Recruitment of Assistant Professor at Mizukami Lab, Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku University

This position serves research for spintronics and quantum materials / devices in collaboration with Prof. S. Mizukami in AIMR, Tohoku University.

Recruitment information

Position Assistant Professor
Job type, rank, number 1 person
Term 5 years.
Further 2 years extension, depending on the achievements as well as the continued funding.
Starting date 2025, April 1st, or the earliest possible date thereafter
Deadline for applications End of February, 2025.
Research fields Applied physics, Thin films, surface and interface physics, optics and photonics, electronics materials
Qualifications
  • Applicants must have, or be close to complete, a Ph.D. or an equivalent degree.
  • Applicants must have skills and experiences to conduct the research explained above.
Treatment
  • Salary: The Annual Salary System will be applied. The annual salary amount is determined in accordance with the Regulations on Employees Salary at National University Corporation Tohoku University and includes monthly salary, regional allowances, year-end and diligent service allowance, and retirement allowance.
  • Employment status: Full-time (Fixed-term employment)
  • Work location: Tohoku district – Miyagi
  • Working Hours: The discretional working system for professional work will be applied. It is deemed to be 7.75 hours worked per day and is left to the discretion of each employee. Additionally, according to what is laid out in Article 34 of the Labor Standards Act, each employee is allowed a break.
Application materials
  • CV (Any format is acceptable. Prescribed form by Tohoku University can also be used.)
  • Publications list (papers, books, lectures, awards, software, etc.)
  • Outline of research accomplishments (up to two pages)
  • Research plan (up to one page)
  • Names and contact information of two or three references
* All documents are used only for screening and they will not be returned.
How to apply Please convert and combine the application materials (1) to (5) into a single PDF file and send by email to the following address.
The email title should be “AIMR Application: Mizukami Lab”.
Where to apply Prof. Shigemi Mizukami
Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku University
shigemi.mizukami.a7@tohoku.ac.jp

Contact

Prof. Shigemi Mizukami
Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), Tohoku University

E-mail: shigemi.mizukami.a7@tohoku.ac.jp
Website: Mizukami Laboratory (will open in a new tab)

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