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Call for Project Assistant Professor
- Position: Project Assistant Professor, one person.
・Job description: The successful candidate shall lead the construction and operation of the optics system and the focal plane camera of the Large-SizedTelescope (LST) arrays in the international gamma-ray observatory CTAO. The successful candidate shall also lead in achieving scientific results in astrophysics, astroparticle physics, and multi-messenger astronomy through observational research using the CTAO LSTs.
※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 be received by 12:00 noon JST on August 18, 2025.
- Detail: PDF
June 19, 2025
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Call for Associate Professor
- Position: Associate Professor(tenure track), one person
・Job description: The successful candidate will promote observational studies of the high-energy cosmic rays and gamma rays while promoting collaborations among the research groups in the High Energy Cosmic Ray Research Division of ICRR. The successful candidate will play a central role in the maintenance, operation, construction, and observational research of the Telescope Array experiment and the Tibet AS gamma / ALPACA experiments. In addition, the successful candidate will also promote the construction and operation of the Large-Sized Telescope (LST) arrays of the international gamma-ray observatory CTAO and observational studies. Through these collaborations, the successful candidate is also expected to play a central role in the planning and promoting future projects for the High Energy Cosmic Ray 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 July 25, 2025.
- Detail: PDF
May 28, 2025
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Call for a Project Assistant Professor (female only)
- Position: Project Assistant Professor, one person.
・Job description : Engage in experimental, observational or theoretical studies conducted in our institute.
※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 :
1.Applicants should have or be about to obtain a Ph.D. in a related field by the time of employment.
2.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 24th, 2025.
- Detail: PDF
May 19, 2025
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Call for Assistant Professor
- Position: Assistant Professor, one person
・Job description: The successful applicant shall work on the construction and commissioning of the Hyper-Kamiokande detector. In addition, they will play a central role in achieving scientific results in neutrino physics, nucleon decay searches, and neutrino astronomy. This person will also participate in the establishment of an international collaborative network that strongly promotes multi-messenger astronomy, and 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.)
・Place of work :Kamioka Observatory, ICRR (Kamioka-cho, Hida, Gifu, Japan)
※Scope of change: The University will assign the faculty member to work at a designated location. (In principle, the faculty member will not be reassigned or transferred 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 be received by 12:00 noon JST on July 22nd, 2025.
- Detail: PDF
May 19, 2025
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Call for Assistant Professor
- Position: Assistant Professor, one person
・Job Description : The successful candidate will mainly engage in theoretical research on high-energy astrophysics to promote multi-messenger astronomy in the High Energy Astronomy Group. The ideal candidate will be able to cooperate with group members and be open to collaboration with observational projects.
※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 be received by 12:00 noon JST on July 18th, 2025.
- Detail: PDF
May 19, 2025
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Call for Assistant Professor, Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, The University of Tokyo
- Position: Position : Assistant Professor, ICRR
The University of Tokyo is currently accepting applications for the "University of Tokyo Excellent Young Researcher" project (open position) for the 2025 academic year. The Institute for Cosmic Ray Research (ICRR) welcomes applications from those who meet the conditions described down below. However, please note the personnel screening ICRR will conduct does not necessarily mean that you will be selected for the position. The University of Tokyo Headquarters will make a final decision.
・Ideal Candidate Profile : As a Center for the Inter-University Research Program, the Institute provides domestic and international researchers with research opportunities and conducts collaborative research by building medium- and large-scale cosmic ray-related instruments and facilities that are difficult to build in university laboratories. We expect the successful candidate to understand this purpose and actively support the Institute's activities while carrying out his/her research.
・Area of expertise : You will be involved in one of the following research projects: Super-Kamiokande, Hyper-Kamiokande, KAGRA(experiment and/or data analysis), or CTA.
※For Super-Kamiokande and Hyper-Kamiokande, you can participate in both.
※For CTA, we expect the successful candidate to execute observational research with high-energy gamma rays.
・In accordance with the University's "Five-Year Plan for Accelerating Female Employment”, we believe that it is urgent to support research activities of female researchers, thus, especially welcome applications from them. All nationalities are welcome.
・Detail: 400263748.pdf - Application Deadline: First register from the URL below before Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 17:00 JST (UTC+09:00). When your registration has been completed successfully, you will receive a confirmation e-mail including further details on how to submit your application documents (it may take a few days for the confirmation e-mail to be sent). Then, upload your application documents through the website, as indicated on the registration confirmation e-mail. Electronic files of your application documents must be uploaded through the given website no later than Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 17:00 JST (UTC+09:00). After screening of the application materials, interviews for candidates may be held by the desired department.
Registration Form: https://forms.office.com/r/pb44dELZ4U - Detail: PDF
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