JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)
August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
Tohoku University, Japan
Position Title/Short Description
Section: International: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Sendai, Miyagi, JAPAN
JEL Classifications:
C1 -- Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General
C5 -- Econometric Modeling
C8 -- Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs
Keywords:
Econometrics
Machine Learning
Applied Statistics
Bayesian Methods
Causal Inference
Big Data
Spatio-temporal Modeling
Computational Social Science
Full Text of JOE Listing:
Tohoku University, designated as Japan’s first University for International Research Excellence, invites applications for a tenured faculty position in Data Science at the Graduate School of Economics and Management.
This position is part of the university's initiative to enhance research activities. The appointed faculty member will be exempt from administrative duties and will have an environment conducive to advanced research. Supervising undergraduate or graduate students (including laboratory management) is optional. The candidate is expected to produce internationally influential publications or books in the field of Data Science or related areas.
Application deadline: October 31, 2025, 8:00 AM (GMT)
More information:
https://www2.econ.tohoku.ac.jp/~DSSR/en_dssr/en_facultyposition.html
Application Requirements:
- External Application Link
- Letters of Reference Instructions Below
- Letters of Reference Link
Reference Instructions:
https://forms.gle/mznAEmeb3iJvaGpd7
Please ensure that referees submit their letters by the application deadline. Letters submitted via the JOE system will not be accepted.