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Now recruiting
Date of update : 2025/04/08 End date of accepting applications : 2025/06/30
Now recruiting
Date of update : 2025/04/08
End date of accepting applications : 2025/06/30

Work location : Chugoku district - Hiroshima

Date of publication : 2025/04/09

Specially Appointed Assistant Professor (Core Research Division (Quantum Life science unit), Research Institute for Synchrotron Radiation Science)

D125040656

National university

Hiroshima University

Research field : Natural Science - Biophysics, chemical physics and soft matter physics | Life Science - Food sciences | Life Science - Structural biochemistry | Nanotechnology/Materials - Fundamental physical chemistry | Nanotechnology/Materials - Analytical chemistry

Assistant Professor level : Contract employee - Nontenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period present

Job description

  • Background of the recruitment and description of the project

    [Message from President]
    Hiroshima University (HU) herewith makes an open international job offer and seeks to appoint Specially Appointed Assistant Professor.

    We are looking forward to welcoming those who are prepared to go along with the principles, long-term vision and medium-term target of HU (https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/about), and who are motivated and can play key roles by committing themselves to research and education at HU.

    Mitsuo Ochi, President of Hiroshima University

    https://hsrc.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/english/index.html

  • Work content and job description

    [Field of specialization]
    Biophysics, polymer chemistry, circular dichroism spectroscopy, synchrotron radiation science, chiral advanced technique, development of experimental instruments etc.

    [Job description]
    Successful candidate will elucidate the structures and functions of biopolymers such as proteins, polysaccharides, and nucleic acids by using polarization spectroscopy such as circular dichroism and linear dichroism with synchrotron radiation, while developing new spectroscopic measurement methods such as time resolution and imaging, and data analysis methods using AI and molecular dynamics, etc. In addition, successful candidate will promote the fusion research areas of regenerative medicine, cell medicine, and drug discovery in the “Program for Forming Japan's Peak Research Universities（J-PEAKS）” of Hiroshima University, and will also support users at the Joint Usage/Research Center.

    [Teaching responsibilities]
    (1) Graduate level (master’s programs): Special Exercise in Physics A, B, etc.
    (2) In addition to the courses listed above, he or she may be asked to teach other general education courses and/or discipline specific courses in other department(s) and graduate school(s).

  • Assigned department

    Existing departments

    Core Research Division (Quantum Life science unit), Research Institute for Synchrotron Radiation Science

Job type

  • Assistant Professor level

Research field

  • Natural Science - Biophysics, chemical physics and soft matter physics
  • Life Science - Food sciences
  • Life Science - Structural biochemistry
  • Nanotechnology/Materials - Fundamental physical chemistry
  • Nanotechnology/Materials - Analytical chemistry

Wages

  • Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~

    The approximate annual salary is based on a standard career history and may vary depending
    on education, degree, work experience, etc.

Working hours

  • Working hours :08:30-17:00

    Break time :12:00-12:45

    Holidays : Saturdays, Sundays, Public holidays and New Year's holiday (December 29th to January 3rd) in principle

    Overtime and other explanations : If you are agreeable to the application of the Discretionary Labor System for Professional Work, you are deemed to work for 7 hours and 45 minutes a day.

Application requirements

Qualifications

  • Education and Degree Requirements

    Ph.D. / Doctor

  • Description

    Applicants must satisfy all of the following requirements:
    (1) Hold a doctorate or an equivalent degree by the time the appointment begins
    (2) Be able to supervise doctoral students in preparation of doctoral dissertations
    (3) Be able to teach classes and supervise students in English

Employment Type

  • Contract employee

Contract period

  • Nontenured - Non-tenure track

    4 years (Until 30 September 2029, Single year contract, renewed annually)

    Probationary period present

    six (6) months

Work location

  • 739-0046 Hiroshima 2-313 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima City

Compensation

  • Various systems

    Pay increase system : 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

    Hiroshima University has been entirely smoke-free

  • Supplementary explanation of compensation

    Other details depend on the Hiroshima University regulations.

Application Considerations

Number of hired

    1 person(s)

  • Job content supplemental explanation

    Starting date (scheduled): The earliest possible date after October 1st, 2025.

Application period

  • 2025/04/09~2025/06/30 Deadline for receipt

    All application materials must reach us by 5:00 pm on Monday, June 30, 2025 (Japan standard time).

Application method

  • Application documents (specified forms)

  • Attached documents

    Application Form : Online Submission
    Use Form01.
    Achievements and Activities : Online Submission

    Other Mailing Documents
    Application materials required
    (1) Resume　(use the specified forms as shown on the website / Please remember to attach your photo on the CV)
    If you have a history of being employed by Hiroshima University (as a TA, RA, researcher, etc.) in the past five years, be sure to state all positions you have held.
    (2) List of publications and oral presentations (Number each publication/presentation, and underline the numbers of refereed articles. Affix an asterisk (*) to the numbers of your five major publications or presentations.)
    (3) Five major publications or presentations (Reprints, photocopies)
    (4) List of acquired external funding
    (5) Past research achievements, future research plans, and aspirations for engaging in education (approximately 1,000-2,000 words)
    (6) Your Researcher ID or ORCID information (in any format)
    N.B. The ID above or ORCID information can be confirmed from Clarivate Analytics or ORCID website.

  • Return of application documents

    We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

  • Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

    739-0046 Hiroshima Hiroshima 2-313 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima
    Research Institute for Synchrotron Radiation Science, Hiroshima University

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Selection / Notification of result

  • Selection

    (1) Selection will be made based on all application documents submitted.
    (2) Interviews will be conducted as needed. As a general rule, we will conduct simulated lessons in English. In such cases, please note that travel expenses will be the responsibility of the applicant. Applicants who pass the initial document review will be informed of interview date, time and format.
    (3) Hiroshima University promotes a gender-equal society in accordance with the legislative intent of the Basic Law for a Gender-Equal Society.

  • Notification of result

    By E-mail

Contact details

Hiroshima University

Research Institute for Synchrotron Radiation Science

Koichi Matsuo, prof.

0824246923

pika(at)hiroshima-u.ac.jp

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Notes

(1) Personal information obtained from application documents will not be used or provided to any third party for purposes other than the necessary procedures related to personnel affairs, salary, and welfare.
(2) HU provides other employment information (research job, desk job and etc.). If your spouse wishes to work for HU, please refer to the following URL link.
employment information: https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/employment/
(3) Hiroshima University has introduced a system whereby researchers' personnel expenses are paid out of direct expenses such as competitive research grants and joint research grants, and the obtained research financial resources can be used to improve the treatment of researchers themselves (additional Salary) and to improve the research environment.

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