Job type

• Professor level

Research field

• Natural Science - Magnetism, superconductivity and strongly correlated systems
• Natural Science - Semiconductors, optical properties of condensed matter and atomic physics
• Natural Science - Mathematical physics and fundamental theory of condensed matter physics
• Nanotechnology/Materials - Applied physical properties
• Natural Science - Biophysics, chemical physics and soft matter physics

Wages

• Annual Salary : 9 million yen ~ 13 million yen

  The successful candidate will be paid under the “Annual Salary System with Lump-Sum Retirement Allowance” pursuant to the Institute’s Rules on Wage and Salary for Staff under Annual Salary System with Lump-Sum Retirement Allowance. In accordance with the rules, the amount of annual salary will be determined based on the candidate’s age, highest degree obtained, work experience, and other factors for the first fiscal year of employment, and will be based on performance evaluations in subsequent years. A retirement allowance will be paid separately at the time of retirement.
  ●Annual salary examples (including bonuses, etc.)
  ・Professor who has 15 years of work experience after completing a doctoral degree (employment starting in April)
  First year: JPY 9,240,000 (general example)
  Subsequent years:
  Minimum: JPY 9,140,000
  Standard: JPY 10,280,000
  Maximum: JPY 12,410,000
  *Minimum and maximum amounts may vary depending on performance evaluations.
  Important information (applicable to all positions):
  ・The amounts listed above are provided as examples based on Institute rules and do not directly refer to this specific position.
  ・Additional fixed allowances for commuting, housing, dependents, or other considerations may be provided separately to eligible candidates.
  ・The amount of the first payment of the Addition to Annual Salary and the Performance-Based Bonus may vary depending on the length of time between the employment start date and the payment date. If a candidate is transferring from another national university or organization, their period of service at the previous institution may be taken into consideration
  

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

  Applicants must have a doctoral degree or Ph.D. in physics or closely related areas.

Employment Type

• Regular employee

Contract period

• Tenured - Non-tenure track

  The Institute has mandatory retirement, requiring employees to retire at age 65.

  Probationary period present

  [Probationary Period] 6 months

Work location

• 152-8550 Tokyo 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Ookayama campus, Institute of Science Tokyo

Compensation

• Various systems

  Retirement age : available

• Insurance

  Employees' Health Insurance : Mutual Aid Association short-term benefits

  Employees' Pension Insurance : available

  Worker's accident insurance : available

  Employment insurance : available

• Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

  Smoking is prohibited on campus (excluding designated outdoor smoking areas).

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Starting date : 2026/04/01

• Job content supplemental explanation

  [Proposed Start Date]As early as possible after April 1, 2026

Application period

• 2025/07/08~2025/08/29 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Attached documents

  Other online application forms
  [Required Documents]
  1.Curriculum Vitae (including professional and educational history from high school onward, honors and awards, criminal history and disciplinary actions, email address, and photograph): Please use Tokyo Tech format (CV-e.docx) downloaded from
  https://science-tokyo.box.com/s/4g3tod9sx8i8mfzs1snlkp4wb2yede6t
  2.List of (1) refereed original papers (up to five major publications should be marked, with their citations provided), (2) Invited oral presentations at international and domestic conferences, (3) reviews and commentary articles, (4) books, (5) other special notes (e.g., patents), (6) the total number of citations of refereed original papers, the h-index, together with name of the database (Google Scholar Citations, Scopus, Web of Science or Inspire) used
  3.List of acquired research grants and external funds: Name of the fund, project title, period of research, whether principal researcher or not, total amount (if principal researcher), and name of principal researcher and allocated amount (if not principal researcher) should be included
  4.Statement on research achievements (within 3 pages in A4 size) and plan (within 2 pages in A4 size)
  5.Statement on education experiences and/or plan
  6.List of awarded prizes, professional activities, social contributions
  7.List of four references with names, affiliations, and email addresses (at least two outside of Japan), including the authors of the letters of reference or recommendation mentioned below in 10.
  8.Possible start date
  9.PDF copies of five major publications
  10.Two letters of reference or recommendation (at least one should be from outside of Japan)
  addressee: Prof. Katsushi Ito, Chair of Department of Physics, School of Science
  11.Application information sheet: Please use Excel file (cmth25-applicant-FamilynameGivenname.xlsx) downloaded from
  https://science-tokyo.box.com/s/q87f31mxz3blumzetpfmbz4kzzjuldzf

• Return of application documents

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  Selection will be based on a comprehensive review of applications and interviews. Selected applicants may be asked to have an interview and/or give a presentation, a trial lecture, etc. We suggest conducting interviews, presentations, etc., in person or online depending on circumstances. Please note that travel expenses for attending in-person interviews will not be reimbursed.

• Notification of result

  Notification will be made by e-mail.

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