Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

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:
-Undergraduate: First Year Seminar, Seminar in Environmental Social System Sciences I・II・III, PBL Seminar, Graduation Research in Environmental Social System Sciences etc
-Graduate: Special Seminar in Sustainable System Sciences 1・2, Special Research on Environmental Symbiosis 1・2

Other teaching responsibilities include specialized subjects and general education at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

*Also responsible for providing corresponding education to any students of Osaka City University or Osaka Prefecture University.

[Research]
Promotion of Research, and domestic and international dissemination of research results, in Natural Geography and interdisciplinary research fields with other disciplines such as Social Sciences.

[Other Duties]
- International collaboration and exchange
- Community engagement
- University administrative duties

[Scope of Change]
Within the scope of education, research, and university administration

* Assigned department
Existing departments

Work location

* Address
599-8531 Osaka 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai Osaka Metropolitan University Nakamozu Campus
[Change range]
A workplace designated by a corporation

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 Available
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor: 1 position

2. Affiliation
Department of Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Sustainable System Sciences

3. Area of Research
Natural Geography

Where to apply

Website: https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D126070204&ln_jor=1

Requirements

Additional Information

Benefits

[Compensation]
* Recognised Researcher (R2)
Annual salary: 4 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: Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description: Full-time (Five years)
Tenure-track assistant professors who have shown excellent research achievements and competency in teaching/supervising students may be promoted to tenured Associate Professor after a final evaluation at the end of the 5th year of employment. A safety-net provision will allow Tenure-Track faculty members to remain employed for up to 3 years in the case they fail to be promoted at the time of the 5-year evaluation.
[Guidelines of Assessment Criteria for Promotion to Tenure]
https://www.omu.ac.jp/en/about/career/entry-01454.html
[Tenure-Track Program (Outline)]
https://www.omu.ac.jp/en/about/career/entry-01454.html
Probationary period: Probationary period present
Probationary period description: Trial period 6 months

* Established Researcher (R3)
Annual salary: 4 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: Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description: Full-time (Five years)
Tenure-track assistant professors who have shown excellent research achievements and competency in teaching/supervising students may be promoted to tenured Associate Professor after a final evaluation at the end of the 5th year of employment. A safety-net provision will allow Tenure-Track faculty members to remain employed for up to 3 years in the case they fail to be promoted at the time of the 5-year evaluation.
[Guidelines of Assessment Criteria for Promotion to Tenure]
https://www.omu.ac.jp/en/about/career/entry-01454.html
[Tenure-Track Program (Outline)]
https://www.omu.ac.jp/en/about/career/entry-01454.html
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.

※As of 2026/7/7, we have corrected the following:
・Title
・Job content supplemental explanation

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available: 1

Company/Institute: Osaka Metropolitan University
Country: Japan
City: Osaka