1. Title and Numbers
Project Assistant Professor or Project Researcher: one position

2. Terms of Employment
From as early as possible after September 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026.

3. Renewal of Contract
Annual renewal will be determined based on the budget situation, the progress of the assigned duties, the amount of work at the end of the contract period, attitude, overall work performance, health condition, and other factors.
Your employment agreement may be renewed up to four times and the renewed term cannot be extended beyond March 31, 2030.

4. Probation Period
14 days from the date of appointment.

5. Place of Work
Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Project Assistant Professor: Employment location changes (e.g., transfer or secondment) will not be imposed without consent in accordance with Article 4 of the university’s employment regulations.
Project Researcher: In principle, within the same department.

6. Affiliation
Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo

7. Job Description
The successful candidate will work on experimental particle and astro-particle physics with neutrinos, as well as on related nuclear interaction studies. The appointee will collaborate with Associate Prof. Yasuhiro Nakajima and is expected to lead accelerator-based experiments to study nuclear reactions associated with neutrino interactions and work on improving neutrino observation at large water Cherenkov detectors.
Project Assistant Professor: Transfer or concurrent appointments may be directed but will not be imposed without consent in accordance with Article 4 of the university’s employment regulations.
Project Researcher: Transfer or concurrent appointments may be directed.

8. Working Hours
Discretionary work system for professional work applies, and working hours will be deemed as 7 hours and 45 minutes per day.

9. Days off, Leave
Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, and the year-end and New Year holidays (December 29 to January 3) Annual Paid Leave, Special Leave, etc.

10. Salary and Benefits
Annual Salary System will be applied: Monthly salary starting from JPY 400,000, including performance/achievement bonus. (The salary will be decided by considering your qualifications, capacity, experience, etc.)
Commuting Allowance (up to JPY 55,000 per month) if the payment conditions are satisfied.

11. Insurance
The successful applicants will be automatically enrolled in the insurance from the Mutual Aid Association of MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology) and Employment Insurance.

12. Qualifications
Applicants must hold (or be expected to hold by the date of appointment) a Ph.D. degree. Applicants from diverse research backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

13. Application Documents
(1) CV
(2) List of research achievements (original papers, invited talks, awards, etc.)
(3) Reprints of three selected publications
(4) Summary of past research (up to 2 pages)
(5) Research plan (up to 2 pages)
(6) Names, affiliations, and contact details of two references
(7) Declaration regarding past criminal penalties, administrative actions, and disciplinary actions due to sexual harassment and/or sexual violence etc. against students (download the form here)
https://univtokyo-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/personal/7568960557_utac_u-tokyo_ac_jp/EpdyQDJ9XoFPnlS_BVGHSIwBCFxhM1eDSaL9jLxZE3xL7A?e=emjwwf

14. Submission
Combine all the documents into a single PDF file and submit via email to yasuhiro.nakajima@phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp with the subject “Application for Project Assistant Professor or Project Researcher.”
Please send an inquiry to the above address if you do not receive the confirmation email within a few business days after submission.

15. Application Deadline
June 27th, 2025 (Selection will start as we receive application documents)
Online or in-person interview(s) may be conducted after pre-screening based on the application documents.

16. Contact Information
Associate Prof. Yasuhiro Nakajima
Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
Email: yasuhiro.nakajima@phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp

17. Name of Recruiter
The University of Tokyo

18. Measures Against Passive Smoking
Smoking prohibited on campus (designated smoking areas available outdoors).

19. Others
* The University of Tokyo is committed to gender equality and encourages applications from all qualified candidates regardless of gender.
https://www.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/overview/gender/
* During the period of employment, sharing controlled technology with you may be prohibited by FEFTA, and it may become difficult to achieve your job as a faculty or a staff member of the University if you are under the control of a foreign government, corporation or university by contract, or under the control of a foreign government by economic interests. In such a case, you need to keep the contract or interests within the range that does not incur such restrictions.
* Personal information submitted will only be used for recruitment purposes.