Professor or Associate Professor in Modern Japanese Ethical Thought, Applied Ethics

Language sciences; Juridical sciences; Ethics in health sciences; History; Philosophy; Educational sciences; Ethics in physical sciences; Religious sciences; Political sciences; Demography; Literature; Sociology; Economics; Geography; Ethics in natural sciences; Management sciences; Communication sciences; Criminology Researcher Profile: Leading Researcher (R4); Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline: 30 Nov 2026 - 23:59 (UTC) Country: Japan Type of Contract: Permanent 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 Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University, has extended the application period and invites applications for a professor or associate professor in the field of Modern Japanese Ethical Thought, Applied Ethics (Ethics in the Education of Children with Intellectual Disabilities, AI Ethics, Media Ethics, etc.). https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/employment/kyoinkobo/ningen Work content and job description Field of specialization Modern Japanese Ethical Thought, Applied Ethics (Ethics in the Education of Children with Intellectual Disabilities, AI Ethics, Media Ethics, etc.) Teaching responsibilities Undergraduate level (general education courses): Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students, Peace from the Perspective of Modern Japanese Ethical Thought, etc. Undergraduate level (discipline specific courses): Introduction to Philosophy and Thought, Lecture on Japanese Ethical Thought, Special Seminar on History of Ethical Thought, Graduation Thesis etc. Graduate level (master’s programs): Research Method and Ethics for Humanities and Social Sciences, Introductory Seminar on Applied Ethical Thought, Study of the History of Ethical Thought, Special Research, etc. Graduate level (doctoral programs): Special Research, etc. Note: The subjects you are responsible for may be changed or added. Assigned department Existing departments Precautions: The Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University, will be renamed the “Graduate School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences” on April 1, 2027. Work location Address 739-8522 Hiroshima 1-2-3 Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshima Number of hired Number of hired: 1 person(s) Number of hired description: Depending on the result of the performance reviews of the applicant at the time of employment, he/she may be decided on any of the following titles: Professor with tenure; Associate Professor with tenure; Associate Professor on Tenure Track System. Hiring date: 2027-04-01 Starting date: 2027-04-01 Requirements Additional Information Benefits Leading Researcher (R4) Annual salary: 7 million yen Wages description: Salary will vary as it will be determined based on education, teaching and work experience. The annual salary system (II) which was enforced in October 2021 will be applied to the successful candidates. Successful candidates may be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred for the trip from their home or former place of work to the new place of work to assume their post in accordance with the relevant regulations of Hiroshima University. For more information, please contact us. ※Hiroshima University has introduced a system whereby researchers' personnel expenses are paid out of direct expenses such as competitive research grants and joint research grants, and the obtained research financial resources can be used to improve the treatment of researchers themselves (additional Salary) and to improve the research environment. Working hours: 08:30-17:00 Break time: 12:00-12:45 Holidays: Holidays are Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays in principle. Overtime and other explanations: If you are agreeable to the application of the Discretionary Labor System for Professional Work, you are deemed to work for 7 hours and 45 minutes a day. Employment type: Regular employee Contract period: Tenured Probationary period: Probationary period present Probationary period description: Probationary employment period: six (6) months Established Researcher (R3) Annual salary: 6 million yen Wages description: Salary will vary as it will be determined based on education, teaching and work experience. The annual salary system (II) which was enforced in October 2021 will be applied to the successful candidates. Successful candidates may be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred for the trip from their home or former place of work to the new place of work to assume their post in accordance with the relevant regulations of Hiroshima University. For more information, please contact us. ※Hiroshima University has introduced a system whereby researchers' personnel expenses are paid out of direct expenses such as competitive research grants and joint research grants, and the obtained research financial resources can be used to improve the treatment of researchers themselves (additional Salary) and to improve the research environment. Working hours: 08:30-17:00 Break time: 12:00-12:45 Holidays: Holidays are Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays in principle. Overtime and other explanations: If you are agreeable to the application of the Discretionary Labor System for Professional Work, you are deemed to work for 7 hours and 45 minutes a day. Employment type: Regular employee Contract period: Nontenured-Tenure-track Contract period description: Tenure-track position(s) Period of employment - 7 years (in case that tenure-track Associate Professor gets promoted to tenured Associate Professor). (1) Tenure-track faculty members will undergo a tenure review at least six (6) months or more in advance of the expiration date of appointment, and those who have successfully passed the review process will be granted tenure along with promotion either to associate professor. (2) Granting a candidate for tenure is subject to two reviewing process: an intermediate and final review. If a candidate is not granted tenure in final review, he/she will be dismissed from the university upon completion of the term of appointment. (3) If a candidate has taken a leave because of some life events such as delivering a baby, child-raising and caregiving, he/she may extend the term of appointment up to certain period according to the length of such leave. Probationary period: Probationary period present Probationary period description: Probationary employment period: six (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 Hiroshima University has been entirely smoke-free from January 2020. Supplementary explanation of compensation We conduct individual performance evaluations for all Hiroshima University faculty members after their employment, numerically rate their performance, and salary and benefits are commensurate with performance indicators. All the faculty members of Hiroshima University belong to the "Academy", which is the single university-wide faculty organization, and each faculty as a member of the Academy of the University is appointed to educational and/or research organizations such as an individual undergraduate school, graduate school, research center and institute. Faculty members may also be assigned to teaching and/or research activities in other organizations of Hiroshima University and university-wide projects. For each specialized field of faculty, Hiroshima University has defined Minimum standards for hiring new faculty (“the minimum standards”). We use the minimum standards for the initial screening process of the applicants, and only those who have cleared the minimum standards will qualify as the candidates for the post concerned. The minimum standards used for this international job offer can be viewed on our university's website. HU provides other employment information (research job, desk job and etc.). If your spouse wishes to work for HU, please refer to our university's website. Work Location(s) Number of offers available: 1 Company/Institute: Hiroshima University Country: Japan City: Hiroshima