Detailed information
Work location : Chugoku district - Hiroshima
Date of publication : 2025/04/28
Position Available for Professor(Virology, The Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences)
D125041947
Hiroshima University
Research field : Life Science - Virology
Professor level : Regular employee - Tenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period present
Job description
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Background of the recruitment and description of the project
The Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University seeks applications for a Professor in the research area of Virology
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Work content and job description
・All the faculty members of Hiroshima University belong to the "Academy", which is the single university-wide faculty organization, and each faculty as a member of the Academy of the University is appointed to educational and/or research organizations such as an individual undergraduate school, graduate school, research center and institute.
・Faculty members may also be assigned to teaching and/or research activities in other organizations of Hiroshima University and university-wide projects.
＜Teaching responsibilities＞
(1)Undergraduate level (general education courses):Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students, Human and microorganisms , etc.
(2)Undergraduate level (discipline specific courses): MicrobiologyⅡ, Medical English, Biological responses, Introduction for medical research, Practice for medical research, etc.
(3)Graduate level (master’s programs): Seminar on Health Policy & Global Health, Seminar on Host Defense, Methods in Biomedical Sciences A, Seminar, Research, etc.
(4)Graduate programs (doctoral programs - Division of Integrated Health Sciences):Methods in Biomedical Sciences B, Trends of Genome Editing in Medical Science, Advanced Seminar, Advanced Research, etc.
(5)Graduate programs (doctoral programs - Division of Biomedical Sciences): Advanced Seminar on Virology, Advanced Research on Virology, etc.
(6)In addition to the courses listed above, he or she may be asked to teach MD-PhD course, other general education courses and/or discipline specific courses in other department(s) and graduate school(s). -
Assigned department
Existing departments
The Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences
Job type
- Professor level
Research field
- Life Science - Virology
Wages
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Annual Salary : 7 million yen ~
・The annual salary system (II) which was enforced in October 2021 will be applied to the successful candidates.
* The approximate annual salary is based on a standard career history and may vary depending on education, degree, work experience, etc.
・We conduct individual performance evaluations for all Hiroshima University faculty members after their employment, numerically rate their performance, and salary and benefits are commensurate with performance indicators.
Working hours
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Working hours :08:30-17:00
Break time :12:00-12:45
Holidays : Saturdays, Sundays, National holidays, 12/29 to 1/3
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 and 38 hours and 45 minutes a week.
Application requirements
Qualifications
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Education and Degree Requirements
Ph.D. / Doctor
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Description
Applicants must satisfy all of the following qualifications.
(1) Holding a doctoral degree (or equivalent degree)
(2) Being able to supervise doctoral students in thesis preparation and research
(3) Being able to teach classes and supervise students in English
Employment Type
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Regular employee
Full-time
Contract period
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Tenured - Non-tenure track
The retirement age is 65 years old.
Probationary period present
Trial period 6 months
Work location
- 734-8553 Hiroshima 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima-shi
Compensation
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Insurance
Employees' Health Insurance : The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mutual Aid Association
Employees' Pension Insurance : The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mutual Aid Association
Worker's accident insurance : available
Employment insurance : available
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Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace
Hiroshima University has been entirely smoke-free from January 2020.
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Supplementary explanation of compensation
Other detail depend on the Hiroshima University regulations.
Application Considerations
Number of hired
1 person(s)
Application period
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2025/04/30~2025/06/11 Deadline for receipt
All application documents must reach us by 5 p.m. on June 11, 2025 (Japan Standard Time).
Application method
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Application documents (specified forms)
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Attached documents
Other online application forms
Applicants must submit all of the following materials in PDF files. Please also submit Excel files for (2) and (3).
(1) Recommendation Letter (Free Format)
(2) Resume (No.1・2) …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.
(3) List of achievements (No.3・4)
(4) Summary of 10 Major Publications (Free format)… Write each summary of the above 10 major publications in the last 10 years in either Japanese (200-400 characters), or English (100-200 words).
(5) Overview and aspirations for research (Free format)…Write past achievements and future perspectives of your research plan envisages a mid-to-long term (i.e. about 10 years) in scope in either Japanese (1200 and 800 characters), or English (600 and 400 words).
(6) Overview and aspirations for education (Free format)…Write past achievements and future perspectives of your educational activities in either Japanese (1200 and 800 characters), or English (600 and 400 words).
(7) PDF files of each 10 major publications or presentations
* Please send an email to the following address to notify us of your intention to apply.
When you send the email, the subject should be “Application (Virology）” and your name should be clearly stated in the text. Please do not attach any application documents to the email.
Email: kasumi-jinji[at]office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp (Replace [at] with @)
* Within a week of sending your email, you will receive a reply email with instructions on how to submit online.
* We recommend that you use your institution's e-mail address or your provider's e-mail address. Free e-mail addresses are not recommended. -
Return of application documents
We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.
URL of this job posting
Selection / Notification of result
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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
Documents or email
Contact details
Hiroshima University
Personnel Affairs, General Affairs Group, Kasumi Campus Management Support Office, Hiroshima University
NOZAKI Kazuaki
0822575974
kasumi-jinji@office.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Notes
・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.
・For each specialized field of faculty, Hiroshima University has defined Minimum standards for hiring new faculty (“the minimum standards”). We use the minimum standards for the initial screening process of the applicants, and only those who have cleared the minimum standards will qualify as the candidates for the post concerned. The minimum standards used for this international job offer can be viewed by clicking the following URL link.
https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/employment/kyoinkobo/
・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/
・Successful candidates may be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred for the trip from their home or former place of work to the new place of work to assume their post in accordance with the relevant regulations of Hiroshima University. For more information, please contact us.
