D/L: Sep. 30, 2025
Department of Environmental Studies for Advanced Society, Division of Energy Resources,
Distributed Energy System Laboratory
Call for Applicants: 1 full Professor
Department of Environmental Studies for Advanced Society,
Division of Energy Resources,
Distributed Energy System Laboratory
Call for Applicants: 1 full professor
- Application Deadline：September 30, 2025
Duties
Successful candidates will be engaged in education and research for graduate students in Graduate School of Environmental Studies and undergraduate students in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering.
Required Qualifications and Conditions
We are looking for candidates to conduct research and provide education on innovative technologies that contribute to the development of next-generation clean energy. Specifically, candidates should have extensive knowledge and research experience in the design, development, and evaluation of energy systems and next-generation materials based on "mechanics of materials" and "strength and fracture of materials" etc. They should also have a high level of insight into the subject matter and excellent leadership skills. Candidates must possess a doctoral degree and have a strong motivation to create new research fields and to participate in the education for graduate students in Graduate School of Environmental Studies and undergraduate students in Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering. Furthermore, the candidate is able to actively promote industry-academia collaboration. Any nationality is acceptable, but candidates must possess the Japanese language ability to carry out education, university management, etc.
Responsible subjects
Graduate School level
Seminar on Environmental Studies for Advanced Society
Master Course Seminar on Environmental Studies for Advanced Society
Advanced Seminar on Environmental Studies for Advanced Society
Doctor Course Seminar on Environmental Studies for Advanced Society
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Advanced energy and environment
Advanced Energy and Resource Sciences
Advanced Studies on Global Energy and Environment etc.
Undergraduate level
Subjects Related to the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Part of General Education classes taught by Graduate School members
Job Type
Tenured
Application deadline
Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled; all applications received by September 30, 2025 will be considered.
Start Date
April 1, 2026 (or at the earliest opportunity following the decision in or after April.)
Application materials
- Curriculum Vitae (with photograph attached)
- Summary of research activities to date (about 3 pages on A4 paper) and up to 10 major research papers
- List of research achievements (research papers (peer-reviewed journal papers. The corresponding author must be specified.), conference proceedings, reviews, books, patents)
- List of research funding/grants (Please indicate whether you are the principal investigator or a co-investigator, and the amount of the funding/grant.)
- List of awards and honors
- List of educational activities and social activities
- Future research plan (about 2 pages on A4 paper)
- Aspirations for educational activities (about 2 pages on A4 paper)
- Reference (five persons): name, institution, position, telephone number, and email address
Selection method: Selection will be made through an application screening. Only short-listed candidates will be invited for interviews. We cannot pay for expenses such as transportation expenses.
Address to which applications should be sent
Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, 468-1, Aramaki-aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8572, Japan
Salary and Benefits
In accordance with Tohoku University’s employment regulations.
Contact Details
Professor Yoshinori Sato
E-mail: yoshinori.sato.b5tohoku.ac.jp
Remarks
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Tohoku University promotes activities to increase Diversity,
Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and encourages people of varied talents from all backgrounds to apply for positions at the university.
Tohoku University’s website about the DEI Declaration is here - Pursuant to Article 8 of the Act on Securing, Etc. of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment, Tohoku University shall, as a measure for increasing the presence of women among the academic staff, prioritize the hiring of women deemed qualified for each job opening, based on impartial evaluation.
- Tohoku University has the largest on-campus childcare system of all Japanese national universities. This network comprises three nurseries: Kawauchi Keyaki Nursery school (capacity: 22) and Aobayama Midori Nursery school (116), both open to all university employees, as well as Hoshinoko Nursery school (120), which is open to employees working on Seiryo Campus. In addition, Tohoku University Hospital runs a childcare room for mildly ill and convalescent children which is available to all university employees.
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See the following website for information on these and other programs that Tohoku University runs to assist work-life balance, to support researchers,
and to advance gender equality, including measures to promote childcare leave among male employees.
Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI Center), Tohoku Universitywebsite
Human Resources and Planning Department website
Department of Environmental Studies for Advanced Society,
Division of Resources Strategies,
Environmental Harmony System Science Laboratory
Call for Applicants: 1 Associate Professor
- Application Deadline：August 29, 2025
Duties
Successful candidates will be engaged in education and research for graduate students in Graduate school of Environmental Studies and undergraduate students in Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering.
Required Qualifications and Conditions
Candidates shall be responsible for the research and education about the technologies and/or systems that contribute to the creation of a society based on an optimized system in harmony with the environment. Candidates are requested to have extensive knowledge and research experience in environmentally friendly technologies based on geotechnical engineering, development machinery engineering, and systems engineering, as well as expertise in machines and systems for sustainable resource development and utilization. In addition, candidates are requested to have high insight and excellent leadership. Candidates must possess a doctoral degree and have a strong motivation to create new research fields and to participate in the education for graduate students in Graduate School of Environmental Studies and undergraduate students in Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering. Any nationality is acceptable, but candidates must possess the Japanese language ability to carry out education, university management, etc.
Responsible subjects
At Graduate School level
Seminar on Environmental Studies for Advanced Society
Master Course Seminar on Environmental Studies for Advanced Society
Advanced Seminar on Environmental Studies for Advanced Society
Doctor Course Seminar on Environmental Studies for Advanced Society
Seminar on Environmental Studies
At Undergraduate level
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Seminar
Laboratory Experiment
Fluid Mechanics
Computational Mechanics
Design and Drawing
Exercises in Mathematics and Physics
Part of General Education classes taught by Graduate School members
Salary
To be determined in accordance with Tohoku University’s employment regulations.
Allowances for transport, housing, and dependents may be provided depending on circumstances.
Employment status
Full Time
Term of office
Non-tenured (5-year contract)
(The contract may be renewed)
Application deadline
August 29, 2025
Start Date
January 1, 2026
Application materials
- Curriculum Vitae (with photograph attached)
- Summary of research activities to date (about 3 pages on A4 paper) and Up to 5 major research papers
- List of research achievements (research papers, conference proceedings, reviews, books, patents)
- List of research funding/grants
- List of awards and honors
- List of educational activities and social activities
- Future research plan (about 2 pages on A4 paper)
- Aspirations for educational activities (about 2 pages on A4 paper)
- Referee’s contact information: name, institution, position, telephone number, and email address (2 referees)
Selection method: Selection will be made through an application screening. Only short-listed candidates will be invited for interviews. We cannot pay for expenses such as transportation expenses.
Address to which applications should be sent
Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, 468-1, Aramaki-aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8572, Japan
The Person in Charge of the Associate Professor Recruitment for Environmental Harmony System Science Laboratory
Salary and Benefits
In accordance with Tohoku University’s employment regulations.
Contact Details
Professor Kiyotoshi Sakaguchi
E-mail: kiyotoshi.sakaguchi.c5tohoku.ac.jp
Remarks
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Tohoku University promotes activities to increase Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and encourages people of varied talents from all backgrounds to apply for positions at the university.
Tohoku University’s website about the DEI Declaration is here - Pursuant to Article 8 of the Act on Securing, Etc. of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment, Tohoku University shall, as a measure for increasing the presence of women among the academic staff, prioritize the hiring of women deemed qualified for each job opening, based on impartial evaluation.
- Tohoku University has the largest on-campus childcare system of all Japanese national universities. This network comprises three nurseries: Kawauchi Keyaki Nursery school (capacity: 22) and Aobayama Midori Nursery school (116), both open to all university employees, as well as Hoshinoko Nursery school (120), which is open to employees working on Seiryo Campus. In addition, Tohoku University Hospital runs a childcare room for mildly ill and convalescent children which is available to all university employees.
-
See the following website for information on these and other programs that Tohoku University runs to assist work-life balance, to support researchers,
and to advance gender equality, including measures to promote childcare leave among male employees.
Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI Center), Tohoku Universitywebsite
Human Resources and Planning Department website
