Hokkaido University has a proud history of nurturing great research and innovation, and has produced some of the finest minds in academia and the professional world, culminating in a recent Nobel Prize winner.

Regardless of the work you do here, you’ll be encouraged to embrace a “Frontier Spirit” in an environment where there is never a shortage of inspiration. We encourage you to apply for a position, academic or administrative, here at Hokkaido University.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

2026

• July 9, Professor ^NEW
  • 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 30, Assistant Professor
  • Faculty of Health Sciences
  • Research field: Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
  • Closing date: July 27, 2026
• June 24, Postdoctoral Fellow (Part-Time)
  • Institute for Catalysis (ICAT)
  • Research field: Polymer chemistry including small molecular synthesis targeting new monomers and additives
  • Closing date: July 31, 2026 (Japan Standard Time)
• June 24, Postdoctoral Fellow (Full-Time)
  • Institute for Catalysis (ICAT)
  • Research field: Polymer chemistry including small molecular synthesis targeting new monomers and additives
  • Closing date: July 31, 2026 (Japan Standard Time)
• June 24, Assistant Professor
  • Faculty of Information Science and Technology
  • Research field: bio-instrumentation, mechanobiology, cellular and tissue engineering
  • Closing date: July 24, 2026
• June 19, Associate Professor or Tenure-track Assistant Professor, Female only
  • Faculty of Environmental Earth Science
  • Research field: We seek candidates who can conduct research on terrestrial ecosystems, with a focus on plants and/or biological interactions involving plants. Applications are welcome from a wide range of disciplines, including ecology, forest science, conservation biology, and environmental science.
  • Closing date: August 31, 2026
• June 11, Assistant Professor
  • Faculty of Environmental Earth Science
  • Research field: Environmental Molecular Biology
  • Closing date: August 21, 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
• June 8, Assistant Professor
  • Institute of Low Temperature Science
  • Research field: We seek candidates who are willing to conduct studies in polar ocean science with the background of physical oceanography or sea ice physics.
  • Closing date: August 31, 2026
• May 27, Associate Professor
  • Faculty of Science
  • 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.
• May 14, Professor (Women Only)
  • Institute of Low Temperature Science
  • Research field: Environmental Biology Division
  • Closing date: September 15, 2026
• April 22, Professor
  • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
  • Research field: Research and other activities related to Toxicology
  • Closing date: August 1, 2026
• April 22, Assistant Professor
  • Research Institute for Electronic Science (RIES)
  • Research field: Exploring novel materials in the scope of functionality using thin film synthesis
  • Closing date: July 31, 2026
• April 22, Professor
  • Faculty of Information Science and Technology
  • Research field: Computer Science and Information Technology
  • July 24, 2026
• March 27, Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Graduate School of Medicine
  • Research field: Environmental health, Environmental epidemiology
  • Closing date: Until filled
• January 14, Postdoctoral Fellow
  • Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (ICReDD)
  • Research field: Synthetic organic chemistry, photochemistry, physical chemistry, materials chemistry, organic electronics, quantum chemistry, data science
  • 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.