Job type

• Assistant Professor level

Research field

• Nanotechnology/Materials - Composite materials and interfaces

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

  Possesses a Ph.D. degree or will possess a Ph. D degree at the time of employment.

• Work experience

  * Achievements in the computational materials science and/or materials informatics studies on the above specialized fields (Achievements of program development / extension are desirable.)
  * Ability to supervise undergraduate and graduate students in the above specialized fields. (Willingness to communicate with young people is desirable.)
  * Willingness to contribute to the administrative tasks in the group and CLS.

Employment Type

• Regular employee

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.

  Probationary period present

  6 months

Work location

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

Compensation

• Various systems

  Pay increase system : available

  Bonus : available

  Retirement allowances : available

  Transportation expenses : available

• Insurance

  Employees' Health Insurance : available

  Employees' Pension Insurance : available

  Worker's accident insurance : available

  Employment insurance : available

• Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

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

Application Considerations

• Considerations for conducting interviews (e.g., those who live far away, such as overseas)

  If the on-campus interview is impossible, the on-line can be selected.

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Hiring date : 2024/08/01

Starting date : 2024/08/01

• Job content supplemental explanation

  August 1, 2024 or the earliest possible date thereafter.

Application period

• 2024/03/21~2024/05/09 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Application documents (specified forms)

  • rirekisyo_e.docx
  • Accomplishment_E.docx
  • applicant-data-E_YourName.xlsx

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Online Submission
  Achievements and Activities : Online Submission

  Other online application forms
  1. Curriculum vitae [Tokyo Tech format],
  including professional and educational history (from high school onward), honors and awards, criminal history and disciplinary actions, email address as well as Researcher ID or Google Scholar account.
  Download; rirekisyo_e.docx
  2. Accomplishment list [Tokyo Tech format] "From newest to oldest."
  (I) Dissertation imformation, (II) Refereed journal papers (Upderline the applicant, put * to the corresponding author), (III) Books, reviews, and commentaries (Underline the applicant), (IV) Presentations in international conferences (Underline the applicant, and show invited or contributed oral or poster), (V) Presentations in domesticl conferences (Underline the applicant, and show invited or contributed oral or poster), (VI) Other accomplishments including patents.
  Download; Accomplishment_E.docx
  3. Acquired research grants and external funds. Please include names of the funds, project titles, amounts, periods of research, and allocated amounts (if not the principal researcher)
  4. Research statement with a summary of research accomplishments and details of the future direction and plan for the applicant’s work (free form, up to A4 two pages)
  5. Teaching statement that provides a summary of accomplishments and discusses ideas for teaching and learning (free form, A4 one page)
  6. Community engagement including that as a member of international and academic committees
  7. Two references with names, affiliations, titles and contact details (E-mail address etc.)
  8. Up to three papers (pdf files) of the applicant's major publications.
  9. An excel file of applicant information with the specified form filled in with requested information. The form (applicant-data-E_YourName.xlsx) can
  be downloaded from JREC-IN Portal or the CLS site;
  Download; applicant-data-E_YourName.xlsx
  

• Return of application documents

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

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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. If the on-campus interview is impossible, the on-line can be selected. Please note that travel expenses for attending interviews will not be reimbursed.

• Notification of result

  By email.

Contact details

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