Job Information
- Organisation/Company: Okayama University
- Department: Office for Promotion of Gender Equality
- Research Field: Engineering, Technology, Physics, Chemistry
- Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2), Leading Researcher (R4), First Stage Researcher (R1), Established Researcher (R3)
Offer Description
Background of the recruitment and description of the project
Okayama University is committed to producing the world’s top research in the field developing globally, and achieving the status of the intellectual communication center. One of the projects that aims to reach that goal is the “Woman Tenure Track (WTT)” system. Positioning a mentor to each WTT assistant professor as well as hiring research assistants for them when needed, the WTT system provides the support system in consideration of life events of WTT assistant professors and supports them to maximize their educational and research capabilities.
The WTT assistant professors will independently execute their research projects as leaders who represent the next generation. After the evaluation based on a research work (5 years) and teaching achievement, candidates will be officially employed as tenured faculty members at Okayama University.
https://en.okayama-u-diversity.jp/wtt/recruitment/
Work content and job description
Division of Advanced Materials and Process Engineering, Faculty of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology
The Advanced Materials & Process Engineering Division is seeking individuals with outstanding research capabilities and a strong commitment to student education and research supervision to further strengthen its strategic interdisciplinary research clusters. We are looking for candidates who can:
- Advance research in sustainable polymer materials and contribute to their commercialization; or
- Advance interdisciplinary research, such as collaborations between medicine and engineering, by integrating data-driven science and artificial intelligence (AI).
Assigned department Existing departments
Work location
Address 700-8530 Okayama 3-1-1 Tsushimanaka, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi
Number of hired
Number of hired: 2 person(s)
Hiring date: 2027-04-01 00:00:00
Starting date: 2027-04-01 00:00:00
Job content supplemental explanation: Woman researchers who have their doctorate degrees within the last 10 years (including those who are expected to obtain a Ph.D. degree by March 31, 2027) or whose achievement is equivalent to doctorate degree.
Where to apply
Website: https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D126072386&ln_jor=1
Additional Information
Benefits
Compensation
Annual salary: 5 million yen - 6 million yen
Salary: 320,000 yen per month
Bonus (twice a year: June and December): 1.2 million yen per year (can be varied by working status in the latest 6 months)
Additional performance-based bonus (December): 200,000 yen (Standard)
Allowances: Commuting and housing allowance, home-based work allowance, will be paid based on Okayama University regulations. (No other benefits provided.)
Working hours: 08:30-17:30
Holidays: Saturdays and Sundays, national holidays, and December 29 to January 3.
Overtime and other explanations: If the employee agree to the application of the discretionary work system for specialized work, working hours will be deemed as 7 hours and 45 minutes per day.
Employment type: Regular employee
Employment type description: “Woman Tenure Track” Assistant Professor
Contract period: Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description: 5 years: If the candidates are evaluated to have met the criteria for tenured position based on the evaluation conducted four months prior to the end of the WTT period, they will be hired as tenured faculty members at Okayama University. However, if it is recognized that the candidates have already met the criteria for tenure review in the mid-term evaluation of the third year, the tenure review may be conducted and the candidates may be hired as tenured faculty members. Following the mid-term evaluation, if the head of the affiliated department submits a request stating that the tenure criteria have been met, the tenure review may be conducted ahead of schedule. ※For tenure review criteria, please refer to the “R9WTT_Recruitment Summary”.
Probationary period: Present
Probationary period description: Probationary period: 6 months
Various systems
Bonus: 1.2 million yen per year (can be varied by working status in the latest 6 months)
Additional performance-based bonus (December): 200,000 yen (Standard)
Transportation expenses: available
Insurance
Employees' Health Insurance: available
Employees' Pension Insurance: available
Worker's accident insurance: available
Employment insurance: available
Supplementary explanation of compensation
- Mentor faculty and coordinators will be appointed for WTT faculty members to facilitate the establishment of a productive research environment and to provide support for their educational and research activities.
- Okayama University offers various support programs for female researchers. For more details, please visit the following website.
- More than 70 types of experimental equipment installed in the shared research facilities are available for use.
Additional comments
Okayama University promotes gender equality and supports female researchers.
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: Okayama University
Country: Japan
City: Okayama
Contact
City: Okayama
