Detailed information
Work location : Kanto district - Tokyo
Date of publication : 2024/06/28
Full-time Specially Appointed Assistant Professor / Specially Appointed Research Associate (Brain Science)
D124062006
Hitotsubashi University
Research field : Life Science - Basic brain sciences | Life Science - Cognitive and brain science
Lecturer level : Contract employee - Nontenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period absent
Assistant Professor level : Contract employee - Nontenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period absent
Job description
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Background of the recruitment and description of the project
Full-time Specially Appointed Assistant Professor / Specially Appointed Research Associate (Brain Science)
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Work content and job description
1. Plan and execute research that can contribute to social sciences using the 3TMRI.
2. Be in charge of the management of HIAS-BRC (the management and experimental support of the MRI) (effort rate is about one day per week).
3. Contribute to research activities of the Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study, the Graduate School of Social Data Science by actively participating in seminars, research collaborations, etc. -
Assigned department
Existing departments
Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study (HIAS)
Job type
- Lecturer level
- Assistant Professor level
Research field
- Life Science - Basic brain sciences
- Life Science - Cognitive and brain science
Wages
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Common to all Job Types
Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~ 9 million yen
Monthly amount: approximately 422,000 yen to 709,000 yen
(Annual amount: approximately 5,064,000 yen to 8,508,000 yen)
Working hours
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Common to all Job Types
Working hours :08:30-17:15
Break time :12:00-13:00
Holidays : Saturdays and Sundays, national holidays, new year holidays (Dec. 29-Jan.3), and other days designated by the president of the University
Overtime and other explanations : The discretionary labor system is applied. The deemed working hours are 7 hours and 45 minutes per day and 38 hours and 45 minutes per week.
Application requirements
Qualifications
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Education and Degree Requirements
Ph.D. / Doctor
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Description
1. Applicants should have or be expected to obtain a Ph.D. (or equivalent). The Ph.D. candidate should have obtained a Ph.D. by the start date of employment. If we cannot confirm your Ph.D. by the start date of employment, the maximum period of employment, even if renewed, will be one year from the start date of employment.
2. We welcome candidates with experience in the MRI management and support.
Employment Type
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Common to all Job Types
Contract employee
Specially Appointed Assistant Professor / Specially Appointed Research Associate
Contract period
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Common to all Job Types
Nontenured - Non-tenure track
From January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027
* The start date is negotiable.
* The employment period may be renewed for up to five years from the start date.
* Renewal of the employment period shall be determined by the volume of work, the state of the employment budget, the work record, etc.Probationary period absent
Work location
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186-8601
Tokyo
2-1 Naka, Kunitachi
Hitotsubashi University Kunitachi Campus
About a 10-minute walk from the South Exit of JR Kunitachi Station
Directions to Kunitachi Campus
https://www.hit-u.ac.jp/eng/about/direction/kunitachi.html
Kunitachi Campus Map
https://www.hit-u.ac.jp/eng/about/direction/campusmap/kunitachi.html
Compensation
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Various systems
Transportation expenses : The commuting allowance is paid according to the university's regulations.
(Maximum 55,000 yen per month) -
Insurance
Employees' Health Insurance : available
Employees' Pension Insurance : available
Worker's accident insurance : available
Employment insurance : available
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Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace
Please note that smoking is prohibited on campus except in designated areas.
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Supplementary explanation of compensation
[Leave]
Annual paid leave (will be given after 6 months of employment)
Other paid leave (sick/injured child care leave, family care leave, parental leave before and after childbirth, condolence leave, etc.)
Unpaid leave (sick leave, etc.)
Application Considerations
Number of hired
2 person(s)
Hiring date : 2025/01/01
Application period
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2024/06/28~2024/09/02 Deadline for receipt
Deadline:
11:59 p.m. Monday, September 2, 2024 (JST)
Application method
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Application documents (specified forms)
- Application_Form_HIAS_BRC.docx
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Attached documents
Other online application forms
1. Cover Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Application Form
https://www.hit-u.ac.jp/jinji-saiyo/Application_Form_HIAS_BRC.docx
4. Ph.D. diploma (For a Ph.D. candidate, academic transcript and note on dissertation progress in the reference letter)
5. Reprints of three major papers
6. Names and contact information of three references, ideally your supervisor or an equivalent person.
The committee will ask for a reference letter from your references.
For Ph.D. candidates, please make sure to ask your referees to describe the progress of your dissertation.
* How to submit reference letters
Please provide us with the contact information of your references (name, affiliation, email address) through the online application system.
The committee will send a URL for uploading the reference letter directly to the references.
The committee will not accept any references directly from the applicant.
In addition to the above documents, Ph.D. candidates will be asked to prepare and submit a document regarding the expected completion of the doctoral degree after the final offer. The document should be written by your supervisor or an equivalent. -
Return of application documents
We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.
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* Out of application period.
URL of this job posting
Selection / Notification of result
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Selection
[Selection]
Candidates will be selected based on their application documents and an online interview in English or Japanese.
Only those who pass the document screening will be invited for an interview.
[Date of Interview]
The end of September or the beginning of October, 2024
Interviews will be scheduled from 8:30 to 17:00 (JST).
[How to Apply]
Please upload all application documents as PDF files via the URL below, including your name and the document type in the file name.
Please follow the instructions on the website by accessing the URL below.
https://hrs.ad.hit-u.ac.jp/v33/entries/add/755 -
Notification of result
Document screening results will be announced via email by Tuesday, September 24, 2024.
Short-listed candidates will also be notified of the interview schedule.
Contact details
Hitotsubashi University
Research Services Office, Department of Research Affairs
HIAS Office
hias-info(at)ad.hit-u.ac.jp
* Please change (at) to @ and send it.
Should you have any questions, please contact us by email, with “Inquiry regarding HIAS-BRC open position” in your email subject line.
Notes
- All personal information submitted to the University as part of the job application process shall be used only for the selection process and if selected, employment management (i.e., HR, salary, welfare, health care, labor, and hygiene or management of the on-campus system and facilities usage, and statistical reports). The University shall not provide or disclose personal information to any third party for any purpose other than the above. However, please note there may be cases that the University outsources the management of the above data to a third party with which the University will sign a non-disclosure agreement.
- Hitotsubashi University is an equal opportunity employer in the spirit of the Basic Act for Gender-Equal Society.
- The English job title "Specially Appointed Assistant Professor" at Hitotsubashi University corresponds to the Japanese job title "Tokunin Koshi."
- The English job title "Specially Appointed Research Associate" at Hitotsubashi University corresponds to the Japanese job title "Tokunin Jokyo".
