Mechanical Engineering (Manufacturing Engineering)

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Background of the recruitment and description of the project

Kitami Institute of Technology (KIT) is the northernmost national university in Japan and is located in Kitami City, the core city of industry and culture in the Okhotsk area in eastern Hokkaido. It is surrounded by a beautiful natural environment with four national parks including Shiretoko, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

With its vision “to nurture people, develop technology, contribute to the community, and work toward a better future” under the philosophy of “Developing technology that harmonizes with nature”, KIT’s mission, in a time of rapid progress of science and technology becoming more and more advanced and complicated, is not only to provide basic skills and knowledge on specialized fields, but to train the ability to be able to deal flexibly with interdisciplinary fields and newly developed areas.

Work content and job description

1. Areas of Specialization: Mechanical Engineering (Manufacturing Engineering)
2. Courses to be taught: Subjects related to Mechanical Engineering (Especially the subjects related to Manufacturing Engineering)

Assigned department: Existing departments

Work location

Address: 090-8507 Hokkaido Kitami 165 Koen-Cho

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: Start of employment: April 1st, 2027 or later (a mutually agreed upon date)

Additional Information

Benefits

[Compensation]
Annual salary: 6 million yen - 10 million yen
Wages description: Salary will be determined in accordance with the university’s regulations under the annual salary system for faculty members.
Working hours: 08:30-17:15
Break time: 12:00-13:00
Holidays: 2 days off per week
Overtime and other explanations: Discretionary labor system (The working hours for a day is deemed as 7 hours and 45 minutes.)
Employment type: Regular employee
Employment type description: Full-time
Contract period: Nontenured
Contract period description: The initial appointment is for a five-year fixed term. A mid-term performance evaluation will be conducted during this period, and based on the outcome, the position may be converted to a tenured appointment.
Probationary period: Probationary period present
Probationary period description: Trial period 6 month

Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

Smoking in designated areas only

Additional comments

1. In accordance with the spirit of the Basic Act for Gender Equal Society, KIT gives preference to female candidates when qualifications, achievements in education, research, and community engagement, and overall evaluation are considered equivalent to those of other applicants.
2. To promote gender equality and the recruitment of international faculty, KIT’s faculty evaluation system considers special circumstances such as life events (particularly those affecting women) and the time required for international faculty members to adapt to life and work in Japan.
3. KIT has established a Basic Policy on the Prevention of Sexual Harassment against Job Applicants and Other Prospective Employees to ensure fair and impartial recruitment and selection processes and to respect the fundamental human rights and dignity of all applicants.
   Policy on the Prevention of Sexual Harassment against Job Seekers

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: Kitami Institute of Technology
Country: Japan
City: Hokkaido