Job Information
- Organisation/Company: Musashi University
- Research Field: Management sciences, Psychological sciences, Cultural studies, Demography, Juridical sciences, History, Anthropology, Ethics in social sciences, Criminology, Literature, Ethics in natural sciences, Arts, Sociology, Communication sciences, Economics, Religious sciences, Geography, Political sciences, Philosophy, Ethics in physical sciences, Educational sciences, Language sciences, Ethics in health sciences
Offer Description
Background of the recruitment and description of the project
[Hiring institution]
The School of Liberal Arts and Sciences (SLAS) at Musashi University invites applications for a tenured, tenure-track, or fixed-term position in Economics, with a focus on Microeconomics and Applied Microeconomics. The successful candidate will play a central role in SLAS’s Parallel Degree Programme (PDP) in partnership with the University of London (UoL), particularly through teaching contributions to BSc Economics and BSc Economics and Management. We welcome applications from scholars with a strong research agenda and publication record and demonstrated excellence in teaching undergraduate courses in English.
Recruitment background
Musashi University sees the fostering of global citizens as one of its missions, in keeping with the foundational principles of the university as well as the objectives of its mid-term development plan, and as a part of those efforts is committed to expanding the diversity of its faculty. The university is an equal opportunities employer, and all applications will be considered solely based on professional accomplishments and personal merit.
Work content and job description
Job details
Teaching and administrative responsibilities:
- Teaching undergraduate courses in the field of Economics and related areas (Faculty members are expected to teach five "koma" per semester, with one "koma" being a 105-minute class meeting per week.) The teaching load for this position includes:
- Behavioral Economics (EC3019) or Industrial Economics (EC3099) (Courses taught in English)
- Microeconomics (EC2066) or “Mathematics 1 (MT105a - Half course) and Statistics 1(ST104a - Half course)” (Courses taught in English)
- Other undergraduate lectures and seminars (Courses taught in English or Japanese)
- Candidate may also be asked to teach other specialized courses or seminars in the SLAS.
- Contributing to the administration and curriculum development of the SLAS.
- Duties pertaining to university entrance examinations and committees.
- Academic supervision and pastoral care of students. The final allocation of courses may be adjusted depending on the candidate’s expertise. For details, please refer to the following.
- Musashi University PDP (Japanese): https://www.musashi.ac.jp/manabi/parallel_degree_programme/gaiyou.html
- University of London BSc Economics https://www.london.ac.uk/study/courses/undergraduate/bsc-economics
- University of London BSc Economics and Management https://www.london.ac.uk/study/courses/undergraduate/bsc-economicsmanagement
- You can see the basic course information of the modules mentioned above here. https://www.london.ac.uk/study/courses/undergraduate/bsceconomics#programme-structure-modules-and-specification-8545
Assigned department
Existing departments
Work location
Address
176-8534 Tokyo 1-26-1, Toyotama-kami, Nerima-ku, Tokyo 176-8534 Japan
Number of hired
Number of hired: 1 person(s)
Hiring date: 2027-09-01 00:00:00
Starting date: 2027-09-01 00:00:00
Job content supplemental explanation: Starting date is negotiable.
Where to apply
Website: https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D126070158&ln_jor=1
Additional Information
Benefits
Compensation
Leading Researcher (R4)
Annual salary: 9 million yen
Wages description: Remarks: Salary will be determined in consideration of academic background, teaching career, and work experience.
Salary will be paid in accordance with the school corporation's salary regulations (based on the salary scales for national government officials).
Dependents allowance, commuting allowance, housing allowance, and individual research allowance (200,000 yen paid once per academic year, taxable) will be provided.
In addition to the individual research allowance, individual research expenses up to a maximum of 400,000 yen per academic year will be allocated to each faculty member.
However, this may vary for those appointed mid-academic year, etc.
Working hours: 09:00-19:00
Employment type: Regular employee
Contract period: Tenured
Probationary period: Probationary period absent
Recognised Researcher (R2)
Annual salary: 6 million yen
Wages description: Remarks: Salary will be determined in consideration of academic background, teaching career, and work experience.
Salary will be paid in accordance with the school corporation's salary regulations (based on the salary scales for national government officials).
Dependents allowance, commuting allowance, housing allowance, and individual research allowance (200,000 yen paid once per academic year, taxable) will be provided.
In addition to the individual research allowance, individual research expenses up to a maximum of 400,000 yen per academic year will be allocated to each faculty member.
