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 1st round of Open Recruitment 2025 - Closed at 23:59 on 8 May 2025 (JST)

Entry ID NMIJ-11	Title	Research and Development of National Measurement Standards and Precision Measurement Technology of Physical Quantities
	Job Summary and Essential/Desirable Skills and Experience	The Research Institute for Engineering Measurement of the National Metrology Institute of Japan welcomes applications from researchers who will be engaged in research and development of precision measurement techniques for physical quantities such as length and dimensional measurement, applied optical measurement, fluid measurement, and physical properties measurement, as well as advanced application techniques based on these measurement techniques, and development of national measurement standards. Researchers with knowledge and experimental experience in applied physics, applied optics, precision engineering, mechanical engineering, fluid engineering, control engineering, information engineering, process engineering, etc. are eligible. We also welcome applications from those who do not hold a doctoral degree but are willing to apply their practical experience in industry to the social implementation of research results and the maintenance, management, and dissemination of national measurement standards.
	Start of Employment	April 1st, 2026
	Research Unit	Research Institute for Engineering Measurement
	Work Location	AIST Tsukuba
	URL	https://unit.aist.go.jp/riem/
	Inquiry	M-riem-saiyou-ml*aist.go.jp (Replace "*" with "@")
	Number of Position	5
	Key Words	Precision Engineering／Mechanical Engineering／Fluid Mechanics／OpticalEngineering／Applied Physics
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Entry ID NMIJ-21	Title	Research and Development on Accurate Measurement of Physical Quantities as well as their Applications
	Job Summary and Essential/Desirable Skills and Experience	We are currently looking for scientists to join the Research Institute for Physical Measurement at NMIJ to work on projects related to high-accuracy measurement technologies in the fields of optical frequency measurement, electromagnetic measurement, non-contact thermometry, photon measurement and their applications to develop novel sensing techniques. The candidate should possess a doctoral degree, with experimental skills and knowledge on physics, applied physics, electrics/electronics, instrumentation physics, mechanical engineering, material science or relevant fields. 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 for Physical Measurement
	Work Location	AIST Tsukuba
	URL	https://unit.aist.go.jp/ripm/en/
	Inquiry	E-mail: ripm-saiyo-ml*aist.go.jp (Replace "*" with "@")
	Number of Position	4
	Key Words	Optical frequency comb／Electromagnetic compatibility／Spectroscopy／Superconducting devices
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Entry ID NMIJ-31	Title	Research and development of precision measurement technology for physical properties, its applications, and measurement standards
	Job Summary and Essential/Desirable Skills and Experience	Researchers are invited to apply for research and development of precision measurement techniques and advanced application techniques for size and shape, particle size, interfacial thermal resistance, thermal property mapping, energy levels in the band gaps, humidity in low dew-point environments, etc. in the nanometer range, and related national measurement standards. We seek highly motivated researchers with basic knowledge and experimental and analytical skills in related fields such as physics, chemistry, applied physics, applied chemistry, optical engineering, materials science, mathematical information science, etc., and with a doctoral degree. Applications are also welcome from those who do not hold a doctoral degree but are willing to utilize their practical experience at a company for the social implementation of AIST's research and developmentation.
	Start of Employment	April 1st, 2026
	Research Unit	Research Institute for Material and Chemical Measurement
	Work Location	AIST Tsukuba
	URL	https://unit.aist.go.jp/mcml/en/intro/index.html
	Inquiry	E-mail: mcm_recruitment-ml*aist.go.jp (Replace "*" with "@")
	Number of Position	4
	Key Words	Particle size／Nano-dimension and shape／Thermal property／Humidity and dew point／Energy level
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Entry ID NMIJ-41	Title	Research and development of advanced measurement and non-destructive testing technologies using photons and quantum beams for advanced materials in infrastructure
	Job Summary and Essential/Desirable Skills and Experience	R&D in accelerator science and technology including advanced measurements using photons and quantum beams (X-ray, neutron, electron, positron, etc.). Such beams are applied to non-destructive testing used in industry to evaluate the integrity and properties of materials with macro-to nanoscale imaging and image processing techniques. We are looking for highly motivated researchers with basic knowledge of physics, chemistry, engineering, information science, and other related fields, as well as experimental and analytical techniques. 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	Integrated Research Center for Resilient Infrastructure,Research Institute for Measurement and Analytical Instrumentation
	Work Location	AIST Tsukuba
	URL	https://unit.aist.go.jp/rima/
	Inquiry	M-rima-saiyo-ml*aist.go.jp (Replace "*" with "@")
	Number of Position	4
	Key Words	Quantum Beam Technology／Optical Measurement Technology／Image AnalysisTechnology／AI Data Analysis／Material Analysis
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