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Recruitment notice: Specially Appointed Assistant Professor (Administration), Graduate School of Law

The Graduate School of Law at Tohoku University is recruiting for the following position.

Position

Title: Specially Appointed Assistant Professor (Administration)
Number of positions: 1
Affiliation: Office of Strategic Planning and Support, Graduate School of Law, Tohoku University
Term of Employment: 2 years from the date of employment; renewable for a total period of up to 5 years
Location: Office of Strategic Planning and Support, Graduate School of Law Kawauchi Campus, 27-1 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8576, Japan
Start Date: As early as possible after February 1, 2027 (negotiable)

Job Description

The selected candidate will be responsible for the following duties:

  • Assisting in the administration of international joint doctoral programs, master's programs, and international bachelor's programs.
  • Supporting international faculty recruitment, including the preparation, organization, and management of English-language documents related to the selection process, as well as communication and coordination with applicants.
  • Supporting various tasks related to the development of international education and research initiatives.

For further details, please see here.

Qualifications

  • Business-level fluency in both spoken and written Japanese and English (Japanese Language Proficiency Test N1 level or equivalent).
  • Bachelor's degree or higher.

How to Apply

Please submit the following documents by mail or email.

  1. Curriculum Vitae in the prescribed Tohoku University format
  2. Cover letter in Japanese or English
  3. Proof of language proficiency (copies of official test scores, certificates, etc.)

via mail:

General Affairs and Planning Section
Graduate School / Faculty of Law, Tohoku University
27-1 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8576, Japan

* Please write "国際担当特任助教(運営)応募書類" in red on the front of the envelope.

via email:

Applications submitted by email should be sent to: law-jmgrp.tohoku.ac.jp

* The subject line of the email should be "国際担当特任助教(運営)応募書類提出"
* Reply emails will be in Japanese.

Application Deadline: October 5,2026

Contact:

General Affairs and Planning Section, Faculty of Law
Email: law-jmgrp.tohoku.ac.jp