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Now recruiting
Date of update : 2025/06/12 End date of accepting applications : 2025/08/31
Now recruiting
Date of update : 2025/06/12
End date of accepting applications : 2025/08/31

Work location : Kanto district - Tokyo

Date of publication : 2025/06/13

Call for Applications: Assistant Professor Position (System Software Field, Department of Computer Science, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo)

D125060863

National university

The University of Tokyo

Research field : Informatics - Computer system | Informatics - Software

Assistant Professor level : Regular employee - Nontenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period present

Job description

  • Background of the recruitment and description of the project

    We invite applications for one Assistant Professor position in the field of system software at the Department of Computer Science, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology.

  • Work content and job description

    The successful candidate will engage in research and education in the field of
    system software including teaching responsibilities for the “System Programming Experiments” course.

    Note: Reassignments or concurrent duties may be ordered, but in principle not against the individual’s will, as per Article 4 of the University of Tokyo’s Employment Regulations for Faculty Members.

  • Assigned department

    Existing departments

    Department of Computer Science, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo

Job type

  • Assistant Professor level

Research field

  • Informatics - Computer system
  • Informatics - Software

Wages

  • Annual Salary : 4 million yen ~ 7 million yen

    Determined based on academic background and work experience (4.8 million yen or more).

Working hours

  • Working hours :08:30-17:15

    Break time :12:00-13:00

    Holidays : Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and Year-end and New Year holidays
    (December 29 – January 3)
    Leave: Annual paid leave, special leave, etc.

    Overtime and other explanations : The position is subject to the discretionary labor system for professional work, and the appointee is deemed to have worked 7 hours and 45 minutes per day.

Application requirements

Qualifications

  • Education and Degree Requirements

    Ph.D. / Doctor

    Applicants must hold a doctoral degree by the time of appointment.

  • Work experience

    Applicants must have a proven track record in system software research.
    Applicants must have sufficient proficiency in Japanese to conduct lectures, supervise students, and fulfill administrative responsibilities.

Employment Type

  • Regular employee

Contract period

  • Nontenured - Non-tenure track

    Term of Appointment: Five years
    Renewal: Possible once, for up to an additional five years

    Probationary period present

    Fourteen days from the date of appointment.

Work location

  • 113-0033 Tokyo 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Hongo Campus, The University of Tokyo

    The work location may be changed as specified by the University of Tokyo. As a general rule, assignments or transfers will not be made without the individual’s consent, in accordance with Article 4 of the University of Tokyo Employment Regulations for Faculty Members.

Compensation

  • Various systems

    Pay increase system : available

    Bonus : available

    Transportation expenses : available

  • Insurance

    Worker's accident insurance : available

    Employment insurance : available

    Others : available

  • Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

    Smoking is prohibited on campus, except in designated outdoor areas.

Application Considerations

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

    Depending on the situation, online interviews may also be considered.

Number of hired

    1 person(s)

  • Job content supplemental explanation

    Starting Date: As early as possible on or after December 1, 2025 (negotiable)
    Term of Appointment: Five years
    Renewal: Possible once, for up to an additional five years
    Trial Period: Fourteen days from the date of appointment

Application period

  • 2025/06/13~2025/08/31 Deadline for receipt

    The position may be closed as soon as a suitable candidate is selected.

Application method

  • Attached documents

    Application Form : Online Submission
    1. Standard CV form of The University of Tokyo
    Achievements and Activities : Online Submission
    2. Research experience and publication list

    Other online application forms
    3. Summary of previous research and programming experience (approximately two A4 pages, clearly explaining how the candidate meets the qualifications)
    4. Research plan (within one A4 page)
    5. Names, affiliations, and contact details of two professors who can provide references
    6. Declaration regarding any past criminal, administrative, or disciplinary sanctions related to sexual harassment, sexual violence, etc.

  • Return of application documents

    We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

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Selection / Notification of result

  • Selection

    Applicants will be screened based on submitted documents, and selected candidates will be invited for an interview.

  • Notification of result

    We will contact you by email.

Contact details

The University of Tokyo

Department of Computer Science, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology

Issei Sato

0358414124

head(at)is.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp

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Notes

- Personal information obtained will be used solely for the purpose of personnelselection.
- In accordance with the "Declaration on Gender Equality Acceleration at the University of Tokyo" (March 3, 2009), we welcome proactive applications from women.
- In the case of maternity/childcare/long-term care leave, the contract period may be extended accordingly (based on Article 3 of the University's Regulations on Term of Appointment for Faculty). Details are negotiable.
- If, at the time of appointment, the candidate has an individual contract with a foreign corporation or foreign government, or receives monetary or other significant benefits from such entities, the sharing of certain technologies may be restricted under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act of Japan. As a result, it may become difficult to fulfill duties as a faculty member of the University. In such cases, the candidate must ensure that such contracts or　benefits remain within a scope that does not hinder the sharing of technologies necessary for the performance of their duties.

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