Recruit Information (Researcher and Engineer Positions)

Researchers and graduate students interested in working at NIMS

This page provides information related to our recruitment information for research and technical positions.

  • The mandatory retirement age in Japan is being gradually raised. It is going up by one year for every two calendar years starting from April 2023, and will reach 65 years in April 2031. (So for those born on or after 2 April 1967, the mandatory retirement age will be 65.)
  • The mandatory retirement age for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 is 61.

Recruitment announcements by employment type

Permanent

Fixed Term

International Center for Young Scientists (ICYS) [fixed term]

Our International Center for Young Scientists (ICYS) takes on young researchers (fixed-term) to independently pursue their own research projects based on original ideas. These ICYS Research Fellows have the opportunity to work in NIMS's excellent research environment. The initial term is three years, with the possibility of annual renewal based on evaluation, up to a maximum of five years. (These terms may vary for those joining from within NIMS, depending on their NIMS employment history.) An annual research budget of 2 million yen is provided, along with mentoring and administrative support that allows for a focus on research. There are also preferential measures when applying for permanent research positions at NIMS at the end of the term, with approximately half of applicants being hired permanently. Open calls for ICYS Research Fellows are twice a year, in August/September and February/March.

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  • 2024.12.02

    Technical Staff Fixed Term
    NIMS Technical staff

    Research Center for Electronic and Optical Materials ,Optical Ceramics Group

    Supporting simple experments using fine powders. These experiments will require you to work with a highly sensitive balance to weigh the powders, carefully mix or XRD characterization, clean the equip...

  • 2024.11.29

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) ,Frontier Molecules Group

     Research into the synthesis of near-infrared emitting/absorbing functional soft materials and polymer composite materials.

  • 2024.11.28

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Energy and Environmental Materials ,Automated Electrochemical Experiments Team

    Research on material development and performance evaluation related to electrochemical energy conversion. In particular, he is engaged in research and development that utilizes material development, d...

  • 2024.11.28

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Center for Energy and Environmental Materials ,Center for Advanced Battery Collaboration

    The postdoctoral researcher is expected to mainly contribute the development of simulation technique for the advanced Li-ion batteries and next-generation batteries. The simulation technique is based ...

  • 2024.11.21

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics ,Ionic Devices Group

    Development of neuromorphic devices based on ion and electron transport

  • 2024.11.18

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials ,Olfactory Sensors Group

    The postdoctoral researcher is expected to mainly contribute to comprehensive research and development of artificial olfaction using chemical sensors. Specifically, the signal processing and/or data s...

  • 2024.11.16

    Researcher Fixed Term
    NIMS Postdoctoral Researcher (Fixed Term)

    Research Center for Magnetic and Spintronic Materials ,Spintronics Group

    Postdoctoral positions in the development of defect-free thin films, multilayers and their devices using new materials for next-generation memory and spin-AI applications. Experience in research of...

  • 2024.11.15

    Researcher Fixed Term
    NIMS Postdoctoral Researcher (Fixed Term)

    Research Center for Magnetic and Spintronic Materials ,Spin Caloritronics Group

    Research on exploration of physics and application of thermoelectric response using dielectric and ionic conductors. The successful candidate will work on measurement of transport phenomena from sampl...

  • 2024.11.15

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Center for Basic Research on Materials ,Nanoprobe group

    The postdoctoral researcher is expected to mainly contribute to design and development of functional organic materials (molecules, polymers, and two-dimensional organic nanomaterials) based on organic...

  • 2024.11.06

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Energy and Environmental Materials ,Electrochemical Energy Conversion Team

    *Artificial Intelligence assisted experiment for ultra-accelerated discovery of novel electrocatalysts for water splitting, N2 reductions, and biomass conversion.*Data-driven characterization of elect...

  • 2024.11.06

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) ,Frontier Molecules Group

    Research into the synthesis of liquid electret molecules and the construction of flexible electret devices.

  • 2024.10.24

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher (Fixed-term)

    Research Center for Magnetic and Spintronic Materials ,Magnetic Functional Device Group

    Research on magnetic thin-film devices using spin-transfer-torque/spin-orbit-torque-induced magnetization dynamics. The work involves developing materials and structures, fabricating devices, and buil...

  • 2024.10.09

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Special Researcher (Fixed Term)

    Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials , Electrochemical Nano-Bio Group

    Research and development, as well as project management, in the development of medical devices using electrochemical technology.

  • 2024.10.08

    Researcher Fixed Term
    NIMS Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Energy and Environmental Materials ,Environment-Controlled Microscopy Group

    Development of environmental (mainly liquid environment) high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and related technologies, and application research thereof. 

  • 2024.10.08

    Researcher Fixed Term
    NIMS Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Magnetic and Spintronic Materials ,Magnetic Functional Device Group

    Study of tunnel magnetoresistance sensor devices. The postdoctoral researcher will conduct thin film material development, stack design, device fabrication and characterization to develop magnetic sen...

  • 2024.10.03

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Structural Materials ,Computational Structural Materials Group, Materials Evaluation Field

    Theoretical analysis and design of semiconductors and structural materials based on first-principles calculations and first-principles-based model calculation without empirical parameter (such as Firs...

