KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES
Number of positions	Three (3) *One position is open to female candidates only.
Departments	Mathematical Sciences, Physics, Nanotechnology for Sustainable Energy, Chemistry, Applied Chemistry for Environment, Bioscience, Biomedical Chemistry,  and Human System Interaction
Field of research	See the List of Projects
Monthly stipend	For researchers who obtained a doctoral degree (at the time of appointment): -less than one year ago; 278,000 yen -between one and three years ago; 328,000 yen -more than three years ago; 378,000 yen (Airfare to / from Japan is not covered) (Accommodations are not covered)
Social welfare insurance	Mutual Aid Corporation of Private School Personnel is covered -the member and Kwansei Gakuin each pay half of the installments
Period	From April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025 This contract period is only one year. It cannot be renewed. (Reapplication for the following year's project is possible.　However, approval of the application is not always guaranteed.)
Requirement	Ph. D. or other doctorate
Materials to submit	1.Application form 2.List of research achievements 3.Summary of one published paper 4.Recommendation by supervisor 5.Certificate of Ph. D. or other doctorate 6.Reprints of max. of 3 published papers 7.Self-addressed label or sticker for return mail ＊All materials 1)〜6) can be prepared in English or Japanese.
Application deadline	September 5, 2023
Submit application to	Graduate School of Science & Technology, Kobe-Sanda Campus Administrative Office, Kwansei Gakuin University 1 Gakuen Uegahara, Sanda 669-1330, Japan ＊ Please mark "PD Application" in red on the envelope.
For inquiries contact	Prof. Akihiko Fujiwara, Associate Dean  (Address is the same as shown above.) Fax. +81-79-565-7605
Please note that materials submitted are unreturnable.
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Proposal for a Postdoctoral Fellow (List of Projects)
We have three postdoctoral positions available from April 1, 2024 in the following research projects :
Mathematical Sciences:
YAMANE Hideshi	Differential equations, asymptotic analysis, integrable systems, special functions
Physics:
OKAMURA Takashi	Gravitation and Cosmology
MATSUURA Shuji	Visible-infrared astronomy to study cosmic structure and evolution
Nanotechnology for Sustainable Energy:
OHYA Masayoshi	Development of high-temperature superconducting generator cooled by liquid hydrogen
OGURA Teppei	Development of Analytical Basis with Surface Reaction Mechanism toward Catalyst Design
FUJIWARA Akihiko	Development of fully solution-processed oxide thin-film transistors
YOSHIKAWA Hirofumi	Development of high-performance organic rechargeable batteries
WAKABAYASHI Katsunori	Theoretical studies on electronic and optical properties of quantum materials
Chemistry:
SHIGETO Shinsuke	Single-cell analysis of microbes using molecular spectroscopy and AI technologies
YAGASAKI Atsushi	Chemistry of Molecular Oxides
Applied Chemistry for Environment:
TANIMIZU Masaharu	Determination of natural isotopic variation among heavy elements in the earth surface
TSUBOI Motohiro	Granite Petrogenesis and the Formation of the Continental Crust
HASHIMOTO Hideki	Excitation dynamics of natural and artificial photosynthetic photosystems and photovoltaics
Bioscience:
TANAKA Katsunori	The function of SUMO modification for the maintenance of circular chromosome in fission yeast
FUJIWARA Shinsuke	Adaptation mechanism of extremophilic microorganisms
Biomedical Chemistry:
IMAOKA Susumu	Network of protein factors in hypoxic and oxidative stress responses and biological functions of these factors in ageing.
OKIYONEDA Tsukasa	Identification of novel therapeutic targets for cystic fibrosis and COPD
SEKI Yoshiyuki	Elucidation of genetic and epigenetic networks for the establishment, maintenance and differentiation of pluripotent cells and primordial germ cells
YAO Ikuko	Analysis of regulatory mechanisms of neuronal activity with molecular imaging techniques
Human System Interaction:
KAKUSHO Koh	Understanding interactions among humans and objects in living environments from continuous observation by cameras
SAGA Norihiko	Study of BMI (Brain-Machine Interface)
NAGATA Noriko	Data science for Kansei/affective value creation
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