Full-time faculty member (Cognitive science or other related fields)

Offer Description

Background of the recruitment and description of the project

Institute of Liberal Arts and Science is recruiting full-time faculty members (Cognitive science or other related fields) as follows. https://ilas.w3.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/

Work content and job description

1. Research in cognitive and behavioral science and team-based cognitive empowerment (Advance research that integrates brain function, physiological indices, behavioral data, etc., and engage not only in fundamental research but also actively collaborate with external organizations to undertake highly applicable research).
2. Teaching graduate courses in the Department of Humanities, Graduate School of Human and Socio-Environmental Studies on science-related topics such as "Advanced Topics in Behavioral Science" and "Seminar in Behavioral Science" in English and Japanese.
3. Teaching Global Standard (GS) Advanced Courses at the undergraduate level for 3rd and 4th year undergraduate students such as "Cognitive Empowerment through Behavioral Science" in English and Japanese.
4. Teaching, designing, planning and coordinating "From Foundations to Applications in Cognitive Science" classes in English and Japanese as a GS subject, which is a part of the liberal arts curriculum.

Assigned department: Existing departments

Work location

920-1192 Ishikawa Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa

Number of hired

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

Additional Information

Benefits

Compensation

Recognised Researcher (R2)

• Annual salary: 4 million yen - 7 million yen
• Wages description: Position and salary are commensurate with the candidate’s academic and employment experiences. Salary and benefits are specified in the regulations of Kanazawa University.
• Working hours: 08:30-17:00
• Break time: 12:00-12:45
• Holidays: Saturday, Sunday, National Holiday, From December 29th to January 3rd of the following year
• Overtime and other explanations: Discretionary Labor System (Deemed working hours: 7.75 hours/day)
• Employment type: Regular employee
• Contract period: Nontenured-Tenure-track
• Contract period description: 5-year term, reappointment possible after tenure review. The tenure status will be granted by the procedures of internal tenure review on education, research, and other achievements at a predetermined time prior to the expiration of the term of office. Depending on the results of the tenure review, the appointee can be promoted to a higher position with tenure, or else to be reappointed to the same position with tenure. In the tenure review, an extension of the tenure track period may be approved (up to 3 years). Subsequently, the review will be conducted again in the final year of the extended period.
• Probationary period: present (6 months)

Established Researcher (R3)

• Annual salary: 4 million yen - 7 million yen
• Wages description: Position and salary are commensurate with the candidate’s academic and employment experiences. Salary and benefits are specified in the regulations of Kanazawa University.
• Working hours: 08:30-17:00
• Break time: 12:00-12:45
• Holidays: Saturday, Sunday, National Holiday, From December 29th to January 3rd of the following year
• Overtime and other explanations: Discretionary Labor System (Deemed working hours: 7.75 hours/day)
• Employment type: Regular employee
• Contract period: Nontenured-Tenure-track
• Contract period description: 5-year term, reappointment possible after tenure review. The tenure status will be granted by the procedures of internal tenure review on education, research, and other achievements at a predetermined time prior to the expiration of the term of office. Depending on the results of the tenure review, the appointee can be promoted to a higher position with tenure, or else to be reappointed to the same position with tenure. In the tenure review, an extension of the tenure track period may be approved (up to 3 years). Subsequently, the review will be conducted again in the final year of the extended period.
• Probationary period: present (6 months)

Established Researcher (R3)

• Annual salary: 5 million yen - 9 million yen
• Wages description: Position and salary are commensurate with the candidate’s academic and employment experiences. Salary and benefits are specified in the regulations of Kanazawa University.
• Working hours: 08:30-17:00
• Break time: 12:00-12:45
• Holidays: Saturday, Sunday, National Holiday, From December 29th to January 3rd of the following year
• Overtime and other explanations: Discretionary Labor System (Deemed working hours: 7.75 hours/day)
• Employment type: Regular employee
• Contract period: Nontenured-Tenure-track
• Contract period description: 5-year term, reappointment possible after tenure review. The tenure status will be granted by the procedures of internal tenure review on education, research, and other achievements at a predetermined time prior to the expiration of the term of office. Depending on the results of the tenure review, the appointee can be promoted to a higher position with tenure, or else to be reappointed to the same position with tenure. In the tenure review, an extension of the tenure track period may be approved (up to 3 years). Subsequently, the review will be conducted again in the final year of the extended period.
• Probationary period: present (6 months)

Various systems

• Pay increase system: 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 is permitted inside buildings. Designated smoking areas are provided on campus.

Supplementary explanation of compensation

Outline for the standard in making decisions on the approval of academic tenure:

1. Research achievement in the field concerned is outstanding in both domestic and international research communities.
2. Appropriately planned research is sufficiently achieved.
3. Sufficient competitive research funding is obtained.
4. Educational achievement for students (research guidance and lecture) is outstanding.

Additional comments

1. Institute of Liberal Arts and Science and our liberal arts curriculum are being presented at the following university website (in Japanese). http://ilas.w3.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/
2. Kanazawa University is endeavoring to improve the quality of educational opportunities available in English as well as to increase the number of classes and courses taught in English.
3. Position and salary are commensurate with the candidate’s academic and employment experiences. Salary and benefits are specified in the Kanazawa University’s regulations. For further information, see the following university’s website (in Japanese): http://www.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/university/administration/regulation/rules
4. Kanazawa University promotes the development of diversity in the research and education environment. For details, see the following university's website (in Japanese): https://ipdi.w3.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/
5. The Institute of Liberal Arts and Science welcomes applications from female researchers in accordance with the purport of the Basic Act for Gender Equal Society.

While this announcement is made in both Japanese and English, the original Japanese version shall be relied upon in instances of possible discrepancy or divergent interpretation with that of the English version.

Work Location(s)

• Number of offers available: 1
• Company/Institute: Kanazawa University
• Country: Japan
• City: Ishikawa

Contact

City: Ishikawa