  • 2024.09.17

    Researcher Fixed Term
    NIMS Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Structural Materials ,Mechanical Properties Group

     Atomistic simulation analyses on the structure and mechanical properties of metals.

  • 2024.09.13

    Researcher Fixed Term
    NIMS Postdoctoral Researcher (Fixed-term)

    Research Center for Magnetic and Spintronic Materials ,Magnetic Recording Materials Group

    A post doc position on the development of Sm-Fe based permanent magnetic thin film and their magnetic and structural characterization for high performance. Background on magnetism and magnetic materia...

  • 2024.09.12

    Researcher Fixed Term
    NIMS Postdoctoral Researcher

    Nanostructure Analysis Group, Research Center for Magnetic and Spintronic Materials

    A postdoctoral researcher position on microstructural analysis of various metallic materials using SEM, Cs-corrected TEM, and 3D atom probe. The relevant projects include the analysis of the distribut...

  • 2024.08.29

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher (Fixed Term)

    2D Quantum Materials Group, Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics(MANA)

    Theoretical and numerical studies on electronic structures in material systems, mainly artificially stacked 2D material systems.

  • 2024.08.27

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher (Fixed Term)

    Electroactive Materials Team, Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics

     The successful candidate will work on growing thin-film heterostructures of quantum/functional materials, performing microfabrication using photo- and electron beam lithography, and characterizi...

  • 2024.08.09

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics ,2D Quantum Materials Group

    Exploring quantum properties of two-dimensional materials through 1. Preparation of two-dimensional materials and heterostructures / 2. Optical properties characterization / 3. device fabricationsDuti...

  • 2024.07.30

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Center for Basic Research on Materials ,Electron Microscopy Group

    Research on state and elemental analysis of molecular materials using transmission electron microscopy.The postdoctoral researcher is expected to mainly contribute to imaging of molecule-based materia...

  • 2024.07.09

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher (Fixed Term)

    Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials ,Molecular Mechatronics Group

    This project funded from NIMS focuses on the development of soft actuators using ionic liquid-crystalline polymers, amphiphilic block polymers, and redox-active conjugated polymers and their applicati...

  • 2024.07.03

    Researcher Fixed Term
    NIMS Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Electronic and Optical Materials ,Ultra-wide Bandgap Semiconductors Group

    Development and characterization of wide-bandgap semiconductors MEMS or Electronics or optical devices. (Duties are subject to change within the scope of the Employee's position)

  • 2024.07.02

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) ,Functional Nanomaterials Group

    Development of functional inorganic nanosheets Duties are subject to change within the scope of the Employee’s position.

  • 2024.06.22

    Engineer Fixed Term
    NIMS Engineer (Fixed Term)

    Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials ,Mechanobiology Group

    Design and synthesis of organic and polymeric compounds. Preparation of their assemblies and analyses on the resultant structures and properties.

  • 2024.06.11

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Magnetic and Spintronic Materials ,Magnetic Recording Materials Group

     A post-doc position on magnetic recording material research. A successful candidate is expected to pursue research works on the development of advanced magnetic storage media. For example, fabri...

  • 2024.06.11

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Magnetic and Spintronic Materials ,Magnetic Recording Materials Group

     A post doc position on the thin film fabrication for 3-dimentional magnetic recording media and/or permanent magnet with less rare earth element and their magnetic and microstructure characteriz...

  • 2024.06.07

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Energy and Environmental Materials ,Electrochemical Energy Conversion Team

    *Artificial Intelligence assisted experiment for ultra-accelerated discovery of  novel electrocatalysts for water electrolysers*Data-driven characterization of water-splitting electrocatalysts by...

  • 2024.06.04

    Technical Staff Fixed Term
    Technical staff

    Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials , Smart Polymers Group 

    Polymer synthesis, cell experiments, some animals experiemnts. Analysis of experimental data. Other necessary research-related work.Duties are subject to change within the scope of the Employee&rsquo...

  • 2024.05.05

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher (Fixed Term)

    Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials ,Data-driven polymer Design Group

    The postdoctoral researcher is expected to mainly contribute to design and development of new polymer materials.He/she will develop functional polymer materials related to circular economy.The designe...

  • 2024.04.12

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Structural Materials ,Materials Evaluation Field, Structural Thermodynamics Group

    Develop a program utilizing the phase-field method to replicate the nanostructure formation process in FePt-based magnetic recording media, supporting the research and development of novel magnetic re...

  • 2024.04.12

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Structural Materials ,Materials Evaluation Field, Structural Thermodynamics Group

    Construction of a machine learning model for the nano-scale structure of FePt-based magnetic recording media.Duties are subject to change within the scope of the Employee’s position.

  • 2024.04.11

    Researcher Fixed Term
    NIMS Postdoctral Reseacher

    Research Center for Energy and Environmental Materials (GREEN) ,Interface Electrochemistry Group

    The successful candidate will work on the design and analysis of all-solid-state battery materials by high-throughput density functional theory calculations and machine learning methods. For more info...

