Detailed information
Work location : Tohoku district - Miyagi
Date of publication : 2025/04/18
Recruitment for One or two positions for tenured full Professor, fixed-term Associate Professor, or fixed-term Assistant Professor(Institute of Fluid Science (IFS))
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Tohoku University
Research field : Nanotechnology/Materials - Composite materials and interfaces | Nanotechnology/Materials - Structural materials and functional materials | Social Infrastructure - Safety engineering | Social Infrastructure - Disaster prevention engineering
Professor level : Regular employee - Tenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period present
Associate Professor : Regular employee - Nontenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period present
Assistant Professor level : Regular employee - Nontenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period present
Job description
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Background of the recruitment and description of the project
The Global Collaborative Research and Education Center for Integrated Flow Science (IFS-GCORE) will conduct research on the academic foundation of integrated flow science for its deployment in diverse application fields, including fuel ammonia and green nanotechnology. The center will promote international joint research and education with overseas centers in France, Singapore, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia, and the U.S., and aim to become an alliance-type international base that creates social impact.
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Work content and job description
Research, education, and international collaboration in the fields of Integrated Flow Science to contribute to the development of the global supply chain of fuel ammonia including fuel production, safe storage, transportation, material, and combustion engineering.
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Assigned department
Newly established departments
The Global Collaborative Research and Education Center for Integrated Flow Science (IFS-GCORE)
Date of new establishment : June, 2025
Precautions : Global Collaborative Research and Education Center for Integrated Flow Science (IFS-GCORE) consists of twelve laboratories: Green Nanotechnology Laboratory, High Speed Reacting Flow Laboratory, Energy Resources Geomechanics, Laboratory, Energy Dynamics Laboratory, Multiphase Flow Energy Laboratory, Multi-Physics Design Laboratory, Reactive Flow Systems Laboratory, Mechanical Systems Evaluation Laboratory, Advanced Materials and Fluids Design Lab
Job type
- Professor level
- Associate Professor
- Assistant Professor level
Research field
- Nanotechnology/Materials - Composite materials and interfaces
- Nanotechnology/Materials - Structural materials and functional materials
- Social Infrastructure - Safety engineering
- Social Infrastructure - Disaster prevention engineering
Wages
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Professor level
Annual Salary : 7 million yen ~ 12 million yen
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Associate Professor
Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~ 10 million yen
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Assistant Professor level
Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~ 8 million yen
Working hours
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Professor level
Working hours :08:30-17:15
Break time :12:00-13:00
Holidays : Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays and year-end and New Year holidays (29 Dec - 3 Jan)
Overtime and other explanations : Flexible Work Hours: As a basis, starting time (8:30) to ending time (17:15), but left up to the discretion of each employee.
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Associate Professor
Working hours :08:30-17:15
Break time :12:00-13:00
Holidays : Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays and year-end and New Year holidays (29 Dec - 3 Jan)
Overtime and other explanations : Flexible Work Hours: As a basis, starting time (8:30) to ending time (17:15), but left up to the discretion of each employee.
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Assistant Professor level
Working hours :08:30-17:15
Break time :12:00-13:00
Holidays : Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays and year-end and New Year holidays (29 Dec - 3 Jan)
Overtime and other explanations : Flexible Work Hours: As a basis, starting time (8:30) to ending time (17:15), but left up to the discretion of each employee.
Application requirements
Qualifications
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Education and Degree Requirements
Ph.D. / Doctor
Candidates must have a doctoral degree upon arrival at the post and a distinguished achievement in the field of Fluid Science.
Employment Type
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Professor level
Regular employee
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Associate Professor
Regular employee
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Assistant Professor level
Regular employee
Contract period
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Professor level
Tenured - Non-tenure track
Probationary period present
Trial period 6 months.
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Associate Professor
Nontenured - Non-tenure track
Term: Ten years without extension
Probationary period present
Trial period 6 months.
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Assistant Professor level
Nontenured - Non-tenure track
Term: Eight years. Renewal of contract will be permitted for another 2 years at most.
Probationary period present
Trial period 6 months.
Work location
- 980-8577 Miyagi Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University 2-1-1, Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai
Compensation
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Various systems
Pay increase system : available
Bonus : available (included in Annual Salary)
Retirement allowances : available (included in Annual Salary)
Transportation expenses : available
Retirement age : available
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Insurance
Employees' Health Insurance : available
Employees' Pension Insurance : available
Worker's accident insurance : available
Employment insurance : available
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Supplementary explanation of compensation
Treatment after recruitment (job title, salary, working hours, employment type, employment period / trial period) depends on the rules and regulations of Tohoku University.
【Salary】
Annual Salary System (The annual income is calculated in accordance with Tohoku University wage regulations)
【Contract period】
Term: Depends on job title
【Working hours】
The discretionary labor system for professional work(7 hours 45 minutes per day)
【Break Time】
60 minutes
【Holidays】
Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays and the period from December 29 to January 3
【Insurance】
Admission into the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mutual Aid Association, Pension Insurance, Worker's Compensation Insurance, Employment Insurance
【Probationary period】
Applicable(6 months from the day of hiring. No difference in working conditions)
Application Considerations
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Considerations for conducting interviews (e.g., those who live far away, such as overseas)
If an interview is required, an online interview is possible.
Number of hired
1 person(s)
Hiring date : 2025/06/01
Starting date : 2025/06/01
Application period
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2025/04/18~2025/05/23 Deadline for receipt
Application documents must arrive by Friday, March 7, 2025, at 17:00 (JST).
Institute of Fluid Science (IFS), Tohoku University extended the application period for the open call for an assistant professor position issued on March 6, 2025.
Application method
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Application documents (specified forms)
- 012_ 統合流動科学セ_教授公募_英_0410.pdf
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Attached documents
Application Form : Online Submission , MailingAchievements and Activities : Online Submission , MailingPlease see pdf file for details of requirements.Other online application forms
Please see pdf file for details of requirements.Other Mailing Documents
Please see pdf file for details of requirements. -
Return of application documents
We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.
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Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)
980-8577 Miyagi Institute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University 2-1-1, Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai
Director Kaoru Maruta -
* Out of application period.
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URL of this job posting
Selection / Notification of result
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Selection
Documentation and interview selection
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Notification of result
E-mails, etc.
Contact details
Tohoku University
INSTITUTE OF FLUID SCIENCE
Kaoru Maruta
0222175300
ifs-director(at)grp.tohoku.ac.jp
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Notes
•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.
•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 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 at Tohoku University Hospital. In addition, Tohoku University Hospital runs a childcare room for mildly ill and convalescent children which is available to all university employees
•See our website (URL is written on pdf) 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.
