Jobs

Detailed information:　https://www.riken.jp/en/careers/researchers/20250117_1/index.html

1.Job title:　Team Leader (Principal Investigator): 1 position

2.Research Field and Overview:
RIKEN's research is based on comprehensiveness and interdisciplinarity, and with free thinking as its basic philosophy, RIKEN promotes research that goes beyond the boundaries of conventional research fields, while at the same time responding to the needs of society from a strategic perspective.

RIKEN invites applications for the position of Team Leader (Principal Investigator) to serve in a leadership position in the following research area. The successful candidate will be responsible for directing research projects from a medium-to-long-term perspective.

Specific Research Field: Organoid life science
Organoid life science offers tremendous potential for applications, ranging from contributions to fundamental sciences such as developmental biology, to practical implementations in regenerative medicine. This recruitment invites applications from researchers across a broad spectrum of the organoid and stem cell fields. We are seeking candidates capable of leading these fields and serving as central contributors to the center's research over the medium to long term.

Examples of relevant research include:

 -Utilizing organoid technology to recapitulate organogenesis in vitro, greatly enhancing opportunities for observation and manipulation, and establishing powerful tools for basic scientific research.
 -Investigating the diversity and commonalities of life through comparative approaches across various animal species, with the ultimate goal of advancing our understanding of humans.
 -Conducting studies from a life-cycle perspective, encompassing the continuum from birth to death and to the next generation, and contributing to the ability to manipulate these processes.
 -Reproducing developmental processes, pre-disease states, and disease states in vitro, contributing to advancements in reproductive and regenerative medicine from a societal perspective, thereby addressing social issues such as declining birth rates and promoting medical innovation.
 -Advancing stem cell research that supports organoid studies.
 -Engaging in research that leads the field internationally and contributes to the advancement of humanity, regardless of the examples above.

3.Qualification:
Applicants must be conducting outstanding research in organoid/stem cell research fields and have the ability to lead the above research field internationally. We welcome applicants of all nationalities.

4.Work location:
RIKEN Kobe (2-2-3 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan)

5.Application and Required documents:
For details, please visit our website mentioned above.

6.Deadline:
The application must arrive no later than noon, May 2, 2025 (Japan Standard Time).

7.Start of Employment:
RIKEN expects that the successful candidate will be able to take up this position at the earliest opportunity on or after January 1, 2026.

RIKEN is currently accepting applications for the FY 2026 Special Postdoctoral Researcher (SPDR) Program, from young, creative, independent researchers who will be a powerful force in furthering RIKEN’s research activities.

Number of openings: Around 70

Research fields:
Mathematical Sciences (pure mathematics, applied mathematics, computer science, information science, artificial intelligence, etc.), Physics I (particle, nuclear, astrophysics, etc.), Physics II (condensed matter, etc.), Chemistry, Biology (cell biology, developmental biology, plant biology, structural biology, microbiology, imaging, measuring, basic neuroscience, etc.), Medical Science (brain medical science, immunology, oncology, genome science, etc.) and Engineering that relate to research being conducted at RIKEN.

Qualifications:
Capable of independent and responsible pursuit of a research topic. See SPDR website for details.

Salary and benefits:

• Annual salary paid in monthly installments of 550,000 yen (gross amount).
• Commuting allowance (actual cost up to maximum of 55,000 yen per month)
• Housing allowance (partial payment of rent)
• Research budget: 1,000,000 yen per year. In addition, upon review, a maximum of 1,000,000 yen in total can be provided up to two times during the three-year SPDR term.
  The amount for the first fiscal year and the last fiscal year is allotted on a pro-rata basis depending on the month in which the SPDR starts working at RIKEN.
• Fixed-term contract employee (3 years)

Applications will be accepted from February 3 to April 10, 2025.

Inquiry:
SPDR Desk, Research Personnel Affairs Section, RIKEN
2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198 Japan
Email: wakate[at]riken.jp　*Please replace [at] with @ when addressing Emails
http://www.riken.jp/en/careers/programs/spdr/career2026/

Note: The provisions for this position are premised on RIKEN’s current budget and are subject to change with any change in the budget. Please check the website for details.

