Assistant Professor in Physics

Application Deadline: 4 Feb 2027 - 23:59 (UTC) Country: Japan Type of Contract: Temporary 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 Shinshu University invites applications for an Assistant Professor position in physics at Institute of Science, Academic Assembly. Department in charge: Physics Course, Department of Science, Faculty of Science, Shinshu University. Research field: Experimental research in fields related to cosmic ray physics or high energy physics https://www.shinshu-u.ac.jp/faculty/science/others/recruitment.html Work content and job description Publish research results in major journals of the discipline, and conduct other activities appropriate to the discipline. Teach in physics classes at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Supervise undergraduate, M.S., and Ph.D. students. Administrative and service works for the Course, Faculty, and University. Faculties are expected to play active roles in obtaining external funds, communal activity, and international research activity. Assigned department: Existing departments Work location Address: 390-8621 Nagano 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto Number of hired Number of hired: 1 person(s) Hiring date: 2027-10-01 Starting date: 2027-10-01 Additional Information Benefits Compensation Annual salary: 4 million yen - 6 million yen Wages description: Annual salary system Working hours: 08:30-17:15 Break time: 12:00-13:00 Holidays: 2 days off per week (Saturday・Sunday) Overtime and other explanations: Discretionary Labor System (Deemed working hours: 7.75hours/day) Employment type: Regular employee Employment type description: Full-time Contract period: Nontenured-Tenure-track Contract period description: 5 years. Probationary period: Probationary period absent Various systems Pay increase system: 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 Total ban on smoking on campus. Supplementary explanation of compensation Health Insurance: The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mutual Aid Association, Employee Pension, Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance and Employment Insurance. Additional comments Shinshu University is dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive working and learning environment. Individuals who are committed to furthering these goals are encouraged to apply. Shinshu University is improving the research environment by introducing a research assistant system and a mentor system so that researchers can maximize their abilities. In addition, as a promotion of work-life balance for faculty and staff, we are actively engaged in gender equality such as on-campus childcare facility management, distribution of babysitter dispatch business discount tickets, and temporary childcare in the common test for university admissions. Work Location(s) Number of offers available: 1 Company/Institute: Shinshu University Country: Japan City: Nagano Contact City: Nagano