Job type

• Associate Professor
• Lecturer level

Research field

• Humanities & Social Sciences - Gender studies
• Humanities & Social Sciences - Sociology

Wages

• Associate Professor

  Annual Salary : 7 million yen ~ 8 million yen

  The salary is determined by years of experience and other factors, in accordance with the "Kobe University Annual
  Salary System Faculty (Retirement Allowance Type) Salary Regulations."

• Lecturer level

  Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~ 8 million yen

  The salary is determined by years of experience and other factors, in accordance with the "Kobe University Annual
  Salary System Faculty (Retirement Allowance Type) Salary Regulations."

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor / Master

• Description

  ・Holders of a doctoral degree, or those with equivalent research experiences
  ・Ability to conduct classes and supervise theses in English
  ・Ability to carry out teaching and other duties in Japanese is desirable

Employment Type

• Associate Professor

  Regular employee

  The discretionary labor system for professional work is applied. Working hours are deemed to be 8 hours per day.

• Lecturer level

  Regular employee

  The discretionary labor system for professional work is applied. Working hours are deemed to be 8 hours per day.

Contract period

• Associate Professor

  Tenured - Non-tenure track

  Probationary period absent

• Lecturer level

  Tenured - Non-tenure track

  Probationary period absent

Work location

• 657-8501 Hyogo 1-2-1 Tsurukabuto, Nada-ku, Kobe, Graduate School of Intercultural Studies, Kobe University

Compensation

• Various systems

  Pay increase system : available

  Bonus : available

  Retirement allowances : available

  Transportation expenses : available

  Retirement age : available

• Insurance

  Employees' Health Insurance : The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Mutual Aid Association

  Employees' Pension Insurance : Provided (Included in the MEXT Mutual Aid Association system)

  Worker's accident insurance : available

  Employment insurance : available

• Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

  No smoking on the premises.

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

• Description

  The successful candidate will be appointed as either Asssociate Professor or Lecturer, depending on their qualifications, achievements, and experience.

Hiring date : 2027/04/01

Starting date : 2027/04/01

Application period

• 2026/06/22~2026/09/28 Deadline for receipt

  The application period has been extended, and the new application deadline is 5:00 p.m. (Japan Standard Time) on Monday, September 28, 2026.

Application method

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Online Submission

  (1) Curriculum Vitae (no specific format required; signature and seal are not necessary)
  Achievements and Activities : Online Submission

  (2) List of Academic Achievements (no specific format required; include published books, refereed articles, research reports, etc.)

  Other online application forms
  (3) Three Major Publications (If it is difficult to provide a PDF for certain books or other materials, hard copies may be submitted separately.)
  (4) Abstracts of the Major Publications (Approximately 400 words in English, or 800 Japanese charactors, for each publication.)
  (5) A Syllabus Proposal for the Undergraduate Course of ‘Contemporary Gender Theory’ (tentative) (15 sessions; no specific format required.)
  (6) Statement of Future Research Plans and Teaching Aspirations (Approximately 1,000 words in English, or 2,000 Japanese characters.)
  
  *Please prepare items (1)–(6) as separate PDF files and combine them into a single ZIP file before submitting them through the “JREC-IN Portal Web Application” system.
  *If submission of certain books or other materials listed in item (3) is difficult through electronic application, we will accept hard copies only for those specific works. Please contact us in advance in such cases.
  *Application materials will not be returned in principle. They will be used solely for the purpose of this selection process and will not be used for any other purpose.

  Other Mailing Documents
  *If you need to submit books or other materials for which electronic submission is difficult, please send the hard copies to the address listed under “Submission of Application Materials.” The envelope must be clearly marked in red with “Application Documents for the Contemprary Social Issues Division ( Gender) Enclosed,” and the materials must be sent by a traceable delivery method such as registered or simplified registered mail/delivery. The documents must arrive no later than Monday the 7th, September, 2026, 17:00 (Japan Standard Time).
  *Hard copies of research materials submitted in this manner will not be returned in principle. If you wish to have them returned, please enclose an appropreate stamped-addressed return envelope or an equivalent.

• Return of application documents

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

• Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

  657-8501 Hyogo 1-2-1 Tsurukabuto, Nada-ku, Kobe
  General Affairs Section, Graduate School of Intercultural Studies, Kobe univeristy

• * Out of application period.

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  (1) First Screening: Document Review
  (2) Second Screening: Interview and Mock Teaching Session
  Travel and accommodation expenses for the interview and mock teaching session must be borne by the applicant.
  *Online interview and mock-teaching-session will be considered for candidates living abroad.
  *Additional documents may be requested during the screening process.
  *In the selection process, periods of research interruption due to life events such as caregiving, childcare, or childbirth, as well as involvement in international cooperation or humanitarian activities, will be taken into consideration.

• Notification of result

  Only applicants who pass the first screening will be notified of the results.
  The final screening results will be sent to all applicants by postal mail.

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