Fixed Term ICYS PI and ICYS Research Fellow
ICYS provides the best environment and support for young researchers to pursue independent research based on their own ideas.
ICYS offers two programs:
ICYS PI
Description: Build and manage your own small-scale research unit and pioneer unique research areas recognized globally
Term: 5 years
Support: Annual research budget of 4 million yen; salary equivalent to or higher than young associate professors at Japanese universities
ICYS Research Fellow
Description: Promote highly flexible research and realize your original ideas
Term: 3 years (up to a maximum of 5 years)
Support: Annual research budget of 2 million yen; salary equivalent to or higher than assistant professors at Japanese universities
ICYS PI and ICYS Research Fellow positions are open for applications twice a year, around August/September and February/March.
Positions Currently Available
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2025.09.01
ICYS Principal Investigator (PI)International Center for Young Scientists (ICYS)
As an ICYS Principal Investigator (PI) at NIMS, you will independently advance research based on your original ideas, managing your own small research unit and utilizing NIMS’s state-of-the-art ...
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2025.09.01
ICYS Reseach FellowInternational Center for Young Scientists (ICYS)
As an ICYS Research Fellow at NIMS, you will independently plan and conduct research based on your own ideas, making full use of NIMS’s state-of-the-art shared facilities. You are encouraged to ...
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2025.06.05
ICYS Special Call for Applications from Young Researchers in the U.S. ; ICYS Reseach Fellow (Post-doctoral Research Fellow)International Center for Young Scientists (ICYS)
Pursue independent research based on your original innovative ideas on materials in the best research environment of NIMS.Research Fields: Quantum Materials Battery Materials Magnetic Materi...
