Job description
- Background of the recruitment and description of the projectHiroshima University (HU) herewith makes an open international job offer and seeks to appoint Assistant Professor on Tenure Track System in the research area of Environmental Preservation Engineering. This position is based on the ‘Policy for recruiting/cultivating excellent faculty members’. The university introduced this policy to create a secure environment in which junior-positioned faculty members can concentrate on their research/education.
https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/employment/kyoinkobo - Work content and job description(Immediately after hiring)
(1)Duties related to research in “Field of Expertise”.
(2)Duties related to teaching the scheduled courses and supervising graduate and undergraduate students under “Scheduled Courses”.
(3)Duties related to the administration and management of the entire university, graduate schools, faculties, centers, etc. (participation in various meetings, activities as a member of various committees, etc.).
(4)Duties related to student admissions (exam supervision, question creation, grading, interviewers, etc.).
(5)Other duties as directed by the head of the educational and research organization.
(Scope of changes)
Tasks determined by the university.
Field of expertise
Environmental Preservation Engineering including Water and Wastewater Engineering, Water Environmental Engineering, and Environmental Microbiology
Scheduled Courses
(1)Undergraduate level (general education courses): Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students, Toward Construction of Safe Social Environment.
(2)Undergraduate level (discipline specific courses): Lifestyle and the City, Land Surveying and Exercise, Water and Wastewater Engineering and Exercise, Experiments in Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Seminar in Civil and Environmental Engineering.
(3)Graduate level (master’s programs): Special Exercises on Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Special Study on Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Note: The subjects you are responsible for may be changed or added. - Assigned departmentExisting departmentsCivil and Environmental Engineering Program, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering
Job type
- Assistant Professor level
Research field
- Social Infrastructure – Environmental systems for civil engineering
Wages
- Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~(1)The annual salary system (II) which was enforced in October 2021 will be applied to the successful candidates.
* The approximate annual salary is based on a standard career history and may vary depending on education, degree, work experience, etc.
(2)Successful candidates may be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred for the trip from their home or former place of work to the new place of work to assume their post in accordance with the relevant regulations of Hiroshima University. For more information, please contact us.
※Hiroshima University has introduced a system whereby researchers’ personnel expenses are paid out of direct expenses such as competitive research grants and joint research grants, and the obtained research financial resources can be used to improve the treatment of researchers themselves (additional Salary) and to improve the research environment.
Working hours
- Working hours :08:30-17:00Break time :12:00-12:45Holidays : Workdays are from Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) in principle.
Holidays are Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays in principle.
Overtime and other explanations : If you are agreeable to the application of the Discretionary Labor System for Professional Work, you are deemed to work for 7 hours and 45 minutes a day.
Application requirements
Qualifications
- Education and Degree RequirementsPh.D. / Doctor(1)Hold a doctorate or an equivalent degree by the time the appointment begins
- Work experience(2)Be able to supervise bachelor’s and master’s students in preparation of thesis
(3)Be able to teach classes and supervise students in English
Employment Type
- Regular employee
Contract period
- Nontenured – Tenure-track5 years
(1)Tenure-track faculty members will undergo a tenure review at least six (6) months or more in advance of the expiration date of appointment, and those who have successfully passed the review process will be granted tenure along with promotion either to associate professor.
(2)Granting a candidate for tenure is subject to two reviewing process: an intermediate and final review. If a candidate is not granted tenure in final review, he/she will be dismissed from the university upon completion of the term of appointment.
(3)If a candidate has taken a leave because of some life events such as delivering a baby, child-raising and caregiving, he/she may extend the term of appointment up to certain period according to the length of such leave.Probationary period presentsix (6) months
Work location
- 739-8527 Hiroshima 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshimaOther places of work designated by the University
Compensation
- InsuranceEmployees’ Health Insurance : availableEmployees’ Pension Insurance : availableWorker’s accident insurance : availableEmployment insurance : available
- Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplaceHiroshima University has been entirely smoke-free since January 2020.
- Supplementary explanation of compensation[Evaluation]
We conduct individual performance evaluations for all Hiroshima University faculty members after their employment, numerically rate their performance, and salary and benefits are commensurate with performance indicators.
Application Considerations
Number of hired
Application period
- 2025/03/28~2025/05/30 Deadline for receiptAll application materials must reach us by [17:00 on May, 30, 2025 (Japan time)].
Application method
- Application documents (specified forms)
- Attached documentsApplication Form : Online Submission(1)Resume (use the specified forms as shown on the website / Please remember to attach your photo to the CV)
If you have a history of being employed by Hiroshima University (as a TA, RA, researcher, etc.) in the past five years, be sure to state all positions you have held.Achievements and Activities : Online Submission(2)List of publications and oral presentationsOther online application forms
(3)Five major publications or presentations (Reprints, photocopies, or books)
(4)Major educational activities and teaching experience
(5)Major social contributions
(6)Major activities in university/institutional management and administration
(7)List of acquired external funding over the last ten years
(8)Statement of intent (Please describe your interests in teaching and research as well as your mid- to long-term research plan in approximately 1,000-2,000 words, should you take this position.)
(9)Your Researcher ID or ORCID information
N.B. The ID above or ORCID information can be confirmed from Clarivate Analytics or ORCID website.
Please upload all the files to the following Hiroshima University Nextcloud. Then, let us know that you have submitted application documents by email. Write “Application documents for Environmental Preservation Engineering” in the subject line of your email and confirm the reply.
Hiroshima University Nextcloud:
https://fshare.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/nextcloud/index.php/s/KpjqmZdng8Wcgki
Email address:
nakarai@hiroshima-u.ac.jp (Professor Kenichiro Nakarai) - Return of application documentsWe will dispose of all application documents responsibly.
