Call for Application for One tenure-track Associate Professor or Lecturer for Economics (Education economics, Health economics, Development economics, Spatial economics or Urban economics) at the Division of Civil Society and Citizenship Studies, Dep...

5 Jan 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Waseda University

Research Field

Political sciences
Language sciences
Religious sciences
Philosophy
Literature
Sociology
History
Juridical sciences
Management sciences
Psychological sciences
Criminology
Ethics in social sciences
Communication sciences
Geography
Arts
Ethics in physical sciences
Ethics in natural sciences
Educational sciences
Anthropology
Economics
Ethics in health sciences
Demography
Cultural studies

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Leading Researcher (R4)
First Stage Researcher (R1)
Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Japan

Application Deadline

3 Mar 2024 - 23:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

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
Economics (Education economics, Health economics, Development economics, Spatial economics or Urban economics): Waseda University. Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, Lecturer (tenure track) or Associate Professor (tenure track)
https://www.waseda.jp/fedu/edu/about/overview/society/

[Work content and job description]
Education:
Above 4 classes in a term: subjects relating to own expertise in Economics (Education economics, Health economics, Development economics, Spatial economics or Urban economics), either Microeconomics (Introduction to intermediate level) or Macroeconomics (Introduction to intermediate level), Special Lecture of CSCS (Civil Society and Citizenship Studies) and Advanced Lecture of CSCS, Seminar I, II, III and IV, Graduation thesis, etc. (According to the educational policy of the CSCS major, lectures are to be taught and seminars are to be held from a broader perspective. Actual courses will be assigned by the decision of the faculty meeting. And some lectures and the supervision of the students in graduate school may be appointed after the hiring.)

Research:
The successful candidate is expected to develop their research in their fields of study in Economics.

Other duties:
The successful candidate will be asked to pursue other duties relating to the operation of Waseda University, Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, and the other sections of the University.

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
169-8050 Tokyo 　In principle, each campus of Waseda University (1-6-1, Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-ku)

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)
Hiring date:2025-04-01 00:00:00
Starting date:2025-04-01 00:00:00
Job content supplemental explanation:We invite applications to appoint one leading scholar in Economics (Education economics, Health economics, Development economics, Spatial economics or Urban economics). The post will commence on 1 April 2025.

The Division of Civil Society and Citizenship Studies, the recruiting division, was established in 2018, by reorganizing the Division of Social Sciences (We form the Department of Social Studies together with the Division of Geography and History). We particularly aim to promote our students' skills and qualities so as to participate in “civil society" as a “citizen" – those two are our key ideas - in order to make our society better. We do so by urging them to develop their perspective while studying various fields in social sciences. The field of Economics constitutes one of four key fields in the Division. Please visit our website for details: http://www.waseda.jp/prj-koukyou/wordpress/

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
* First Stage Researcher (R1)
Annual salary:6 million yen
Wages description:According to the regulations of the University.
Working hours:09:00-18:00
Holidays :・Holidays are Saturdays, Sundays, End of Year and New Year Holidays, National holidays, and Special holidays as compensation for National Holidays holding classes, and University Foundation Day. However, the above excludes days on which the University has previously scheduled that classes will be held.
・Leave stipulated by the Labor Standards Act and other laws and regulations, as well as days specifically set aside by the University.
Overtime and other explanations:The scheduled working day and working hours (start and finish time, rest periods) shall follow the University's regulations. The discretionary working system for professional work (8 hours per day of deemed work) is applied, and due to the nature of research work, decisions on the means of carrying out work and time allocation for research are left to the discretion of the individual.
Employment type:Regular employee
Employment type description:Full-time
Contract period:Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description:*3 years.
*After the expiration of the term, reappointment may be made for a period not exceeding two years. However, the total period of continuous employment as a tenure-track faculty member may not exceed seven years.
*The method for determining reappointment as a tenure-track faculty member or change of status to a full-time faculty member shall be following the regulations of the University and the internal rules of the Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences. Details of the assessment summary will be provided after the decision to hire is made.
*Regardless of the qualifications, if the applicant has an employment contract with the University after April 2013 and there is no period without any contract with the University or half a year or more before the date of hiring by this application, the duration of the continuous contract is limited. Therefore, the duration of the contract and reappointment may not be met with the mentioned above.
Probationary period:Probationary period absent