  • 2024.04.08

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctral Researcher

    Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials ,Electrochemical Nano-Bio Group

    Elucidation of bioelectron transfer mechanisms through electrochemical experiments using microorganismsDuties are subject to change within the scope of the Employee’s position.

  • 2024.02.21

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) ,Functional Nanomaterials Group

    Development of carbon nanotube (CNT) based nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) and sensors, such as: growth and fabrication of CNT NEMS devices. characterization, manipulation and measurements ...

  • 2024.02.08

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Energy and Environmental Materials ,Interface Electrochemistry Group

    Data-driven approach for synthesis of water-splitting electrocatalysts or data-driven characterization of water-splitting electrode processes by using in-situ electrochemical techniquesDuties are subj...

  • 2024.01.31

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) ,Thermal Energy Materials Group

    Experimental research on thermoelectric properties of inorganic compounds and/or TEG module developmentDuties are subject to change within the scope of the Employee’s position.

  • 2024.01.31

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) ,Thermal Energy Materials Group

    Development of thermal conductivity measurements and analysisDuties are subject to change within the scope of the Employee’s position.

  • 2023.12.19

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Structural Materials (RCSM) ,Materials Manufacturing Field, High Temperature Materials Group

    “Synthesis Process and Thermal Property Evaluation of Silica Insulation Material”This project aims at development of refined material and process for the next-generation insulation product...

  • 2023.12.01

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral position

    Center for Basic Research on Materials ,Data-driven Materials Research Field, Data-driven Materials Design Group

    The postdoctoral researcher is expected to study material science by using machine learning and ab-initio simulation.

  • 2023.11.30

    Researcher Fixed Term
    NIMS Postdoctoral Researcher

    Center for Basic Research on Materials ,Materials Modeling Group

    The plastic deformation behavior of metals has not yet been fully clarified. In particular, the interaction between slip systems has yet to be quantitatively determined, and techniques for predicting ...

  • 2023.10.12

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Energy and Environmental Materials (GREEN) ,Rechargeable Battery Materials Group

    Characterization of Na-ion battery Development of Na-ion full cell Characterization of thermal stability of Na-ion battery materials

  • 2023.10.03

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Energy and Environmental materials (GREEN) ,Rechargeable Battery Materials Group

    Research and development of advanced Li batteries. Li metal negative electrode Si-based negative electrode

  • 2023.09.26

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Energy and Environmental materials (GREEN), Devision of Battery Materials ,Rechargeable Battery Materials Group

    Development and characterization of novel electrolyte and electrode materials for multivalent-metal based batteries.

  • 2023.09.13

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Energy and Environmental Materials (GREEN) ,Photovoltaic Materials Group

    Fabrication of highly efficient perovskite solar cells Develop high-band-gap perovskite materials and improve performance

  • 2023.09.04

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials

    R&D for JST-START (Program for Creating STart-ups from Advanced Research and Technology) "CO2 recovery from methane/CO2 mixtures containing high-concentration CO2 using polymer sorbents"...

  • 2023.08.21

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) ,Functional Chromophores Group

    The Yamauchi Materials Space Tectonics JST-ERATO project invite applications for one postdoctoral researcher in the fields of Additive Manufacturing, Supramolecular Chemistry, and/or Electrochemis...

  • 2023.07.21

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) ,Functional Chromophores Group

     JST-ERATO Yamauchi’s Materials Space-Tectonics Project In this ERATO, we will create novel “inorganic nanosolids” containing internal nanospaces, as unprecedented nanospac...

  • 2023.07.11

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA) ,Quantum Materials Simulation Group

    Theoretical study of complex nano-scale materials (Si, Ge, GaN, ..)  using large-scale DFT and machine-learning techniques

  • 2023.07.03

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Energy and Environmental Materials (GREEN) ,Rechargeable Battery Materials Group

    Characterization of Zn-ion battery Study of metal deposition/dissolution

  • 2023.06.23

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Special Researcher

    Research Center for Macromolecules and Biomaterials ,Molecular Design and Function Group

    Organic synthesis and preparation of organic thin films Organic single crystal growth Other necessary research-related work and work under the direction of superiors

  • 2023.05.31

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Research Center for Energy and Environmental Materials (GREEN) ,Battery Interface Control Group

    Synthesis and development of solid-state battery materials. Liquid-phase processes for developing solid-state batteries. Development of operando techniques for solid-state battery characterization. ...

  • 2023.05.17

    Researcher Fixed Term
    NIMS Postdoctoral Researcher

    Center for Basic Research on Materials ,Nanoprobe Group

    The successful candidate will work on on-surface chemistry with high-resolution atomic force microscope/scanning tunneling microscope system, operating in ultra-high vacuum at low temperature.

  • 2023.04.18

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Center for Green Research on Energy and Environmental Materials

     Solid-state battery materials and ion dynamics analysis using NMR and secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). Development of an operando analysis method using SIMS.

  • 2023.04.07

    Researcher Fixed Term
    Postdoctoral Researcher

    Center for Basic Research on Materials, Advanced Materials Characterization Field ,Quantum Beam Diffraction Group

    Materials informatics for fuel cell catalysts and/or Surface measurements under vac & spectroscopy for electrocatalysts