Department of Frontier Sciences for Advanced Environment,
Ecomaterial Design and Process Engineering,
Environmental Materials Surface Science:
1 Specially Appointed Assistant Professor

Application Deadline：2026-05-29

Duties

The successful candidate will engage in research and development related to the evaluation and analysis of electrocatalysts for water electrolysis hydrogen production.

Salary

Approximately 4,000,000 ～ 5,000,00 JPY per annum.
Determined based on academic background, professional experience, etc., in accordance with the National University Corporation Tohoku University Employee Salary Regulations.

Hours

The discretionary labor system for professional work shall apply.
Flexible Work Hours: The standard working hours are 8:30 to 17:15, but the actual working hours are at the discretion of each employee.
Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, December 29 to January 3 of the following year, dates specified by the Graduate School, and leave as prescribed by Tohoku University regulations.

Qualifications

• Applicants must hold a doctoral degree, or be expected to obtain one by the time of appointment.
• Preferred qualifications include experience in aqueous electrochemical measurements, ex situ and in situ structural characterization using spectroscopic techniques such as X-ray absorption spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy, and surface analysis techniques such as X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.

Employment status

Full Time (Fixed term)

Term of Employment

The contract may be renewed ever year.

Working place

Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University
468-1 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, JAPAN

Employee benefits

Application Deadline

2026-05-29

Application will close as soon as a suitable candidate is found.

Start Date

2026-06-01

As soon as possible on or after June 1, 2026.

Application materials

1. Curriculum Vitae (with photograph attached)
2. List of research achievements (research papers, patents, books, reviews, awards)
3. Lists of competitive research funds received, academic conference activities, international conference presentations
4. Three major research papers (both printed and electronic files are acceptable)
5. Summary of research activities (of around 1000 words)
6. Referees’ contact information: Name, name of institution, position, telephone number, and email address (2 referees)

Address to which applications should be sent

Selection method

We may ask you to make a presentation during the selection process.
Details regarding the interview will be communicated via email to the selected candidates.
The final selection results will be sent to applicants via email.

Contact details

Professor Naoto Todoroki
E-mail: naoto.todoroki.b1tohoku.ac.jp

Remarks

• 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
• 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 published ‘Tohoku University-Live as Who You Are-Guidelines for Gender and Sexual Diversity' to provide explanations and details of how those at the university should respond with respect to diverse sexuality. The purpose of the guidelines is to create an environment in which all students, faculty, and staff respect diverse sexuality in their academic, research, and professional activities.
  Tohoku University Center for Gender Equality Promotion Brochure
• 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

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