Type B - Tenured Position

Type B is a tenured position of research scientist normally offered to a candidate with significant research achievements and management experience.
 

• Type B - Tenured Position

Job Opportunities for the 2nd round of Open Recruitment 2025 - Closed at 23:59 on 9 October 2025 (JST)

Entry ID GSJ-15	Title	Researches on eruptive history and magmatic preparation process to improve volcanic activity evaluation
	Job Summary and Essential/Desirable Skills and Experience	We call a researcher who clarify the eruption history and magmatic activity of active volcanoes in Japan based on geological surveys and petrological methods in order to improve volcanic activity evaluation methods and to contribute hazard mitigation policy. We evaluate research experience of volcanic geology, eruption history, tephrostratigraphy, pre-eruptive magmatic process, petrological analysis and age dating. After being hired, the candidate will be involved in mapping of volcanic areas and the development of volcano databases, so we call knowledge and enthusiasm in handling geological information combined with machine learning and GIS. 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 R&D.
	Start of Employment	April 1st, 2026
	Research Unit	Research Institute of Earthquake and Volcano Geology
	Work Location	AIST Tsukuba
	URL	https://unit.aist.go.jp/ievg/
	Inquiry	gsj-koubo-ml*aist.go.jp (Replace "*" with "@")
	Number of Position	1
	Key Words	Volcanology／Geology／Petrology／Geological map／Geoinformation System
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Entry ID GSJ-16	Title	Research on geological stratigraphy and stracture in marine area around Japan
	Job Summary and Essential/Desirable Skills and Experience	We seek candidates who can conduct on marine geological mapping, and reseach on geological stratigraphy and structure in marine area around Japan which have many tectonic activities, based on geology, stratigraphy, sedimentology, structural geology, geophysics. This position does not require previous experiences of survey cruises, but we are looking for candidates who are proactive in marine geological studies. The candidates are expected to have the communication skills in general, and are motivated to implement research results in society and actively interact with many researchers. 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 R&D.
	Start of Employment	April 1st, 2026
	Research Unit	Research Institute of Geology and Geoinformation
	Work Location	AIST Tsukuba
	URL	https://unit.aist.go.jp/igg/index_en.html
	Inquiry	gsj-koubo-ml*aist.go.jp (Replace "*" with "@")
	Number of Position	1
	Key Words	Marine geology／Geological stracture／Stratigraphy／Marine geological mapping／Seismic reflection profiling
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Entry ID GSJ-17	Title	Research and Development on the Advanced Utilization Technologies of Shallow Geothermal Energy
	Job Summary and Essential/Desirable Skills and Experience	Shallow Geothermal and Hydrogeology Research Team (Koriyama City, Fukushima) has been conducting research and developments on the social implementation of renewable energy heat utilization systems with shallow geothermal energy as a core heat source. Recruitment is open for a scientist who can contribute to the above-mentioned research activities with the expertise in underground resource engineering, mechanical engineering, fluid simulation, control engineering, energy system engineering etc. Specifically, the ones with excellent experience in surveys, numerical computations, system evaluations etc. contributing to the promotion of shallow geothermal and renewable energy heat utilization. Candidates eager to actively interact with many researchers, corporate engineers, government officials etc. are soughted. We also welcome those who do not hold a doctoral degree but are motivated to utilize their practical work experiences gained at companies for the social implementation of AIST's R&D.
	Start of Employment	April 1st, 2026
	Research Unit	Renewable Energy Advanced Research Center
	Work Location	Fukushima Renewable Energy Institute, AIST (FREA)
	URL	https://www.aist.go.jp/fukushima/en/
	Inquiry	gsj-koubo-ml*aist.go.jp (Replace "*" with "@")
	Number of Position	1
	Key Words	Shallow Geothermal／Earth Resources and Energy Engineering／Fluid Simulation／Control Engineering／Energy System Engineering
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