Detailed information：https://www.riken.jp/en/careers/researchers/20250204_1/index.html

Job title and Job description

Job title
Research Scientist or Postdoctoral Researcher: 1 position
Position-specific tasks are as follows:

Research Scientist
Carry out research and other work in accordance with research themes of the laboratory.

Postdoctoral Researcher
Carry out research and other work in accordance with laboratory research themes under the mentorship and training of supervisors.

Job Description
By fostering collaboration among multiple laboratories specializing in organoid research, we aim to advance the development of mini-organs with complex morphologies from stem cells and the construction of integrated biological systems. In partnership with various research groups, researchers will tackle the following key challenges:

1.Formation of complex organoids by mimicking developmental environments in vitro

2.Construction of novel in vitro models for connecting different organoids

3.Maturation of organoids through vascular induction

The job description may be changed during the contract period or upon contract renewal to the extent described above.

Qualification

Common to all positions
A person who is able to dedicate themselves to the job by communicating, coordinating and collaborating smoothly with people in and out of the laboratory.

Research Scientist
A PhD holder in the area related to the Job description.

Postdoctoral Researcher
A PhD holder who earned a doctorate within the past 5 years in the area related to the Job description. Including those who expect to obtain a doctoral degree before starting the position.

Work location
RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (Kobe Campus-East-West)
6-7-1 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047 (Integrated Innovation Building)

RIKEN has implemented a work-from-home system. Employees can work from home in accordance with the prescribed procedures.
RIKEN may order the employee to change work locations, if necessary.

Application and required documents

Required documents

1.Complete CV (WORD 55.5KB) or CV (EXCEL 55.3KB)
*Email address is required.
*Application Number[K24101] and position to apply (e.g.: Research Scientist) should be clearly written at top-right in the margin.
*Format is free. Or the format attached is available.

2.List of research achievement and publications (Please categorize: Original article, Review article, Book, Conference presentation, Others)

3.Summary of past research and the result (about 2 pages of A4 paper)

4.Plans for the future research once appointed (about 1 page of A4 paper)

5.Acquisition of competitive external funds (e.g. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research) (Please write: Representative, Contribution)

6.Two letters of recommendation (including one from the current supervisor, If available)
*The recommendation letters should be addressed to “Center Director, Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research”.
*Please specify the referee’s contact information (Name, affiliation, job title, phone number and email address)
*If it is difficult to obtain the recommendation letters from immediate manager or current supervisor, please obtain a letter from a third party.
*The referee should not be a person who belongs to the laboratory you apply for.

7.Consent form for handling personal information based on GDPR
*If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) or UK, you are required to submit the document, "Consent form for handling personal information based on GDPR and Regulation of the European Parliament and of the council of on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (UK General Data Protection Regulation) (PDF 187.2KB) " with your signature.

• You will find detailed information about General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on the following website:
Data protection | European Commission

• You will find detailed information about Regulation of the European Parliament and of the council of on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (UK GDPR) on the following website:
Data Protection and the EU | Information Commissioner’s Office

How to apply
The above documents except the recommendation letters combined into a single PDF or ZIP file should be uploaded to the following link:

(K24101) Application for Research Scientist / Postdoctoral Researcher of the position of Human Biomimetic System RIKEN Hakubi Research Team

The uploaded file name should contain the job ad number “K24101” and the applicant’s name.
When you upload the file, your contact email address is required.
After you uploaded the file, please let us (kobe-jobs[at]riken.jp *Please replace [at] with @ when addressing Emails) know the file name of the uploaded file.

Recommendation letters must be directly submitted from the referees to the following link with the file name " Human Biomimetic System RIKEN Hakubi Research Team [applicant’s name] (Recommendation letter)". Please specify the applicant's name, referee's name and contact information in the recommendation letter.

(K24101) Application for Research Scientist / Postdoctoral Researcher of the position of Human Biomimetic System RIKEN Hakubi Research Team

After the referees uploaded the recommendation letter, please let us (kobe-jobs[at]riken.jp *Please replace [at] with @ when addressing Emails) know the file name of the uploaded file.
If a confirmation email is not received within 7 days after submission, please contact: kobe-jobs[at]riken.jp *Please replace [at] with @ when addressing Emails.

Note: All the submitted documents will not be returned.

Deadline
We will examine application documents as they are accepted. Application will be closed as soon as the position is filled.

