TOHOKU UNIVERSITY FACULTY POSITION(Professor in the Department of Robotics)
The Department of Robotics invites applications for a tenure position at the Professor level.
The successful applicant will join the Robot System Group of the department. Current Robot System
Group is active in Smart Robot Design and Neuro-Robotics. Special preference will be given to those
applicants who have a strong background of mechanical engineering, deep interest, and enthusiasm inexploring and developing cutting-edge areas in the field of Robotics.
There are four departments (Mechanical Systems Engineering, Finemechanics, Robotics andAerospace Engineering) of the Division of Mechanical Engineering, pursuing research and teachingin areas such as Functional Systems Engineering, Energy Systems Engineering, Materials Physics andEngineering, Nanomechanics, Biomechanics, Robot Systems, Nanosystems, Aerospace Engineering,Astronautical Engineering, and other fields newly created by fusion of different fields. The successful
candidate is expected to set up innovative research projects by himself/herself or in collaboration withother researchers of the Division of Mechanical Engineering.
The applicants must hold a doctoral degree in an appropriate field. Profound knowledge of theJapanese or English language, written and spoken, is also required. 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 will be paid accordingly.
The deadline for application is July 31st, 2024. The position will be available after April 1st, 2025.
Applicants should send the following documents by e-mail:(1) Curriculum vitae including research and teaching history(2) List of research achievements [peer-reviewed journal articles (mark the corresponding author, ifapplicable), full-text reviewed international conference papers, other international conference
papers, reference papers (other than those mentioned above), invited lectures, books, articles,
patents, awards, research fundings (whether as a representative or a contributor), activities inacademic and social societies, other special items].
(3) Future prospects regarding education and research(4) Copies of five representative papers and a brief description of each paper(5) Names, addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of five persons who can evaluate
his/her ability and personality.

Sending address and contact:
Satoshi Murata
Chair, Division of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
Please send an email to "mech-recruit@grp.tohoku.ac.jp" with the subject line "Application documents
for a professorship at the Department of Robotics".
Phone: +81-22-795-6920

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