Job Information
Organisation/Company: Waseda University
Department: School of Political Science and Economics
Research Field:
- Cultural studies
- Psychological sciences
- Juridical sciences
- Communication sciences
- Ethics in physical sciences
- Anthropology
- Arts
- Criminology
- Religious sciences
- Literature
- Ethics in natural sciences
- History
- Language sciences
- Economics
- Geography
- Educational sciences
- Philosophy
- Management sciences
- Ethics in health sciences
- Sociology
- Political sciences
- Ethics in social sciences
- Demography
Researcher Profile:
- Leading Researcher (R4)
- Established Researcher (R3)
Application Deadline: 15 Oct 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
* Background of the recruitment and description of the project
Faculty Recruitment in Empirical Economics (Any Field)
Work content and job description
Field:
Empirical Economics (Any Field)
Teaching responsibility:
Courses related to empirical economics and econometrics for both the School of Political Science and Economics (Undergraduate Program) and the Graduate School of Economics (Master's and Doctoral Programs).
* Assigned department
Existing departments
Work location
* Address
169-8050 Tokyo 1-6-1 Nishi Waseda, Shinjuku-ku
Number of hired
Number of hired: 1 person(s)
Number of hired description: Number of positions available:
A few positions
Job content supplemental explanation: The Faculty of Political Science and Economics at Waseda University invites applications for a tenure-track or tenured position in Empirical Economics (Any Field) to begin in the fall of 2027 or the spring of 2028 (or a mutually agreed later date).
Position rank and title:
Professor (tenured), Associate Professor (tenured), Associate Professor (tenure-track), or Assistant Professor (tenure-track)
*Job title "Koshi (Full-time Lecturer)" is equivalent to the English job title "Assistant Professor" at Waseda University.
*Please refer to the recruitment information found on the Job posting URL regarding general idea of the tenure-track positions at the FPSE.
Scheduled start of employment:
September 1, 2027, or April 1, 2028 (or a mutually agreed later date)
Where to apply
Website: https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D126080233&ln_jor=1
Additional Information
Benefits
Compensation
Annual salary: 4 million yen - 13 million yen
Working hours: 09:00-18:00
Break time: 12:00-13:00
Employment type: Regular employee
Employment type description: Full-time
Contract period: Tenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description: A tenure-track position at FPSE shall be appointed either as Assistant Professor (tenure-track) or Associate Professor (tenure-track), for three years in the first term, followed by two years of reappointment and an additional two years of reappointment, for a total of up to seven years.
The interim review shall be carried out in the second semester of the third year following the appointment and completed within the first three-year term on the tenure track. When a tenure-track faculty member passes the interim review, the first reappointment of two years shall be confirmed before the end of the initial appointment.
The final review shall be carried out in the second semester of the fifth year and completed by the end of the fifth year on the tenure track. When the tenure-track faculty member passes the final review, the faculty member will become a tenured faculty member from the following semester. For detailed information, please make sure to see the "Job posting URL".
Probationary period: Probationary period absent
Various systems
Pay increase system: available
Bonus: available
Retirement allowances: Retirement benefits will be paid to tenured Professors and tenured Associate Professors in accordance with university regulations.
No retirement benefits will be provided to Associate Professors (tenure-track) and Assistant Professors (tenure-track).
However, if they continue to serve as tenured faculty members after the term as tenure-track faculty members, retirement benefits will be provided in accordance with university regulations. The period of service for calculating the retirement benefits of a tenured faculty member is counted from the date of appointment as an Associate Professor (tenure-track) or Assistant Professor (tenure-track).
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
Supplementary explanation of compensation
- Salary, allowances, and commuting expenses are commensurate with qualifications and are based on Waseda University pay scales.
- The workplace will, in principle, be on a Waseda University campus.
- Scheduled working days and working hours (starting/finishing times and rest periods) are based on university regulations. The discretionary labor system for professional work will be applied to research work. Considering the nature of research work, working hours are at the discretion of each faculty member.
- Holidays
Holidays are Saturdays, Sundays, New Year's holidays, legally recognized public holidays, and compensatory holidays appointed by the University for holding classes on public holidays and the anniversary of the University's founding. Holidays prescribed as working days determined by the University in advance will be excluded. There may be cases where classes and other types of FPSE work will be scheduled on holidays. Employees may take compensatory holiday(s) for those occasions. the academic calendar of the university is available on the web. - Leave
Leave is determined by the Labor Standards Act and other related laws, including days that are designated by the University as leave days. - Social insurance
Pension, health insurance, labor insurance, and employment insurance are provided based on university regulations. - Research Funding
Individual research allowance: 215,000 yen (per year)
Academic conference traveling subsidies: 90,000 yen (per year)
International academic conference traveling subsidies: 110,000 yen (per year)
Other competitive research funds are available at Waseda University.
Additional comments
For detailed information, please make sure to see the "Job posting URL".
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.
Waseda University also aims to create an environment in which all members of the University are respected for their dignity and diverse values and lifestyles, and can fully develop their individuality and abilities, by providing various support services such as those for female researchers, childcare, nursing care, etc.
You can find out more about support services in the recruitment information which can be found at the "Job posting URL".
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: Waseda University
Country: Japan
City: Tokyo
Contact
City: Tokyo
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