Detailed information
Work location : Kyushu and Okinawa district - Fukuoka
Date of publication : 2025/01/17
Recruitment for the Post of an Assistant Professor at Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University
D125010871
Kyushu University
Research field : Nanotechnology/Materials - Composite materials and interfaces | Nanotechnology/Materials - Nanometer-scale chemistry | Nanotechnology/Materials - Structural organic chemistry and physical organic chemistry | Nanotechnology/Materials - Polymer chemistry | Nanotechnology/Materials - Organic functional materials
Assistant Professor level : Regular employee - Nontenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period absent
Job description
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Background of the recruitment and description of the project
Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University (“IMCE”) is recruiting an assistant professor position by the following procedure.
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Work content and job description
The candidate should have research experiences in the synthesis of functional molecules and host-guest supramolecules, the evaluation of the physical properties of molecules, and quantum chemical calculation to elucidate the structure–property correlation. The candidate may promote collaborative researches with Prof. Gaku Fukuhara and the researchers inside and outside IMCE.
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Assigned department
Existing departments
Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry, Division of Soft Materials, Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University
Date of new establishment : Concurrent with hiring period
Job type
- Assistant Professor level
Research field
- Nanotechnology/Materials - Composite materials and interfaces
- Nanotechnology/Materials - Nanometer-scale chemistry
- Nanotechnology/Materials - Structural organic chemistry and physical organic chemistry
- Nanotechnology/Materials - Polymer chemistry
- Nanotechnology/Materials - Organic functional materials
Wages
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Annual Salary : 3 million yen ~
Salary: Annual salary paid under the annual salary system introduced on April 1, 2020.
The amount of annual salary will be determined under the salary regulations for special project faculty members of Kyushu University.
Working hours
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Working hours :08:30-17:15
Break time :12:00-13:00
Holidays : Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, Dec 29 to Jan 3
Overtime and other explanations : Working Hours: Based on Discretionary Labor System for professional work
KU allows the employee to engage in his/her work while leaving it to his/her discretion to decide the means and the allotment of time for performing the work and regarding them as having worked for the prescribed number of working hours (7 hours and 45 minutes).
Application requirements
Qualifications
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Education and Degree Requirements
Ph.D. / Doctor
Applicants must have obtained Ph.D. degree in a relevant discipline or are expected to have a Ph.D. degree by the time of hiring.
Employment Type
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Regular employee
‘Faculty Member (Special Project)’ means that the position is non-tenured and under a limited-time contract
Contract period
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Nontenured - Non-tenure track
Five (5) years. Re-employment may be possible based on an eligibility review if the employee requires it after four (4) years from the date of employment. The maximum total period of employment at Kyushu University is 10 years.
Probationary period absent
Work location
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816-8580
Fukuoka
744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka
Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering at Ito Campus
Compensation
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Various systems
Pay increase system : available
Transportation expenses : available
Retirement age : available
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Insurance
Employees' Health Insurance : available
Employees' Pension Insurance : available
Worker's accident insurance : available
Employment insurance : available
Application Considerations
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Considerations for conducting interviews (e.g., those who live far away, such as overseas)
An interview may be held in the final selection.
Number of hired
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Job content supplemental explanation
As early as possible after the hiring decision (After June 2025).
1 person(s)
Application period
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2025/01/17~2025/02/17 Deadline for receipt
Japan time
Application method
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Application documents (specified forms)
- 九州大学先導物質化学研究所 ソフトマテリアル部門 機能材料学際化学分野 助教公募.pdf
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Attached documents
Application Form : Online SubmissionAchievements and Activities : Online SubmissionOther online application forms
The documents should be prepared on sheets of A4 paper.
(1) Curriculum vitae (including photo and E-mail address).
(2) Achievement reports: All publications should be divided into the following categories. (a) journal papers (the presence or absence of peer review should be specified); (b) review papers, books, bulletins; (c) proceedings; (d) patents (applied or registered should be specified); and (e) others. All authors (with the same order as that in the publication) should be shown for each publication, and the candidate should be underlined. The main papers should be marked with “○”.
(3) Reprints of the main papers within five (5).
(4) Summary of research achievements (within one (1) A4 page) and future plan of your research and education at Kyushu University (within one (1) A4 page).
(5) External funds (Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, research grants, research scholarships, etc.) if the candidate has.
(6) Special matters (prizes and awards, invited lectures and other matters which can be appealed the research achievements with) if the candidate has.
(7) Names of two (2) references and their contact addresses, official titles, phone numbers and E-mail addresses.
First, send the entry mail to Prof. Masaru Tanaka (E-mail address: masaru_tanaka@ms.ifoc.kyushu-u.ac.jp）.
The applicant will receive URL for uploading the application documents. Upload all the pdf documents to the URL with a cover letter to the Dean of our institute:
Prof. Shiyoshi Yokoyama, Dean of Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering (IMCE), Kyushu University
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Return of application documents
We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.
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* Out of application period.
URL of this job posting
Selection / Notification of result
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Selection
An interview may be held in the final selection.
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Notification of result
After the initial selection : Applicants who are eligible for the second round of screening will be notified of the details by e-mail.
After the second selection : All applicants will be notified of the results by e-mail.
Contact details
Kyushu University
Division of Soft Materials, Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University
Masaru Tanaka
0928026235
masaru_tanaka@ms.ifoc.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Notes
(1) The research should be carried out in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Gaku Fukuhara.
(2) An interview may be held in the final selection.
(3) Any applied documents will not be returned.
(4) Kyushu University carries out the selection of its teachers based on the “Basic Act for Gender Equal Society” (Act No.78 of 1999), “Act on Employment Promotion etc. of Persons with Disabilities” (Act No. 123 of 1960, revised in 2013) and “Act on the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities” (Act No. 65 of 2013).
Please refer to https://danjyo.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/ for the activity of the Kyushu University Gender Equality Promotion Office.
If you have been disciplined in the past for sexual violence, including sexual harassment, against students, please be sure to enter the nature of the disciplinary action and the specific reasons for it in your resume or other documents. False statements may result in cancellation of employment or disciplinary action.
Regarding the status of secondhand smoke prevention measures, smoking is prohibited in all areas of Kyushu University’s premises.
