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Ended
Date of update : 2025/07/30 End date of accepting applications : 2025/09/30
Ended
Date of update : 2025/07/30
End date of accepting applications : 2025/09/30

Work location : Chugoku district - Hiroshima

Date of publication : 2025/07/30

Professor, Faculty Open Position(Polymer Synthesis, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering)

D125072458

National university

Hiroshima University

Research field : Nanotechnology/Materials - Polymer chemistry | Nanotechnology/Materials - Polymer materials | Nanotechnology/Materials - Green sustainable chemistry and environmental chemistry | Others - Others - Polymer Synthesis

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

Job description

  • Background of the recruitment and description of the project

    Hiroshima University (HU) herewith makes an open international job offer and seeks to appoint Professor in the research area of Polymer Synthesis. This position is based on the ‘Policy for recruiting/cultivating excellent faculty members’. The university introduced this policy to create a secure environment in which junior-positioned faculty members can concentrate on their research/education.

    We are looking forward to welcoming those who are prepared to go along with the principles, long-term vision and medium-term target of HU (https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/about), and who are motivated and can play key roles by committing themselves to research and education at HU.

    Mitsuo Ochi, President of Hiroshima University

    Please refer to the following URL for details about personnel system reform of Hiroshima University.
    https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/employment/kyoinkobo

  • Work content and job description

    Field of specialization
    Polymer Synthesis

    Teaching responsibilities
    (1)Undergraduate level (general education courses): Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students (Japanese), etc.
    (2)Undergraduate level (discipline specific courses): Synthetic Polymer Chemistry (Japanese), Chemical Experiments I, etc.
    (3)Graduate level (master’s programs): Advanced Synthetic Polymer Chemistry (Japanese, English), Special Exercises on Applied Chemistry A, B (Japanese, English), Special Study on Applied Chemistry (Japanese, English), Academic Reading I (English), etc.
    (4)Graduate level (doctoral programs): Special Study on Applied Chemistry (Japanese, English), Academic Reading II (English), etc.
    Note: The subjects you are responsible for may be changed or added.

  • Assigned department

    Existing departments

    Applied Chemistry Program, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering

Job type

  • Professor level

Research field

  • Nanotechnology/Materials - Polymer chemistry
  • Nanotechnology/Materials - Polymer materials
  • Nanotechnology/Materials - Green sustainable chemistry and environmental chemistry
  • Others - Others

    Polymer Synthesis

Wages

  • Annual Salary : 7 million yen ~

    (1)The annual salary system (II) which was enforced in October 2021 will be applied to the successful candidates.
    * The approximate annual salary is based on a standard career history and may vary depending on education, degree, work experience, etc.
    (2)Successful candidates may be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred for the trip from their home or former place of work to the new place of work to assume their post in accordance with the relevant regulations of Hiroshima University. For more information, please contact us.

    ※Hiroshima University has introduced a system whereby researchers' personnel expenses are paid out of direct expenses such as competitive research grants and joint research grants, and the obtained research financial resources can be used to improve the treatment of researchers themselves (additional Salary) and to improve the research environment.

Working hours

  • Working hours :08:30-17:00

    Break time :12:00-12:45

    Holidays : Workdays are from Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) in principle. Holidays are Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays in principle.

    Overtime and other explanations : If you are agreeable to the application of the Discretionary Labor System for Professional Work, you are deemed to work for 7 hours and 45 minutes a day.

Application requirements

Qualifications

  • Education and Degree Requirements

    Ph.D. / Doctor

    (1)Hold a doctorate or an equivalent degree by the time the appointment begins

  • Work experience

    (2)Be able to supervise doctoral students in preparation of doctoral dissertations
    (3)Have experience in supervising graduate students in a master’s and/or doctoral program(s) in preparation of thesis/dissertation
    (4)Be able to teach classes and supervise students in English

Employment Type

  • Regular employee

Contract period

  • Tenured - Non-tenure track

    Probationary period present

    six (6) months

Work location

  • 739-8527 Hiroshima 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshima

    Higashi-Hiroshima Campus 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima City, Hiroshima

Compensation

  • 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

    Hiroshima University has been entirely smoke-free since January 2020.

