Job type

• Assistant Professor level

Research field

• Humanities & Social Sciences - History of Asia and Africa
• Humanities & Social Sciences - Historical studies in general

Wages

• Annual Salary : 4 million yen ~ 7 million yen

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

  Candidates must have received specialized education in the philology and history of ancient Western Asia and be engaged in research in this field.

• Description

  1. Must be capable of conducting administrative duties, teaching, and research supervision in English.
  2. Proficiency in Japanese is desirable but not required.
  3. Preference will be given to candidates who have earned their PhD within the past seven years.

Employment Type

• Regular employee

Contract period

• Nontenured - Non-tenure track

  The appointment is for a total of 5 years (initially 3 years, with the possibility of an additional 2 years following a review). There is potential for transitioning to a tenure-track position.

  Probationary period absent

Work location

• 305-8571 Ibaraki Tsukuba, Tennoudai 1-1-1

Compensation

• Various systems

  Transportation expenses : available

• Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

  Smoking is prohibited on the University ofTsukuba campus.

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

• Description

  The appointment is expected to commence as early as possible following April 1, 2025.

Hiring date : 2025/04/01

Starting date : 2025/04/01

Application period

• 2024/08/02~2024/10/15 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Attached documents

  Other online application forms
  Please upload nos. 1–7 and 9 to the "Documents other than JREC-IN Forms." Because only up to five files can be attached, please combine nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 7 into a single file. Nos. 5 and 9 should be separate files. It is not necessary to complete and attach the "Application Form(JREC-IN Form)" and "Achievement and Activities list(JREC-IN Form)".
  
  Download nos. 1–4, 6–7, and 9 from the following links at https://www.jinsha.tsukuba.ac.jp/jobs/application-documents : "Application documents (English)," "Consent under GDPR," and "Self-Declaration on Specific Categories."
  
  1. Curriculum Vitae (file no. 19).
  2. List of 3 publications (books and/or papers) from the last five years, with the option to include one older publication (over 6 years) if it represents a significant academic contribution (file no. 20).
  3. List of teaching experience (file no. 21).
  4. Statement of your teaching and research plans at the University of Tsukuba (file no. 22).
  5. PDF files of the three main publications listed in document no. 2. For accepted but not yet published papers or books, you may upload the proofs or submitted manuscript, provided that you also include the letter of acceptance from the publisher or editor.
  6. Complete list of research achievements, detailed separately for each category: Peer-reviewed journal articles, books and book chapters, peer-reviewed conference proceedings, non-reviewed articles (invited papers), and peer-reviewed academic papers (bulletins). Other achievements should be listed on a separate sheet. Include any grants, awards, or external funding received as a principal investigator (file no. 23).
  7. Self-Declaration of Specific Categories.
  8. Applicant's email address.
  9. Applicants residing in the European Economic Area (EEA) must also submit a 'Consent to Processing and Extraterritorial Transfer of Personal Data under GDPR' form, in addition to the above documents.
  

  Other Mailing Documents
  Any books (monographs) included in the major achievements that you wish to submit by mail, please send to the address below. Submitted books will not be returned unless a self-addressed and stamped envelope is enclosed in your package.

• Return of application documents

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

• Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

  305-8571 Ibaraki Tsukuba, Tennoudai 1-1-1 Institutes of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba
  Daisuke Shibata

  Precautions : Although it is not necessary, if you wish to send books (monographs), they may be submitted by mail to the address below Submitted books will not be returned unless a self-addressed and stamped envelope is enclosed in your package.

• * Out of application period.

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  Following the initial screening process, interviews will be conducted online.

• Notification of result

  Applicants who pass the document screening will be contacted by e-mail regarding the interview schedule.

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