Detailed information
Work location : Kyushu and Okinawa district - Fukuoka
Date of publication : 2025/06/02
Application for Assistant Professor (non-tenure-track) at Waseda University, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Information, Production and Systems, Integrated Systems Field
D125052240
Research field : Manufacturing Technology - Unspecified | Informatics - Unspecified
Lecturer 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
Waseda University, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Information, Production and Systems is recruiting for Assistant Professor (non-tenure-track) of Integrated Systems.
https://www.waseda.jp/fsci/gips/news-en/2025/05/26/30210/ -
Work content and job description
Fields of Specialization:
Wide range of basic technologies and application systems related to “integrated systems” for an advanced IT society. The scope of education/research fields include, but are not limited to, basic technologies of integrated systems (e.g. integrated circuit design, semiconductor devices, signal processing, machine learning, design automation, optoelectronics, MEMS, new-principle computers) and integrated system applications (e.g. media, communications, wireless, power electronics, security, mobility, IoT, healthcare, sensing).
Work Responsibility:
(1)･Three lectures a week related to the above specialized fields
･Assistance in research guidance for master's thesis and doctoral dissertation
*They are necessary to have the ability to teach in English and Japanese.
(2) Research in specialized fields
(3) Business related to the operation of Graduate School of Information, Production and Systems (IPS)
*Other duties at tOther duties at the discretion of the Dean of he discretion of the Dean of IPS -
Assigned department
Existing departments
Graduate School of Information, Production and Systems, Integrated Systems Field
Job type
- Lecturer level
Research field
- Manufacturing Technology - Unspecified
- Informatics - Unspecified
Wages
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Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~ 7 million yen
Salary, Benefits and Commutation Expenses : provided in accordance with university regulations. (In the 2025 fiscal year, the model annual salary is about 5.2 million yen at age 30 and 6.6 million yen at age 35)
Working hours
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Working hours :00:00-00:00
Holidays : Holidays and Vacations: Saturdays, Sundays, New Year Holidays, National Holidays, and University Anniversary (excluding days by the university on which classes are held)
Vacations determined in acts such as Labor Standard Acts and Vacations determined by the university.Overtime and other explanations : Duty hours : Scheduled working days and working hours (when you start/finish, rest periods) are based on the university regulations. The discretionary labor system for professional work (working hours will be deemed as 8 hours per day) will be applied to research work. Working hours and the way to proceed with work are at the discretion of faculty.
Application requirements
Qualifications
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Education and Degree Requirements
Ph.D. / Doctor
Ph.D. (excluding professional courses) *Including prospective degree holders before the date of Employment
Employment Type
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Regular employee
Full-time
Contract period
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Nontenured - Non-tenure track
Period: April 1, 2026 to March 31, 2028 *for t wo years
*At the end of this two-years period, Assistant Professor(non-tenure-track) may be reappointed for one year. No individual can be employed as Assistant Professor(non-tenure-track) for longer than five years continuously at Waseda University.
*Reappointment availability will be judged at the end of the two-years period based on factors of education accomplishments and research achievements, and working performance.
*Regardless of job title, if an employment contract with Waseda University has existed at any time since April 1, 2013, and in principle there has not been a gap of more than six months, the period of employment and the possibility of reappointment itself may differ from the above description.Probationary period absent
Work location
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808-0135
Fukuoka
2-7 Hibikino, Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu city
Place of Work: In principle at Kitakyushu-Waseda Campus
Compensation
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Various systems
Retirement allowances : None
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Insurance
Employees' Health Insurance : available
Employees' Pension Insurance : available
Worker's accident insurance : available
Employment insurance : available
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Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace
No smoking is allowed in all Waseda campuses except in the designated areas.
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Supplementary explanation of compensation
[Treatment after recruitment (job title, salary, working hours, employment type, employment period / trial period)] * Important
Duty, Salary and Benefits:
・Duty hours : Scheduled working days and working hours (when you start/finish, rest periods) are based on the university regulations. The discretionary labor system for professional work (working hours will be deemed as 8 hours per day) will be applied to research work. Working hours and the way to proceed with work are at the discretion of faculty.
