Job type

• Assistant Professor level

Research field

• Social Infrastructure - Building structures and materials

Wages

• Annual Salary : 4 million yen ~ 6 million yen

  The successful candidate will be paid under the “Annual Salary System with Lump-Sum Retirement Allowance” pursuant to the Institute’s Regulations on Wage and Salary for Staff under Annual Salary System with Lump-Sum Retirement Allowance. In accordance with the regulations, the amount of annual salary will be determined based on the standard level for the first fiscal year of employment, and will be based on performance evaluations in subsequent years. A retirement allowance will be paid separately at the time of retirement.
  
  Annual salary examples (The amounts listed below are only examples provided in the regulations and do not relate to this position.)
  
  Assistant professor hired immediately after completing a doctoral degree
  Standard: JPY 5,000,000
  Minimum*: JPY 4,800,000
  Maximum*: JPY 5,600,000
  *The minimum and maximum amounts will vary depending on performance.
  

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

  Applicants should hold a doctoral degree or equivalent in structural engineering on the starting date.

• Description

  Applicants should demonstrate a distinguished academic career, including proof of original research in the structural engineering of buildings. Teaching duties are likely to comprise the full range of structural engineering of buildings.
  Candidates must be highly motivated, willing to learn, and demonstrate initiative in assigned tasks. The principal languages of instruction are both Japanese and English.
  

Employment Type

• Regular employee

  discretionary labor system for professional work

Contract period

• Nontenured - Non-tenure track

  Fixed-term appointments will be for up to 5 years. Reappointment may be possible for one additional term of up to 5 years. The total term is limited to a maximum of 10 years from the original date of employment.

  Probationary period present

  Probationary Period 6 months

Work location

• 226-8501 Kanagawa 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama Tokyo Institute of Technology, Suzukakedai Campus

Compensation

• Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

  Smoking is prohibited on campus (excluding designated outdoor smoking areas).

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

• Job content supplemental explanation

  Proposed Start Date : April 1st, 2024 or the earliest possible date thereafter

Application period

• 2023/10/03~2023/11/12 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Application documents (specified forms)

  • koubo_jyokyo_e_231001v2.pdf

• Attached documents

  Other online application forms
  If you are able to use JREC-IN Portal for submission (“Application Form list” and “Achievements and Activities” can be found under “Application documents management” on “My page” of the portal web page), we strongly recommend you do so. Please note that you must include all of the items listed below in your application regardless of whether it will be submitted through the portal site.
  
  List of required documents
  1. Curriculum vitae including professional and educational history (from high school onward), degrees, awards, and email address.
  2. Accomplishment statement, including:
  a. Refereed journal papers
  b. Refereed conference proceedings and non-refereed conference proceedings
  c. Commentaries
  d. Books
  e. Patents, etc.
  
  Please include details for each category. For lectures, state if it was a keynote or invited lecture.
  For items a. and b., include the number of citations, h-index, and name of database* used.
  *Google Scholar Citations, Scopus, Web of Science, or Inspire
  
  3. Up to three reprints or copies of major publications (one copy for each publication)
  4. Acquired research grants and external funds. Include names of the funds, project titles, amounts, periods of research, and allocated amounts (if not the principal researcher)
  5. Research statement with a summary of research accomplishments and details of the future direction and plan for the applicant’s work (free form, one A4 pages)
  6. Teaching statement that provides a summary of accomplishments and discusses ideas for teaching and learning (free form, one A4 pages)
  7. Social activities such as those as a member of international and academic committees
  8. Two references with names, affiliations, and contact details
  

• Return of application documents

  Others

  Application documents will not be returned. The personal information provided in the submitted documents will be used solely for recruitment and not for any other purpose, pursuant to the Institute’s applicable rules and regulations.

• * Out of application period.

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  Selection will be based on a comprehensive review of applications and interviews.
  Selected applicants may be asked to have an on-campus interview and/or give a presentation.
  Please note that travel expenses for attending in-person interviews will not be reimbursed.
  

• Notification of result

  Applicants who pass the document screening will be contacted for an interview.

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