1. Job title and Number of persons
Project Researcher, one position

2. Term of employment
The contract period is from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2028 (or a part thereof, based on mutual agreement).

3. Renewal of contract
Your employment agreement may be renewed, but renewal is not planned unless new funding is secured. Renewal of the agreement will be determined by the following factors: budget status, progress of the assigned work, workload at the end of the term, performance, work attitude, and medical conditions. Renewal is limited to a maximum of one time, and the renewed term cannot be extended beyond March 31, 2029.

4. Probation period
14 days from the date of employment

5. Place of work
Yamazaki Lab, Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo （7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo）
(Scope of Change) In principle, within the same department

6. Scope/Mission
Candidates are expected to engage in research related to the JST CREST (PRESTO fusion) project "Demonstration of non-invertible symmetry by analog quantum simulation". The successful candidate will conduct research in collaboration with Masahito Yamazaki (University of Tokyo), Tomoki Ozawa (Tohoku University), and Seiji Sugawa (University of Tokyo). While candidates may focus on either theory or experiment, a willingness to collaborate across theory and experiment is desirable.
(Scope of change) Reassignment, dual assignment, or secondment may be ordered.

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

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

9. Wages, etc.
Annual salary system will be applied, monthly gross salary about 360,000 JPY (to be determined based on academic background, work experience, etc.)
Allowances: Commuting allowance (up to 55,000 per month if the payment conditions are satisfied)

10. Insurance
You will be enrolled in the insurance from the Mutual Aid Association of MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) and Employment Insurance by being provided for in the law.

11. Qualification requirements
The candidate must have a PhD at the beginning of the contract.

12. Documents to be submitted (either in English or Japanese)
(1) CV
(2) List of publications, invited talks, awards, etc.
(3) Research Statement (Approximately 2 pages in A4 format)
(4) Arrange for two letters of recommendation to be submitted via AcademicJobsOnline.

13. Application deadline
February 12 (Thursday), 2026.
- We will proceed with the selection process as applications are received; we therefore strongly encourage early applications.
- The application may be accepted until the position is filled.
- The position may not be filled depending on the application status.

14. Submission location/method
Please apply via AcademicJobsOnline ( https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31536 ).

15. Inquiry desk
Prof. Masahito Yamazaki
Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo.
yamazaki_at_hep-th.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Feel free to make inquiries about this call.

16. Name of Recruiter
The University of Tokyo

17. State of working measures to avoid passive smoking
Smoking is prohibited inside the grounds of our university.
We have smoking areas outdoors.

18. Others
・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 during the period of employment, sharing controlled technology to you may be prohibited by FEFTA and it may become difficult to achieve your job as a staff member of the University. In such a case, you need to keep the contract or interests within the range that does not incur such restrictions.
・Personal information received through this application process will not be used for any other purposes.
・Applications from women are encouraged as per "Declaration of Gender Equality Acceleration" of the University of Tokyo.