Tokyo Tech creates new faculty positions for women at eight Schools and Institutes

As people's preferences, aims, and paths diversify, the demands placed on science, technology, and academia are also expanding. In order to respond appropriately to these demands, it is extremely important for Tokyo Tech to boost diversity among its students, faculty, staff, and researchers, and to create an environment where everyone can utilize fully their individual characteristics while respecting and embracing the uniqueness of those around them. Tokyo Tech has positioned inclusion and diversity as one of the most important measures in its Action Package, an outline of the Institute’s strategies for realizing a better future. The Institute is determined to address issues of inclusion and diversity proactively together with society.

Despite consistent efforts to enhance the situation, the ratios of international and female faculty members at Tokyo Tech remain low. These figures are not conducive to a virtuous cycle of management that aims to create a motivating environment of knowledge creation through diversity.

To address these shortcomings, Tokyo Tech has utilized its flexible faculty selection process, led by the Institute-wide Personnel Committee, to create one additional female associate professor or professor position at each of its Schools and Institutes — the School of Science, the School of Engineering, the School of Materials and Chemical Technology, the School of Computing, the School of Life Science and Technology, the School of Environment and Society, the Institute for Liberal Arts, and the Institute of Innovative Research. While this may be just a small step towards providing increased opportunities for women in STEM and expanding the collective capabilities of Tokyo Tech academics and researchers, the Institute is fully committed to continuing its efforts in creating a more inclusive, welcoming community for all.