Job type

• Professor level

Research field

• Energy Engineering - Unspecified

Wages

• Annual Salary : 9 million yen ~ 13 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.):
  Professor who has 15 years of work experience after completing a doctoral degree (employment starting in April)
  First year: JPY 9,240,000 (general example)
  Subsequent years:
  Minimum: JPY 9,140,000
  Standard: JPY 10,280,000
  Maximum: JPY 12,410,000
  (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, or have equivalent experience in a relevant subject along with appropriate laboratory research experience.

Employment Type

• Regular employee

Contract period

• Tenured - Non-tenure track

  Probationary period present

  Probationary Period: 6 months

Work location

• 152-0033 Tokyo 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku Ookayama campus, Institute of Science Tokyo

  Nearest station: Ookayama

Compensation

• Various systems

  Retirement age : The Institute has mandatory retirement, requiring employees to retire at age 65.

• Insurance

  Employees' Pension Insurance : available

  Worker's accident insurance : available

  Employment insurance : available

  Others : Mutual Aid Association short-term benefits (health insurance)

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

• Job content supplemental explanation

  Proposed Start Date: April 1st, 2027 or the earliest possible date thereafter

Application period

• 2026/07/25~2026/09/25 Deadline for receipt

  Please upload the specified files via this JREC-IN Portal site (see below). We do not accept submissions by mail, email or other digital formats.

Application method

• Application documents (specified forms)

  • Applicant_Information_Summary.xlsx

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Online Submission

  List of required documents
  1.Curriculum vitae (CV)* including professional and educational history from high school onward, honors and awards, criminal history and disciplinary actions, and email address.
  *Download the designated CV format from the URL below.
  https://www.jinjika.jim.titech.ac.jp/jobposting/rirekisyo_e.docx
  Achievements and Activities : Online Submission

  See below.

  Other online application forms
  List of required documents
  1.Curriculum vitae (see above)
  2.Accomplishment statement, including:
  a. Refereed journal papers
  b. Refereed conference proceedings and non-refereed conference proceedings
  c. Commentaries
  d. Books
  e. Patents, etc.
  Please include details for each category. For lectures, state if it was a keynote or invited lecture.
  For items a. and b., include the number of citations, h-index, and name of database* used.
  *Web of Science is preferred. Scopus is also acceptable. In either case, applicants must indicate their “Web of Science ResearcherID” or “Scopus Author ID.”
  
  3.Five reprints of original peer-reviewed papers of major achievements
  4.Acquired research grants and external funds. Include fund names of the funds, project titles, amounts, periods of research, roles, and allocated amounts (if not the principal researcher)
  5.Research accomplishments (including explanations of the academic significance and importance of the original peer-reviewed papers of major achievements) and explanations on the future research direction and plan (no set format, within five A4 pages in total)
  6.Educational accomplishments (research supervision, experience of teaching etc., no set format, one A4 page) and explanations on teaching and education plans (no set format, no set format, one A4 page)
  7.Record of social activities, including that as a member of international and academic committees, international activities, societal contributions, etc.
  8.Two references with names, affiliations, and contact details, to whom we may contact to ask about the applicant
  9.Record of awards (explain the correspondence with descriptions in Research accomplishment in 5 above.)
  10.Other special notes (including invited/keynote speeches, industrial contributions (patents, industry-academia collaborative research), etc.)
  11.Applicant Information Summary form. (Important) Please fill in the Excel file “Applicant_Information_Summary.xlsx” downloaded from this JREC-IN Portal site.
  

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  Selection will be based on a comprehensive review of applications, followed by interviews.
  Selected applicants may be asked to give an open lecture, a mock English lecture, etc. (primarily based on a hybrid format combining in-person and online sessions).
  Please note that travel expenses for attending in-person interviews will not be reimbursed.

• Notification of result

  Notification will be made by e-mail.

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