Detailed information

Now recruiting
Date of update : 2024/10/09 End date of accepting applications : 2024/11/18
Now recruiting
Date of update : 2024/10/09
End date of accepting applications : 2024/11/18

Work location : Kanto district - Tokyo

Date of publication : 2024/10/09

[Extended] Assistant Professor in School of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering), Institute of Science Tokyo (Former: Tokyo Institute of Technology)

D124100718

National university

Institute of Science Tokyo

Research field : Manufacturing Technology - Fluid engineering | Manufacturing Technology - Thermal engineering | Life Science - Biomedical engineering | Others - Others - Biofluids and transports based on fluid mechanics

Assistant Professor level : Regular employee - Nontenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period present

Job description

  • Background of the recruitment and description of the project

    In the field of biomechanics aiming at medical engineering applications, especially, the basic research through numerical analysis, experiments, or their combination in the field of flow and/or transport phenomena.

  • Work content and job description

    1. Research on the above specialized fields in collaboration with faculty members in Nanosystems Group / Biomedical Fusion Field of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
    2. Education on experiments and exercises in the undergraduate of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
    3. Research guidance for the undergraduate/graduate students in the laboratory of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
    4. Administrative work mainly in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Graduate Major in Mechanical Engineering.

  • Assigned department

    Existing departments

    School of Engineering

Job type

  • Assistant Professor level

Research field

  • Manufacturing Technology - Fluid engineering
  • Manufacturing Technology - Thermal engineering
  • Life Science - Biomedical engineering
  • Others - Others

    Biofluids and transports based on fluid mechanics

Wages

  • Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~ 6 million yen

    Annual salary examples (The amounts listed below are only examples provided in the regulations and do not directly refer to this specific 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.

Working hours

  • Working hours :08:30-17:15

    Break time :12:15-13:15

    Overtime and other explanations : De facto working hours* under the discretionary labor system for professional work:
    7 hours 45 minutes per day (38 hours 45 minutes per week)
    *Hours considered as working hours

Application requirements

Qualifications

  • Education and Degree Requirements

    Ph.D. / Doctor

    (including expected to complete a Ph.D. degree at the job starting date)

  • Work experience

    Applicant must have research experience in the above specialized fields and can enthusiastically engage in research and education in this field.

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

  • 152-8550 Tokyo 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku

    Ookayama Campus (Nearest station: Ooksayama)

Compensation

  • Various systems

    Pay increase system : 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.

    Bonus : available

    Retirement allowances : A retirement allowance will be paid separately at the time of retirement.

    Transportation expenses : available

    Retirement age : available

  • Insurance

    Others : Employees’ pension, Mutual Aid Association short-term benefits (health insurance), employment insurance, worker’s compensation Insurance.

  • Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

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

  • Supplementary explanation of compensation

    1. The Institute, in order to ensure a diverse workforce, guarantees equal opportunities for all individuals regardless of nationality or gender.
    2. Questions regarding the applicability of the “Specific Categories” under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act may be asked during the selection process.

Application Considerations

Number of hired

    1 person(s)

    Hiring date : 2025/04/01

    Starting date : 2025/04/01

  • Job content supplemental explanation

    April 1st, 2025 or the earliest possible date thereafter

Application period

  • 2024/10/09~2024/11/18 Deadline for receipt

Application method

  • Application documents (specified forms)

  • Attached documents

    Other online application forms
    1. Curriculum vitae* including professional and educational history from high school onward, honors and awards, criminal history and disciplinary actions, and email address
    *Please use the CV format as follows.
    2. Accomplishment statements for each of the following categories:
    a. Refereed journal papers, b. Refereed international conference proceeding papers, c. Commentaries, d. Books, e. Patents, etc.
    For lectures, state if it was a keynote or invited lecture. For refereed journal papers (item a) and refereed conference proceedings (item b), indicate the number of citations for each paper and also the h-index for all papers with the name of database used (Google Scholar Citations, Scopus, Web of Science, or Inspire).
    3. Reprints or copies of up to two major publications (one copy for each)
    4. Acquired research funds
    - Categorize the funds appropriately.
    - Indicate the fund name, title, period, total amount, role (principal or co-investigator), amount allotted.
    5. A summary of research accomplishments and future direction/plan (no set format, one page in A4)
    6. A summary of teaching accomplishments, if any, and future direction/idea (no set format, one page in A4)
    7. Social activities such as those as a member of international and academic committees
    8. Two references with names, affiliations, and contact details including e-mail.
    9. Applicant information*, achievement information (fill in items a and b in 2. Accomplishment statements)*
    *Please use the specific formats as follows.

    Please download the following electronic files from the JREC-IN Portal application website.
    - Resume (rirekisyo_e.docx)
    - Applicant information (applicant_data_e.xlsx)
    - Achievement information (accomplishment_statement_e.xlsx)

    Combine the required documents 1 through 8 into a single PDF file, compress the PDF file and two data files (required document 9) to a zip file, and submit the zip file on the website in JREC-IN portal.

  • 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.

JREC-IN Portal web application
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E-mail Application
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Recruiting Institution's Web application system
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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/online interview and/or give a presentation. Please note that travel expenses for attending in-person interviews will not be reimbursed.

  • Notification of result

    by e-mail

Contact details

Institute of Science Tokyo

School of Engineering

Satoshi Ii

nsbs_koubo2025@mech.e.titech.ac.jp

Notes

Tokyo Institute of Technology merged with Tokyo Medical and Dental University to form Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo) on October 1, 2024.

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