Detailed information
Work location : Kanto district - Ibaraki
Date of publication : 2025/05/20
Fixed-term assistant professor
D125051251
University of Tsukuba
Research field : Nanotechnology/Materials - Unspecified
Assistant Professor level : Regular employee - Nontenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period absent
Job description
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Background of the recruitment and description of the project
In the Research Area of Scientific Transformation A, titled “Materials Science of Mesohierarchies,” researchers are engaged in various fields including supramolecular chemistry aimed at constructing hierarchical structures in the mesoscopic domain; technologies and theoretical frameworks for designing and creating mesohierarchical materials; structure visualization techniques; technologies for manipulating energy levels between nanostructures via strong resonator coupling; and methods for analyzing the unique mechanical properties exhibited by mesohierarchical structures. Researchers focusing on the analysis of these mechanical properties are not only pursuing their own lines of investigation but are also actively collaborating with each other.
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Work content and job description
A fixed-term Research Assistant Professor position is available under the support from the Research Area of Scientific Transformation A, “Materials Science of Mesohierarchies.” The successful candidate will conduct research on the mechanisms of structure formation and functional expression in mesohierarchical materials, utilizing materials informatics, molecular simulations, and/or quantum chemical calculations. In addition, the appointee will be expected to engage in teaching and research supervision in the Graduate School of Science and Technology, as well as the Faculty of Science and Technology, depending on their qualifications. A willingness to collaborate with experimental researchers is essential.
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Assigned department
Existing departments
Center for Computational Science
Job type
- Assistant Professor level
Research field
- Nanotechnology/Materials - Unspecified
Wages
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Annual Salary : 4 million yen ~ 6 million yen
Annual salary system (in accordance with the Regulations on the Salary of National University Corporation of University of Tsukuba Specific Basic Annual Salary Employees).
Working hours
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Working hours :08:30-17:15
Holidays : Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day and any day determined by the University.
Overtime and other explanations : Discretionary work system is applied
Application requirements
Qualifications
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Education and Degree Requirements
Ph.D. / Doctor
Employment Type
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Regular employee
Contract period
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Nontenured - Non-tenure track
Until 2028/3/31
Probationary period absent
Work location
- 305-8577 Ibaraki Center for Computational Science, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba
Compensation
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Insurance
Employees' Health Insurance : available
Employees' Pension Insurance : available
Worker's accident insurance : available
Employment insurance : available
Application Considerations
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Considerations for conducting interviews (e.g., those who live far away, such as overseas)
For those living abroad or in other distant locations, online interviews may be conducted.
Number of hired
1 person(s)
Hiring date : 2025/10/01
Starting date : 2025/10/01
Application period
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2025/05/20~2025/06/19 Deadline for receipt
Application method
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Attached documents
Application Form : Online SubmissionAchievements and Activities : Online SubmissionOther online application forms
Required documents:
(1) Curriculum vitae (with photograph)
(2) List of publications (distinguish between peer-reviewed papers and others)
(3) Five reprints of major papers (at least four of which should be within the last five years) and a summary (each should be approximately one A4 sheet).
(4) Summary of research to date (approximately one A4 sheet).
(5) Research plans and educational aspirations after assuming the position (each should be approximately 1 sheet of A4 paper).
(6) Status of external funding
(7) Name and contact details of one possible contact person or a letter of recommendation
(8) Specific type of self-assessment*.
(9) Consent form for the handling and extraterritorial transfer of personal data in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)* (To be submitted only by residents of European Economic Area member states and the UK).
Forms and example forms can be downloaded from the following URL: www.ccs.tsukuba.ac.jp/reqdocuments/
Sending the application:
Name the subject as ‘Open call for fixed-term assistant professorships (Research in the Area of Academic Transformation A)’.
Please compress and encrypt the above 9 files and send it to
apply_2025_L01@ccs.tsukuba.ac.jp
Please send the password of above file to
shigeta@ccs.tsukuba.ac.jp
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Return of application documents
We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.
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* Out of application period.
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URL of this job posting
Selection / Notification of result
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Selection
After screening of documents, a face-to-face interview will be conducted.
Applicants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation costs. -
Notification of result
The results will be communicated within two weeks after the interview.
Contact details
University of Tsukuba
Division of Life Science Center for Computational Sciences
Yasuteru Shigeta
0298536496
shigeta(at)ccs.tsukuba.ac.jp
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Notes
The Centre is accredited as a Joint Usage/Collaborative Research Centre by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) and promotes interdisciplinary computational science, including joint use of computing facilities. The University selects personnel in accordance with the spirit of the Basic Law for a Gender-Equal Society and the principles and policies of the Basic Philosophy and Basic Plan for Diversity of the University of Tsukuba. In addition, in accordance with the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act, the University has established the ‘National University Corporation University of Tsukuba Security Export Control Regulations’ and carries out strict screening when employing foreign nationals, people from foreign universities, companies, government organisations, etc., or people falling under specific categories.
