Job type

• Assistant Professor level

Research field

• Manufacturing Technology - Unspecified
• Informatics - Unspecified
• Nanotechnology/Materials - Unspecified
• Natural Science - Biophysics, chemical physics and soft matter physics

Wages

• Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~ 8 million yen

  The successful candidate will be paid under the “Annual Salary System with Lump-Sum Retirement Allowance” pursuant to the Institute’s Rules on Wage and Salary for Staff under Annual Salary System with Lump-Sum Retirement Allowance. In accordance with the rules, the amount of annual salary will be determined based on the candidate’s age, highest degree obtained, work experience, and other factors for the first fiscal year of employment, and will be based on performance evaluations in subsequent years. A retirement allowance will be paid separately at the time of retirement.
  
  *Annual salary examples (including bonuses, etc.)
  *Assistant professor hired immediately after completing a doctoral degree　 (employment starting in April)
  First year: JPY 5,920,000 (general example)
  Subsequent years:
  Minimum*: JPY 5,970,000
  Standard: JPY 6,650,000
  Maximum*: JPY 7,910,000
  *Minimum and maximum amounts may vary depending on performance evaluations.
  
  Important information:
  *The amounts listed above are provided as examples based on Institute rules and do not directly refer to this specific position.
  *Additional fixed allowances for commuting, housing, dependents, or other considerations may be provided separately to eligible candidates.
  *The amount of the first payment of the Addition to Annual Salary and the Performance-Based Bonus may vary depending on the length of time between the employment start date and the payment date. If a candidate is transferring from another national university or organization, their period of service at the previous institution may be taken into consideration.
  
  

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

  Applicants must hold a PhD, be near to completion of a PhD, and have appropriate laboratory research experience.

• Description

  Applicants should also be enthusiastic about teaching students and conducting academic research in their field of specialization.

Employment Type

• Regular employee

Contract period

• Nontenured - Non-tenure track

  Fixed-term appointments will be for up to 5 years. Reappointment may be possible for one additional term of up to 5
  years.

  Probationary period present

  6 months

Work location

• 152-8550 Tokyo Tokyo 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku Ookayama Campus (Nearest station: Ookayama)

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

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Starting date : 2026/04/01

• Job content supplemental explanation

  1st April 2026 or the earliest possible date thereafter

Application period

• 2025/08/04~2025/10/03 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Application documents (specified forms)

  • rirekisyo_e.docx
  • accomplishment_statement_e.xlsx
  • applicant_data_e.xlsx

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Online Submission
  Achievements and Activities : Online Submission

  Other online application forms
  Please download the following electronic files (rirekisyo_e.docx, accomplishment_statement_e.xlsx and applicant_data_e.xlsx) from the JREC-IN Portal application website.
  
  1. Curriculum vitae (rirekisyo_e.docx) including professional and educational history from high school onward, honors and awards, criminal history and disciplinary actions, and email address
  2. Accomplishment statements for each of the following categories:
  (1) Refereed journal papers, (2) Refereed international conference proceedings, (3) Commentaries, (4) Books, (5) Patents, etc.
  For lectures, state if it was a keynote or invited lecture. For refereed journal papers and refereed conference proceedings, indicate the number of citations for each paper and also the h-index for all papers with the name of the database used (Google Scholar Citations or Scopus).
  3. Up to three reprints or copies of major publications (one copy for each publication)
  4. Acquired research grants and external funds.
  -Categorize the funds appropriately.
  -Indicate the fund name, title, period, total amount, role (principal or co-investigator), amount allotted.
  5. A summary of research accomplishments and future direction/plan (no specified format, one page in A4)
  6. A summary of teaching accomplishments, if any, and future direction/idea (no specified format, one page in A4)
  7. Social activities such as those as a member of international and academic committees.
  8. Two references with names, affiliations, and contact details including email.
  9. The following two designated Excel files;
  -Accomplishment information [(1) and (2) in 2. Accomplishment statements] (accomplishment_statement_e.xlsx)
  -Applicant information(applicant_data_e.xlsx)
  
  Combine documents 1 through 8 in order into a single PDF file, and include the two designated Excel files. Compress them into a ZIP file, and submit the ZIP file through the web application on the JREC-IN Portal recruitment site.

• Return of application documents

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

• * Out of application period.

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  Selection will be based on a comprehensive review of applications and interviews.
  Selected applicants may be asked to have an on-campus/online interview and/or give a presentation. Please note that travel expenses for attending in-person interviews will not be reimbursed.

• Notification of result

  by email

Contact details

Notes