Researcher Fixed-term Researcher (Nurturing Young Researcher Category) Recruitment Number: 12
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世界の農林水産業と食を取り巻く情勢が大きな転換期を迎えている今、国際農林水産業研究センター（国際農研またはJIRCAS）では、科学の力で地球と食料の未来をつくる仲間を募集しています。
国や分野の壁を越えて、多様な知や技と情熱を結集し、現場に根ざした研究で持続可能な農林水産業と食料システムの実現に挑みませんか。
| Recruitment Number | Job Description・Research Division | Employment Period | Application Deadline | Number of Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fisheries Division | 1 |
Overview
Development of Ecology-based Aquaculture Technologies for Value-Added Bivalves
Please refer to the JREC-IN Portal page (https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?id=D126101634) for more detailed information.
- Research Description
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Due to population growth and rising incomes, global demand for fish and aquatic products continues to rise, while production of capture fisheries has largely stagnated worldwide, a trend that highlights the growing importance of aquaculture as a sustainable source of seafood. In Southeast Asia, although aquaculture production has expanded rapidly, the sector faces the significant challenges of unstable seed supply, rising feed and input costs, vulnerability to disease outbreaks and market fluctuations, and limited influence over pricing by producers. As a result, increased production does not always lead to higher incomes.
Addressing these challenges requires not only technologies but also solutions that can be adopted by farmers and implemented in collaboration with researchers, government agencies, private-sector partners, and local communities.
JIRCAS seeks a researcher who can contribute to the development and application of aquaculture technologies. The successful candidate should have expertise in the ecology and physiology of cultured bivalves, marine environmental assessment, seed collection and production, and bivalve aquaculture technology. Working mainly in the Philippines, the researcher will address productivity and income-related challenges facing bivalve aquaculture in Southeast Asia. Strong communication, coordination, and international collaboration skills are essential to promote the effective implementation of research outcomes. - Research Outputs
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■ Examples of Research Topics
1. Investigate the relationship between environmental conditions and the dynamics of growth and reproduction of cultured bivalves (oysters and mussels) in Batan Bay of Aklan Province, Philippines to provide an ecological basis for the development of productivity-enhancing aquaculture technologies.
2. Assess the constraints along the value chain of bivalve aquaculture in the Philippines through interviews with producers, market stakeholders and distributors, and examine technological interventions that can increase production efficiency and producer income.
3. Develop and improve aquaculture technologies for bivalves in the Philippines based on ecological and socioeconomic knowledge of target species and their production-marketing systems. This task entails developing efficient seed collection techniques, tailored to species-specific growth and reproductive characteristics, and culture methods, adapted to local environmental and feeding conditions. For oysters, emphasis is placed on the introduction and application of single-seed culture techniques to enhance product value and production efficiency.
■Keywords:
- Bivalve aquaculture technology, Marine environment and ecosystems, Seafood distribution
- Ability to communicate in English and to collaborate with researchers from diverse cultural backgrounds to advance international collaborative research
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