* Recognised Researcher (R2)
Annual salary:6 million yen
Wages description:According to the regulations of the University.
Working hours:09:00-18:00
Holidays :・Holidays are Saturdays, Sundays, End of Year and New Year Holidays, National holidays, and Special holidays as compensation for National Holidays holding classes, and University Foundation Day. However, the above excludes days on which the University has previously scheduled that classes will be held.
・Leave stipulated by the Labor Standards Act and other laws and regulations, as well as days specifically set aside by the University.
Overtime and other explanations:The scheduled working day and working hours (start and finish time, rest periods) shall follow the University's regulations. The discretionary working system for professional work (8 hours per day of deemed work) is applied, and due to the nature of research work, decisions on the means of carrying out work and time allocation for research are left to the discretion of the individual.
Employment type:Regular employee
Employment type description:Full-time
Contract period:Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description:*3 years.
*After the expiration of the term, reappointment may be made for a period not exceeding two years. However, the total period of continuous employment as a tenure-track faculty member may not exceed seven years.
*The method for determining reappointment as a tenure-track faculty member or change of status to a full-time faculty member shall be following the regulations of the University and the internal rules of the Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences. Details of the assessment summary will be provided after the decision to hire is made.
*Regardless of the qualifications, if the applicant has an employment contract with the University after April 2013 and there is no period without any contract with the University or half a year or more before the date of hiring by this application, the duration of the continuous contract is limited. Therefore, the duration of the contract and reappointment may not be met with the mentioned above.
Probationary period:Probationary period absent

* Established Researcher (R3)
Annual salary:6 million yen
Wages description:According to the regulations of the University.
Working hours:09:00-18:00
Holidays :・Holidays are Saturdays, Sundays, End of Year and New Year Holidays, National holidays, and Special holidays as compensation for National Holidays holding classes, and University Foundation Day. However, the above excludes days on which the University has previously scheduled that classes will be held.
・Leave stipulated by the Labor Standards Act and other laws and regulations, as well as days specifically set aside by the University.
Overtime and other explanations:The scheduled working day and working hours (start and finish time, rest periods) shall follow the University's regulations. The discretionary working system for professional work (8 hours per day of deemed work) is applied, and due to the nature of research work, decisions on the means of carrying out work and time allocation for research are left to the discretion of the individual.
Employment type:Regular employee
Employment type description:Full-time
Contract period:Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description:*3 years.
*After the expiration of the term, reappointment may be made for a period not exceeding two years. However, the total period of continuous employment as a tenure-track faculty member may not exceed seven years.
*The method for determining reappointment as a tenure-track faculty member or change of status to a full-time faculty member shall be following the regulations of the University and the internal rules of the Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences. Details of the assessment summary will be provided after the decision to hire is made.
*Regardless of the qualifications, if the applicant has an employment contract with the University after April 2013 and there is no period without any contract with the University or half a year or more before the date of hiring by this application, the duration of the continuous contract is limited. Therefore, the duration of the contract and reappointment may not be met with the mentioned above.
Probationary period:Probationary period absent

* Leading Researcher (R4)
Annual salary:6 million yen
Wages description:According to the regulations of the University.
Working hours:09:00-18:00
Holidays :・Holidays are Saturdays, Sundays, End of Year and New Year Holidays, National holidays, and Special holidays as compensation for National Holidays holding classes, and University Foundation Day. However, the above excludes days on which the University has previously scheduled that classes will be held.
・Leave stipulated by the Labor Standards Act and other laws and regulations, as well as days specifically set aside by the University.
Overtime and other explanations:The scheduled working day and working hours (start and finish time, rest periods) shall follow the University's regulations. The discretionary working system for professional work (8 hours per day of deemed work) is applied, and due to the nature of research work, decisions on the means of carrying out work and time allocation for research are left to the discretion of the individual.
Employment type:Regular employee
Employment type description:Full-time
Contract period:Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description:*3 years.
*After the expiration of the term, reappointment may be made for a period not exceeding two years. However, the total period of continuous employment as a tenure-track faculty member may not exceed seven years.
*The method for determining reappointment as a tenure-track faculty member or change of status to a full-time faculty member shall be following the regulations of the University and the internal rules of the Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences. Details of the assessment summary will be provided after the decision to hire is made.
*Regardless of the qualifications, if the applicant has an employment contract with the University after April 2013 and there is no period without any contract with the University or half a year or more before the date of hiring by this application, the duration of the continuous contract is limited. Therefore, the duration of the contract and reappointment may not be met with the mentioned above.
Probationary period:Probationary period absent

* Leading Researcher (R4)
Annual salary:4 million yen
Wages description:According to the regulations of the University.
Working hours:09:00-18:00
Holidays :・Holidays are Saturdays, Sundays, End of Year and New Year Holidays, National holidays, and Special holidays as compensation for National Holidays holding classes, and University Foundation Day. However, the above excludes days on which the University has previously scheduled that classes will be held.
・Leave stipulated by the Labor Standards Act and other laws and regulations, as well as days specifically set aside by the University.
Overtime and other explanations:The scheduled working day and working hours (start and finish time, rest periods) shall follow the University's regulations. The discretionary working system for professional work (8 hours per day of deemed work) is applied, and due to the nature of research work, decisions on the means of carrying out work and time allocation for research are left to the discretion of the individual.
Employment type:Regular employee
Employment type description:Full-time
Contract period:Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description:*3 years.
*After the exp...

Additional comments

Waseda University is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion. Throughout the appointment and promotion procedure, Waseda University does not allow any discriminations in terms of gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, ethnicity, creed, and age.

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Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Waseda University

Country

Japan

City

Tokyo

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