Job Information
Organisation/Company: Hiroshima University
Research Field: Technology, Pharmacological sciences, Medical sciences, Neurosciences, Agricultural sciences, Anthropology, Environmental science, Chemistry, Ethics in health sciences, Biological sciences
Researcher Profile: Recognised Researcher (R2), Established Researcher (R3)
Application Deadline: 30 Sep 2026 - 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
Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University invites applications for one Assistant Professor position.
Work content and job description
The following courses are scheduled to be taught.:
- Undergraduate level (general education courses): Introductory Seminar for First-year Students, etc.
- Undergraduate level (discipline specific courses): Subjects in Fundamental Nursing and subjects related to the National Nursing License Examination, etc.
- Graduate level (master’s programs): Lectures and Seminars on Promotion of creative health development, Research on Advanced nursing practice, etc.
- Graduate level (doctoral programs): Advanced lectures and Seminars on Advanced nursing practice, etc.
- In addition to the courses listed above, may be asked to teach other general education courses and/or discipline specific courses in other department(s) and graduate school(s). Note: The subjects you are responsible for may be changed or added.
Assigned department
Existing departments
Work location
Address
734-8553 Hiroshima 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima
Kasumi Campus 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshimashi
Other places of work designated by the University.
Number of hired
Number of hired: 1 person(s)
Job content supplemental explanation: [Field of Specialization] Advanced nursing practice
Starting date
The earliest possible date after April 1, 2027
Where to apply
Website: https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D126060704&ln_jor=1
Additional Information
Compensation
Recognised Researcher (R2)
Annual salary: 5 million yen
Wages description: The annual salary system (II) which was enforced in October 2021 will be applied to the successful candidates.
The approximate annual salary is based on a standard career history and may vary depending on education, degree, work experience, etc.
- Working hours: 08:30-17:00
- Break time: 12:00-12:45
- Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays in principle
- Overtime and other explanations: (1) If you are agreeable to the application of the Discretionary Labor System for Professional Work, you are deemed to work for 7 hours and 45 minutes a day. If not, working hours are from 8:30 to 17:00 (from Monday to Friday) and break time is from 12:00 to 12:45.
- Employment type: Regular employee
- Employment type description: Full-time
- Contract period: Nontenured-Tenure-track
- Contract period description: Tenure-track position(s) Period of employment
5 years (in case that tenure-track Assistant Professor gets promoted to tenured Lecturer)
(1) Tenure-track faculty members will undergo a tenure review at least six (6) months or more in advance of the expiration date of appointment, and those who have successfully passed the review process will be granted tenure along with promotion either to Lecturer.
(2) Granting a candidate for tenure is subject to two reviewing process: an intermediate and final review. If a candidate is not granted tenure in final review, he/she will be dismissed from the university upon completion of the term of appointment.
(3) If a candidate has taken a leave because of some life events such as delivering a baby, child-raising and caregiving, he/she may extend the term of appointment up to certain period according to the length of such leave. - Probationary period: present
- Probationary period description: six (6) months
Established Researcher (R3)
Annual salary: 5 million yen
Wages description: The annual salary system (II) which was enforced in October 2021 will be applied to the successful candidates.
The approximate annual salary is based on a standard career history and may vary depending on education, degree, work experience, etc.
- Working hours: 08:30-17:00
- Break time: 12:00-12:45
- Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays in principle
- Overtime and other explanations: (1) If you are agreeable to the application of the Discretionary Labor System for Professional Work, you are deemed to work for 7 hours and 45 minutes a day. If not, working hours are from 8:30 to 17:00 (from Monday to Friday) and break time is from 12:00 to 12:45.
- Employment type: Regular employee
- Employment type description: Full-time
- Contract period: Nontenured-Tenure-track
- Contract period description: Tenure-track position(s) Period of employment
5 years (in case that tenure-track Assistant Professor gets promoted to tenured Lecturer)
(1) Tenure-track faculty members will undergo a tenure review at least six (6) months or more in advance of the expiration date of appointment, and those who have successfully passed the review process will be granted tenure along with promotion either to Lecturer.
(2) Granting a candidate for tenure is subject to two reviewing process: an intermediate and final review. If a candidate is not granted tenure in final review, he/she will be dismissed from the university upon completion of the term of appointment.
(3) If a candidate has taken a leave because of some life events such as delivering a baby, child-raising and caregiving, he/she may extend the term of appointment up to certain period according to the length of such leave. - Probationary period: present
- Probationary period description: six (6) months
Various systems
Retirement age: available
Insurance
- Employees' Health Insurance: The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mutual Aid Association
- Employees' Pension Insurance: The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mutual Aid Association
- Worker's accident insurance: available
- Employment insurance: available
Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace
Hiroshima University has been entirely smoke-free from January 2020.
Supplementary explanation of compensation
Other details depend on the Hiroshima University regulations.
Additional comments
- We conduct individual performance evaluations for all Hiroshima University faculty members after their employment, numerically rate their performance, and salary and benefits are commensurate with performance indicators.
- Personal information obtained from application documents will not be used or provided to any third party for purposes other than the necessary procedures related to personnel affairs, salary, and welfare.
- The retirement age is 65 years old.
- All the faculty members of Hiroshima University belong to the "Academy", which is the single university-wide faculty organization, and each faculty as a member of the Academy of the University is appointed to educational and/or research organizations such as an individual undergraduate school, graduate school, research center and institute.
- For each specialized field of faculty, Hiroshima University has defined Minimum standards for hiring new faculty (“the minimum standards"). We use the minimum standards for the initial screening process of the applicants, and only those who have cleared the minimum standards will qualify as the candidates for the post concerned. The minimum standards used for this international job offer can be viewed by clicking the following URL link. https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/employment/kyoinkobo/
- HU provides other employment information (research job, desk job and etc.). If your spouse wishes to work for HU, please refer to the following URL link. employment information: https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/employment/
- Successful candidates may be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred for the trip from their home or former place of work to the new place of work to assume their post in accordance with the relevant regulations of Hiroshima University. For more information, please contact us.
- Hiroshima University has introduced a system whereby researchers' personnel expenses are paid out of direct expenses such as competitive research grants and joint research grants, and the obtained research financial resources can be used to improve the treatment of researchers themselves (additional Salary) and to improve the research environment.
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: Hiroshima University
Country: Japan
City: Hiroshima
Contact
City: Hiroshima
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