The International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS) at Tohoku University is recruiting for the following position.

Position

Job Description

A researcher who will lead the international research community in the fields of architectural structures and materials, with a primary focus on earthquake engineering.

The institute seeks a researcher who will pursue cutting-edge research that contributes to improving the safety and functional continuity of structures and urban infrastructure against natural hazards, including earthquakes, taking into account the entire life cycle, from design and construction to operation, maintenance, diagnosis, repair, and renewal.

The successful candidate will also serve as a Professor in the Department of Architecture and Building Science, Graduate School of Engineering, and will be responsible for teaching and supervising students.

For further details, including how to apply, please see here.

Qualifications

• Applicants must hold a doctoral degree

About the Institute

The International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS) was established at Tohoku University after the catastrophic 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. IRIDeS brings together the knowledge of Tohoku University and pursues the most advanced research on natural hazards, disaster and disaster risk reduction, aiming to contribute to ongoing recovery and reconstruction efforts in the disaster-affected areas and to being a world center for disaster science in cooperation with research organizations from many countries. Based on the lessons from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami in Tohoku, IRIDeS is making efforts to shift paradigms in disaster risk reduction to cope with catastrophic disasters caused by natural hazards. Towards this goal, IRIDeS is developing practical research on disaster risk reduction that proposes solutions for disaster risk reduction and is contributing to sustainable and resilient societies both in Japan and overseas.