・Salary, Benefits and Commutation Expenses provided in accordance with university regulations. (In the 2025 fiscal year, the model annual salary is about 5.2 million yen at age 30 and 6.6 million yen at age 35)
・Social Insurance : the employee shall be enrolled in the Employee’s Pension Insurance, Health Insurance, Workmen's Compensation Insurance, and Employment Insurance.
・Holidays and Vacations: Saturdays, Sundays, New Year Holidays, National Holidays, and University Anniversary (excluding days by the university on which classes are held)
Vacations determined in acts such as Labor Standard Acts and Vacations determined by the university.
Application Considerations
Number of hired
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Description
If there are no suitable candidates, a final candidate may not be selected.
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Job content supplemental explanation
Waseda University uses a job title "Assistant Professor" for the lecturer level.
1 person(s)
Starting date : 2026/04/01
Application period
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2025/06/02~2025/09/11 Deadline for receipt
Application Deadline: September 11 (Thursday), 2025 3 p.m. *Japan time
Application method
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Attached documents
Application Form : Online SubmissionCurriculum Vitae *data (Excel)
Download the form from the website and complete it.Achievements and Activities : Online SubmissionEducation and Research Achievements *data (Microsoft Word)
Download the form from the website and complete it.Other online application forms
(1) Curriculum Vitae *data (Excel)
Download the form from the website and complete it.
(2) Education and Research Achievements *data (Microsoft Word)
Download the form from the website and complete it.
(3) A copy each 5 significant publications（copy available）
If they have not been issued, you must submit documents certifying the acceptance for publication.
(4) Aspiration（approximately two pages, A4 size, and free format）
Explain courses you might teach at the Graduate School of Information, Production and Systems, and your broader future contribution to the Schools.
(5) 3 Referees (free format)
Please provide the name, affiliation, title and contact details (telephone number, and email address) of three potential referees. They might be contacted during the selection process.
(6) Recommendation letter from one of the referees mentioned in (5) (free format)
(7) Confirmation Letter regarding the Applicability of the Specific Categories for Compliance with Article 25 (1) and (2) of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act * Prescribed format (Microsoft Word)
We have been notified by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry that beginning May 1, 2022, in accordance with the November 2021 revisions to the “Regulations of Deemed Export Controls” management system of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (FEFTA), those applying to Waseda University must submit a “Confirmation Letter regarding the Applicability of the Specific Categories for Compliance with FEFTA” (prepared assuming Waseda affiliation). Download the form from “16. Website“, and complete it. Effective May 1, 2022, the technology transfer to person falling under the “Specific Categories” should be controlled as the deemed export and it continues to be controlled by the FEFTA even after the employment.
URL: https://my.waseda.jp/application/noauth/application-detail-noauth?param=lHwG8CMDE0JrHc7b9nmYsg
URL of this job posting
Selection / Notification of result
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Selection
･Preliminary screening will be done based on application documents.
･Interview for candidates advancing to the second stage is scheduled to be carried out in Mid-October or Late October, 2025 at Waseda University (Kitakyushu-campus). Interview transportation costs are to be borne by the applicant. -
Notification of result
･Results of the preliminary screening will be informed in Late September, 2025 and the final selection will be informed in Late November, 2025.
･If there are no suitable candidates, a final candidate may not be selected.
･Waseda University will not respond to any enquiry concerning the results of the preliminary screening and the final selection.
Contact details
Waseda University
Waseda University, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Information, Production and Systems, Integrated Systems Field
Tamio Ikehashi
81936925302
t.ikehashi(at)waseda.jp
* Please change (at) to @ and send it.
Notes
Waseda University is committed to enhancing diversity and inclusion. In all matters related to faculty recruitment and promotion, the University prohibits any form of discrimination on the basis of sex, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity, nationality, ethnicity, creed, and age. The Faculty of Science and Engineering at Waseda University provides research grants to newly appointed female faculty members as a career support program to improve their research environment and to promote their research.
