Assistant Professor

Neurosciences; Pharmacological sciences; Medical sciences; Anthropology; Biological sciences; Physics; Engineering Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2); Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline: 21 Dec 2026 - 23:59 (UTC) Country: Japan Type of Contract: Permanent Job Status: Not Applicable Hours Per Week: See description Offer Description Background of the recruitment and description of the project Tokyo Metropolitan University （Undergraduate School）Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Faculty of Urban Environmental Sciences （Graduate School）Department of Applied Chemistry for Environment, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences Work content and job description Basic Experiments in Environmental Applied Chemistry, Experiments in Environmental Applied Chemistry 1, Experiments in Environmental Applied Chemistry 2, etc. Assigned department: Existing departments Work location Address: 192-0397 Tokyo 1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji-shi Tokyo Metropolitan University Minami-Osawa Campus Number of hired Number of hired: 1 person(s) Hiring date: 2027-06-01 00:00:00 Starting date: 2027-06-01 00:00:00 Additional Information Benefits [Compensation] Recognised Researcher (R2) Annual salary: 6 million yen - 8 million yen Wages description: Annual salary system according to position, performance, and job description. According to the "Tokyo Metropolitan Public University Corporation University Faculty's Salary Regulations". Wages (approximate) is an estimated amount calculated by taking into account basic salary + basic job amount + performance salary + salary increase. In addition to the above, various additions will be paid according to the duties based on corporate regulations. The above annual salary is for one fiscal year (from April to March of the following year), and necessary adjustments will be made according to the time of appointment. Performance pay will be paid according to the period of service and the performance rate according to the "Performance Salary Regulations for University Faculties" of the Tokyo Metropolitan Public University Corporation. Basic salary, basic job amount, performance salary, salary increase, etc. are subject to change due to revisions to rules and regulations. Working hours: 09:00-17:45 Break time: 12:00-13:00 Holidays: Two days off per week (Saturdays and Sundays), national holidays, and year-end and New Year holidays (December 29 to January 3 of the following year). Vacation Annual paid leave, summer vacation, condolence leave, maternity and childcare leave, etc. ※Subject to the "Regulations on Working Hours, Holidays, and Leave for Tokyo Metropolitan University Faculty and Staff." Overtime and other explanations: The Discretionary Labor System for Professional Work applies with 7 hours and 45 minutes per day (deemed working hours). Employment type: Others Employment type description: Full-time Contract period: Nontenured Contract period description: Assistant Professor: A fixed-term appointment of 5 years （renewable once; the renewed term will be 5 years) ※The initial term will be renewed following a reappointment review conducted prior to the expiration of the term at the fifth year after appointment. ※Following the renewal, a second review will be conducted prior to the expiration of the renewed term at the tenth year after appointment. Upon passing this review, the appointment may be converted to a non-fixed-term position. For more details, please visit the TMU website: https://www.houjin-tmu.ac.jp/recruit_teacher/tmu/ ※Notwithstanding the above, the appointee shall retire at the end of the fiscal year in which they reach the age of 65. Probationary period: Probationary period present Probationary period description: 6 months from the date of appointment Established Researcher (R3) Annual salary: 6 million yen - 8 million yen Wages description: Annual salary system according to position, performance, and job description. According to the "Tokyo Metropolitan Public University Corporation University Faculty's Salary Regulations". Wages (approximate) is an estimated amount calculated by taking into account basic salary + basic job amount + performance salary + salary increase. In addition to the above, various additions will be paid according to the duties based on corporate regulations. The above annual salary is for one fiscal year (from April to March of the following year), and necessary adjustments will be made according to the time of appointment. Performance pay will be paid according to the period of service and the performance rate according to the "Performance Salary Regulations for University Faculties" of the Tokyo Metropolitan Public University Corporation. Basic salary, basic job amount, performance salary, salary increase, etc. are subject to change due to revisions to rules and regulations. Working hours: 09:00-17:45 Break time: 12:00-13:00 Holidays: Two days off per week (Saturdays and Sundays), national holidays, and year-end and New Year holidays (December 29 to January 3 of the following year). Vacation Annual paid leave, summer vacation, condolence leave, maternity and childcare leave, etc. ※Subject to the "Regulations on Working Hours, Holidays, and Leave for Tokyo Metropolitan University Faculty and Staff." Overtime and other explanations: The Discretionary Labor System for Professional Work applies with 7 hours and 45 minutes per day (deemed working hours). Employment type: Others Employment type description: Full-time Contract period: Nontenured Contract period description: Assistant Professor: A fixed-term appointment of 5 years （renewable once; the renewed term will be 5 years) ※The initial term will be renewed following a reappointment review conducted prior to the expiration of the term at the fifth year after appointment. ※Following the renewal, a second review will be conducted prior to the expiration of the renewed term at the tenth year after appointment. Upon passing this review, the appointment may be converted to a non-fixed-term position. For more details, please visit the TMU website: https://www.houjin-tmu.ac.jp/recruit_teacher/tmu/ ※Notwithstanding the above, the appointee shall retire at the end of the fiscal year in which they reach the age of 65. Probationary period: Probationary period present Probationary period description: 6 months from the date of appointment Various systems Pay increase system: According to the "Tokyo Metropolitan Public University Corporation University Faculty's Salary Regulations". Bonus: It will be paid as a "performance salary". Retirement allowances: It is paid separately as a "retirement allowance" at the time of corporate retirement. According to the "Tokyo Metropolitan Public University Corporation Retirement Allowance Regulations". Transportation expenses: According to the "Tokyo Metropolitan Public University Corporation Commuting Allowance Regulations". Retirement age: Appointment does not extend beyond the end of the academic year in which the faculty member retires (65 years old). Others: Other allowances are available. Insurance Employees' Health Insurance: Mutual Aid Association of Public School Teachers Employees' Pension Insurance: Mutual Aid Association of Public School Teachers Worker's accident insurance: Fund for Local Government Employees' Accident Compensation Employment insurance: available Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace No smoking is allowed on campus (except designated outdoor smoking areas) Additional comments If you are unable to obtain your doctoral degree by the start date, your employment offer will be rescinded. Regarding affiliation, the appointee may be required to hold concurrent appointments in the former faculties and graduate schools that existed prior to the April 2018 reorganization, while such faculties and graduate schools remain in place. Public University Corporation Tokyo Metropolitan University changed its corporate name to Tokyo Metropolitan Public University Corporation on April 1, 2020. ※Our university is committed to promoting diversity in order to create a welcoming and inclusive academic environment where individuals from diverse backgrounds, regardless of gender, disabilities, or cultural differences, are equally respected and able to participate in all aspects of university life. To learn more about our efforts to foster diversity, please visit The Diversity Promotion Office at: https://diversity.fpark.tmu.ac.jp/ ※ Should any discrepancies or doubts arise between Japanese and English versions of the advertisement, the Japanese version will prevail. Work Location(s) Number of offers available: 1 Company/Institute: Tokyo Metropolitan University Country: Japan City: Tokyo Contact City: Tokyo