Job type

• Professor level

Research field

• Nanotechnology/Materials - Unspecified
• Natural Science - Semiconductors, optical properties of condensed matter and atomic physics

Wages

• Annual Salary : 7 million yen ~

  In accordance with the NINS employee compensation regulation.
  The estimated annual salary may differ from the above depending on work and educational history.

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

  Applicants should possess a Ph.D. degree or an equivalent scientific career.

Employment Type

• Regular employee

  Full-time

Contract period

• Tenured - Non-tenure track

  Permanent. For details, see this link [https://www.ims.ac.jp/en/recruit/policy.html].

  Probationary period absent

Work location

• 444-8585 Aichi Institute for Molecular Science (IMS), National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS)，Nishigonaka 38, Myodaiji, Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, JAPAN

Compensation

• Various systems

  Pay increase system : available

  Retirement allowances : available

  Transportation expenses : available

  Retirement age : available

• Insurance

  Employees' Health Insurance : available

  Employees' Pension Insurance : available

  Worker's accident insurance : available

  Employment insurance : available

• Supplementary explanation of compensation

  【Research resources】
  (1) The successful candidate will be supported with lab space and start-up budget funded by the director general of IMS.
  (2) The successful candidate is expected to serve as a principal investigator of a research group, which consists of one professor (this recruit), one assistant professor (to be recruited), and one secretary (shared).
  (3) Further information is available via e-mail (ims-recruit@ims.ac.jp).

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

• Description

  Professor (one position)
  

Starting date : 2025/10/01

• Job content supplemental explanation

  Expected start date: On or at the earliest possible date after October 1, 2025
  

Application period

• 2024/11/27~2025/02/10 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Attached documents

  Other online application forms
  Documents for application:
  The following documents (1) to (6) should be prepared in PDF format and then the documents (1) to (5) should be merged into one single PDF document. The merged PDF should be submitted as the attachment of email and the document (6) recommendation letter(s) should be submitted separately by recommender(s).
  (1) Curriculum Vitae (Please download the format from the URL below.)
  (2) Summary of research achievements (not more than 2 pages in total on A4 size paper).
  (3) Future research plans (not more than 2 pages in total on A4 size paper).
  (4) List of publications* and invited talks (About description method, refer to the URL below)
  * Underline the title of the three most important publications.
  (5) Reprints or preprints of maximum ten selected publications.
  (6) Recommendation letter(s) (optional).
  
  For details (format, description method, etc.), see the following URL.
  https://www.ims.ac.jp/en/recruit/teisyutu.html
  
  Submission:
  Application should be submitted by email to the Personnel Section (ims-prof@orion.ac.jp). The subject of the email should be ‘Application for Professor in the Center for Mesoscopic Sciences’, and the main text should contain your name and ‘Position: Professor in the Center for Mesoscopic Sciences’ at the beginning. The above documents (1) to (6) should be prepared in PDF format and then the documents (1) to (5) should be merged into one single PDF document. The merged PDF should be submitted as the attachment of email and the documents (6) recommendation letter(s) should be submitted separately by recommender(s). If the data exceeds 20 MB, divide into multiple PDF files and send by separate emails. Notification of receipt will be sent within four working days. In case you do not receive a notification, please contact the Personnel Section.

• 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

  Candidates will be selected under the advice of a personnel committee of the IMS.
  IMS may withhold selection if there is no suitable person for the position.
  

• Notification of result

  We will contact you by email or phone as soon as we have decided on a candidate.

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