Science Platform Division | Seeking a Director of the AI for Science Platform Division (K24061) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science Computational Molecular Science Research Team | Seeking a few Research Scientists or Postdoctoral Researchers (K24044) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science AI for Science Platform Division, Materials Science Application Interface Platform Development Unit | Seeking Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher (K24045) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science Research Instruments Group | Seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher (W24187) | Open until filled |
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| RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research Laboratory for Epithelial Morphogenesis | Seeking Research Scientists, Postdoctoral Researchers or Research Associates (K24056) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing Quantum Information Physics Theory Research Team | Seeking Postdoctoral Researchers and Research Scientists (W24177) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing Quantum Information Physics Theory Research Team | Seeking a few Technical Staff I or Technical Staff II (W24176) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science Learning Optimization Platform Development Unit | Seeking a few Senior Research Scientists, Research Scientists or Postdoctoral Researchers (K24040) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science AI for Science Platform Division, Data Management Platform Development Unit | Seeking Senior Technical Scientist or Technical Scientist (K24038) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science AI Development Computing Environment Operation Technologies Unit | Seeking Senior Technical Staff or Technical Staff I (K24034) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing | [Female only] Seeking a few Senior Scientists, Research Scientists, Postdoctoral Researchers or Research Associates (W24119) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing Optical Quantum Computing Research Team | Seeking a few Postdoctoral Researchers (W24089) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science Large-Scale Parallel Numerical Computing Technology Research Team | Seeking a Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher (K24023) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science Data Management Platform Development Unit | Seeking Senior Research Scientist, Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher (K24020) | Open until filled |
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| RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing Superconducting Quantum Simulation Research Team | Seeking a few Postdoctoral Researchers (W24048) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science Cambial Stem Cell System RIKEN ECL Research Unit | Seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher or Research Scientist (Y24008) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science Quantum-HPC Hybrid Software Environment Unit | Seeking a few Senior Research Scientists or Research Scientists or Postdoctoral Researchers (K24014) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science Quantum Computing Simulation Unit | Seeking a few Senior Research Scientists or Research Scientists or Postdoctoral Researchers (K24007) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing Semiconductor Quantum Information Device Research Team | Seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher (W24031) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science Quantum-HPC Hybrid Platform Operations Unit | Seeking a few Senior Technical Scientists or Technical Scientists (K24012) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science Quantum Computing Simulation Unit | Seeking a Technical Scientist (K24006) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing Quantum Computer Architecture Research Team | Seeking a few Senior Scientists, Research Scientists or Postdoctoral Researchers (W24026) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science Computational Structural Biology Research Team | Seeking a few Research Scientists or Postdoctoral Researchers (K24003) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science Computational Materials Science Research Team | Seeking a few Senior Scientists, Research Scientists or Postdoctoral Researchers (R-CCS2333) | Open until filled |
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| RIKEN SPring-8 Center Accelerator Hardware Development Group | Seeking a few Research Scientists or Postdoctoral Researchers (C23-0801) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences Laboratory for Retrotransposon Dynamics | Seeking Research Scientists or Postdoctoral Researcheres (IMS209-2302) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science Quantum-HPC Hybrid Platform Operations Unit | Seeking a few Senior Technical Scientists or Technical Scientists (R-CCS2319) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science Computational Materials Science Research Team | Seeking Research Scientists or Postdoctoral Researchers (R-CCS2314) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Center for Computational Science Field Theory Research Team | Seeking a Postdoctoral Researcher (R-CCS2315) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN SPring-8 Center Theory Team | Seeking a few Research Scientists or Postdoctoral Researchers (C22-0103) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN SPring-8 Center Imaging Development Team | Seeking a few Research Scientists or Postdoctoral Researchers (C22-0102) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN SPring-8 Center Beamline Development Team | Seeking a few Research Scientists or Postdoctoral Researchers (C22-1201) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN SPring-8 Center Biostructural Mechanism Group | Seeking a few Research Scientists or Postdoctoral Researchers (C21-0301) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN Pioneering Research Institute Fundamental Symmetries Laboratory | Seeking a Technical Staff I or II (W21031) | Open until filled |
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| RIKEN SPring-8 Center Forensic Science Group | Seeking a few Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher position (C21-0205) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN SPring-8 Center Engineering Team | Seeking Technical Staff I positions (C21-0201) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN SPring-8 Center SR Imaging Instrumentation Team | Seeking a Research Scientist position (C21-0204) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN SPring-8 Center Materials Dynamics Group | Seeking a Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher position (C21-0203) | Open until filled |
| RIKEN SPring-8 Center Advanced Detector Development Team | Seeking a Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher position (C21-0202) | Open until filled |
