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Call for Assistant Professor (female only)
- Position: Assistant Professor(female only) ※tenure track, one person.
・Job description:
The successful candidate will analyze joint observational data from the LIGO–Virgo–KAGRA Collaboration and derive scientific results within the KAGRA project. The candidate will also participate in the establishment of international collaborative networks to promote multi-messenger astronomy, as well as in the maintenance and operation of the KAGRA Observatory. In addition, the candidate will contribute to the management of the KAGRA project and international collaboration of ground-based gravitational-wave detectors, as well as to the management of computing resources, including the KAGRA main data server.
Scope of change: The faculty member may be reassigned, concurrently assigned, or transferred to another position. (In principle, such an order will not be issued against his/her will. For details, please refer to Article 4 of the Regulations Concerning the Employment of University of Tokyo Faculty Members.)
・Application Prerequisites : Applicants should have a Ph.D. in a related field by the time of employment.
Must be female.
※The University of Tokyo promotes gender equality, and in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of the "Equal Employment Opportunity Law" (special provisions regarding measures for female workers), this open recruitment is limited to female applicants as a measure to proactively improve the current situation where the percentage of female faculty members is considerably low. - Application Deadline: Application materials must be received by 12:00 noon JST on July 6th, 2026.
- Detail: PDF
May. 1, 2026
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Call for Associate Professor
- Position: Associate Professor(tenure track), one person
・Job description:
The successful candidate is expected to conduct theoretical research in cosmology and particle physics, and, as an Associate Professor in the Theory Group at ICRR, to contribute to research and education while also fostering connections with observational and experimental studies.
Scope of change: The faculty member may be reassigned, concurrently assigned, or transferred to another position. (In principle, such an order will not be issued against his/her will. For details, please refer to Article 4 of the Regulations Concerning the Employment of University of Tokyo Faculty Members.)
・Application Prerequisites : Applicants must have a Ph.D. - Application Deadline: Application materials must arrive by 12:00 noon JST on July 3rd, 2026.
- Detail: PDF
May. 1, 2026
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Call for Associate Professor
- Position: Associate Professor(tenure track), one person
・Job description:
The successful candidate will be affiliated with the Research Center for Cosmic Neutrinos (RCCN) of the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research (ICRR), The University of Tokyo, and will conduct experimental research on neutrinos and astroparticles.
The candidate is expected to play a central role in Hyper-Kamiokande, which the Institute is promoting as a core project for future neutrino research, and to contribute to the mission of RCCN by sharing new findings from neutrino experiments and fostering interdisciplinary research activities across other areas of cosmic-ray physics.
In addition, the candidate will be responsible for the operation of facilities maintained and managed by RCCN, as well as for related duties as a part of Neutrino and Astroparticle Division.
Scope of change: The faculty member may be reassigned, concurrently assigned, or transferred to another position. (In principle, such an order will not be issued against his/her will. For details, please refer to Article 4 of the Regulations Concerning the Employment of University of Tokyo Faculty Members.)
・Application Prerequisites : Applicants must have a Ph.D. - Application Deadline: Application materials must arrive by 12:00 noon JST on May 18th, 2026.
- Detail: PDF
Mar. 18, 2026
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Call for Assistant Professor at Kamioka Observatory
- Position: Assistant Professor※tenure track (two positions)
・Job description:
The successful candidates will work on the construction, commissioning, and operation of the Hyper-Kamiokande detector. In addition, they will play a central role in delivering scientific results in neutrino physics, nucleon decay searches, and neutrino astronomy. They will also participate in maintenance and operation of the Kamioka Observatory.
※Scope of change: The faculty member may be reassigned, concurrently assigned, or transferred to another position. (In principle, such an order will not be issued against his/her will. For details, please refer to Article 4 of the Regulations Concerning the Employment of University of Tokyo Faculty Members.)
・Application Prerequisites : Applicants should have or be about to obtain a Ph.D. in a related field by the time of employment. - Application Deadline: Application materials must arrive by 12:00 noon JST on May 20th, 2026.
- Detail: PDF
Mar. 18, 2026
