Job type

• Assistant Professor level

Research field

• Nanotechnology/Materials - Polymer materials
• Nanotechnology/Materials - Nanomaterials
• Nanotechnology/Materials - Thin film/surface and interfacial physical properties

Wages

• Annual Salary : 4 million yen ~ 6 million yen

  The successful candidate will be paid under the “Annual Salary System with Lump-Sum Retirement Allowance” pursuant to the Institute’s Regulations on Wage and Salary for Staff under Annual Salary System with Lump-Sum Retirement Allowance. In accordance with the regulations, the amount of annual salary will be determined based on the standard level for the first fiscal year of employment, and will be based on performance evaluations in subsequent years. A retirement allowance will be paid separately at the time of retirement.
  
  Annual salary examples (The amounts listed below are only examples provided in the regulations and do not relate to this position.)
  
  Assistant professor hired immediately after completing a doctoral degree
  Standard: JPY 5,000,000
  Minimum*: JPY 4,800,000
  Maximum*: JPY 5,600,000
  *The minimum and maximum amounts will vary depending on performance.
  

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

• Description

  [Public qualifications needed in specific field(s), conditions (education, degree, etc.), experience (how many years) and expertise required for specific field(s)]
  Applicants must hold a Ph.D. or be near to completion of a Ph.D.,* and have appropriate laboratory research experience. Candidates must be highly motivated, willing to learn, and demonstrate initiative in assigned tasks.
  *Including persons who will complete a Ph.D. by the end of September 2025.
  

Employment Type

• Regular employee

  Full-time

Contract period

• Nontenured - Non-tenure track

  Fixed-term appointments will be for up to 5 years. Reappointment may be possible for one additional term of up to 5 years.

  Probationary period present

  Trial period 6 months

Work location

• 152-8550 Tokyo 2-12-1 Ookayama Meguro

Compensation

• Supplementary explanation of compensation

  [Treatment after recruitment (job title, salary, working hours, employment type, employment period / trial period)] * Important
  De facto working hours* under the discretionary labor system for professional work:
  7 hours 45 minutes per day (38 hours 45 minutes per week)
  *Hours considered as working hours
  
  
  [Overtime hours, rest periods, discretionary labor system, holidays, various insurances (social insurance, labor insurance), various systems (pay increase system, bonuses, transportation expenses, retirement allowances), the type of agreement with the applicant when not hiring, etc.]
  The successful candidate will be paid under the “Annual Salary System with Lump-Sum Retirement Allowance” pursuant to the Institute’s Regulations on Wage and Salary for Staff under Annual Salary System with Lump-Sum Retirement Allowance. In accordance with the regulations, the amount of annual salary will be determined based on the standard level for the first fiscal year of employment, and will be based on performance evaluations in subsequent years. A retirement allowance will be paid separately at the time of retirement.
  
  Annual salary examples (The amounts listed below are only examples provided in the regulations and do not relate to this position.)
  
  Assistant professor hired immediately after completing a doctoral degree
  Standard: JPY 5,000,000
  Minimum*: JPY 4,800,000
  Maximum*: JPY 5,600,000
  *The minimum and maximum amounts will vary depending on performance.
  
  
  
  [The measures against second-hand smoking in your workplace.] * Important
  Smoking is prohibited on campus (excluding designated outdoor smoking areas).
  

Application Considerations

• Considerations for conducting interviews (e.g., those who live far away, such as overseas)

  Selection will be based on a comprehensive review of applications and interviews.
  Interviews will be conducted on a face-to-face or online. Please note that travel expenses for attending in-person interviews will not be reimbursed.

Number of hired

1 person(s)

• Job content supplemental explanation

  [Description of the institution (year of establishment, capital amount, number of employees, etc.), details of the business, recruitment background information, project description, etc.]
  The successful candidate will be required to carry out research on advanced organic and polymeric materials development in a broad sense, including functional organic and polymer materials science, polymer synthetic chemistry, and polymer structure and physical properties, etc.
  
  [Job description (work / duties after recruitment, subject responsible for, etc.)]
  The successful candidate will be required to engage in research, teaching, and supervising undergraduate and graduate students, in collaboration with Professor Teruaki Hayakawa.
  
  [Address of work location and other information]
  Ookayama Campus
  Nearest station: Ookayama
  
  [Available positions (job title, number of positions, etc.)]
  Assistant Professor, 1 person
  
  [Starting date, employment date, etc.]
  October 1st, 2025 or the earliest possible date thereafter.
  

Application period

• 2025/05/13~2025/06/13 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Application documents (specified forms)

  • AssistantProf_Advanced Organic and Polymeric Materials Development_2025_E.pdf

• Return of application documents

  Others

  The personal information provided in the submitted documents will be used solely for recruitment and not for any other purpose, pursuant to the Institute’s applicable rules and regulations.

URL of this job posting

Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  Selection will be based on a comprehensive review of applications and interviews.
  Interviews will be conducted on a face-to-face or online. Please note that travel expenses for attending in-person interviews will not be reimbursed.
  

• Notification of result

  [Application documents, application (submission) method (Mail, attachment to e-mail, details on using the web application, etc.), destination (address, e-mail address, web application URL, etc.)]
  List of required documents
  1.Curriculum vitae* including professional and educational history from high school onward, honors and awards, criminal history and disciplinary actions, and email address *Please use the CV format.
  2.Accomplishment statement, including:
  a.Original papers published in refereed journals
  b.Other works including review articles, books, etc.
  c.Presentations in scientific conferences
  d.Patents, etc.
  For refereed papers in a. and b., include the number of citations and your h-index obtained from Web of Science as the database.
  
  3.Summary of major research achievements to date (A4 or letter size, two pages or less)
  4.Copy of maximum three significant papers.
  5.Brief statement of research and teaching plans (A4 or letter size, one page)
  6.Other information, including a list of awards, a list of acquired research grants and external funds. Include names of the funds, project titles, amounts, periods of research, and allocated amounts (if not the principal researcher).
  7.Two references with names, affiliations, and contact details (telephone number and e-mail address)
  8.An Excel file with the specified form filled in with specified information.
  
  Convert the required documents 1 through 7 into the PDF files, combine the PDF files and the MS-Excel file (item 8) into a zip file, and send the zip file via JREC-IN Portal.
  JREC-IN Portal
  
  [Selection details (interview / selection location, selection method, notification of result, etc.)]
  Selection will be based on a comprehensive review of applications and interviews.
  Interviews will be conducted on a face-to-face or online. Please note that travel expenses for attending in-person interviews will not be reimbursed.
  
  [Result notification method, whether application documents can be returned or not, etc.]
  Notification by e-mail, etc.
  
  [Contact information (department, official position, name, institution e-mail address and phone number of the responsible person)] * Important
  Teruaki Hayakawa
  Professor
  Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology
  Email: hayakawa@mct.isct.ac.jp
  
  

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