AIMEC Researcher or AIMEC Postdoctoral Researcher at Coastal Ecosystem Services Research Unit, Advanced Institute for Marine Ecosystem Change (WPI-AIMEC), Tohoku University and JAMSTEC (WAM24-006)
Advanced Institute for Marine Ecosystem Change (WPI-AIMEC), Tohoku University and JAMSTEC
Our mission is to elucidate the response and adaptation mechanisms of ecosystems to changes in the marine environment using an approach that combines ocean physics, ecology, and data science.
Furthermore, we will realize predictions of marine ecosystem change at various scales from the northwest Pacific to the global ocean, and thus establish a new academic field: ‘‘Ocean and Ecosystem Change Systematics (OECS).’‘
Homepage: https://wpi-aimec.jp/en/
Job Description
WPI-AIMEC aims to elucidate the response and adaptation of marine ecosystems to global environmental change and to enhance future projections of marine ecosystem dynamics for stakeholders. In this call for applications, we seek an AIMEC Researcher or AIMEC Postdoctoral Researcher who will conduct pioneering research that will provide new insights into the nutrient and material cycles of marine ecosystems by analyzing the isotopic composition of specific biomolecules in tissues, bones, marine particles, and marine (micro)organisms.
We are soliciting applications for 1 position of AIMEC Researcher or AIMEC Postdoctoral Researcher.
In the first year of the appointment, AIMEC Researchers will receive 3 million yen and AIMEC Postdoctoral Researchers will receive 2 million yen to cover research startup costs. (No further payments will be made after this.)
[Research Description]
(Immediately upon employment)
Specifically, leveraging Fourier transform high-resolution mass spectrometry and other analytical tools, the successful candidate will develop protocols to measure the stable isotope composition of elements such as carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen, and sulfur in biomolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids collected from the marine environment. By integrating these findings with genomics, proteomics, and oceanographic datasets, the candidate will investigate food web structures, nutrient and material cycling, migration patterns, and species advection in marine ecosystems. The research focus will be tailored to the candidate’s expertise and developed in collaboration with AIMEC researchers and international partners.
(The scope of possible changes)
The duties designated by WPI-AIMEC.
[Related fields of expertise]
Analytical Chemistry, Proteomics, Organic Geochemistry, Biogeochemistry, Isotope Geochemistry, Environmental (Micro)Biology, (Isotope) Ecology, etc.
Work Place
Tohoku University
Aobayama Campus, 6-3, Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578, JAPAN
To apply, please visit:
https://www.jamstec.go.jp/recruit/e/details/wpi20250126_3/