Job type

• Assistant Professor level

Research field

• Humanities & Social Sciences - Cultural anthropology and folklore
• Humanities & Social Sciences - Area studies

Wages

• Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~ 7 million yen

  Due to the lower bonus rate in the first year of employment, the above amount may not be met. The total amount includes various allowances. (Taxes, pension contributions, insurance premiums, etc. will be deducted from this amount.)

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

  A Ph.D. or equivalent academic or other experience

• Description

  A person highly proficient in Chinese for research and museum work, with sufficient Japanese communication skills.

Employment Type

• Regular employee

Contract period

• Nontenured - Tenure-track

  The appointment is for five years (No renewal of the contract. Note that the selected candidate will be employed as a tenure-tracked faculty member). There is a possibility of change to an associate professor position with an unlimited term contract depending on an assessment of research achievements and museum activities at Minpaku before completing the term of five years.

  Probationary period absent

Work location

• 565-8511 Osaka 10-1 Senri Expo Park, Suita, National Institutes for the Humanities, National Museum of Ethnology

Compensation

• Various systems

  Pay increase system : available

  Bonus : available

  Retirement allowances : available

  Transportation expenses : available

  Retirement age : available

• Insurance

  Employees' Health Insurance : available

  Employees' Pension Insurance : available

  Worker's accident insurance : available

  Employment insurance : available

• Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

  No smoking allowed (smoking rooms available)

• Supplementary explanation of compensation

  Salaries and allowances will be based on salary regulations for staff of NIHU.

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Application period

• 2025/06/06~2025/07/14 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Mailing
  Achievements and Activities : Mailing

  Other Mailing Documents
  1. Required Documentation
  (1) An application for employment at the National Museum of Ethnology (see A4 form 1 attached)
  (2) Resume (with photograph attached) (see A4 form 2 attached)
  (3) Full list of academic achievements (see A4 form 3)
  (4) Copies of up to five principal publications or theses. (Doctoral thesis may be included) Publications in a language other than Japanese must be accompanied by abstracts in Japanese.
  (5) Summary of main academic achievements (A4, single-spaced, two pages or less, free format)
  (6) Plans or intentions for future research and activities in the museum (A4, single-spaced, two pages or less, free format). International trends in the academic community and the general public should be taken into account.
  (7) One letter of recommendation (A4, free format)
  
  ※ Please refer to MINPAKU URL for attached sheet style.

• Return of application documents

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

  However, they will be returned upon request. In such case, please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope together with the request for return of documents, or include a completed “pay on delivery" form of commercial parcel delivery.

• Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

  565-8511 Osaka 10-1 Senri Expo Park, Suita, National Institutes for the Humanities, National Museum of Ethnology
  Recruiting Committee of National Museum of Ethnology

  Precautions : In an envelope clearly marked in red as “Application Documents for China Studies.
  If there are any unforeseen difficulties in sending the necessary documents by post, please contact the Recruiting Committee.

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  Interviews (tentatively scheduled in early September 2025) will be conducted following the selection of candidates based on submitted documents. The candidates will be provided with detailed information of the interviews including the date and method in due course.
  Interviews will be conducted in person, as far as possible, but online interviews will be considered if needed. Local and international costs for transport and accommodation cannot be provided.

• Notification of result

  We plan to contact you via written correspondence or email.

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