Job type

• Assistant Professor level

Research field

• Environmental science - Environmental policy and social systems
• Environmental science - Sound material-cycle social systems
• Humanities & Social Sciences - Area studies
• Life Science - Hygiene and public health: excluding laboratory approach

Wages

• Annual Salary : 4 million yen ~ 6 million yen

  
  ● Reference annual salary amounts (these are examples specified in the regulations and do not represent actual amounts):
  <Assistant Professor (immediately after obtaining a doctorate)>
  Standard: 5 million yen
  Minimum: 4.8 million yen (subject to evaluation)
  Maximum: 5.6 million yen (subject to evaluation)

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

  A Ph.D. or Doctoral degree by the time of appointment

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, O-okayama, Meguro-ku Institute of Science Tokyo

Compensation

• Various systems

  Others : The annual salary system will be applied.
  "Lump-sum retirement allowance annual salary system"
  (According to the university's regulations on the annual salary system with a lump-sum retirement allowance for staff.)
  The annual salary amount will be based on the current regulations; for the first year of employment, it will reference the standard value, and for subsequent years, it will depend on performance evaluations. The retirement allowance will be paid separately upon retirement.
  
  ● Reference annual salary amounts (these are examples specified in the regulations and do not represent actual amounts):
  <Assistant Professor (immediately after obtaining a doctorate)>
  Standard: 5 million yen
  Minimum: 4.8 million yen (subject to evaluation)
  Maximum: 5.6 million yen (subject to evaluation)

• Insurance

  Employees' Pension Insurance : available

  Worker's accident insurance : available

  Employment insurance : available

  Others : Mutual Aid Association(short-term) benefits (health insurance)
  

• Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

  Smoking is prohibited on campus except in designated areas.

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Hiring date : 2025/04/01

Starting date : 2025/04/01

Application period

• 2024/10/31~2024/12/01 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Application documents (specified forms)

  • rirekisyo_e.docx
  • TSE_applicant-data-e.xlsx

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Online Submission
  Achievements and Activities : Online Submission

  Other online application forms
  1.Curriculum Vitae including professional and educational history (from high school onward), degrees, job history, awards/punishments etc., and email address. Please use the designated format for CV, as listed as "rirekisyo_e.docx" above).
  2.Accomplishment statement, including:
  a.Refereed journal papers
  b.Refereed conference proceedings and non-refereed conference proceedings
  c.Commentaries
  d.Books
  e.Patents, etc.
  Please include details for each category. For lectures, state if it was a keynote or invited lecture. For items a. and b., include the number of citations, h-index based on Scopus.
  3.Up to three reprints or copies of major publications (one copy for each publication)
  4.List of acquired research grants and external funds. Include names of the funds, project titles, amounts, periods of research, and allocated amounts (if not the principal researcher)
  5.Research statement with a summary of research accomplishments and details of the future direction and plan for the applicant’s work (free form, two A4 pages)
  6.Teaching statement that provides a summary of accomplishments and discusses ideas for teaching and learning (free form, two A4 pages)
  7.Social activities such as those as a member of international and academic committees
  8.Research or study activities outside applicant’s home country and an overview of those activities if any (approximately one A4 page for each experience, particularly focusing on your roles and collaborators/groups).
  9.For those with practical experience at the organizations outside of educational and research institutions, please provide an overview (approximately one A4 page, only full-time equivalent employment is applicable).
  10.Two references with names, affiliations, and contact details
  11.‘TSE-GEDES applicant data-e.xlsx’ filled in with specified information. (Please download the Excel format from the link above.)

• Return of application documents

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

• Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

  Tokyo

• * Out of application period.

URL of this job posting

Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  Selection will be based on a comprehensive review of applications and interviews(zoom) of candidates.
  Selected applicants may be asked to have an on-campus or online (zoom) interview and/or give a presentation. Please note that travel expenses for attending interviews will not be reimbursed.

• Notification of result

  We will contact you by e-mail.

Contact details

Notes