Senior Researcher at Super-cutting-edge Grand and Advanced Research (SUGAR) Program, Institute for Extra-cutting-edge Science and Technology Avant-garde Research (X-star), JAMSTEC
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) has the main objective to contribute to the advancement of academic research in addition to the improvement of marine science and technology by proceeding the fundamental research and development on marine, and the cooperative activities on the academic research related to the Ocean for the benefit of the peace and human welfare.
Homepage: https://www.jamstec.go.jp/e/
Job Description
The Super-cutting-edge Grand and Advanced Research (SUGAR) Program, Institute for Extra-cutting-edge Science and Technology Avant-garde Research (X-star) (Director-General: Ken Takai) , Japan Agency for Marine Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), is recruiting a Senior Researcher to engage in the following research project.
The SUGAR program pursues research and development by integrating the fields of microbial ecology, geochemistry, and synthetic biology to explore unseen deep, dark ecosystems and elucidate the diversity and function of microbial dark matter. To promote this research project further, we are seeking a Senior Researcher who is capable of proposing new models and hypotheses that encompass biological evolution and unknown ecological functions through the integration of large-scale microbial genome information with bioinformatic and phylogenetic analyses, and who can generate cutting-edge research results through interactions within and outside JAMSTEC.
Details of the research conducted at SUGAR, X-star, are available online at:
https://www.jamstec.go.jp/sugar/e/
*There may be a change in affiliation in the case of reorganization of the Agency.
[Relevant Research Fields]
Microbial Ecology, Bioinformatics, Evolution, Geochemistry, Earth Science
Work Place
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
Yokosuka Headquarters, 2-15 Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka city,
Kanagawa, 237-0061, JAPAN
*Measures to prevent passive smoking: No smoking on the premises (smoking areas are available outside), no work in areas where smoking allowed.
For further information, please visit:
https://www.jamstec.go.jp/e/work_with_us/jobs/details/sugar20221226/
To apply, please visit:
https://www.jamstec.go.jp/e/work_with_us/jobs/details/sugar20221226/
Closing Date
December 26, 2022 at 23:59 in Japan time
*Depending on the situation of applications, the closing date may be extended.