Job type

• Associate Professor
• Lecturer level
• Assistant Professor level

Research field

• Manufacturing Technology - Unspecified
• Social Infrastructure - Unspecified
• Frontier Technology - Unspecified
• Humanities & Social Sciences - Unspecified
• Natural Science - Unspecified

Wages

• Common to all Job Types

  Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~ 9 million yen

  The amount of salary shall be calculated based on the experience and ability of each individual in accordance with the Kyoto Universityʼs payment Rules and Regulations.
  Please note that the salaries above are not guaranteed and actual offers may be lower in some cases.

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor / Others

  Researchers with a doctoral degree (including those without the degree who have academic research ability equivalent or superior to that of a doctoral degree holder) are eligible.

• Description

  Applicants of all nationalities are welcome. However, those who have been employed as a Hakubi researcher by the Hakubi Project in the past are not eligible to apply.

Employment Type

• Common to all Job Types

  Others

  Program-Specific Faculty Member Under the Annual Salary Sysytem (Full-time)

Contract period

• Common to all Job Types

  Nontenured - Non-tenure track

  The period of service will be 5 years in principle. There can be no renewal of the appointment.

  Probationary period absent

Work location

• Others

  The location at host faculty within Kyoto University

Compensation

• Various systems

  Bonus : NOT available

  Retirement allowances : NOT available

  Transportation expenses : NOT available

  Others : Base salary includes an amount equivalent to various allowance.

• Insurance

  Employees' Health Insurance : Covered by the MEXT Mutual Aid Association membership.
  (MEXT: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology-Japan)

  Employees' Pension Insurance : Available

  Worker's accident insurance : Available

  Employment insurance : Available

• Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

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

• Supplementary explanation of compensation

  - Successful applicants will be hired as program-specific faculty members (program-specific assistant professor, program-specific junior associate professor, or program-specific associate professor) on an annual salary basis as stipulated in the Kyoto University Rules of Employment for Fixed-Term Program-Specific Faculty Members and will be paid in accordance with the university's payment standards.
  
  - Research grants will range from 1 to 4 million yen per year depending on the nature of the research.
  
  - Those employed in this project will be awarded the title of`Kyoto University Hakubi Researcher' from the date of employment as proof that Kyoto University recognizes them as outstanding researchers who will lead the next generation of scholars.

Application Considerations

Number of hired

20 person(s)

• Description

  [Explanation of institution (recruitment background, explanation of project, etc.)]
  Kyoto University has striven to develop the Hakubi Project to foster and support early-career researchers since 2009. With the aim of fostering individuals who will play active roles as world-class researchers and lead the next generation of academic research at Kyoto University, we are seeking researchers for the [Global Category] position.
  Note: As the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has closed the Leading
  Initiative for Excellent Young Researchers (LEADER) program, Kyoto University will not be offering the 【Tenure-Track Category】 from the 16th call onward.
  
  [Research Field]
  Research projects in all fields of the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences are welcome. These include all academic research, from basic to applied.
  
  [Address of work location and other information]
  The location at host faculty
  
  [Employment Appointment]
  Program-specific assistant professors: approximately 15
  Program-specific associate professors or program-specific junior associate professors: approximately 5
  
  [The employment term]
  5 years in principle. There can be no renewal of the appointment.
  
  [Starting date]
  The expected date of employment is April 1, 2026. However, this may be postponed in consideration of individual circumstance.
  

Application period

• 2025/03/18~2025/05/16 Deadline for receipt

  The deadline for applications is on Friday, May 16, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. (Japan time).

Application method

URL of this job posting

Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  (First round of screening)
  The Kyoto University Hakubi Center Expert Committee, where a written review will be conducted, evaluates applicants' research achievements and plans and determines whether the applicant will be selected for an interview.
  (Second round of screening)
  The selection of candidates for employment will be conducted by the Hakuraku Council of the Hakubi Center, where interviews will be conducted, and candidates will be selected based on a comprehensive evaluation of their qualifications not only in terms of research but also as an individual equipped to lead the next generation of academics.
  (Third round of screening)
  The Kyoto University Hakubi Center Steering Committee will deliberate on the results of the interviews by the Hakuraku Council, etc., and decide who will be offered the positions.
  
  Note: Kyoto University promotes gender equality. We welcome applications from female researchers. As part of its effort to promote gender equality at the university, in accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of the Act on Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment (Equal Employment Opportunity Law), women will be given priority in employment if their evaluation is equal to that of a male candidate in the selection process. If an applicant has interrupted research due to any causes, such as childbirth, childcare, or nursing care, etc., upon the applicant’s request, this will be taken into consideration in the screening of research achievements.

• Notification of result

  All applicants will be notified of the final selection results by e-mail. Please note that the Hakubi Center will not respond to questions regarding the selection process or the reasons for the selection or rejection of candidates.

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