Open Faculty Position at Tohoku University
Fracture and Reliability Research Institute invites applications for a tenure-track faculty
position at the Associate Professor level.

The Division of Advanced Mechano-Materials Science is seeking candidates who have theability to promote and develop original and high-impact research in the field of mechanicalsciences from an international perspective, based on academic fields related to mechanicalengineering, mechanical materials, materials sciences, and strength of materials, without
limiting the research field.
The successful applicant will lead an independent laboratory as a tenure-track associateprofessor and supervise teaching in the undergraduate (Department of Mechanical andAerospace Engineering) and graduate (Department of Finemechanics) departments, as well as
research that will be integrated into a master's thesis or doctoral dissertation.
The applicants must hold a doctoral degree in an appropriate field. The position is open to any
candidate who fulfills the listed academic requirements, regardless of gender or nationality.
The successful applicant, of Japanese or non-Japanese nationality, will become a Japanese
National University Corporation employee and be paid accordingly.
The laboratory’s management will be independent, and the budget allocation and student
assignments will be the same as those of full professors. The research space will be provided forstarting up a new laboratory. The teaching and administrative responsibilities should be thesame or lower than those of associate professors.
The position will be available after April 1st, 2025.
The term of appointment is seven years (without reappointment as the same position). If atenure-track faculty member has made excellent achievements during the term, he/she will beappointed to a tenured Full Professor position in Fracture and Reliability Research Institute.
However, according to the achievements, a tenured Associate Professor position may be offered
as the next position.
All applications received by November 1st, 2024 will be considered.
The applicants should submit their application by mail (recorded delivery) or e-mail, including(1) Curriculum vitae including research and teaching histories, (2) list of researchachievements [peer-reviewed journal articles (mark the corresponding author, if applicable),full-text reviewed international conference papers, other papers (other than those mentionedabove), invited lectures, books, articles, patents, awards, research fundings (whether as arepresentative or a contributor), activities in academic and social societies, other special items],(3) teaching statements, (4) statements of research achievements and future research plans, (5)copies of five major publications with a summary and evaluation of each publication, and (6)two reference letters to:Prof. Kazuhiro Ogawa
Director, Fracture and Reliability Research Institute, Tohoku University
6-6-11-701, Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
E-mail: Kazuhiro.ogawa.b7[at]tohoku.ac.jp
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