Call for 2024 Visiting Professor/Post-doc position, Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo

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The Earthquake Research Institute (ERI), The University of Tokyo, invites applications for Visiting Professor / Post- doctoral Fellow positions in the research fields of earthquakes, tsunamis, their engineering, volcanoes, and physics of the earth’s interior. The applicant must be a Ph.D. degree holder or expected to have Ph.D. by the time of appointment. The period of each position will be from four* to twelve months starting between April 1, 2024 and October 1, 2024. Successful candidates are expected to carry out research at ERI as employees of the University of Tokyo or as visiting researchers**. Monthly salary, ancillary expenses including partial housing costs and commuting allowance will be paid following the rules of the University and ERI.

While priorities are given to first-time visitors, we also consider second-time applications if he/she is willing to contribute to education by teaching a course or co-tutoring graduate students with our faculty members.

* Three months is also possible if candidates cannot leave their institutions for more than three months.
** For a period of less than 6 months, visitors may choose to stay at ERI on a non-employment basis (business travel) as visiting researchers (not as visiting professors, etc.), which may increase your substantial income.

See more: https://www.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/international/for-researchers/long-term-visiting-program/

Candidates are requested to submit the online application form and the following set of documents at: 

https://erikokusai.confit.atlas.jp/en (Please create your account first.)

(1) Title of research and research proposal at ERI (300-500 words)
(2) Summary of research that the candidate has conducted (300-500 words)** (3) Desired length of stay: from four to twelve months
(4) Desired host at ERI and correspondence
(5) CV with birthdate and detailed account of academic activity
(6) List of academic publications (identify a few papers relevant to the proposal)

**Second-time applicants can also submit education proposals, lecture series etc.

*If you are unable to submit the documents online, please send them via e-mail to:
intl-...@eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp You will receive an acknowledgement of receipt by e-mail from us in 3-4 days after submission. If not, please contact us.

For information on host researchers at ERI, visit http://www.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/member/.
Prior contact with an ERI faculty member is required. If you need assistance in finding a suitable host researcher at ERI, please contact us well in advance to discuss your research proposal with the host, by mid-July 2023.

The deadline for this application is Tuesday, August 1, 2023 (Japan Standard Time).

For further information regarding this position, please visit our website.

https://www.eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/international/for-researchers/long-term-visiting-program/

or feel free to contact us.

Masataka Kinoshita
Head, International Research Promotion Office
Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
1-1, Yayoi 1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032 JAPAN Phone: +81-3-5841-5809 Fax: +81-3-5841-5643 E-mail: intl-...@eri.u-tokyo.ac.jp