Job Information
Organisation/Company: Iwate University
Research Field: Anthropology, Arts, Sociology, Political sciences, History, Philosophy, Management sciences, Religious sciences, Geography, Psychological sciences, Literature, Juridical sciences, Language sciences, Economics, Cultural studies, Educational sciences, Demography, Criminology, Ethics in health sciences, Communication sciences, Ethics in social sciences, Ethics in natural sciences, Ethics in physical sciences, Other, All
Researcher Profile: Established Researcher (R3)
Application Deadline: 31 Aug 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
To enhance education and research.
Work content and job description
Research field: History of Japanese Thought
Subjects to Teach:
The appointee will teach classes in the following general and specialized areas.
General education: History（Japanese Thought and Culture）, and others as needed.
Specialized education: Basic Seminar, History of Japanese Thought A～D, Topics in the History of Japanese Thought A and B, Readings in the History of Japanese Thought I and II, Seminar in the History of Japanese Thought I～Ⅳ, Advanced Research, Introductory Japanese Reading（Critical Reading）or Introductory Japanese Writing（Academic Writing）, Basic Synthetic Sciences (Human Culture) A and B, Synthetic Science, Introduction to the Study of Japanese Culture, Research Methods in Literature and Thought, and others. (These are divided into single-teacher led courses and omnibus courses conducted by a group.)
Graduate education: Advanced Seminar on History of Japanese Thought I and II, Advanced History of Japanese Thought, Advanced History of Japanese (Premodern) Thought, Advanced Research, Advanced Regional Culture, Basic Comprehensive Cultural Studies, Understanding and Introducing Iwate Culture, and others. (These are divided into single-teacher led courses and omnibus courses conducted by a group.)
We might ask you to modify the courses you will be in charge of. Please take note of this possibility.
Assigned department: Existing departments
Work location
Address: 020-8550 Iwate 3-18-34 Ueda Morioka Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Iwate University
Number of hired
Number of hired: 1 person(s)
Hiring date: 2027-04-01 00:00:00
Starting date: 2027-04-01 00:00:00
Job content supplemental explanation:
1. Position and Number of Positions: 1 (One), Associate Professor (full-time position) or Lecturer (tenure track)
2. Affiliation: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Human Sciences and Cultural Studies
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Division of Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies (Master's Program)
3. Research field: History of Japanese Thought
4. Subjects to Teach:
The appointee will teach classes in the following general and specialized areas.
General education: History（Japanese Thought and Culture）, and others as needed.
Specialized education: Basic Seminar, History of Japanese Thought A～D, Topics in the History of Japanese Thought A and B, Readings in the History of Japanese Thought I and II, Seminar in the History of Japanese Thought I～Ⅳ, Advanced Research, Introductory Japanese Reading（Critical Reading）or Introductory Japanese Writing（Academic Writing）, Basic Synthetic Sciences (Human Culture) A and B, Synthetic Science, Introduction to the Study of Japanese Culture, Research Methods in Literature and Thought, and others. (These are divided into single-teacher led courses and omnibus courses conducted by a group.)
Graduate education: Advanced Seminar on History of Japanese Thought I and II, Advanced History of Japanese Thought, Advanced History of Japanese (Premodern) Thought, Advanced Research, Advanced Regional Culture, Basic Comprehensive Cultural Studies, Understanding and Introducing Iwate Culture, and others. (These are divided into single-teacher led courses and omnibus courses conducted by a group.)
We might ask you to modify the courses you will be in charge of. Please take note of this possibility.
In order to establish a university-wide implementation system for General Education Courses, etc., you will be required to be in charge of at least one of the "General Education Courses" or "Specialized Basic Courses" based on your field of employment.
In addition, to meet the diversifying needs of learning and to promote diverse and advanced media utilization, faculty members who are in charge of basic academic knowledge courses* in General Education Courses are required to create on-demand content for remote classes and a video syllabus (overview introduction).
* These are lecture courses in the applicant's research specialization held at a level of academic knowledge that can be understood by lower-year students from faculty other than the applicant's.
On-demand content for remote classes consists of 1 credit (7 lessons of 100 minutes each) × 2 subjects (2 credits) or 2 credits (14 lessons of 100 minutes each) ×1 subject (2 credits) or more.
Where to apply
Website: https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D126070710&ln_jor=1
Additional Information
Compensation
Established Researcher (R3)
Annual salary: 7 million yen - 9 million yen
Wages description: The salary will be determined based on background.
Working hours: 08:30-17:15
Employment type: Regular employee
Contract period: Tenured
Contract period description: None (however, the retirement age is the last day of the fiscal year in which the employee reaches 65 years of age.)
Probationary period: Probationary period absent
Established Researcher (R3)
Annual salary: 6 million yen - 8 million yen
Wages description: The salary will be determined based on background.
Working hours: 08:30-17:15
Employment type: Regular employee
Contract period: Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description: 5 (five) years. Please note that an interim evaluation will be conducted by the day at which three years have passed from the date of employment, and a tenure review will be conducted seven months prior to the expiration date of the tenure-track faculty member's term. Tenure (associate professor, without tenure) will be granted if target values required for granting tenure have been met during the term. In the case of a particularly outstanding evaluation in the interim evaluation, the eligibility for granting tenure may be discussed at that time.
Probationary period: Probationary period absent
Insurance
Worker's accident insurance: available
Employment insurance: available
Others: available (MEXT Mutual Aid Association)
Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace
No smoking on campus
Supplementary explanation of compensation
1. The salary and working conditions after hiring will be in accordance with the regulations established by Iwate University.
2. Holidays are weekends and holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, etc.
Additional comments
Iwate University is promoting diversity and is taking the following measures to increase and retain diverse researchers.
- Up to 1,000,000 yen for start-up expenses (research expenses) will be provided.
Tenure-track faculty members (Lecturers) will receive a research grant of 1,000,000 yen, the amount for 2 years starting from the date of hire. - Priority will be given to women (in cases where performance and qualification evaluations are deemed equal)
- Up to 1,000,000 yen of retention fund (research expenses) will be provided.
Female Associate Professors assigned to the university will receive 500,000 yen per year for 2 years as research expenses.
Female Lecturers assigned to the university will receive 200,000 yen, the amount for 2 years starting from the date of hire. - Any maternity, childcare, or family care leave taken before or after childbirth will be taken into consideration during the selection process (regardless of gender, please specify the period of leave in your resume).
- Career support for female researchers: https://diversity.iwate-u.ac.jp/support/womenreserchers/
- Various support for Work-life balance support*: https://diversity.iwate-u.ac.jp/support/wlb/
Research supporters/assistants assignment system, dual residence allowance system, next generation development support (support for balancing childbirth and childcare) and family caregiver support, on-campus childcare space, etc.
* Available regardless of gender.
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