Job type

• Professor level
• Associate Professor
• Lecturer level

Research field

• Humanities & Social Sciences - Unspecified

Wages

• Common to all Job Types

  Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~ 10 million yen

Qualifications

• Work experience

  The following criteria will be taken into consideration during the application process:
  (1) Experience in conducting empirical research (such as study organization and design, data analysis, and dissemination) in the social sciences or a related field, and have outstanding achievements in interdisciplinary research, industry-government-academia collaboration, international collaboration, or international comparative research.
  *At least three papers published in peer-reviewed international journals as the first or corresponding author, or books published as the first author (excluding sub-authored papers).
  (2) At least three years of professional experience as a full-time researcher at a university or research institution outside of Japan, or at an equivalent international university or research institution within Japan.
  (3) Experience in conducting and promoting interdisciplinary research and international joint research, or a strong desire and passion to promote such research.
  (4) Experience in joint research and social cooperation activities with companies, government agencies, international organizations, or similar, or a strong motivation and passion to promote such activities.
  (5) Excellent planning, collaboration, and management skills to establish a cooperative framework within Kyoto University, especially in the humanities and social sciences.
  (6) Native-level English language ability. A certain level of Japanese language ability is also appreciated.
  

Employment Type

• Common to all Job Types

  Regular employee

Contract period

• Common to all Job Types

  Nontenured - Non-tenure track

  Date of hire（As early as possible after April 1, 2025） - March 31, 2029 (With the possibility of renewal, but only up to the project’s conclusion. Contract renewal will be determined based on factors such as workload, work performance, work attitude, and capability at the time of contract expiration, as well as on progress in the assigned work, organizational management circumstances, and the availability of external funding supporting the position.)

  Probationary period present

  Probational period6 months

Work location

• 606-8501 Kyoto 46 Yoshida-shimoadachicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan

  Or home etc., if telecommuting is permitted or ordered by the university.

Compensation

• Insurance

  Employees' Health Insurance : available

  Employees' Pension Insurance : available

  Worker's accident insurance : available

  Employment insurance : available

• Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

  Kyoto University is taking steps to prevent passive smoking on all campuses by prohibiting smoking indoors and outdoors except in designated smoking areas.

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Hiring date : 2025/04/01

• Job content supplemental explanation

  Hiring date: As early as possible after April 1, 2025

Application period

• 2024/11/12~2024/12/23 Deadline for receipt

  Applications will close at 5:00 p.m. Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00) on Monday, December 23, 2024

Application method

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Online Submission

  -Please include academic background after graduation from high school, employment history, awards and punishments, activities in academic societies, social activities, and contact information.
  -Telephone number and e-mail address must be included.
  Achievements and Activities : Online Submission

  List of research achievements (following five categories):
  -Papers (please indicate whether peer-reviewed or not)
  -Books (please indicate whether the applicant is/are a sole author, co-author(s), or an associate author, etc.)
  -Other publications
  -Research presentations (please list invited, keynote, general, oral, poster, etc.)
  Achievements in obtaining competitive research grants (please list whether applicant is a leading researcher on the grant or co-researcher)

  Other online application forms
  ・ List of 3 selected key original papers or books representative of the applicant’s research focus
  ・ “Summary of research achievements” and “Future research plan” (Please describe your achievements and career, especially with regard to criteria 3 and 4 listed in the “job requirements” section.) (500-1000 words each)
  ・ “Ideas for promoting international research collaborations to enhance global presence of Kyoto University” (500-1000 words)
  
  Please submit all necessary documents via e-mail to: ifohs-jimu*mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp (please change * to @) with “Application for Faculty Position at the Kyoto University Institute for the Future of Human and Society” as the subject line.
  Applications will close at 5:00 p.m. Japan Standard Time (UTC+09:00) on Monday, December 23, 2024.
  

• Return of application documents

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

• * Out of application period.

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  Following the document screening, selected applicants will be contacted individually to schedule an interview. Interviews may be conducted online.

• Notification of result

  Once we have selected the final candidates, we will notify you of the results.

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