Job Information
Organisation/Company: Waseda University
Research Field: Technology, Information science, Computer science, Engineering
Researcher Profile: Established Researcher (R3)
Application Deadline: 25 Sep 2026 - 23:59 (UTC)
Country: Japan
Type of Contract: Permanent
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
Waseda University, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Information, Production and Systems is recruiting for Assistant Professor (non-tenure-track) of Integrated Systems.
https://www.waseda.jp/fsci/gips/news-en/2026/05/25/34757/
Work content and job description
Fields of Specialization:
Wide range of basic technologies and application systems related to “integrated systems” for an advanced IT society. The scope of education/research fields include, but are not limited to, basic technologies of integrated systems (e.g. integrated circuit design, semiconductor devices, signal processing, machine learning, design automation, photonics-electronics convergence, MEMS, new-principle computers) and integrated system applications (e.g. media, communications, wireless, security, mobility, IoT, healthcare, sensing).
Work Responsibility:
(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, Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu city
Place of Work: In principle at Kitakyushu-Waseda Campus
Number of hired
Number of hired:1 person(s)
Number of hired description:If there are no suitable candidates, a final candidate may not be selected.
Starting date:2027-04-01 00:00:00
Where to apply
Website
https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D126061320&ln_jor=1
Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits
Compensation
Annual salary:5 million yen - 7 million yen
Wages description: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)
Working hours:00:00-00:00
Holidays :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.
Overtime and other explanations:Duty hours : Scheduled working days and working hours (when you start/finish, rest periods) are based on the university regulations. The discretionary labor system for professional work (working hours will be deemed as 8 hours per day) will be applied to research work. Working hours and the way to proceed with work are at the discretion of faculty.
Employment type:Regular employee
Contract period:Nontenured
Contract period description:Period: 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
Various systems
Retirement allowances:none
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
No smoking is allowed in all Waseda campuses except in the designated areas.
Supplementary explanation of compensation
Duty, Salary and Benefits:
·Duty hours : Scheduled working days and working hours (when you start/finish, rest periods) are based on the university regulations. The discretionary labor system for professional work (working hours will be deemed as 8 hours per day) will be applied to research work. Working hours and the way to proceed with work are at the discretion of faculty.
·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.
Additional comments
Waseda University is committed to enhancing diversity and inclusion. In all matters related to faculty recruitment and promotion, the University prohibits any form of discrimination on the basis of sex, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity, nationality, ethnicity, creed, and age. The Faculty of Science and Engineering at Waseda University provides research grants to newly appointed female faculty members as a career support program to improve their research environment and to promote their research.
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: Waseda University
Country: Japan
City: Fukuoka
Contact
City: Tokyo
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