Last Updated on September 29, 2026 by admin
Hokkaido University in Japan invites applications for vacant Postdoctoral and Faculty Positions, a public research university in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Founded in 1918, it is the fifth-oldest government-authorised university in Japan and one of the former Imperial Universities.
2026
September 18, Postdoctoral ResearcherNEW
Faculty of Advanced Life Science
Research field: Soft Matter Structure & Physics Laboratory, Division of Advanced Interdisciplinary Sciences the research project on precise analysis and extremization of structural homogeneity in polymer networks
Closing date: November 16, 2026
September 18, Assistant ProfessorNEW
Faculty of Advanced Life Science
Research field: Biophysics, Protein Science, Spectroscopy, Photobiology
Closing date: November 10, 2026 (JST)
September 10, Associate Professor
Research field: Theoretical chemistry, Computational chemistry
The candidate will develop quantum chemical calculation methods or apply quantum chemical calculations to understand and predict chemical reactions, structures, properties, and related phenomena.
Closing date: October 31, 2026
September 10, Assistant Professor
Research field: We seek a candidate who can promote research in catalyst informatics, algorithm development in catalysts informatics, and use of gas flow heterogeneous catalysis reactor.
Closing date: October 20, 2026
August 28, Professor
Laboratory of Agricultural Bio-System Engineering, Research Faculty of Agriculture
Research field: the domain of circular production, utilization, and recycling of biomass resources, as well as in sustainable agricultural and resource utilization systems
Closing date: September 30, 2026
August 28, Professor
Laboratory of Vehicle Robotics, Research Faculty of Agriculture
Research field: the field of agricultural information engineering and agricultural robotics related to smart agriculture
Closing date: September 30, 2026
August 28, Professor
Laboratory of Ecological and Environmental Physics, Research Faculty of Agriculture
Research field: the field of Ecological and Environmental Physics
Closing date: September 30, 2026
August 28, Professor
Laboratory of Wood Chemistry, Research Faculty of Agriculture
Research field: wood chemistry
Closing date: September 30, 2026
August 28, Assistant Professor – Women Preferred
Laboratory of Molecular Enzymology, Research Faculty of Agriculture
Research field: Elucidation of the molecular mechanisms of carbohydrate-related enzymes, and fields related to carbohydrate production and utilization
Closing date: September 30, 2026
August 28, Assistant Professor
Laboratory of Applied Molecular Entomology, Research Faculty of Agriculture
Research field: the mechanisms and regulation of gene expression in insects and insect-associated microorganisms, using a wide range of methodologies including molecular biology and bioinformatics.
Closing date: September 30, 2026
August 28, Professor
Laboratory of Pathogen-Plant Interactions, Research Faculty of Agriculture
Research field: Applicants must have a broad range of knowledge and research experience, as well as excellent research accomplishments in the pathogenicity of plant viruses and viroids and in plant defense mechanisms against their infection. In addition, applicants should have research achievements in elucidating the molecular mechanisms of RNA silencing-mediated defense responses against pathogens and complex cellular functions in eukaryotes.
Closing date: September 30, 2026
August 28, Assistant Professor
Laboratory of Horticultural Science, Research Faculty of Agriculture
Research field: Applicants should have extensive expertise and an outstanding research record in either fruit horticulture or vegetable horticulture with a focus on horticultural crops grown in the northern biosphere. They should be capable of advancing research on the development of new cultivation and breeding techniques, as well as the quality and functional components of fresh produce, and should have a demonstrated research record on the cultivation characteristics, quality formation, and the environmental responses of horticultural crops in the cold region.
Closing date: September 30, 2026
August 28, Assistant Professor
Laboratory of Crop Physiology, Research Faculty of Agriculture
Research field: the fields of crop physiology and plant molecular biology
Closing date: September 30th, 2026
August 19, Assistant Professor (Term of Appointment: 5 years, non-renewable)
Faculty of Health Sciences (Fundamental Nursing)
Research field: Psychiatric and Mental health nursing
Closing date: November 30, 2026(JST)
August 19, Assistant Professor
The Hokkaido University Museum
Research field: Entomology, invertebrate biology, or museology.
Closing date: Friday, October 30, 2026 (JST)
August 7, Assistant Professor
Faculty of Information Science and Technology
Research field: Bio-instrumentation, mechanobiology, cellular and tissue engineering
Closing date: September 30, 2026 (JST)
July 30, Associate Professor or Lecturer
Research field: Inorganic chemistry
Closing date: September 28, 2026
July 23, Professor
Faculty of Environmental Earth Science
Research field: Section of Integrated Environmental Science
Closing date: October 16, 2026
July 23, Assistant Professor (Female Applicants Only)
Faculty of Information Science and Technology
Research field: Research fields related to the Division of Systems Science and Informatics
Closing date: November 13, 2026
July 9, Professor
Institute of Low Temperature Science
Research field: Conduct research related to atmospheric science in the cryosphere and low-temperature environments.
Closing date: September 30, 2026 (JST)
July 3, Assistant Professor
Institute for Catalysis (ICAT)
Research field: Research on the development of novel heterogeneous catalysts and their application in catalytic reactions
Closing date: November 30, 2026 (Japan Standard Time)
June 30, Professor
Faculty of Information Science and Technology
Research field: Media and Network Technologies
Closing date: 5 pm on Friday, October 9th, 2026
June 8, Professor
Faculty of Information Science and Technology
Research field: Research and development of cyber-physical systems and physical AI
Closing date: October 30, 2026
May 27, Associate Professor
Research field: Department of Chemistry
Closing date: Until filled
May 25, Postdoctoral Fellow
The Faculty of Information Science and Technology
Research field: Laboratory of Nanomaterial Science, Research Group of Advanced Electronics, Division of Electronics for Informatics
Closing date: It is open until the position is filled.
March 27, Postdoctoral Fellow
Research field: Environmental health, Environmental epidemiology
Closing date: Until filled