Detailed information

Ended
Date of update : 2025/03/25 End date of accepting applications : 2025/05/30
Ended
Date of update : 2025/03/25
End date of accepting applications : 2025/05/30

Work location : Kanto district - Kanagawa

Date of publication : 2025/03/25

Job Opportunities Faculty Member（Public Economics）

D125031512

Public university

Yokohama City University

Research field : Humanities & Social Sciences - Economic theory | Humanities & Social Sciences - Public economics and labor economics

Professor level : Regular employee - Tenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period present

Associate Professor : Regular employee - Tenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period present

Lecturer level : Regular employee - Tenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period present

Job description

  • Background of the recruitment and description of the project

    The Graduate School of International Management at Yokohama City University (YCU) has established the "YCU EconMasters Program" to strengthen the education system from undergraduate to graduate levels in YCU and promote world-class research. The opening aims to recruit individuals who can contribute to achieving these goals by teaching public economics. The university invites applicants widely for this position.
    At the undergraduate level, our curriculum focuses on developing original thinking skills, problem-solving skills, English language proficiency, and planning skills to create new businesses, in addition to the foundational knowledge of business administration and economics to respond to diverse contemporary social issues.

  • Work content and job description

    Undergraduate:
    1)Public Economics (in Japanese) (2 credits), Economic Mathematics (2 credits), or Seminar on Arts and Science (Collaboration with School of Data Science) (2 credits)
    2)Seminar for Sophomores (2 credits), Juniors (4 credits), and Senior (4 credits)
    3)Others: possibility of teaching courses at the Liberal Arts Core Curriculum.

    Graduate:
    1)M.A. Program: Public Policy (2 credits) or Special Topics in Economics (2 credits)
    2)M.A. Program: Research Supervision (8 credits)
    3)Others: the possibility of teaching courses in the Ph.D. Program.

  • Assigned department

    Existing departments

    School of Economics and Business Administration Graduate School of International Management

Job type

  • Professor level
  • Associate Professor
  • Lecturer level

Research field

  • Humanities & Social Sciences - Economic theory
  • Humanities & Social Sciences - Public economics and labor economics

Wages

  • Common to all Job Types

    Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~

Working hours

  • Common to all Job Types

    Working hours :08:30-17:15

    Overtime and other explanations : Discretionary work hours will be applied.
    The daily working hours shall be 7 hours and 45 minutes.

Application requirements

Qualifications

  • Education and Degree Requirements

    Ph.D. / Doctor

  • Description

    1)Candidates must have a Ph.D. or equivalent academic research experience in public economics and a profound understanding of mathematical economics.
    2)Candidates are required to promote global collaboration research.
    3)Candidates must be committed to the management of the School of Economics and Business Administration, the Graduate School of International Management, and YCU EconMasters Program in particular.
    4)Candidates are expected to promote collaborative research with other graduate schools (such as the School of Medicine and the School of Data Science)
    5)Candidates are expected to have interests in industry-academia collaboration and regional contribution in Yokohama city.

Employment Type

  • Common to all Job Types

    Regular employee

Contract period

  • Common to all Job Types

    Tenured - Non-tenure track

    Probationary period present

    The initial period of six (6) months shall be the trial period.

Work location

  • 236-0027 Kanagawa 22-2 Seto,Kanazawa Ward, Yokohama City

Compensation

  • Various systems

    Pay increase system : available

    Bonus : 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

  • Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

    Smoking is not permitted on the premises of the University and the two affiliated hospitals.

Application Considerations

Number of hired

    1 person(s)

    Hiring date : 2026/04/01

    Starting date : 2026/04/01

Application period

  • 2025/03/25~2025/05/30 Deadline for receipt

    ①Please fill in the necessary items on the Forms and submit your entry.
    https://forms.office.com/r/5fatSnyfBg
    [Entry deadline: Friday, May 23, 2025, 12:00 pm Japan time]
    ②We will contact you with the upload destination for the application documents.
    [Upload deadline: Friday, May 30, 2025, Japan time]

Application method

  • Attached documents

    Application Form : Online Submission
    1) Resume/ Curriculum Vitae with photograph
    Achievements and Activities : Online Submission
    2) Complete listing of academic publications

    Other online application forms
    3) Writing samples of up to 3 academic publications, preferably related to the subject areas described above.
    ** For research papers, while being printed or posted, only those with submission of a certificate certifying the publication issued by the publisher will be accepted as achievement. Research papers without submission of certificate, we do not require the description. We do not accept as an achievement a certificate of receipt or a certificate under review.
    4) Personal statement (1 page maximum) regarding education and potential contribution to programs at YCU.
    5) Information on 2 references (Affiliation, name, telephone number and e-mail address should be mentioned.)
    6) Certificate of (an) academic degree(s)

  • 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

    1) Screening of applications.
    2) Interviews of selected candidates (June or July)
    A sample lecture may be required.

  • Notification of result

    The date and method of the second round of selection (interview) will be communicated to the candidate.
    Applicants will be responsible for any travel and accommodation expenses required for the second round of selection (interview).

Contact details

Yokohama City University

Graduate School of International Management

Prof. Sayuri Shiraishi

0457872101

shira(at)yokohama-cu.ac.jp

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Notes

Those who are selected through this open recruitment will be required to sign an employment contract with Yokohama City University Public University Corporation in accordance with the regulations established by Yokohama City University Public University Corporation.
Applicants will be responsible for any travel and accommodation expenses required for the second round of selection (interview).
Smoking is not permitted on the premises of the University and the two affiliated hospitals.

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