News

Tohoku University's Graduate School of Engineering is seeking to hire a professor to teach and research within the Department of Electrical Engineering.

Position

Title: Professor
Location: Graduate School of Engineering, Aobayama East Campus 6-6-05 Aoba Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8579
Number of positions: 1
Start date: April 1, 2026 or later

Job Description

The successful candidates will engage in research and education related to the next-generation electric power network systems, with an emphasis on electric power system engineering. The focus will be on distributed energy resources, smart grids, and energy management systems, all while considering environmental sustainability and economic efficiency.

The successful candidate will also teach classes at the Department of Electrical Information and Physics Engineering within the Faculty of Engineering.

For further information, see here.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have a doctoral degree upon appointment or be taking up the role
• Regardless of nationality, candidates should have a mutual understanding of English and Japanese
• The ability to instruct students with diligence

How to Apply

Please send the following documents via email in PDF format to makoto.tsuda.d3@tohoku.ac.jp with the subject line: "Faculty Applicant Document_ Electric Power Network System_[Applicant Name]."

1. A CV (with a photo attached)
2. A summary of research activities (should be around 1000 words, with the number of research achievements listed)
3. List of research achievements (Peer-reviewed research papers, international conference papers, invited presentations(domestic/foreign), reviews/explanations, books, patents, awards, educational activities, activity status in academia and society, competitive funding status(specify a representative or a member) and so on.)
4. Reprints or copies of five representative peer-reviewed original research papers, and their abstracts (around 150 words each)
5. Aspirations for education and research (should be around 1,000 words)
6. Names and contact information (institution, position title, telephone number, and email address) of two persons who may comment on the applicant

The deadline to apply is July 31, 2025

About the Laboratory

The Department of Electrical Engineering at Tohoku University is dedicated to advancing technologies for the sustainable and efficient use of energy, with a long-term perspective extending into the 22nd century. Education and research in the department focus on physical principles of electricity and magnetism and cover a wide range of systems related to the generation, transmission, conversion, use, and storage of electrical energy.

The department hosts specialized laboratories in Energy Device Engineering, Electrical Energy Systems Engineering, and Advanced Power Engineering. These research initiatives aim to support a future society where energy use is in balance with environmental sustainability.