Last Updated on November 5, 2026 by admin
Explore Postdoctoral and Faculty Positions at Hokkaido University. Discover your next career opportunity in academia.
Founded in 1876 as the Sapporo Agricultural College, Hokkaido University is one of Japan’s prestigious National Seven Universities. Globally celebrated for its expansive, historic, and beautiful green campus in the heart of Sapporo, the university operates under a foundational philosophy built on four core pillars: the “Frontier Spirit,” “Global Perspectives,” “All-Round Education,” and “Practical Research.” As a leading research-intensive institution, Hokkaido University provides a world-class environment where international and domestic scholars can push the boundaries of scientific discovery and sustainable development.
This portal serves as the primary clearinghouse for academic professionals, early-career researchers, and educators seeking tenured, tenure-track, or project-specific faculty appointments.
Explore the active listings below to find your next academic milestone within a university dedicated to nurturing a sustainable and innovative global future.
November 4, Assistant ProfessorNEW
Faculty of Information Science and Technology
Experimental and/or theoretical research in one of the following fields:
(1) power electronics technologies such as power converters, motor drives, and EMC;
(2) wireless power transfer technologies, driving/implementation/protection technologies of next-generation power devices;
and (3) state-of-the-art industrial applications technologies such as AI technologies for control, design, and fault diagnosis of power converters, implementation and evaluation technologies of next-generation inductors and capacitors.
Closing date: March 5, 2027 (JST)
October 30, Public Relations Specialist (Contract Employee)NEW
Office of Public Relations and Social Collaboration
Research field: Public Relations & Communications Division
Closing date: November 30, 2026 (Japan Standard Time)
October 26, Professor
Faculty of Information Science and Technology
Research field: This position focuses on highly efficient and reliable communication and/or network technologies that handle large volumes of data generated by the high-speed, high-precision signal processing of multimedia information.
Closing date: December 23, 2026 (JST)
October 22, Postdoctoral Fellow (Full-Time)
Institute for Catalysis (ICAT)
Research field: Polymer chemistry including small-molecule synthesis targeting new monomers and additives
Closing date: November 30, 2026 (Japan Standard Time)
October 22, Postdoctoral Fellow (Part-Time)
Institute for Catalysis (ICAT)
Research field: Polymer chemistry including small molecular synthesis targeting new monomers and additives
Closing date: November 30, 2026 (Japan Standard Time)
October 21, Assistant Professor
Research field: Applicants should have publications in the research fields of Veterinary clinical medicine.
Closing date: January 8, 2027
October 21, Assistant Professor
Laboratory of Natural Product Chemistry, Research Faculty of Agriculture
Research field: The applicant must have achievements in research on the isolation, structural elucidation, and chemical synthesis of natural products together with elucidation of functional mechanisms of bioactive natural products involved in the regulation of plant life cycles and defensive responses upon environmental stresses.
Closing date: November 20, 2026
October 1, Assistant Professor
Research field: Education and research on the neurophysiology of commercially important migratory fishes in northern regions
Closing date: November 30, 2026, 17:00 (JST)
September 18, Postdoctoral Researcher
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 Professor
Faculty of Advanced Life Science
Research field: Biophysics, Protein Science, Spectroscopy, Photobiology
Closing date: November 10, 2026 (JST)
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)
July 23, Assistant Professor (Female Applicants Only)
Faculty of Information Science and Technology
Research field: Research related to the Division of Systems Science and Informatics
Closing date: November 13, 2026
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)
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
In addition, you may also want to view the Hokkaido University Code of Ethics in Education, as well as the Code of Conduct for Scientists at Hokkaido University.
Strategic Academic & Research Streams
Vacancies are continuously updated across our premier graduate schools, research faculties, and globally recognized specialized institutes:
- Tenured & Tenure-Track Faculty Positions: Global openings for Assistant Professors, Associate Professors, and Full Professors within diverse units such as the Graduate School of Engineering, Faculty of Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, and the Graduate School of Medicine. Faculty members are expected to lead high-impact research agendas while contributing to undergraduate and graduate-level instruction.
- Specially Appointed Researchers & Postdocs: Project-based, grant-funded research tracks embedded within pioneering global hubs, including the Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), the Research Institute for Electronic Science (RIES), and the Institute for Genetic Medicine.
- International Faculty Cohorts: Dedicated vacancies tailored for English-medium instruction frameworks, such as the Integrated Science Program (ISP) and the Modern Japanese Studies Program (MJSP), designed to attract global academic talent who can lecture and mentor in international classrooms.
The Hokkaido Academic Experience: Hokkaido University is deeply committed to fostering a borderless research community. While Japanese language skills are beneficial for long-term cultural integration, numerous advanced laboratory tracks, postdoctoral fellowships, and graduate courses are conducted entirely in English. The university’s Support Office for International Students and Scholars provides comprehensive, hands-on administrative assistance—including visa processing, housing allocation in university accommodations, and family integration support.
General Applicant Submission Checklist
While exact requirements are designated by individual search committees, academic applicants should generally prepare a digital application package containing:
- A formalized Curriculum Vitae (CV) (with a photograph attached) mapping out a precise, chronological timeline of your academic history.
- A categorized List of Achievements, explicitly separating peer-reviewed journal publications, international conference presentations, books, patents, and major competitive research grants secured.
- Offprints or digital copies of your major publications (typically 3 to 5 key papers).
- A comprehensive Statement of Research Accomplishments alongside an explicit future research plan showing alignment with the host institute.
- A Statement on Education and Teaching Philosophy detailing your pedagogical approach to multicultural classrooms and graduate student mentorship.
- Formal contact credentials for two to three academic recommenders.