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Now recruiting
Date of update : 2025/10/01 End date of accepting applications : 2025/12/26
Now recruiting
Date of update : 2025/10/01
End date of accepting applications : 2025/12/26

Work location : Kyushu and Okinawa district - Fukuoka

Date of publication : 2025/10/01

Professor Recruitment 　Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University

D125100020

National university

Kyushu University

Research field : Nanotechnology/Materials - Nanomaterials | Nanotechnology/Materials - Nanometer-scale chemistry | Nanotechnology/Materials - Nanostructural physics | Nanotechnology/Materials - Composite materials and interfaces | Informatics - Computational science

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

Job description

  • Background of the recruitment and description of the project

    Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering (IMCE), Kyushu University, is seeking researchers with proventrack records in nanoscale materials science, molecular materials chemistry, computational materials science,materials informatics, and/or related academic fi elds who are committed to research that contributes to theestablishment of new scientifi c theories/principles and creation of innovative materials, and who are also eagerto engage in collaborative research and interdisciplinary research with researchers both in Japan and abroad.

  • Work content and job description

    Research: Depending on the successful candidate's main research fi eld, IMCE will establish a new researchlaboratory in either of the following departments at the Institute's Chikushi site: Division of IntegratedMaterials, Division of Advanced Device Materials, or Division of Applied Molecular Chemistry, where thecandidate can conduct research activities.
    Education: As a collaborating faculty member at the Kyushu University Interdisciplinary Graduate School ofEngineering Sciences, Department of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering (Chemistry and MaterialsEngineering major or Materials Engineering major), they will be responsible for educating students andproviding research guidance.

  • Assigned department

    Newly established departments

    Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University

    Date of new establishment : Concurrent with hiring period

Job type

  • Professor level

Research field

  • Nanotechnology/Materials - Nanomaterials
  • Nanotechnology/Materials - Nanometer-scale chemistry
  • Nanotechnology/Materials - Nanostructural physics
  • Nanotechnology/Materials - Composite materials and interfaces
  • Informatics - Computational science

Wages

  • Annual Salary : 7 million yen ~

Working hours

  • Working hours :08:30-17:15

    Break time :12:00-13:00

    Holidays : Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and December 29th to January 3rd.

    Overtime and other explanations : Working Hours: Based on agreement, work hours will be considered 7 hours and 45 minutes under the professional discretionary work system.

Application requirements

Qualifications

  • Education and Degree Requirements

    Ph.D. / Doctor

    Persons with a doctorate

Employment Type

  • Regular employee

Contract period

  • Tenured - Non-tenure track

    Probationary period absent

Work location

  • 816-8580 Fukuoka 6-1 Kasuga Park, Kasuga City

    Kyushu University Institute for Materials Chemistry,
    Chikushi area

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)

  • Job content supplemental explanation

    April 1, 2026, or as soon as possible.

Application period

  • 2025/10/01~2025/12/26 Deadline for receipt

Application method

  • Application documents (specified forms)

  • Attached documents

    Application Form : Online Submission
    Achievements and Activities : Online Submission

    Other online application forms
    ・Application Documents
    Submit all documents together. Combine items (1), (4)–(8) into one PDF.Please complete items (2) and (3) using the template (Microsoft Excel™ sheet) provided by this institute to applicants.
    (1) Cover letter addressed to the Director of the Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering
    (2) Applicant's name, contact information (address, email address, phone number), current employment information, work history, academic history, and awards
    (3) List of external funding (limited to those received within the past seven years)
    (4) Statement of Achievements: Please classify your achievements into (A) peer-reviewed original articles, (B) reviews (including peer-reviewed reviews) and books, (C) patents (please specify whether they have been filed or obtained), and (D) invited lectures. Please list each in reverse chronological order. For papers with multiple authors, please list all authors and underline the applicant's name. Please circle any reprints submitted as representative papers.
    (5) Reprints of representative papers (up to five)
    (6) Summary of research to date (up to two A4 pages) and aspirations and plans for research and teaching after being hired (up to two A4 pages)
    (7) Special Notes (If there are any special notes highlighting your research achievements, please write them up to two A4 pages)
    (8) A list of two people (one full-time researcher from a domestic and one overseas research institution) who can comment on the applicant (please include their names, contact information, job title, phone number, and email address). We may request letters of recommendation from these two people during the selection process.

    ・ Application Deadline
    Friday, December 26, 2025, noon

    ・Application
    Email your intent to apply with subject:
    "Application for Professor Position, IMCE, Kyushu University".
    We’ll reply with submission instructions and templates.
    Contact
    Jun-ichiro Hayashi
    Email: junichiro_hayashi@cm.kyushu-u.ac.jp
    Tel: +81-92-583-7796

  • Return of application documents

    We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

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  • Selection

    A hearing (in Japanese or English) will be conducted during the final selection process.

  • Notification of result

    After the first screening: We will notify you whether you have been selected for the second screening (interview). Those selected will also be notified of the interview date, time, and method.
    After the second screening: We will notify all applicants who attended the interview of the results.

Contact details

Kyushu University

Kyushu University Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering

Prof. Jun-ichiro Hayashi

0925837796

junichiro_hayashi(at)cm.kyushu-u.ac.jp

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Notes

* Kyushu University selects faculty members in accordance with the spirit of the Basic Act for a Gender-Equal Society (Act No. 78 of 1999), the Basic Act for Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 84 of 1970), the Act on Promotion of Employment of Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 123 of 1960), and the Act on Promotion of Elimination of Discrimination on the Basis of Disability (Act No. 65 of 2013). Please refer to the following for the activities of the Kyushu University Office for Gender Equality (https://danjyo.kyushu-u.ac.jp).
* Kyushu University has introduced a spouse employment system since July 2017.
* If you have received disciplinary action(s) in the past due to sexual violence, including sexual harassment, against students, please be sure to include the details of the disciplinary action(s) and the specific reasons on your CV. If any false information is provided, you may be subject to cancellation of employment or disciplinary action.
* Status of passive smoking prevention measures: Smoking is prohibited in campus.

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