Assistant Professor (Tokyo Tech, School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Materials Science and Engineering)

9 May 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Department

Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Materials and Chemical Technology

Research Field

Physics
Chemistry
Engineering
Technology

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Japan

Application Deadline

15 Jun 2024 - 23:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Status

Not Applicable

Hours Per Week

See description

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

[Background of the recruitment and description of the project]
* Background of the recruitment and description of the project
Materials Science and Engineering, especially the design and creation of energy conversion related materials, based mainly on metallic materials and widely inorganic materials. Fields related to structural and functional materials, materials microstructure, alloy phase diagrams, crystallographic science, materials computational science, and materials physical properties engineering are preferred.

[Work content and job description]
The successful candidates should have ability to carry out cutting-edge research on above mentioned research expertise fields. The duties involve providing management support for the research group to be joined, and providing academic advice to students in undergraduate and graduate programs. In addition, being responsible for student experiment workshop and lectures for the undergraduate course of Materials Science and Engineering. In the graduate education program Energy Science and Informatics course (Materials field), the duties related to the implementation and management support of research and education activities based on experiments and computation are required as well.

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
226-8502 Kanagawa 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama Tokyo Institute of Technology Suzukakedai Campus

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)
Starting date:2024-10-01 00:00:00
Job content supplemental explanation:1st October 2024 or the earliest date thereafter (The timing of obtaining a doctoral degree will be considered.)

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
Annual salary:4 million yen - 6 million yen
Wages description:The successful candidate will be paid under the “Annual Salary System with Lump-Sum Retirement Allowance” pursuant to the Institute’s Regulations on Wage and Salary for Staff under Annual Salary System with Lump-Sum Retirement Allowance. In accordance with the regulations, the amount of annual salary will be determined based on the standard level 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 (The amounts listed below are only examples provided in the regulations and do not directly refer to this specific position.)

Assistant professor hired immediately after completing a doctoral degree
Standard: JPY 5,000,000
Minimum*: JPY 4,800,000
Maximum*: JPY 5,600,000
*The minimum and maximum amounts will vary depending on performance.
Working hours:08:30-17:15
Break time:12:15-13:15
Employment type:Regular employee
Contract period:Nontenured
Contract period description:Fixed-term appointment
A fixed-term appointment will be for up to 5 years. Reappointment may be possible for one additional term of up to 5 years.
(For example, in the case that starting date is 2024/10/01, the first contract period should be within 2024/10/01-2029/09/30.)
Probationary period:Probationary period present
Probationary period description:6 months

[Various systems]

[Insurance]
Employees' Health Insurance:available (Mutual Aid Association short-term benefits)
Employees' Pension Insurance:available
Worker's accident insurance:available
Employment insurance:available

[Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace]
Smoking is prohibited on campus (excluding designated outdoor smoking areas).

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]

Additional comments

1. Tokyo Institute of Technology, in order to ensure a diverse workforce, guarantees equal opportunities for all individuals regardless of nationality or gender.
2. Questions regarding the applicability of the “Specific Categories” under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act may be asked during the selection process.
3. Work conditions may be subject to change due to the integration with Tokyo Medical and Dental University, which is anticipated in fall 2024.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Country

Japan

City

Kanagawa

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D124042143&ln_jor=1

STATUS: EXPIRED