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Entry ID ENEENV-101	Title	Establishment of Fundamental Evaluation Procedure for Water Electrolysation in Renewable Energy System
	Details of Job Opportunity	We recruit for researchers who will contribute to the establishment of water electrolyzer performance evaluation technology and the development of electrolysis-based synthetic fuel technology. Specifically, and who have experience in research and development, project management, etc. at energy-related companies, electrolysis manufacturers, etc., and who will perform the following tasks. (1) Domestic and overseas related information collection and international standardization work (2) Organize the operation of the water electrolysis evaluation method review committee (tentative) (3) Coordination with companies related to water electrolysis technology and evaluation tests (4)Summary of technology development for synthesis gas and synthetic fuel production using electrolysis (5) Compilation of related commissioned research
	Startinf Date	After April 1st, 2024
	Period of Employment	Until March 31st, 2026
	Research Unit	Renewable Energy Research Center
	URL	https://www.aist.go.jp/fukushima/en/unit/HHUS_e.html https://www.aist.go.jp/fukushima/en/unit/HyCaT_e.html
	Inquiry	Research Promotion Division of Energy and Environment E-mail: saiyou-eneenv-mlaist.go.jp (Please replace "" with "@")
	Number of Position	1-2
	Related Research Areas	Engineering / Complex systems

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Entry ID ENEENV-102	Title	Numerical analysis research on methane hydrate resource development technology
	Details of Job Opportunity	For the commercialization of natural gas production from methane hydrate reservoir, simulation analysis to ensure the amount of production gas and ground stability during gas production are required. We seek researchers with advanced knowledge and motivation in resource engineering, reservoir engineering, and computational engineering.
	Startinf Date	At any time
	Period of Employment	Until March 31st, 2028
	Research Unit	Energy Process Research Institute
	URL	https://unit.aist.go.jp/epri/mhpu/index.html
	Inquiry	Research Promotion Division of Energy and Environment E-mail: saiyou-eneenv-mlaist.go.jp (Please replace "" with "@")
	Number of Position	A few positions available
	Key Words	Energy/ Natural Gas/ Earth Environment/ Ocean Resource/ Carbon Resource
	Related Research Areas	Interdisciplinary science and engineering/ Mathematical and physical sciences/ Engineering/ Chemistry/ Complex systems

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Entry ID ENEENV-103	Title	Research and development of CO₂ injection into methane hydrate reservoir
	Details of Job Opportunity	In the 'carbon neutral' natural gas production from methane hydrate reservoir combining carbon capture and storage technique, CO₂ injection into methane hydrate reservoir is discussed after gas production period. Process design using CO₂ separation from emission gas via clathrate hydrates, hydraulic-geomechanical sediment property analysis (experiment and computional simulation) during CO₂ injection are required. We seek researchers with advanced knowledge and motivation in chemical engineering, process engineering and reservoir engineering.
	Startinf Date	At any time
	Period of Employment	Until March 31st, 2028
	Research Unit	Energy Process Research Institute(AIST Tsukuba, AIST Hokkaido)
	URL	https://unit.aist.go.jp/epri/mhpu/index.html
	Inquiry	Research Promotion Division of Energy and Environment E-mail: saiyou-eneenv-mlaist.go.jp (Please replace "" with "@")
	Number of Position	2
	Key Words	Carbon dioxide / Carbon neutral / Carbon cycle / Gas separation / CO₂ storage
	Related Research Areas	Interdisciplinary science and engineering / Mathematical and physical sciences / Engineering / Chemistry / Complex systems

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Entry ID ENEENV-104	Title	Research and Development on Transformation Technologies of Reactive Nitrogen for Valuable Compounds
	Details of Job Opportunity	We offer to job opportunity to conduct research of recirculation of nitrogen oxides for valuable compounds production. ・A person who has skills of catalyst preparation, characterization, reaction analysis in the research of nitrogen oxides catalysis. ・A person who has skills of kinetic analysis and chemical engineering . We welcome those who do not have a doctoral degree but who are motivated to utilize their practical experience at a company for the social implementation of AIST's research and development.
	Startinf Date	At any time
	Period of Employment	Maximally March 31, 2030 (Employment term will be determined by the results of the examination)
	Research Unit	Renewable Energy Research Center
	Work Location	Fukushima
	URL	https://www.aist.go.jp/fukushima/ja/unit/hyene.html
	Inquiry	Department of Energy and Environment E-mail: saiyou-eneenv-mlaist.go.jp (Please replace "" with "@")
	Number of Position	a few positions available
	Key Words	Catalyst and Catalysis , Reaction Engineering , Nitrogen Oxides , Ammonia
	Related Research Areas	Environmental science , Nanotechnology/Materials