Positions
Join Laboratory of Dynamic Chemical Life Science! We are very happy to accept motivated students and post-doctoral researchers that conduct chemical biology research. If you are interested, please send email to the following address.
Email: hori(at)chem.kyushu-univ.jp ＊Please replace (at) by @.
1. Please contact Prof. Hori by email by the end of April or October for enrollment in fall or spring, respectively, and schedule an in-person or online interview. In the interview, we will explain our research topics, research direction, and the techniques required for your work. If you attend an in-person interview, you will also have the opportunity to visit the lab and speak with current students. Please use the information obtained from the interview and lab visit as reference to help you decide whether to apply.
2. Please refer to the application guidelines of the Graduate School of Science, Kyushu University, and submit your application during the designated period.
https://www.sci.kyushu-u.ac.jp/e/admission/admission_sci.html
https://www.sci.kyushu-u.ac.jp/e/admission/pdf/research_student.pdf
3. If you are accepted, you will enroll in October 1st or April 1st and begin your research.
1. Please contact Prof. Hori by email by the end of April, and schedule an in-person or online interview. In the interview, we will explain our research topics, research direction, and the techniques required for your work. If you attend an in-person interview, you will also have the opportunity to visit the lab and speak with current students. Please use the information obtained from the interview and lab visit as reference to help you decide whether to apply.
*If you are considering applying for the MEXT scholarship for Research Students, please contact Prof. Hori by the end of February, not April. If accepted for the scholarship, you will receive a monthly research scholarship of 140,000-145,000 yen after enrollment. Please note that the admission procedure and schedule are quite different from those for the above-mentioned regular students, when you apply for this scholarship. Please check the HP of Japanese embassy in your country for more detail.
2. Please refer to the application guidelines of the Graduate School of Science, Kyushu University, and submit your application during the designated period.
https://www.sci.kyushu-u.ac.jp/e/admission/admission_sci.html
3. If you are accepted, you will enroll in October and begin your research.
1. Please contact Prof. Hori by email by the end of April, and schedule an in-person or online interview. In the interview, please explain your research you have conducted so far and your motivation to study in this lab. In addition, we will explain our research topics, research direction, and the techniques required for your work. If you attend an in-person interview, you will also have the opportunity to visit the lab and speak with current students. Please use the information obtained from the interview and lab visit as reference to help you decide whether to apply.
*If you are considering applying for the JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC1), please contact Prof. Hori by the end of February, not April.
For example, if you are planning to start the course in Oct 2026, you need to make a contact by the end of Feb 2025. If accepted for the DC1 fellowship, you will receive a monthly research scholarship of 200,000 yen from April after enrollment.
https://www.jsps.go.jp/j-pd/
You will be asked to prepare a research proposal and application form in consultation with Prof. Hori before the DC1 application deadline, which is usually around early May. The notification of acceptance or rejection will be given after enrollment and the fellowship will be provided half a year after enrollment.
*If you are considering applying for the MEXT scholarship for Research Students, please contact Prof. Hori by the end of February, not April. If accepted for the scholarship, you will receive a monthly research scholarship of 140,000-145,000 yen after enrollment. Please note that the admission procedure and schedule are quite different from those for the regular students, when you apply for this scholarship. Please check the HP of Japanese embassy in your country for more detail.
2. Please refer to the application guidelines of the Graduate School of Science, Kyushu University, and submit your application during the designated period.
https://www.sci.kyushu-u.ac.jp/e/admission/admission_sci.html
3. If you are accepted, you will enroll in October and begin your research.
1. Please contact Prof. Hori by email by the end of October, and schedule an in-person or online interview. In the interview, we will explain our research topics, research direction, and the techniques required for your work. If you attend an in-person interview, you will also have the opportunity to visit the lab and speak with current students. Please use the information obtained from the interview and lab visit as reference materials to help you decide whether to apply.
*If you are considering applying for the MEXT scholarship for Research Students, please contact Prof. Hori by the end of February. If accepted for the scholarship, you will receive a monthly research scholarship of 140,000-145,000 yen after enrollment. The admission procedure and schedule are quite different from those of the regular students, when you apply for this scholarship. Please check the HP of Japanese embassy in your country for more detail.
2. Please refer to the application guidelines of the Graduate School of Science, Kyushu University, and submit your application during the designated period.
https://www.sci.kyushu-u.ac.jp/e/admission/admission_sci.html
3. If you are accepted, you will enroll in April and begin your research.
1. Please contact Prof. Hori by email by the end of October, and schedule an in-person or online interview. In the interview, please explain your research you have conducted so far and your motivation to study in this lab. In addition, we will explain our research topics, research direction, and the techniques required for your work. If you attend an in-person interview, you will also have the opportunity to visit the lab and speak with current students. Please use the information obtained from the interview and lab visit as reference materials to help you decide whether to apply.
*If you are considering applying for the JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC1), please contact Prof. Hori by the end of February in the year prior to enrollment. (Example: If you enter university in April, 2026, please contact me by Feb, 2025.) If accepted for the DC1 fellowship, you will receive a monthly research scholarship of 200,000 yen from April after enrollment.
https://www.jsps.go.jp/j-pd/
You will be asked to prepare a research proposal and application form in consultation with Prof. Hori before the DC1 application deadline, which is usually around early May.
*If you are considering applying for the MEXT scholarship for Research Students, please contact Prof. Hori by the end of February. If accepted for the scholarship, you will receive a monthly research scholarship of 140,000-145,000 yen after enrollment. The admission procedure and schedule are quite different from the regular students, when you apply for this scholarship. Please check the HP of Japanese embassy in your country for more detail.
2. Please refer to the application guidelines of the Graduate School of Science, Kyushu University, and submit your application during the designated period
https://www.sci.kyushu-u.ac.jp/e/admission/admission_sci.html
3. If you are accepted, you will enroll in April and begin your research.
Please contact Prof. Hori by email, and schedule an in-person or online interview to check whether our research interest and skills are matched with those you have. If you attend an in-person interview, you will also have the opportunity to experience a lab tour and speak with current students.
*To apply for the JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan, you will be asked to prepare a research proposal and application form in consultation with Prof. Hori by around July 24 or March 24, which are the deadlines for summer or spring application, respectively. Thus, please contact Prof. Hori by the end of May (summer application) or January (spring application) prior to the deadlines for discussion about the application. Please note that these deadlines are different from those announced in the website of JSPS. This is because the application forms are submitted to university at first and then JSPS, so the university deadlines are earlier than those of JSPS.
JSPS fellowship website: https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-fellow/index.html
*To apply for the HFSP Postdoctoral Fellowship, you will be asked to prepare a research proposal in consultation with Prof. Hori by around May, which is the deadline for the application. Thus, please contact Prof. Hori by the middle of March prior to the deadlines for discussion about the application, if you are considering HFSP application. However, please note that the fellows can start research on April of the next year after the application if the application is accepted. Thus, it takes almost a year to start the research after contact with Prof. Hori.
HFSP postdoctoral fellowship website: https://www.hfsp.org/