Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)

Offer Description

Background of the recruitment and description of the project
Yamaguchi University Faculty of Engineering
https://www.yamaguchi-u.ac.jp/eng/en/index.html

Work content and job description
6. Field of Specialization
Social Infrastructure Engineering – Hydraulics (with particular emphasis on hydraulics utilizing data science and digital transformation (DX))

7. Teaching Responsibilities
Teaching Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following courses:

• Basic Experiments on Civil Engineering (Water and Environmental Engineering)
• Practice of Surveying
• Experimental and laboratory-based courses within the General Education curriculum

* Assigned department
Existing departments

Work location
* Address
755-8611 Yamaguchi 16-1 Tokiwadai 2-chome, Ube-shi

Number of hired
Number of hired: 1 person(s)
Hiring date: 2027-04-01 00:00:00
Starting date: 2027-04-01 00:00:00

Job content supplemental explanation

1. Position and Number of Openings
Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track), one (1) position

2. Term of Appointment
Five (5) years

3. Starting Date
April 1, 2027

4. Affiliation upon appointment
Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Field of Civil and Environmental Engineering

5. Undergraduate Teaching Department
Civil and Environmental Engineering Program, Department of Engineering for Innovation, Faculty of Engineering

6. Field of Specialization
Social Infrastructure Engineering – Hydraulics (with particular emphasis on hydraulics utilizing data science and digital transformation (DX))

Work location
The Tokiwa campus of Yamaguchi University
16-1 Tokiwadai 2-chome, Ube-shi, Yamaguchi

Additional Information

Benefits

Compensation

* Recognised Researcher (R2)
Annual salary: 5 million yen - 7 million yen
Wages description: Salary, allowances and benefits will be provided in accordance with Yamaguchi University regulations.
The annual salary system will be applied.
Working hours: 08:30-17:15
Break time: 12:00-13:00
Holidays: Saturdays and Sundays, national holidays, year-end and New Year holidays (12/29 - 1/3)
Overtime and other explanations: Working hours are listed as deemed working hours (7.75 hours)
Discretionary work hours for specialized work
Employment type: Regular employee
Contract period: Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description: Five years
Probationary period: Probationary period absent

* Established Researcher (R3)
Annual salary: 5 million yen - 7 million yen
Wages description: Salary, allowances and benefits will be provided in accordance with Yamaguchi University regulations.
The annual salary system will be applied.
Working hours: 08:30-17:15
Break time: 12:00-13:00
Holidays: Saturdays and Sundays, national holidays, year-end and New Year holidays (12/29 - 1/3)
Overtime and other explanations: Working hours are listed as deemed working hours (7.75 hours)
Discretionary work hours for specialized work
Employment type: Regular employee
Contract period: Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description: Five years
Probationary period: Probationary period absent

Various systems
Pay increase system: available
Bonus: available
Retirement allowances: available
Transportation expenses: available
Retirement age: available

Insurance
Employees' Health Insurance: available
Employees' Pension Insurance: available
Worker's accident insurance: available
Employment insurance: available

Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace
No smoking on the premises.

Supplementary explanation of compensation

Research Funding
（1）Research Activity Support Allowance: A total of 3 million JPY will be allocated over a five-year period. The annual distribution will be determined based on the tenure-track faculty member’s preferences.
（2）Startup Expenses (for HIRAKU-Global Program Faculty): If selected for the HIRAKU-Global Program, the following additional funding will be provided in addition to the research activity support allowance mentioned in (1):
Research Infrastructure Expenses: 1 million JPY each for the first and second years.
International Joint Research Expenses: 500,000 JPY for the first year, 1 million JPY for the second year, and 500,000 JPY for the third year. (Allocations may be adjusted across different fiscal years.)

Tenure Evaluation
A mid-term evaluation will be conducted in the third year of the appointment. A tenure review will be conducted no later than six (6) months prior to the end of the fixed term. If the candidate successfully passes the tenure review, they will be appointed to a tenured position of Lecturer without a fixed term.

Salary
Salary will be provided in accordance with Yamaguchi University regulations.
The annual salary system wii be applied.

Working hours
Specialized Discretionary Labor System
(Deemed working hours per day: 7 hours 45 minutes)

Holidays
Saturdays and Sundays, national holidays, year-end and New Year holidays (12/29 - 1/3)

Insurance
Mutual Aid Association (health insurance, welfare pension), employment insurance, workers' accident compensation insurance

Additional comments

16. Other Information

• Applicants who have previously been subject to disciplinary or administrative action due to sexual violence, including sexual harassment toward students, are required to clearly state the details of such action and the specific reasons in their curriculum vitae or other application documents. Any false statements or omissions may result in cancellation of employment or disciplinary action after appointment.
• Personal information obtained through the application documents will be used solely for purposes related to the selection and appointment of the successful candidate and will not be used or disclosed for any other purpose.
• Yamaguchi University promotes gender equality. In accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act, we proactively employ female academic staff/researchers as a measure to improve the ratio of female researchers.
• Yamaguchi University actively supports achieving a balance between work and life events (such as child care or nursing care needs). For example, we offer financial assistance in the event of using day-care services for sick children, and also have systems such as a research assistant program, a mentor system, a support system for returning to research activities, and a nursing care support system.

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Work Location(s)

Number of offers available: 1

Company/Institute: Yamaguchi University

Country: Japan

City: Yamaguchi