7. Health Insurance
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mutual Aid
Association, Employees' Pension, Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance and
Employment Insurance
8. Measures to Prevent Second-hand Smoke
Smoking is strictly prohibited on the premises except for designated areas
9. Application Materials
a) Curriculum Vitae:
Free format. Please include a photo taken within six months, contact information, complete
academic/professional history of both teaching and research, degrees, awards, and your ORCID
or ResearcherID.
b) Publication list: classify these into original papers published in peer-reviewed journals, review
papers, books, and other publications
c) List of research grants/funds received (specify whether you were the Principle Investigator or a
Co-Investigator)
d) List of activities in international and domestic societies, including committee activities and the
invited presentations at the conferences
e) Outline and results of past research (2-3 pages of A4 paper)
f) Plans and perspective of research and education (2-3 pages of A4 paper)
g) Names of two references (You may attach recommendation letters)
h) Copies of your significant publications: limit those to five and clearly reference them by labels
on your publication list
10. Application Deadline
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 (JST)
*The deadline must be strictly observed.
11. Application
Application materials must be submitted via e-mail to:
jinjikoubo_omc_2026*at*lowtem.hokudai.ac.jp (replace *at* by @)
The subject line should read “Application for Professor in the Water and Material Cycles
Division”.
Application materials a) through g) and h) should be saved as two separate PDF files,
respectively. The file names should be formatted as follows:
"Document1_Applicant's Name" for items a)-g)
"Document2_Applicant’s Name" for item h)
The total size of the two files must not exceed 10 MB.
*We will notify you via e-mail upon receipt of your electronic application within 3 business days.
For further information about our organization, please visit our website
https://www2.lowtem.hokudai.ac.jp/en/index.html
Direct inquiries may be addressed to Professor Yoshito Chikaraishi at:
E-mail: ychikaraishi*at*lowtem.hokudai.ac.jp (replace *at* by @)
Note 1: At Hokkaido University, we are actively promoting both education and research activities
while relying on diverse human resources and gender equality. Therefore, we explicitly invite women
qualified in research field to apply. We are also actively supporting a satisfying work-life-balance
and are thus creating ideal environments for people to reach their full potentials.
Note 2: All application documents will be used solely for the purpose of the selection process. Upon
completion of the selection process, the Institute will responsibly dispose of all personal information,