  • Supplementary explanation of compensation

    [Evaluation]
    We conduct individual performance evaluations for all Hiroshima University faculty members after their employment, numerically rate their performance, and salary and benefits are commensurate with performance indicators.

Application Considerations

Number of hired

    1 person(s)

    Hiring date : 2026/04/01

    Starting date : 2026/04/01

  • Job content supplemental explanation

    As soon as possible after April 1st, 2026

Application period

  • 2025/07/30~2025/09/30 Deadline for receipt

    All application materials must reach us by 17:00 pm on Tuesday, September 30, 2025 (Japan time).

Application method

  • Application documents (specified forms)

    • Resume(Include 2 sheets)(202306～)英語.xls
    • Instruction for filling out the application forms（英語）.docx
    • Guidelines for Completing the Resume Form.docx

  • Attached documents

    Application Form : Online Submission
    (1)Resume　(use the specified forms as shown on the website / Please remember to attach your photo on the CV)
    If you have a history of being employed by Hiroshima University (as a TA, RA, researcher, etc.) in the past five years, be sure to state all positions you have held.
    Achievements and Activities : Online Submission
    (2)List of publications and oral presentations

    Other online application forms
    (3)Five major publications or presentations (Reprints, photocopies, or books)
    (4)Major educational activities and teaching experience
    (5)Major social contributions
    (6)Major activities in university/institutional management and administration
    (7)List of acquired external funding over the last five years
    (8)Statement of intent (Please describe your interests in teaching and research as well as your mid- to long-term research plan in approximately 2,000-3,000 words, should you take this position.)
    (9)Your Researcher ID or ORCID information (in any format)
    N.B. The ID above or ORCID information can be confirmed from Clarivate Analytics or ORCID website.

    * Please obtain and use the resume form (Excel file) and instruction for filling out the application forms (including forms) (Word file) from the URL below.
    https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/employment/kyoinkobo/senshin

    Please send all application documents (PDF) to the following email address
    yooyama@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
    Professor Yousuke Ooyama（Applied Chemistry Program）
    Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University
    *Please save the files in cloud system etc. Then, send an email indicating the link in the body of the document.

  • Return of application documents

    We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

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Selection / Notification of result

  • Selection

    (1)Selection will be made based on all application documents submitted.
    (2)Interviews will be conducted as needed. As a general rule, we will conduct simulated lessons in English. In such cases, please note that travel expenses will be the responsibility of the applicant. Applicants who pass the initial document review will be informed of interview date, time and format.
    (3)Hiroshima University promotes a gender-equal society in accordance with the legislative intent of the Basic Law for a Gender-Equal Society.

  • Notification of result

    Notification will be sent to the e-mail address provided in your resume.

Contact details

Hiroshima University

Applied Chemistry Program, Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering

Yousuke Ooyama

0824247689

yooyama(at)hiroshima-u.ac.jp

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Notes

(1)Probationary employment period: six (6) months
(2)Personal information obtained from application documents will not be used or provided to any third party for purposes other than the necessary procedures related to personnel affairs, salary, and welfare. Application documents of applicants whom we have decided not to employ will be deleted in an appropriate manner, after the completion of relevant selection processes.
(3)The retirement age is 65 years old.
(4)All the faculty members of Hiroshima University belong to the "Academy", which is the single university-wide faculty organization, and each faculty as a member of the Academy of the University is appointed to educational and/or research organizations such as an individual undergraduate school, graduate school, research center and institute.
(5)Faculty members may also be assigned to teaching and/or research activities in other organizations of Hiroshima University and university-wide projects.
(6)For each specialized field of faculty, Hiroshima University has defined Minimum standards for hiring new faculty (“the minimum standards”). We use the minimum standards for the initial screening process of the applicants, and only those who have cleared the minimum standards will qualify as the candidates for the post concerned. The minimum standards used for this international job offer can be viewed by clicking the following URL link.
https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/employment/kyoinkobo/
(7)HU provides other employment information (research job, desk job and etc.).
If your spouse wishes to work for HU, please refer to the following URL link.
employment information: https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/employment/
(8)Hiroshima University has been entirely smoke-free from January 2020.

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