10. Arrival date:
March 1st, 2027, or any early possible date afterwards.
11. Documents for applications:
(1) Curriculum vitae with a recent photograph of the face, describing present address, phone number, e-mail
address, academic career (including the title of doctoral dissertation), research career, professional career,
and others.
(2) List of research activities, including original scientific papers, book chapters, other publications,
presentations in scientific meetings, awards, and others. Note: names of the co-authors in individual
papers should be indicated in appearance order.
(3) Research activities, education activities, and conference and social activities.
(4) List of research support (duration, name of grant, title of education/research, and amount of money should
be included.)
(5) Aspirations for education and research (up to one page of A4 paper)
(6) Summary of your research and educational activities to date. (up to one page of A4 paper)
(7) Electronic copies of reprints of major publications (approximately five papers)
(8) Name and contact information of two reference persons
★ For the above (1) – (5), please use the MS word format (ku_curriculum_vitae_202111.doc) located at
https://www.se.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/ku_curriculum_vitae_202111.doc. Use
separate sheets for other item (6) – (8) with free format. Submit all the above documents in Word or PDF
files.
★ Submit all the above documents by e-mail.
12. Deadline for application:
September 30th (Wed.), 2026 (due NLT) by 5:00 p.m. Japan Standard Time.
13. Address:
All the materials for the application should be sent as Word or PDF files to:
Prof. SHIMOKAWA, Tomotsugu, Chair of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University
E-mail: [email protected]
* All the documents should be sent with e-mail subject “Application to Faculty Position on Carbon Recycling
and Energy Processes Research Unit”.
* The total amount of data must be limited to 10 MB. If it exceeds this amount, please use a file uploader. If
you use uploader, please provide its URL.
* After receiving the file(s) by e-mail, we will send you a receipt notification by e-mail. If there is no
notification of reception within 2 days, the reception has not been completed. Please send file(s) again.
Application materials will be disposed of after the selection process is completed.
14. Selection process:
After the submitted reviewing documents, shortlisted candidates will be requested to come to Kanazawa
University for presentation and interview. In that case, travel expenses (including overseas travel from a foreign
country to Japan) will not be covered. Online presentation and interview may be conducted only for overseas
applicants. Applicants will be notified directly of the results of the selection process and interviews.
15. Contact person:
Prof. KODAMA, Akio, Leader, Carbon Recycling and Energy Processes Research Unit,
Green Innovation Research Core, Institute for Frontier Science Initiative, Kanazawa University
Tel: +81 76 264 6472, E-mail: [email protected]
16. Additional information:
1) The website below gives information about employment regulations.
https://www.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/university/administration/regulation/rules (in Japanese)
2) Kanazawa University promotes the courses delivered in English under the internationalization policy.
https://www.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/sgu/en/kusgu/project.html
3) Kanazawa University promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) based on the Basic Act for a Gender-
Equal Society and the "Kanazawa University Diversity Promotion Principles." We welcome applications
from female researchers and international researchers for our open faculty positions. For details,
https://ipdi.w3.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/
4) Nobody might be selected in the case that the selection committee cannot find a person suited for the
position.
