Job type

• Associate Professor
• Assistant Professor level

Research field

• Humanities & Social Sciences - Education on school subjects and primary/secondary education
• Humanities & Social Sciences - Education
• Humanities & Social Sciences - Geography
• Humanities & Social Sciences - Historical studies in general

Wages

• Associate Professor

  Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~

  (1)The annual salary system (II) which was enforced in October 2021 will be applied to the successful candidates.
  * The approximate annual salary is based on a standard career history and may vary depending on education, degree, work experience, etc.
  (2)Successful candidates may be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred for the trip from their home or former place of work to the new place of work to assume their post in accordance with the relevant regulations of Hiroshima University. For more information, please contact us.
  
  Hiroshima University has introduced a system whereby researchers' personnel expenses are paid out of direct expenses such as competitive research grants and joint research grants, and the obtained research financial resources can be used to improve the treatment of researchers themselves (additional Salary) and to improve the research environment.

• Assistant Professor level

  Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~

  (1)The annual salary system (II) which was enforced in October 2021 will be applied to the successful candidates.
  * The approximate annual salary is based on a standard career history and may vary depending on
  education, degree, work experience, etc.
  (2)Successful candidates may be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred for the trip from their home or former place of work to the new place of work to assume their post in accordance with the relevant regulations of Hiroshima University. For more information, please contact us.
  
  Hiroshima University has introduced a system whereby researchers' personnel expenses are paid out of direct expenses such as competitive research grants and joint research grants, and the obtained research financial resources can be used to improve the treatment of researchers themselves (additional Salary) and to improve the research environment.

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

  Hold a doctorate or an equivalent degree by the time the appointment begins

• Description

  Applicants must satisfy all of the following requirements:
  (1)Hold a doctorate or an equivalent degree by the time the appointment begins
  (2)Be able to supervise doctoral students in preparation of doctoral dissertations
  (3)Have educational and research achievements that are compatible with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's examination for teacher training course certification
  (4)Be able to teach classes and supervise students in Japanese and English
  (5)Be desirable to have experience in teaching class and supervising research in schools
  (6)Must have an outstanding research record in Social Studies Education
  (7)Be able to lead Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in cooperation with national and international institutions
  
  
  

Employment Type

• Associate Professor

  Regular employee

• Assistant Professor level

  Regular employee

Contract period

• Associate Professor

  Nontenured - Tenure-track

  Tenure-track position(s) Period of employment
  7years (in case that tenure-track Associate Professor gets promoted to tenured Associate Professor)
  (1)Tenure-track faculty members will undergo a tenure review at least six (6) months or more in advance of the expiration date of appointment, and those who have successfully passed the review process will be granted tenure along with promotion either to associate professor.
  (2)Granting a candidate for tenure is subject to two reviewing process: an intermediate and final review. If a candidate is not granted tenure in final review, he/she will be dismissed from the university upon completion of the term of appointment.
  (3)If a candidate has taken a leave because of some life events such as delivering a baby, child-raising and caregiving, he/she may extend the term of appointment up to certain period according to the length of such leave.

  Probationary period present

  Probationary employment period: six (6) months

• Assistant Professor level

  Nontenured - Tenure-track

  Tenure-track position(s) Period of employment
  5 years (in case that tenure-track Assistant Professor gets promoted to tenured Associate Professor)
  
  (1)Tenure-track faculty members will undergo a tenure review at least six (6) months or more in advance of the expiration date of appointment, and those who have successfully passed the review process will be granted tenure along with promotion either to associate professor.
  (2)Granting a candidate for tenure is subject to two reviewing process: an intermediate and final review. If a candidate is not granted tenure in final review, he/she will be dismissed from the university upon completion of the term of appointment.
  (3)If a candidate has taken a leave because of some life events such as delivering a baby, child-raising and caregiving, he/she may extend the term of appointment up to certain period according to the length of such leave.

  Probationary period present

  Probationary employment period: six (6) months

Work location

• 739-8524 Hiroshima 1-1-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshima

Compensation

• Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

  Hiroshima University has been entirely smoke-free from January 2020.

• Supplementary explanation of compensation

  (1)All the faculty members of Hiroshima University belong to the "Academy", which is the single university-wide faculty organization, and each faculty as a member of the Academy of the University is appointed to educational and/or research organizations such as an individual undergraduate school, graduate school, research center and institute.
  (2)Faculty members may also be assigned to teaching and/or research activities in other organizations of Hiroshima University and university-wide projects.
  (3)For each specialized field of faculty, Hiroshima University has defined Minimum standards for hiring new faculty (“the minimum standards”). We use the minimum standards for the initial screening process of the applicants, and only those who have cleared the minimum standards will qualify as the candidates for the post concerned. The minimum standards used for this international job offer can be viewed by URL of the Job posting.
  

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

• Description

  Depending on the result of the performance reviews of the applicant at the time of employment, he/she may be decided on any of the following titles: Associate Professor with tenure; Associate Professor/Assistant Professor on Tenure Track System.

Hiring date : 2025/04/01

Starting date : 2025/04/01

Application period

• 2024/03/28~2024/07/01 Deadline for receipt

  All application materials must reach us by [17：00 pm on Day of week, July 1, 2024 (Japan time)].

Application method

• Attached documents

  Other Mailing Documents
  Application materials required
  (1)Resume　( use the form posted on the Job posting URL/ Please remember to attach your photo on the CV)
  If you have a history of being employed by Hiroshima University (as a TA, RA, researcher, etc.) in the past five years, be sure to state all positions you have held.
  (2)List of publications and oral presentations (Number each publication/presentation, and underline the numbers of refereed articles. Affix an asterisk (*) to the numbers of your five major publications or presentations.)
  (3)Five major publications or presentations (Reprints, photocopies, or books)
  (4)Major educational activities and teaching experience
  (5)Major social contributions
  (6)Major activities in university/institutional management and administration
  (7)List of acquired external funding over the last 10 years
  (8)Statement of intent (Please describe your interests in teaching and research as well as your mid- to long-term research plan in approximately 1,000-1,500 words, should you take this position.)
  

• Return of application documents

  All application documents will be returned by mail.

  Personal information obtained from application documents will not be used or provided to any third party for purposes other than the necessary procedures related to personnel affairs, salary, and welfare. Application documents of applicants whom we have decided not to employ will be returned to those applicants in an appropriate manner, after the completion of relevant selection processes.

• Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

  739-8524 Hiroshima 1-1-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshima
  Atsuko Gondo, Hiroshima University Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences

  Precautions : Print in red “Application documents for faculty open position in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Social Studies Education)” on the envelope containing the application documents and send it by registered mail.

• * Out of application period.

URL of this job posting

Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  (1)Selection will be made based on all application documents submitted.
  (2)Interviews will be conducted as needed. As a general rule, we will conduct simulated lessons in English. In such cases, please note that travel expenses will be the responsibility of the applicant. Applicants who pass the initial document review will be informed of interview date, time and format.
  (3)Hiroshima University promotes a gender-equal society in accordance with the legislative intent of the Basic Law for a Gender-Equal Society.
  
  

• Notification of result

  Applicants will be notified of selection results by e-mail or mail.

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