Handling Personal Data
Submitted documents are strictly protected under the RIKEN Privacy Policy and will be used only for the purpose of applicant screening at RIKEN. Personal information will not be disclosed, transferred or loaned to a third party under any circumstances without just cause.

Selection process
Selection will be made based on application screening and interview. After documents screening, only successful applicants will be invited for interview. No inquiries on the selection process and results will be answered.

Start of Employment
As soon as possible (Negotiable)

Contact information
For inquiries on this open position, please contact below by email:
Human Resources Section, Kobe Administrative Division, Kobe Branch, RIKEN
kobe-jobs[at]riken.jp　 *Please replace [at] with @ when addressing Emails

*If you have any research-related questions, please contact masaya.hagiwara[at]riken.jp  *Please replace [at] with @ when addressing Emails (Human Biomimetic Sysstem RIKEN Hakubi Research Team, Dr. Hagiwara)

Dr. Baohong Zhao's laboratory at Cornell University Medical School, an Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York, is recruiting two postdoctoral fellows with full scholarships ($72,000/year) and a visiting PhD student (stipend $30,000/year).
Two NIH funded postdoctoral positions and a visiting PhD student position are immediately available in the laboratory of Dr. Zhao (https://baohongzhaolab.com; https://gradschool.weill.cornell.edu/faculty/baohong-zhao, https://www.hss.edu/research-staff_zhao-baohong.asp) at the Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University in the upper east side, Manhattan, New York City.

Dr. Zhao obtained her PhD degree in Japan and established her lab in US. Dr. Zhao’s lab has had a few very successful Japanese trainees. She welcomes and is pleased to work with Japanese trainees.

The postdoctoral fellows and students can choose projects from the below two directions:

1) Identification, function and regulation of bone marrow skeletal stem/progenitors in physiological and pathological settings;
Recent publication: Bone marrow AdipoQ-lineage progenitors are a major cellular source of M-CSF that dominates bone marrow macrophage development, osteoclastogenesis and bone mass. eLife, 2023;12:e82118. PMID: 36779851

2) Inflammatory regulation of macrophage polarization and differentiation into osteoclasts in osteoimmunology field, an exciting interdisciplinary research field linking bone biology and immune system.
Recent publication: TGFβ reprograms TNF stimulation of macrophages towards a non-canonical pathway driving inflammatory osteoclastogenesis. Nature Communications, 2022; 13(1), 3920. PMID: 35798734

• We apply cutting edge cellular and molecular techniques including RNAseq, ATACseq, ChIPseq and scRNAseq, and use various genetic mouse models to accomplish the study.
• Relevant publications: Nature Medicine, 15 (9):1066-71, 2009; Journal of Experimental Medicine, 209(2):319-34, 2012; Journal of Clinical Investigation, 124 (11):5057-73, 2014; Nature Communications, 9(1):4108, 2018; eLife, 2020; 9: e59659; Nature Communications, 13:3920, 2022; eLife, 2023 Feb 13;12:e82118.
• The qualified candidate must have a recent Ph.D. (or a PhD student with 1-2 year experience) and/or M.D. in molecular and cellular biology, immunology, bone biology or a related field and have at least one first author research article.
• Expertise in cellular and molecular techniques, such as Cloning, ChIP, IP, FACS, confocal microscopy and histology/immunofluorescence staining, as well as genetic mutant mouse breeding are required. Candidates with experience and interest in bioinformatics analysis, such as RNAseq analysis and/or analysis of scRNAseq using Seurat, are preferred. Fluent English communication skills are required. High level of motivation, problem-solving ability, responsibility, and independence are expected.
• PhD candidates expected graduation soon are welcome to apply.
• The salary for these postdoctoral fellows plus housing supplement is in the range of $72,000, and an excellent benefit package (Medical and Dental insurances, relocation support (air ticket), retirement plans, yearly conference trip and retreats) are available.

Full applications including CV, career goals, three references (names and contact information) and expected availability date should be submitted via email to:

Baohong Zhao, DMD, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Associate Scientist, Hospital for Special Surgery
Director of the laboratory of Pathological Bone Metabolism and Osteoimmunology
535 E70th Street, New York, NY10021 USA
Email: zhaob[at]hss.edu *Replace [at] to @