Associate Professor or Assistant Professor in Applied Ethics (including ELSI) and Contemporary Ethics

Juridical sciences, Geography, Literature, Management sciences, Sociology, Communication sciences, Economics, Ethics in social sciences, Ethics in physical sciences, Ethics in health sciences, Cultural studies, Criminology, Demography, Ethics in natural sciences, Educational sciences Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2), Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline: 25 Sep 2026 - 23:59 (UTC) Country: Japan 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 a 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 The Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Tsukuba seeks applicants for the positions of Associate Professor or Assistant Professor in Applied Ethics (including ELSI) and Contemporary Ethics. Work content and job description Teaching courses, including "Socratic Dialogue", in the Area of Contemporary Philosophy in the Division of Philosophy and Religious Studies and supervising senior theses at the College of Comparative Culture, School of Humanities and Culture Teaching courses on Ethics, including "Philosophical Practice", in the Philosophy Subprogram in the Humanities Degree Program (Master's and Doctoral Programs), Degree Programs in the Humanities and Social Sciences, and supervising master's and doctoral theses. Operational tasks related to the aforementioned educational organizations, as well as the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, and university-wide tasks. Assigned department Existing departments Work location Address: 305-8571 Ibaraki 1-1-1 Ten'nodai Tsukuba Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences 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: Associate Professors do not have a fixed term. Assistant Professors are on a tenure-track system (a five-year term: upon earning tenure, they become tenured faculty members. Where to apply Website: https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D126071681&ln_jor=1 Additional Information Benefits Compensation Recognised Researcher (R2) Annual salary: 4 million yen - 7 million yen Working hours: 08:30-17:15 Holidays: Two days off per week, national holidays, and other holidays according to the university's regulations. Overtime and other explanations: Discretionary labor system is applied, and the employee is considered to have worked seven hours and forty-five minutes a day. Employment type: Regular employee Contract period: Nontenured-Tenure-track Contract period description: The term of appointment is five years; upon obtaining tenure, the faculty member becomes a tenured faculty member. Probationary period: Probationary period absent Established Researcher (R3) Annual salary: 4 million yen - 7 million yen Working hours: 08:30-17:15 Holidays: Two days off per week, national holidays, and other holidays according to the university's regulations. Overtime and other explanations: Discretionary labor system is applied, and the employee is considered to have worked seven hours and forty-five minutes a day. Employment type: Regular employee Contract period: Nontenured-Tenure-track Contract period description: The term of appointment is five years; upon obtaining tenure, the faculty member becomes a tenured faculty member. Probationary period: Probationary period absent Established Researcher (R3) Annual salary: 7 million yen - 9 million yen Working hours: 08:30-17:15 Holidays: Two days off per week, national holidays, other holidays according to the university's regulation. Overtime and other explanations: Discretionary labor system is applied, and the employee is considered to have worked seven hours and forty-five minutes a day. Employment type: Regular employee Contract period: Tenured 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 Non Smoking on the campus Supplementary explanation of compensation Additional comments Additional comments Inquiry: Takeshi Kimura, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba, kimura.takeshi.fw(at)u.tsukuba.ac.jp, please change (at) to @. Please write "Concerning the Job Opening for Applied Ethics and Contemporary Ethics" in Subject The University conducts its personnel selection processes in accordance with the spirit of the "Diversity Basic Act on Gender Equality" and the principles and policies set forth in the "University of Tsukuba Diversity Basic Principles and Basic Plan." In accordance with the "Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act," the University has established the "University of Tsukuba National University Corporation Security Export Control Regulations" and conducts rigorous screening when hiring foreign nationals, individuals from foreign universities, companies, government agencies, etc., or individuals falling under specific categories. Work Location(s) Number of offers available: 1 Company/Institute: University of Tsukuba Country: Japan City: Ibaraki Contact City: Ibaraki