The University of Tokyo provides excellent research environment. If you are interested in coming to my
laboratory/institute as a postdoc, there are several possible choices, which I list below. Please check these
out before contacting me by email.
For Prospective Postdoctral Researchers / ポスドク応募について
In my laboratory/institute at the University of Tokyo, we have postdoc job openings every year. There are a variety of options, including:
Postdoctoral fellowships at Kavli IPMU (see http://www.ipmu.jp/job-opportunities). You can apply
through AcademicJobsOnline with standard materials. There are a few positions every year, and I have been involved in the selection of string-theory related candidates.
Postdoctoral fellowship supported from my own research grant. The availability of these positions depends on the funding situation. Relatedly some of the jobs are announced outside the canonical postdoc application season, so please keep an eye on job advertisements. In most cases you can apply through https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo with standard materials. [As of this writing, job advertisements for the High Energy Theory Group of the University of Tokyo are posted at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/UTokyo/High%20Energy%20Theory%20Group.]
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Foreign Researchers, supported from the Japanese governmental
agency (see https://www.jsps.go.jp/english/e-fellow/). For this application, you need to contact a host researcher and prepare the application forms well before the official deadline; the application form is specific to JSPS and requires hours of very serious preparations. Please contact me if you are interested in choosing me as a host researcher.
Please be aware that the fellowship is very competitive, and also requires many hours of very serious preparation, both by the applicant and the host. The acceptance rate is different in different years, but around 10%. In the past ∼ 10 years I have supported ∼ 10 applications to this fellowship, and only a few got selected. Note that this is a competition across all the branches of mathematics and physical sciences, and since the selection is interdisciplinary you will need to have a good publication record within the broader context of mathematics and physics (unless you can convince the committee that your paper is higher quality than those of other colleagues).
In general, successful applicants are also competitive for postdoctoral positions internationally.
JSPS also has a short-term visiting program; the duration of the program is flexible, and can be 1-12 months. For citizens of certain countries there are special programs between Japan and your country, which can be an extra option.
We also occasionally host postdoctoral researchers supported by external fellowships. If you have such an option, please do think about spending time at University of Tokyo. In the past I did host a postdoc supported by the Korean NRF fellowship, for example.