Job Information
- Organisation/Company: Osaka Metropolitan University
- Department: Human Resources Division, Osaka Metropolitan University
- Research Field: Ethics in health sciences; Chemistry; Pharmacological sciences; Neurosciences; Medical sciences; Biological sciences; Technology; Anthropology; Agricultural sciences; Environmental science
Offer Description
Background of the recruitment and description of the project
Osaka Metropolitan University is now accepting applications for a High-Incentive Tenure-Track Associate Professor position. This position is part of our tenure-track program, which offers a dynamic career path for outstanding researchers through fixed-term employment. The program provides an excellent opportunity to conduct innovative and cutting-edge research that enhances the university’s global presence, while gaining substantial experience in both academic research and teaching.
If you are interested in applying, please refer to the details below.
Work content and job description
Job Description (Tentative)
[Education]
Responsibilities during the tenure-track period are limited to a maximum of one class per week throughout the academic year to promote research activities.
Planned subjects:
Courses offered by the Department of Molecular Pathopharmacology
- Undergraduate: School of Medicine
- Graduate: Graduate School of Medicine
Supervision of undergraduate and graduate students in the relevant research field
After transitioning to a tenured position, the successful candidate is expected to take on the following teaching responsibilities:
Planned subjects: Courses offered by the Department of Molecular Pathopharmacology
- Undergraduate: School of Medicine
- Graduate: Graduate School of Medicine
Supervision of undergraduate and graduate students in the relevant research field
Other teaching responsibilities include specialized subjects and general education at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
[Research]
- Pharmacology-based translational and reverse translational research
- Elucidation of disease mechanisms and identification of novel therapeutic targets through the integration of experimental and informatics approaches
- Ability to advance drug discovery and preventive medicine research based on microbiome research is desirable.
[Other Duties]
- Community engagement
- University administrative duties
[Scope of Change]
Within the scope of education, research, and university administration
Assigned department
Existing departments
[Work location]
- Address: 545-0051 Osaka 1-4-3 Asahimachi, Abeno-ward, Osaka-city, Abeno Campus, Osaka Metropolitan University
- Scope of Change: Any location designated by the University Public Corporation Osaka
[Number of hired]
Number of hired: 1 person(s)
Hiring date: 2027-04-01
Starting date: 2027-04-01
Job content supplemental explanation:
1. Number of Positions
One High-Incentive Tenure-Track Associate Professor
2. Affiliation
Innovation Academy Co-Creation Research Institute
Molecular Pathopharmacology Field, Graduate School of Medicine / Molecular Pathopharmacology Field, School of Medicine
Upon successful tenure evaluation, the affiliated organization will change to the Institute of Medicine. The assigned graduate school or department will generally remain unchanged.
3. Research Field
Molecular pathopharmacology for translational research
The successful candidate will establish an independent laboratory as a High-Incentive Tenure-Track faculty member and, in collaboration with faculty members in medicine and related fields, promote bidirectional translational research and develop new, comprehensive programs integrating basic and clinical research.
Where to apply
Website: https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D126090800&ln_jor=1
Additional Information
Benefits
[Compensation]
- Established Researcher (R3)
- Annual salary: 6 million yen
- Working hours: 09:00-17:30
- Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, holidays based on the Act on National Holidays, December 29 to January 3. However, due to university events, etc., it may be moved to another day in the week.
- Overtime and other explanations: A discretionary work system based on specialized work is applied. Employees are deemed to have worked 7 hours and 45 minutes a day. The above is an example of working hours.
- Employment type: Regular employee
- Contract period: Nontenured-Tenure-track
- Contract period description: Due to word limit, they are listed in the "Notes" section.
- Probationary period: Probationary period present
- Probationary period description: Trial period 6 months
[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]
[Supplementary explanation of compensation]
The system of University Public Corporation Osaka will be applicable.
https://www.upc-osaka.ac.jp/regulation/
Additional comments
This recruitment is conducted by the University Public Corporation Osaka for faculty positions at Osaka Metropolitan University. In line with its commitment to diversity and internationalization, Osaka Metropolitan University actively promotes the recruitment of female and international faculty members when their fields of expertise are appropriate and their educational and research achievements are considered equivalent.
Contract period
Full-time. The initial term of employment is five years.
High-Incentive Tenure-Track faculty hired under this program will be considered for a tenured position upon a final evaluation conducted in the fifth year. Upon successful tenure evaluation, the faculty member will transition to a tenured position as either Professor or Associate Professor, depending on the evaluation results. If the candidate is deemed to have met the tenure criteria during the interim evaluation in the third year or at any point thereafter, the final evaluation may be advanced accordingly.
If tenure is not granted within the five-year term, an employment safety-net system is available for a maximum of one additional year. During this period, candidates who are recognized as having met the tenure criteria may undergo a second evaluation.
In cases where a tenure-track faculty member takes a leave of absence as stipulated in Article 4, Paragraph 1 of the Osaka Metropolitan University Regulations on Term of Office for Faculty Members, the tenure-track period may be extended in accordance with the provisions of the same article.
Details on the tenure evaluation criteria and High-Incentive Tenure-Track Program are available at the following URLs:
- Guidelines of Assessment Criteria for Promotion to Tenure: https://www.omu.ac.jp/en/about/career/entry-01747.html
- High-Incentive Tenure-Track Program (Outline): https://www.omu.ac.jp/en/about/career/entry-01747.html
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available: 1
- Company/Institute: Osaka Metropolitan University
- Country: Japan
- City: Osaka
