TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
Recruitment for Associate Professor Position
1. Number of positions and job title: One open position, Associate Professor
2. Affiliation: Fluid Mechanics Group, Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering
3. Job description:
The Fluid Mechanics Group is engaged in research on fluid mechanics that contributes to inventionof innovative manufacturing methods and accident/disaster prevention, while focusing on theelucidation of multiphysics phenomena related to flow, and heat and mass transports. This position isopen to individuals who are enthusiastic and cooperative in education and research, and who are willingto take on the challenge of pioneering new fluid energy applications that include fundamental studies inthermofluid physics. A successful candidate is expected to set up innovative research projects byhimself/herself or in collaboration with other researchers of the groups. Responsibilities will include
teaching at both undergraduate (Division of Mechanical Engineering) and graduate (Graduate Schoolof Engineering) levels, and directing research projects, which will lead to MS and Ph.D. theses.
4. Starting date: After January 1, 2025
5. Required Qualifications and Conditions:
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.
6. Selection method: After screening of documents, an interview will be conducted.
7. Documents required for application:(1) Curriculum vitae including photograph, contact information, and research and teaching history(2) List of research achievements [full-text peer-reviewed journal papers (mark the corresponding author,if applicable), full-text peer-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 in academic
societies and society, 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, affiliations, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of three persons who can evaluate theapplicant's abilities and personality.
8. Application deadline: 23:59 JST, June 30, 2024.
9. Address for sending application documents:
Please send application documents via an email to "mech-recruit@grp.tohoku.ac.jp" with the subject
line "Application documents for a faculty position at Fluid Mechanics Group in Department ofMechanical Systems Engineering". Application documents will not be returned.

For further information, please contact:
Prof. Masaya Shigeta, Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering,Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
E-mail: shigeta@tohoku.ac.jp, Phone: +81-22-795-6928
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