Job type

• Professor level

Research field

• Energy Engineering - Nuclear engineering

Wages

• Annual Salary : 7 million yen ~ 10 million yen

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

• Description

  [Required qualifications and conditions]
  Candidates must have a doctoral degree upon arrival at the post and distinguished achievement in the above-mentioned specialized field. In addition, they must have a strong willingness in the education at the department. Holding a Japanese national license concerning radiation protection is preferable.
  

Employment Type

• Regular employee

  Full-time

Contract period

• Tenured - Non-tenure track

  Probationary period absent

Work location

• 980-8579 Miyagi 6-6-01-2, Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba, Sendai Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University

Compensation

• Various systems

  Pay increase system : available

  Bonus : available

  Retirement allowances : available

  Transportation expenses : available

  Retirement age : available

• Insurance

  Employees' Health Insurance : available

  Employees' Pension Insurance : available

  Worker's accident insurance : available

  Employment insurance : available

• Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

  No smoking on campus

• Supplementary explanation of compensation

  (1)Salary system: Based on the University's employment regulations and in accordance with experience. In addition, transportation, housing, and dependent allowances may be provided depending on conditions.
  (2)Work hours: As a basis, starting time (8:30 AM) to ending time (5:15 PM), but left up to the discretion of each employee.
  (3)Holidays: Saturday, Sunday, and holidays prescribed by the National Holyday Act, the days from 29th December to 3rd January
  (4)Insurance: Admission into the Mutual Aid Association of MEXT, Unemployment Insurance, Worker's Compensation Insurance
  

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

• Job content supplemental explanation

  [Number of positions and Job title] One position open for a professor
  [Starting date] April 01, 2026, or later
  [Employment status] Full time
  [Term of office] Tenure position
  [Division] Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Safety Engineering of Nuclear Systems, Nuclear Energy-Flow Environmental Engineering
  [Main subjects in charge] nuclear chemistry, nuclear fuel engineering, nuclear back-end engineering, nuclear fuel cycle, radiochemistry
  [Duties] Successful candidates will be engaged in research and education in relation to the subjects above, as well as the administration of the school.
  [Place of work address]
  　Department of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering,
  　Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
  　6-6-01-2, Aramaki aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

Application period

• 2025/06/06~2025/09/05 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Online Submission , Mailing
  Achievements and Activities : Online Submission , Mailing

  Other online application forms
  Application materials:
  (1)Two letters of recommendation
  (It should be directly sent to head-qse@grp.tohoku.ac.jp by the recommenders)
  (2)Curriculum Vitae (with a photo attached; educational background should include high school and higher)
  (3)List of research achievements (Peer-reviewed research papers, invited presentations, academic presentations at international conferences, patents, books, reviews, awards. Include research performance indices such as total citation numbers and h-index (indicate the database used). Include FWCI and Top10% paper ratio, if possible)
  (4)List of educational achievements (information about lectures in the last three years (subject name, the number of hours of curriculum for the subject, and grade level to be covered), list of the thesis titles of students supervised by the applicant, and so on)
  (5)Five primary research papers (with their citation numbers)
  (6)Other related matters showing the excellence of an applicant (list of competitive research funding obtained, organization of academic conferences, other activities in academia)
  (7)Summary of research activities (should be around 1000 words; clearly explain the excellence of the applicant from an international viewpoint)
  (8)Aspirations for research and education (should be around 1000 words)
  (9)Contact information of references (two persons):
  Name, name of institution, position title, telephone number, and email address

  Other Mailing Documents
  Application materials:
  (1)Two letters of recommendation
  (It should be directly sent to head-qse@grp.tohoku.ac.jp by the recommenders)
  (2)Curriculum Vitae (with a photo attached; educational background should include high school and higher)
  (3)List of research achievements (Peer-reviewed research papers, invited presentations, academic presentations at international conferences, patents, books, reviews, awards. Include research performance indices such as total citation numbers and h-index (indicate the database used). Include FWCI and Top10% paper ratio, if possible)
  (4)List of educational achievements (information about lectures in the last three years (subject name, the number of hours of curriculum for the subject, and grade level to be covered), list of the thesis titles of students supervised by the applicant, and so on)
  (5)Five primary research papers (with their citation numbers)
  (6)Other related matters showing the excellence of an applicant (list of competitive research funding obtained, organization of academic conferences, other activities in academia)
  (7)Summary of research activities (should be around 1000 words; clearly explain the excellence of the applicant from an international viewpoint)
  (8)Aspirations for research and education (should be around 1000 words)
  (9)Contact information of references (two persons):
  Name, name of institution, position title, telephone number, and email address

• Return of application documents

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

• Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

  980-8579 Miyagi 6-6-01-2, Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba, Sendai Departiment of Quantum Science and Energy Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
  Professor Shigeo Matsuyama

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  ・Application Screening and Presentation
  If there is to be a presentation, details on location, time, etc. will be announced separately.

• Notification of result

  The results of the selection will be notified by appropriate means after the selection is completed.
  

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