Program-Specific Researcher (Postdoc) Position at the DPRI-KU

Deadline : 10 Dec. 2025
Job Openings

Job title	Program-Specific Researcher (Postdoc)
Number	One person
Location	Sabo Sediment Transport and Control, Research Division of Atmospheric and Fluvial-Coastal Disasters, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University. (Location: Ujigawa Open Laboraotry, Shimomisu-Higashinokuchi, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto)[cite: 3]
Job description	We are seeking a researcher under the MEXT Information and Communication Science Innovation Platform Initiative (CRONOS) for the project titled “Establishing a Vision-Language Benchmark Platform for Disaster Response.”The successful candidate will conduct research on disaster simulations, including debris flow and related phenomena.
Requirements	The candidate must have a doctoral degree before April 2025 in a related field, or have a research achievement equivalent to a doctoral degree. The candidate is expected to have knowledge and expertise in the following areas: Hydraulics, flow dynamics, sediment transport, or related fields
Contract Start Date	After April 1st, 2026 to March 31, 2027 *The employment contract is renewable until the end of the program, based on evaluation results.Renewal of the contract will be determined based on the workload, work performance, attitude, ability, progress of the work engaged in, management situation, and acceptance of external funds employed at the end of the contract period.
Probation period	Six months in accordance with the regulations of Kyoto University
Business hours	Working conditions: Five (5) working days per week (days off: Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, and Foundation Day, as per University guidelines) Working hours: 38 hours 45 minutes per week under a discretionary labor system. If the discretionary work system for specialized work is not applied, the employee works from 8:30AM to 5:15PM with one hour break (12:00-13:00). Overtime may be required when necessary.
Salary	Salaries are determined (from 450,000 yen/month) based on the Kyoto University Standards depending on capabilities and backgrounds (annual salary system)
Allowance	Any allowance such as commuting expenses, housing expenses, bonuses, etc. is not provided.
Social insurance	Mext Mutual Aid Associations Employee’s pension insurance Employment insurance Worker’s accident insurance
Referral Instructions	Please submit the following PDF formatted application by email, with the subject ”Job Application to the Research Division of Atmospheric and Fluvial-Coastal Disasters” Complete CV (with photo and email address) Research achievements Summary of the Scientific Achievements Certificate of graduation for the highest level of education achieved or copy of said diploma Submit by email to: yamanoi.kazuki.6s(at)kyoto-u.ac.jp（Please replace (at) with @)
Application Deadline	December 10th, 2025 (Open until the position is filled）
Screening	After the first screening (examination of application documents) successful candidates will be contacted for an interview. *Please note that any travel expenses incurred will not be reimbursed.
Contact	Kazuki Yamanoi, Ph.D.Associate Professor Sabo Sediment Transport and Control, Research Division of Atmospheric and Fluvial-Coastal Disasters, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University. TEL +81-75-611-4397 Email: yamanoi.kazuki.6s(at)kyoto-u.ac.jp（Please replace (at) with @)
Notes	We cannot answer questions about the selection process, or the reasons for acceptance or rejection. The submitted documents will be used only for recruitment screening. We will not disclose, transfer or lend these data to a third party without a justifiable reason.Please note that application documents will not be returned. Kyoto University promotes gender equality.We encourage female researchers to apply. To prevent passive smoking, Kyoto University prohibits smoking at indoors and outdoors at all campuses except for the designated smoking areas. Kyoto University is building a culturally diverse faculty and strongly encourages applications regardless of gender or disability.