Professor or Associate Professor

Researcher Profile: Leading Researcher (R4); Established Researcher (R3)

Application Deadline: 23 Sep 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

Osaka City University, which had been established by the Osaka Municipal Government, and Osaka Prefecture University, which had been established by the Osaka Prefectural Government, merged in 2022 to form Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU). Osaka City University started out as the Osaka Commercial Training Institute, and Osaka Prefecture University as a training school in veterinary science. The histories of both universities date back around 140 years, and their development tracked that of the major city of Osaka as the “City of Water,” a strategic transportation hub, while the city itself has developed alongside these two universities. While covering educational fields as diverse as commerce, agriculture, engineering, and medicine, among others, both universities have utilized their respective geographical advantages to contribute to the development of the spiritual culture required by residents of Osaka as a major city as well as the vitalization of its industry and economy, through the organic fusion of theory and practice.

https://www.omu.ac.jp/en/about/history/

Work content and job description

Job Description (Tentative)

[Education]

Planned subjects

*Osaka Metropolitan University plans to implement College of Creative Studies (CCS) (tentative name) in 2029, and this announcement is for the open recruitment of a full-time faculty member dedicated to that project.

These are subjects to be taught in CCS.

• Community collaboration and solving local issues (fieldwork, PBL, etc.) (to be offered)
• Urban sociology, social design, and local communities (to be offered)
• The fundamentals of co-creation (to be offered)
• Primarily first-year and upper-level seminar courses, etc.

*Includes lectures and seminars on field surveys, community assessments, and community-based PBL aimed at solving regional issues in Osaka area.

• Specialized education and core curriculum in graduate and undergraduate programs (academic divisions and organizations).

*While students from Osaka City University and Osaka Prefectural University are enrolled, you will also be responsible for their education.

[Research]

• Research in your area of expertise

[Other Duties]

• Planning, operation, and management of the CCS, an educational organization. You will be actively involved in developing curricula and other initiatives.
• Developing course designs, implementing student recruitment and support systems, etc.
• In collaboration with faculty and staff, coordinating and liaising with relevant departments/organizations and external partners (local communities, municipalities, companies, etc.) to carry out the above duties.
• Other duties related to the operation of and CCS.
• Duties related to university administration.
• Duties related to social contribution.

[Scope of Change]

Within the scope of education, research, and university administration.

* Assigned department

Newly established departments

Date of new establishment: 2029年度予定

Work location

* Address

536-8525 Osaka 2-1 132 Morinomiya, Joto-ward, Osaka-city Osaka, Osaka Metropolitan University, Morinomiya Campus

[Scope of Change]

Workplaces designated by the institution

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. Number of Positions
   Professor or Associate Professor: 1 position
2. Affiliation
   Faculty of Liberal Arts, Sciences and Global Education
3. Research Field
   Osaka Metropolitan University plans to establish a new academic organization, the "College of Creative Studies (CCS)" (provisional name), in 2029. The objective of CCS is to foster students' problem-solving capabilities through collaboration with local communities and industry, within an international co-learning environment where all courses are, in principle, taught in English and international and Japanese students study alongside each other until graduation. To this end, we invite applications for a full-time faculty position to take charge of the preparations for the launch of CCS, as well as its educational activities and administrative management upon opening, in the field described below.
   ・Urban sociology, regional sociology, regional economics, social design, community design, public administration and local government studies, urban planning and disaster prevention, or fields related to PBL and fieldwork education aimed at solving regional issues.
   *Includes research on diagnosing urban and regional issues (integrated analysis of field surveys, interviews, and quantitative data); collaborative practices with local communities, local governments, and businesses; and research on solving regional issues using methods such as design thinking.

Where to apply

Website: https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D126081654&ln_jor=1

Additional Information

Benefits

[Compensation]

* Leading Researcher (R4)
Annual salary: 8 million yen
Wages description: For details, refer to the Salary Regulations for Public University Corporation Osaka Teachers (The amount shown is not based on past experience, and the actual salary is calculated based on past experience.).
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: Tenured
Probationary period: Probationary period present
Probationary period description: Trial period 6 months

* Established Researcher (R3)
Annual salary: 6 million yen
Wages description: For details, refer to the Salary Regulations for Public University Corporation Osaka Teachers (The amount shown is not based on past experience, and the actual salary is calculated based on past experience.).
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: Tenured
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 who possess equivalent academic and research achievements.

Work Location(s)

• Number of offers available: 1
• Company/Institute: Osaka Metropolitan University
• Country: Japan
• City: Osaka