Recruit

This is to inform you that Professor Michiaki Unno will retire on March 31, 2027, from the Department of Surgery,Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine. We are now calling for applicants for the position of his successor.
This position will be :
(1) Professor of the Division of Hepato-Biliary Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, and responsible for education and research in Hepato-Biliary Pancreatic Surgery.
(2) Director of the Division of Hepato-Biliary Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, at Tohoku University Hospital.
The Graduate School of Medicine is currently seeking a professor responsible for research, education, and clinical practice in the field of hepato-biliary pancreatic surgery.

1. Application materials
① Recommendation letter(s) (A4 size, free format. Self-recommendation is acceptable)
② Curriculum Vitae (Form 1)
③ List of publications (articles, books, lectures, awards, patents, etc.) (Form 2, up to 10 papers)
④ List of the educational portfolio, mentoring, awards, etc, including teaching activities in academic societies. (Form 3)
⑤ Grants received (Form 4)
⑥ Outline of research history and achievements (Free-format, approx. 4,000 characters in Japanese or approx. 2,000 words in English, including industry-academia collaboration and intellectual property.  Figures and tables may be included.)
⑦ Outline of clinical activities (Free-format, approx. 2,000 characters in Japanese or approx. 1,000 words in English. Figures and tables may be included.)
⑧ Plans for education, research, and clinical practice (Free format, approx. 4,000 characters in Japanese or approx 2,000 words in English. Figures and tables may be included.)
⑨ Number of cases by surgical procedure by year for the last 10 years (Free format): Attach copies of 10 representative operation records (personal information must be covered)
⑩ Surgical Video: Submit an unedited video of a case representative of surgical procedures performed within the past year, in a format that can be viewed on a PC without copy protection on DVD(s) or USB memory stick, with only the age and gender of the patient noted. Attach a document outlining the surgical procedure in the video.
※ Documents other than the recommendation letter should be submitted in PDF format on an electronic media.

2. Additional remarks
(1) Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Medicine.
(2) Applicants must be a Board-certified Surgeon (Japan Surgical Society / Japanese Medical Specialty Board) and Board-certified Surgeon in Gastroenterology (Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery).
(3) Terms of office based on the Act on Term of Office of University Teachers, etc.  (Ten-year term, renewable)

3. Deadline for applications
Monday, Aug 17, 2026

4. Date of Appointment
April 1, 2027

5. Where to submit
Tohoku University School of Medicine 
General Affairs Office 
Personnel Section
2-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8575, Japan  
※ If you send by post, please use registered mail or some other trackable method.
TEL　+81-22-717-8004　
FAX　+81-22-717-8021　
E-mail　med-jin*grp.tohoku.ac.jp(Please change * to @)

6. Contact
Tohoku University School of Medicine General Affairs Office Personnel Section
TEL　+81-22-717-8004　
FAX　+81-22-717-8021　
E-mail　med-jin*grp.tohoku.ac.jp(Please change * to @)

7. Others
(1) During the selection process, you may be asked to give presentations, mock lectures, etc.
(2) During the selection process, we may visit your workplace for site inspection.
(3) As a rule, submitted documents will not be returned.  Personal information obtained from the submitted documents will not be used for any purpose other than selection and recruitment.
(4) Tohoku University promotes activities to increase Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and encourages people of varied talents from all backgrounds to apply for positions at the university.

Tohoku University’s website about the DEI Declaration is here.

Pursuant to Article 8 of the Act on Securing, Etc. of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment, Tohoku University shall, as a measure for increasing the presence of women among the academic staff, prioritize the hiring of women deemed qualified for each job opening, based on impartial evaluation.
Tohoku University has published ‘Tohoku University – Live as Who You Are – Guidelines for Gender and Sexual Diversity’ to provide explanations and details of how those at the university should respond with respect to diverse sexuality. The purpose of the guidelines is to create an environment in which all students, faculty, and staff respect diverse sexuality in their academic, research, and professional activities.

Please see the Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Tohoku University website.

Tohoku University has the largest on-campus childcare system of all Japanese national universities. This network comprises three nurseries: Kawauchi Keyaki Nursery school (capacity: 22) and Aobayama Midori Nursery school (116), both open to all university employees, as well as Hoshinoko Nursery school (120), which is open to employees working at Tohoku University Hospital. In addition, Tohoku University Hospital runs a childcare room for mildly ill and convalescent children which is available to all university employees.
See the following website for information on these and other programs that Tohoku University runs to assist work-life balance, to support researchers, and to advance gender equality, including measures to promote childcare leave among male employees.

 Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Tohoku University website

Human Resources and Planning Department website

【Application materials】
Instructions[PDF]
Form 1（Curriculum vitae）[word]
Form 2（Publications list）[word]
Form 3（List of educational portfolio）[word]
Form 4（Grants received）[word]