Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?: NoOffer Description
Background of the recruitment and description of the project
Recruitment for Assistant Professor. Research related to production field; for example, mechanical engineering (including control engineering, measurement and instrumentation engineering, production engineering, robotics, mechatronics, thermal engineering), car engineering, material engineering, chemical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, information and communication engineering, fluid engineering, biomedical engineering, etc.
https://www.waseda.jp/fsci/gips/news-en/2026/05/25/34763/
Work content and job description
(1) Three lectures a week related to the above specialized fields.
Assistance in research guidance for master's thesis and doctoral dissertation.
* They are necessary to have the ability to teach in English and Japanese.
(2) Research in specialized fields.
(3) Business related to the operation of Graduate School of Information, Production and Systems (IPS).
* Other duties at the discretion of the Dean of IPS.
* Assigned department
Existing departments
Work location
* Address
808-0135 Fukuoka 2-7 Hibikino, Wakamatsuku, Kitakyushushi
In principle at Kitakyushu-Waseda Campus
Number of hired
Number of hired: 1 person(s)
Starting date: 2027-04-01 00:00:00
Where to apply
Website: https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D126061274&ln_jor=1
Additional Information
[Compensation]
Annual salary: 4 million yen - 7 million yen
Working hours: 08:50-17:25
Employment type: Regular employee
Contract period: Nontenured
Contract period description: April 1, 2027 to March 31, 2029 *for two years
* At the end of this two-years period, Assistant Professor (non-tenure-track) may be reappointed for one year. No individual can be employed as Assistant Professor (non-tenure-track) for longer than five years continuously at Waseda University.
* Reappointment availability will be judged at the end of the two-years period based on factors of education accomplishments and research achievements, and working performance.
* Regardless of job title, if an employment contract with Waseda University has existed at any time since April 1, 2013, and in principle there has not been a gap of more than six months, the period of employment and the possibility of reappointment itself may differ from the above description.
Probationary period: Probationary period absent
[Supplementary explanation of compensation]
Salary, Benefits and Commutation Expenses: provided in accordance with university regulations. (In the 2026 fiscal year, the model annual salary is about 5.3 million yen at age 30 and 6.7 million yen at age 35)
Social Insurance: the employee shall be enrolled in the Employee’s Pension Insurance, Health Insurance, Workmen's Compensation Insurance, and Employment Insurance.
Holidays and Vacations: Saturdays, Sundays, New Year Holidays, National Holidays, and University Anniversary (excluding days by the university on which classes are held). Vacations determined in acts such as Labor Standard Acts and Vacations determined by the university.
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: Waseda University
Country: Japan
City: Fukuoka