However, this may vary for those appointed mid-academic year, etc.
Working hours: 09:00-19:00
Employment type: Regular employee
Contract period: Nontenured
Contract period description: The term of office for Instructor is three years (renewable up to a maximum total of five years.)
Probationary period: Probationary period absent
Established Researcher (R3)
Annual salary: 6 million yen
Wages description: Remarks: Salary will be determined in consideration of academic background, teaching career, and work experience.
Salary will be paid in accordance with the school corporation's salary regulations (based on the salary scales for national government officials).
Dependents allowance, commuting allowance, housing allowance, and individual research allowance (200,000 yen paid once per academic year, taxable) will be provided.
In addition to the individual research allowance, individual research expenses up to a maximum of 400,000 yen per academic year will be allocated to each faculty member.
However, this may vary for those appointed mid-academic year, etc.
Working hours: 09:00-19:00
Employment type: Regular employee
Contract period: Nontenured
Contract period description: The term of office for Instructor is three years (renewable up to a maximum total of five years.)
Probationary period: Probationary period absent
Established Researcher (R3)
Annual salary: 8 million yen
Wages description: Remarks: Salary will be determined in consideration of academic background, teaching career, and work experience.
Salary will be paid in accordance with the school corporation's salary regulations (based on the salary scales for national government officials).
Dependents allowance, commuting allowance, housing allowance, and individual research allowance (200,000 yen paid once per academic year, taxable) will be provided.
In addition to the individual research allowance, individual research expenses up to a maximum of 400,000 yen per academic year will be allocated to each faculty member.
However, this may vary for those appointed mid-academic year, etc.
Working hours: 09:00-19:00
Employment type: Regular employee
Contract period: Tenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description: In the case of an appointment of a tenure-track assistant professor (Sennin-koshi in Japanese) or a tenure-track associate professor, the initial period of employment will be for up to three years, during which a decision will be made regarding tenure (further details are provided in the additional information section below).
Note that teaching loads and administrative obligations for tenure-track appointments remain as specified above.
Probationary period: Probationary period absent
Established Researcher (R3)
Annual salary: 7 million yen
Wages description: Remarks: Salary will be determined in consideration of academic background, teaching career, and work experience.
Salary will be paid in accordance with the school corporation's salary regulations (based on the salary scales for national government officials).
Dependents allowance, commuting allowance, housing allowance, and individual research allowance (200,000 yen paid once per academic year, taxable) will be provided.
In addition to the individual research allowance, individual research expenses up to a maximum of 400,000 yen per academic year will be allocated to each faculty member.
However, this may vary for those appointed mid-academic year, etc.
Working hours: 09:00-19:00
Employment type: Regular employee
Contract period: Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description: In the case of an appointment of a tenure-track assistant professor (Sennin-koshi in Japanese) or a tenure-track associate professor, the initial period of employment will be for up to three years, during which a decision will be made regarding tenure (further details are provided in the additional information section below).
Note that teaching loads and administrative obligations for tenure-track appointments remain as specified above.
Probationary period: Probationary period absent
Various systems
Insurance
Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace
Supplementary explanation of compensation
Additional comments
(1) Human Rights and Harassment
Musashi University is committed to creating and maintaining an environment in which all members of the university community—including students, faculty, and staff—are respected as individuals and can engage in academic work, extracurricular activities, research, teaching, and related operations in a climate of mutual trust. Before submitting your application, please make sure to review the information provided at the link below.
https://www.musashi.ac.jp/about/activities/human_rights.html
(2) Note on tenure-track appointments at Musashi University
The initial tenure-track appointment is for a three-year period during which a one-time only decision about whether to confirm tenure will be made by the tenure committee. If the tenure-track appointee is eligible to take parental leave, in accordance with the relevant regulations for such leave, the period of appointment can be correspondingly extended. The decision on tenure will be made based on output in the areas of (1) research, (2) teaching, (3) university administration, and (4) other contributions to society, etc. Should tenure not be rewarded, employment will terminate with the end of the tenure-track appointment period. However, where it is deemed necessary, the period of tenure-track employment may be extended once, for one year.
(3) The mandatory retirement age at Musashi University is 65.
(4) For information on the university’s expectations for faculty members and policies regarding faculty organization, please refer to the link below.
https://www.musashi.ac.jp/about/policy/educational.html#houshin02
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available: 1
- Company/Institute: Musashi University
- Country: Japan
- City: Tokyo
Contact
City: Tokyo
