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Call for Project Assistant Professor
- Position: Project Assistant Professor, one person
・Job description:
The KAGRA Observatory at the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research (ICRR), University of Tokyo, is advancing technology development to significantly improve the sensitivity of the gravitational wave detector KAGRA in the high-frequency band, as part of the KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) project "Pioneering High-Frequency Gravitational Wave Astronomy for Elucidating the Physics of High-Density Extreme Matter" (Principal Investigator: Takaaki Kajita).
KAGRA is a laser interferometric gravitational wave detector built underground with a baseline length of 3 km. Its distinguishing features include the reduction of thermal noise by cooling its four main mirrors to cryogenic temperatures, as well as mitigation of the thermal lensing problem associated with high-power laser operation. The KAGRA Observatory is aiming for the first direct detection of gravitational waves with KAGRA by alternately performing sensitivity improvement campaigns and observation runs, while advancing gravitational wave astronomy in collaboration with gravitational wave observatories worldwide, including LIGO and Virgo.
For the sensitivity improvement in the high-frequency band targeted by this research project, it is essential to reduce the quantum noise of the optical phase (shot noise), which constitutes the dominant noise source in this regime. This call for applications seeks a specially appointed assistant professor to engage in the research and development of a high-performance squeezed vacuum field generation system, one of the quantum noise reduction technologies central to this effort.
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 July 27th, 2026.
- Detail: PDF
May. 28, 2026
