Shoki Okubo

Curriculum vitae

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Appointments

2025–
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Sociology, Toyo University
2018–2025
Assistant Professor, Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo
2017–2018
Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University
2014–2017
JSPS Research Fellow (DC1)

Education

2017
PhD in Human Sciences, Osaka University
2014
MA in Human Sciences, Osaka University
2011
BA in Commerce, Keio University (exchange year at the University of Oslo, Faculty of Social Sciences, 2009–10)

Awards

2025
15th Advances in Social Research Award, Japanese Association for Social Research
2015
Encouragement Award, 66th Meeting of the Kansai Sociological Association
2014
Graduate School of Human Sciences Award, Osaka University
2011
32nd Commerce Society Award, Keio University

Grants (principal investigator)

2026–2030
JSPS KAKENHI Scientific Research (C) 26K05332 — dual caregiving across childcare and elder care
2022–2026
JSPS KAKENHI Early-Career Scientists 22K13525 — measurement error in social surveys
2019–2022
JSPS KAKENHI Early-Career Scientists 19K13907 — care suppliers in a super-ageing society
2017–2019
JSPS KAKENHI Research Activity Start-up 17H06829 — cooperative behaviour in medical institutions

Service

2026–
Research Activities Committee, Japanese Association for Social Research
2018–
Implementation and Steering Committees, Japanese Life Course Panel Surveys, Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo
2019–2021
Research Activities Committee, Japanese Association for Mathematical Sociology
2017–2019
Project member, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)

Memberships

American Sociological Association · International Sociological Association · Japan Sociological Society · Japanese Association for Mathematical Sociology · Behaviormetric Society.