Job type

• Professor level

Research field

• Social Infrastructure - Environmental systems for civil engineering

Wages

• Annual Salary : 7 million yen ~ 10 million yen

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

• Description

  (1) Candidates must have a doctoral degree upon arrival at the post.
  (2) Candidates must have original and internationally outstanding achievements and perspectives in the above-mentioned specialized field.
  (3) Candidates must have strong motivation and enthusiasm for education and research in the above-mentioned specialized field.
  (4) Candidates must be able to give lectures and supervise the above topics in English.

Employment Type

• Regular employee

Contract period

• Tenured - Non-tenure track

  Full time (Tenure position)

  Probationary period absent

Work location

• 980-8579 Miyagi Aoba 6-6-06, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai

Compensation

• Supplementary explanation of compensation

  [Treatment after recruitment (job title, employment type and period, salary)]
  
  Job title: Professor
  
  Employment type and period: Full time (Tenure position)
  
  Compensation: Paid in accordance with Tohoku University Staff Employment Regulations. Transportation, housing, and dependent allowances may be provided depending on conditions.
  
  [Working hours, Overtime hours, rest periods, discretionary labor system, holidays, various insurances (social insurance, labor insurance), various systems (pay increase system, bonuses, transportation expenses, retirement allowances), the type of agreement with the applicant when not hiring, etc.]
  
  Work hours: Discretionary working system for professional work. As a basis, starting time (8:30 AM) to ending time (5:15 PM), but left up to the discretion of each employee.
  
  Holidays: Saturday, Sunday, and holidays prescribed by the Act on National Holidays, the days from December 29th to January 3rd
  
  Insurance: Admission into the Mutual Aid Association of MEXT, Employment Insurance, Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance
  
  [The measures against second-hand smoking in your workplace.]
  
  Smoking is prohibited throughout the Tohoku University Campuses.

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Hiring date : 2026/04/01

Starting date : 2026/04/01

Application period

• 2024/12/24~2025/06/27 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Application documents (specified forms)

  • 公募要領（東北大学・環境生態工学分野）英語.pdf

• Return of application documents

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

• Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

  980-8579 Miyagi Aoba 6-6-06, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai

• * Out of application period.

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  Selection will be based on application documents and an interview.

• Notification of result

  Application materials:
  (1) Curriculum Vitae (with a photo attached).
  (2) List of research achievements (Peer-reviewed original research papers, books, and other papers and articles).
  (3) Reprints of the peer-reviewed original research papers listed in (2). (If the books listed in (2) are of particular note, a copy of the cover pages and the complete table of contents should be attached. In the case of a book with joint authorship, the part of the authorship should be indicated.)
  (4) Summary of research achievements, which should be categorized by research topics with reference to (2) (within two pages in total).
  (5) Five representative peer-reviewed original research papers and their abstracts (around 100 words each).
  (6) List of research and educational achievements (Free description of awards received, patents, competitive research funding obtained, academic and social activities, courses taught in the past, etc.).
  (7) Aspirations for education and research (should be around 1,000 words).
  (8) List of 2 researchers (affiliation, name, e-mail address, phone number) who can give their opinion on the applicant.
  
  There are no strict format requirements for each document; however, please ensure that the font size is consistent, using 10 to 10.5 points. All the above application documents must be submitted as PDF files saved on USB or other storage media. Kindly note that submitted documents will not be returned. Letters of recommendation are not required.
  
  Application deadline: The application materials must arrive by Friday, June 27th, 2025, 5:00 p.m. (JST).
  
  Selection Method: Selection will be based on application documents and an interview.
  
  Postal address: The applicants should submit their application materials by registered mail to the following address. Please write in red “Application for faculty position in the Division of Environmental Ecological Engineering” on the envelope. E-mail submissions will not be accepted.
  
  Department Dean,
  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
  Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
  6-6-06, Aramaki-aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
  E-mail: civil.secretary@grp.tohoku.ac.jp (Secretary of Department Chairperson)
  
  Contact information for this recruitment:
  Daisuke Sano
  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tohoku University
  E-mail: daisuke.sano.e1@tohoku.ac.jp
  

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