Tenure-Track Assistant or Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University

Employer: Tohoku University

Location: Japan (JP)

Salary: Based on length of experience and performance.

Closing date: Apr 19, 2026

Discipline: Physical Sciences, Astronomy/Astrophysics, Chemistry, Geoscience, Mathematics, Physics

Position Type: Full Time

Job Type: Faculty, Group Leader/Principal Investigator, Research Scientist

Organization Type: Academia

Job Details

Summary

Position: Assistant Professor (PI) or Associate Professor (PI)

Number of Positions: 3

Job type: Tenure-Track (Maximum Term: 7 Years)

• A tenure review will be conducted by the sixth year after appointment.
• Successful candidates will be promoted to Associate Professor or Professor with a permanent position.
• Depending on the candidate's experience and accomplishments, the tenure review may be conducted earlier (early tenure promotion).

Location: Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University 6-3 Aramaki aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

Qualifications:

• Ph.D. at the time of appointment
• Distinguished research achievements in the relevant field of expertise
• Demonstrated interest and capacity for (1) interdisciplinary research, (2) exploration of new research directions, and/or (3) original scientific inquiry
• Experience or strong potential to establish and direct an independent laboratory as a Principal Investigator (PI) with autonomous research leadership
• Strong English communication skills

We welcome applications from candidates of all expertise, gender identities, nationalities, and cultural backgrounds.

Submission: Application website: https://forms.gle/vgMfHSzd7FRSJXg89

Application deadline: Monday, April 20, 2026, at 12:00 (noon) JST

Starting employment: The earliest date after January 1, 2027

For questions contact
Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
Center for Research and Education Copoperation in Science, Office for Evaluation Analysis / Research Strategy
Inquiry Form: https://forms.gle/4CKA669eamXUtLmf6

Overview

The Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University conducts research into the laws of nature across a broad spectrum of scientific fields... [full overview text as in original]

The appointee will be affiliated with one of the departments—1) Mathematics, 2) Physics, 3) Astronomy, 4) Geophysics, 5) Chemistry, or 6) Earth Science—and will manage a laboratory as a Principal Investigator (PI), engaging in pioneering research in their specific field or in interdisciplinary research involving these and other areas.

Qualifications & Submissions

Compensation & Benefits
The annual salary... Assistant professor: 6 to 8 million JPY
Associate professor: up to 10 million JPY