Geography Professors and Supervisors in Japan

Professors in geography in japan

50 professors found

Assistant Professor

Hokkaido University

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Japan

Research Interests

Health Economics

Cardiology

Thrombectomy

Spatial Statistics

Interventional Medicine

Professor

Waseda University

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Japan

Research Interests

Human Geography

Cultural Geography

Demography

Regional Economics

Social Geography

Assistant Professor

Kyoto University

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Japan

Research Interests

Human Geography

Cultural Geography

Geography

Travel Behavior

Location-based Services

professor

Kogakuin University

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Japan

Research Interests

Historical Linguistics

Cultural Geography

Language Evolution

Paleolimnology

Comparative Linguistics

Associate Professor

Ritsumeikan University

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Japan

Research Interests

Human Geography

Cultural Geography

Urban Economics

City Development

Public Space

Professor

University of Tokyo

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Japan

Research Interests

Petrology

Structural Geology

Geology

Crustal Evolution

Thermochronology

Associate professor

Saitama University

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Japan

Research Interests

Physical Geography

Cartography

Spatial Statistics

Geospatial Information

Land Cover

Specially Appointed Associate Professor

Osaka University

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Japan

Research Interests

Public Administration

Political Economy

Anti-corruption Studies

Social Accountability

Governance

Professor

Hiroshima University

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Japan

Research Interests

Statistics

Biostatistics

Filtering Theory

Regression Analysis

Econometric

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Ohsaki Resaerch Institute, Inc.

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Japan

Shikoku Research Institute Co., Ltd. is recruiting a researcher/postdoc-equivalent for its Geological Research Group in the Civil Engineering Department in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan . The position focuses on seismology, geodesy, earthquake analysis, crustal deformation analysis, volcanology, and solid earth sciences , with research aimed at understanding earthquake occurrence mechanisms in the Shikoku region and predicting future earthquakes, as well as studying volcanic phenomena affecting Shiko...

Geology
Volcanology
Seismology
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Research Institute for Humanity and Nature

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Japan

Open call for Research Fellow / Senior Research Fellow positions in the ECOIP Project at the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (National Institutes for the Humanities), Kyoto, Japan. The project, Toward an Ethical Economy: Addressing the Impacts of Commodity Trade and Consumption on Indigenous Lands and Survival , examines how global commodity production, trade, and consumption affect indigenous peoples, their territories, livelihoods, rights, and lifestyles. The research combines globa...

Anthropology
Environmental Science
Sociology
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Research Institute for Humanity and Nature

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Japan

Open call for a Researcher / postdoctoral-equivalent fixed-term position in the ECOIP Project at the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature in Kyoto, Japan. The project, Toward an Ethical Economy: Addressing the Impacts of Commodity Trade and Consumption on Indigenous Lands and Survival , examines how global commodity production, trade, and consumption affect indigenous peoples, territories, livelihoods, rights, and lifestyles. The successful candidate will focus on remote sensing , GIS , ge...

Computer Science
Environmental Science
Remote Sensing
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Living costs in Japan

Estimated costs in Japan.

MonthlyYearly
Japan

Dining Out & Social

Restaurants, cafes, and social dining per year

¥360.0k

$2,400/yr

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Visa & Immigration Fees

Student visa and residence permit fees per year

¥4.5k

$30/yr

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Groceries

Basic food shopping for one student per year

¥360.0k

$2,400/yr

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Health Insurance

Student health insurance or surcharge per year

¥30.0k

$200/yr

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Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo

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Associate Professor

University of Memphis

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United States

Research Interests

Transportation Engineering

Human Geography

Land Use

Transportation Economics

Urban Geography

Assistant Professor

University of Washington

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United States

Research Interests

Physical Geography

Human Geography

Urban Geography

Remote Sensing

Land Cover

professor

University of Łódź

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Poland

Research Interests

Hotel Management

Human Geography

Tourism

European Studies

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Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology

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Japan

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Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology is recruiting a full-time Research Administrator (URA) for its Marine Research Strategy Management Organization in Tokyo, Japan. This is a research-support and research-management position rather than a student opening. The role focuses on strengthening the university’s marine science and technology research ecosystem, from basic research to social implementation. The successful candidate will support project planning and launch, grant/applicatio...

Environmental Science
Biology
Business
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Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University

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Japan

Okinawa National College of Technology is recruiting a researcher / postdoctoral-equivalent fixed-term position for the NARO BRAIN project “Development and Supply of Smart Agriculture Technologies.” The work is based in Okinawa, Japan , and focuses on smart agriculture , soil management , agricultural environmental engineering , agricultural information engineering , soil science , plant nutrition , crop production science , environmental agriculture , and horticultural science . The successful ...

Computer Science
Agriculture
Biology
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RIKEN

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Japan

RIKEN’s Research Center for Computational Science (R-CCS) in Japan is recruiting a Researcher/Postdoctoral Fellow for the Complex Climate Science Research Team . The position focuses on weather and climate modeling , computational science , high-performance computing (HPC) , GPU computing , and generative AI for scientific software development. The project aims to build a new specification-driven research and development platform for scientific and technical computing. The work includes designin...

Computer Science
Information Technology
Atmospheric Science
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