Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
Background of the recruitment and description of the project
【Outline of position】 We are seeking a motivated Postdoctoral Research Fellow to work with psychologists, engineers, linguists, and HCI designers to understand and practice “Copresence (Togetherness) across time and space” at Tohoku University, Japan. This is a project funded by JSPS to investigate how the feelings of “Copresence (togetherness)” are transformed in modern society where the reality is re-defined by ICT technology. Our ultimate goal is to (1) understand how copresence is presented in the virtual and real spaces, and (2) how to use non-verbal cues (e.g. haptic, motions, etc.) to enhance copresence in future communication designs. This research infrastructure is expected to contribute to alleviating loneliness, enhancing social welfare, and expanding human communication capabilities to a new dimension, thus having a profound impact on society as a whole.
The candidate will work in an international team with collaborators from diverse backgrounds. Specific responsibilities include: planning and designing experiments, programming, developing experimental devices, conducting experiments, data analysis, writing academic papers and reporting results at conferences, and supervising students on related research topics.
Work content and job description
Research
* Assigned department
Existing departments
Work location
Address
980-8577 Miyagi 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba, Sendai
Number of hired
Number of hired: 1 person(s)
Starting date: 2026-11-01 00:00:00
Job content supplemental explanation: [Start of employment]
As early as possible from November 2026 onward.
Additional Information
Benefits
Compensation: Annual salary: 4 million yen - 6 million yen
Working hours: 08:30-17:15
Break time: 12:00-13:00
Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays and year-end and New Year holidays
Overtime and other explanations: Discretionary labor system is applied, and the employee is considered to have worked 7 hours 45 minutes a day.
Employment type: Regular employee
Employment type description: Full-time
Contract period: Nontenured
Contract period description: Maximum of five years.
Probationary period: Probationary period absent
Various systems
Pay increase system: available
Transportation expenses: 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
In accordance with Tohoku University regulations
https://www1.g-reiki.net/tohoku.ac/reiki_taikei/r_taikei_01_04_02.html
Additional comments
- 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 is here: http://dei.tohoku.ac.jp/en/vision/about/
- 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. Please see the Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Tohoku University website: https://dei.tohoku.ac.jp/en/vision/consulting/for_minority/
- 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 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, Tohoku University website: https://dei.tohoku.ac.jp/en/vision/consulting/for_family/
Human Resources and Planning Department website: https://c.bureau.tohoku.ac.jp/jinji-top/external/a-4-kosodate/
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: Tohoku University
Country: Japan
City: Miyagi
Contact
City: Miyagi
