Job type

• Professor level
• Associate Professor
• Assistant Professor level

Research field

• Others - Others

  A) Digital technology application areas with a focus on data science (machine learning, (generative) AI, natural language processing, network computing, IoT, etc.)

• Others - Others

  B) Chemistry, physics, mechanical engineering, and electrical and electronic engineering as applications of digital technology focusing on data science (materials informatics, process informatics, bioinformatics, drug discovery informatics, self-driving technology, robotic informatics, energy management systems, smart cities, design informatics, etc.)

Wages

• Professor level

  Annual Salary : 7 million yen ~ 14 million yen

• Associate Professor

  Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~ 11 million yen

• Assistant Professor level

  Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~ 10 million yen

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

  - The applicant must have obtained or be on track to obtaining a doctoral degree by the time they assume the position.
  - The applicant must be able to give lectures and guide research in English.

Employment Type

• Professor level

  Regular employee

• Associate Professor

  Regular employee

• Assistant Professor level

  Regular employee

Contract period

• Professor level

  Tenured - Non-tenure track

  Probationary period present

  3months probation period with no change in salary or benefits.

• Associate Professor

  Tenured - Non-tenure track

  Probationary period present

  3months probation period with no change in salary or benefits.

• Assistant Professor level

  Nontenured - Tenure-track

  Five-year tenure-track position (possible promotion)

  Probationary period present

  3months probation period with no change in salary or benefits.

Work location

• 102-8554 Tokyo 7-1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku,

  Sophia University Yotsuya Campus (Sophia School Corporation)

Compensation

Application Considerations

Number of hired

8 person(s)

• Description

  (1) Two or three professor positions (tenured position)
  (2) Two or three associate professor positions (tenured position)
  (3) Three assistant professor positions (five-year tenure-track position; possible promotion)

Starting date : 2027/04/01

• Job content supplemental explanation

  Employment is contingent upon the approval of the department’s establishment. Please note that the
  employment start date is set for April 2027, as the application for the establishment will be filed in 2026.
  Additionally, because the list of faculty members will be submitted to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
  Science and Technology during the application for establishment, applicants are requested not to decline an
  offer after accepting it.

Application period

• 2025/04/21~2025/06/30 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Online Submission

  Curriculum vitae that includes the following (with a photograph of the applicant): name, contact e-mail address, post-high school educational background, employment history, society activities, awards (use A4 size paper)
  Achievements and Activities : Online Submission

  List of research achievements (use A4 size paper)

  Other online application forms
  - List of accepted research funds such as a grant-in-aid for scientific research (use A4 size paper)
  - Reprints of approximately five major research papers (or DOI of published paper)
  - Summary of past research activities (approx. two sheets; use A4 size paper)
  - [For applicants with teaching experience] Summary of past teaching activities (use A4 size paper)
  - Research plan and teaching aspirations if accepted for the position (approx. two sheets; use A4-size paper)
  - Names and contact details of two reference persons
  
  *Please send the application documents as separate PDF files in a single ZIP file to the e-mail address provided below. You may use a file transfer service if the file size is too large to send by e-mail. Please provide your name, professional affiliation, telephone number, e-mail address, and postal address (including postal code) in the body of your e-mail.
  
  E-mail: dgtech-co@sophia.ac.jp (Planning Office for the Department of Digital Green Technology, Sophia University)
  E-mail subject name: “Application for full-time faculty position at Sophia University’s Department of Digital Green Technology (applicant’s name)”
  *We will issue an acknowledgment of receipt by email after receipt of the application email. Please contact us again if you have not received the acknowledgment of receipt email after more than one day.

• Return of application documents

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

  The submitted documents will not be returned. *Personal information in the submitted documents will be used solely for the faculty position screening process and managed appropriately in accordance with the Act on the Protection of Personal Information.

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  First screening: Screening of documents
  Second screening: A second screening shall be conducted only for those who pass the first screening. Candidates will be asked to explain their aspirations for education and research after assuming their post, introduce their own research, and give a mock lecture in public, after which they will be interviewed. Selection will be made based on a comprehensive assessment of the content of these interviews. Applicants will be contacted directly to schedule the interview date and time.

• Notification of result

  The results of the selection process will be communicated via email. The timing of the notification may vary depending on the interview schedule, which will be explained in detail during the interview.

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