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Now recruiting
Date of update : 2025/09/29 End date of accepting applications : 2025/11/30
Now recruiting
Date of update : 2025/09/29
End date of accepting applications : 2025/11/30

Work location : Tokai district - Aichi

Date of publication : 2025/09/29

Recruitment of Designated Assistant Professor or Post-doctoral Researcher (CREST), Nagoya University

D125091831

National university

Research field : Nanotechnology/Materials - Crystal engineering | Nanotechnology/Materials - Material processing and microstructure control | Nanotechnology/Materials - Structural materials and functional materials | Manufacturing Technology - Catalyst and resource chemical process | Manufacturing Technology - Electric and electronic materials

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

Researcher/Postdoc level : Regular employee - Nontenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period present

Job description

  • Background of the recruitment and description of the project

    Nagoya University, Tokai National Higher Education and Research System, is promoting the JST-CREST project “Creation of Innovative Integrated Fundamental Technologies for Materials Production and Recycling Processes” under the theme “Development of High-Performance Materials through Upcycling of Industrial Waste Silicon.”
    This project regards silicon industrial waste derived from discarded photovoltaic panels and semiconductor substrate manufacturing as a potential resource, and aims to establish the scientific principles of material development methods that enable its upcycling into high value-added functional materials such as thermoelectric materials.

  • Work content and job description

    (Immediately after employment)
    Evaluation and pre-treatment of industrial waste silicon resources; development of conversion processes into high-performance materials (such as thermoelectric materials)
    (Scope of changes)
    Duties designated by the Tokai National Higher Education and Research System

  • Assigned department

    Existing departments

    Research Center for Net-Zero Carbon Society, Institutes of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University

Job type

  • Assistant Professor level
  • Researcher/Postdoc level

Research field

  • Nanotechnology/Materials - Crystal engineering
  • Nanotechnology/Materials - Material processing and microstructure control
  • Nanotechnology/Materials - Structural materials and functional materials
  • Manufacturing Technology - Catalyst and resource chemical process
  • Manufacturing Technology - Electric and electronic materials

Wages

  • Common to all Job Types

    Annual Salary : 3 million yen ~ 6 million yen

    Salary shall be based on an annual salary system determined by the University.
    https://public1.legalcrud.com/thers_ac/act/110000191.html

Working hours

  • Common to all Job Types

    Working hours :08:45-17:15

    Break time :12:00-13:00

    Holidays : As stipulated in the Rules of Employment for Employees of Tokai National Higher Education and Research System.
    https://public1.legalcrud.com/thers_ac/act/110010928.html
    National holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, and paid vacations are set.

Application requirements

Qualifications

  • Education and Degree Requirements

    Ph.D. / Doctor

    Applicants who hold, or are expected to obtain, a Ph.D. (or possess equivalent research experience) in materials science, inorganic chemistry, metallurgy, electrochemistry, or related fields.

  • Work experience

    以下のように英訳できます：

    ---

    * Individuals with experience in any of the following: synthesis and process development of solid materials; structural and physical property characterization (e.g., XRD, SEM, TEM, thermoelectric properties)
    * Individuals who are interested in a recycling-oriented society, resource recycling, and energy conversion materials, and who are willing to take on new research themes
    * Individuals with communication skills and flexibility to smoothly conduct collaborative research across different fields and institutions
    * Individuals who are motivated to pursue research that combines various approaches such as data analysis and simulation in addition to experiments

Employment Type

  • Common to all Job Types

    Regular employee

Contract period

  • Common to all Job Types

    Nontenured - Non-tenure track

    Fixed-term (from the date of appointment until March 31, 2027)
    Possibility of contract renewal: Yes (to be determined based on factors such as workload at the time of contract expiration, work performance, conduct, abilities, the financial situation of the organization, progress of the assigned work, continuation of the project, budget status, etc.)
    Project period / Total possible contract period: Up to March 31, 2031 at the latest

    Probationary period present

    Trial period: Six month from the date of the employment

Work location

  • 464-8601 Aichi Furocho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya

Compensation

  • Various systems

    Transportation expenses : available

    Retirement age : available

  • Insurance

    Employees' Health Insurance : available

    Employees' Pension Insurance : available

    Worker's accident insurance : available

    Employment insurance : available

  • Supplementary explanation of compensation

    As stipulated in the Rules of Employment for Employees of Tokai National Higher Education and Research System.
    https://education.joureikun.jp/thers_ac/act/frame/frame110010928.htm

Application Considerations

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

    The interview may be conducted online.

Number of hired

    1 person(s)

    Hiring date : 2026/04/01

    Starting date : 2026/04/01

  • Job content supplemental explanation

    [Starting Date] As soon as possible after April 1, 2026

Application period

  • 2025/09/29~2025/11/30 Deadline for receipt

    The application process may be closed earlier if a suitable candidate is found.

Application method

  • Attached documents

    Application Form : Online Submission
    Include a photo and contact information (address, phone, e-mail address)
    Achievements and Activities : Online Submission
    Papers in academic journals, international conferences, books and commentaries, patents, awards received, etc.

    Other online application forms
    * Summary of past research (one A4 page)
    * Contact information of two referees (name, affiliation, and contact details)
    * Self-declaration form for category eligibility (please download the form from the URL below)
    [https://nuss.nagoya-u.ac.jp/s/zXHTc8eBAB8Hmcs]

  • Return of application documents

    We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

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Please compress the above documents into a single file and upload it to the URL below within the application period:
https://nuss.nagoya-u.ac.jp/s/j64LmNo6a2XipbS

After uploading, please notify us by e-mail at the contact address below that you have submitted your application:
usa@material.nagoya-u.ac.jp

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Selection / Notification of result

  • Selection

    Interviews will be conducted on an as-needed basis after the screening of documents.
    Travel expenses for interviews are to be borne by the applicant.

  • Notification of result

    Selection results will be communicated via email.

Contact details

Nagoya University

Research Center for Net-Zero Carbon Society, Institutes of Innovation for Future Society

Noritaka Usami

0527893620

usami.noritaka.i7(at)f.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp

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