Professor of Sociology of Education

Offer Description

[Background of the recruitment and description of the project]
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Kyoto Institute of Technology is seeking to appoint one professor specializing in the sociology of education who can contribute advanced empirical research on educational disparities and gender imbalances into teacher training, while leading university-wide diversity initiatives and support for female students.
https://www.kit.ac.jp/en/

[Work content and job description]
Work in:

• Research: Advancing specialized research in the field of sociology of education.
• University administration and Community Engagement: Participation in various university and departmental committees; administrative and management duties. Duties related to student admissions (entrance examinations).

Subjects to be taught:

• Lectures (including seminars) in the undergraduate program (Teaching Certification Subjects) on topics such as “Educational Sociology,” “Study of Extra-Curricular Activities,” and “Study of Modern Teacher”
• Responsible for lectures on specialized graduate-level courses, as well as research supervision and thesis advising

* Assigned department: Existing departments

[Work location]
Address: 606-8585 Kyoto Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku

[Number of hired]
Number of hired: 1 person(s)
Hiring date: 2027-04-01
Starting date: 2027-04-01
Job content supplemental explanation: If there are no suitable applicants, the position could remain empty.

Additional Information

Benefits

[Compensation]
* Leading Researcher (R4)
Annual salary: 9 million yen
Wages description: Specific amount to be decided by committee, based on your career achievements.

• Annual income is calculated in accordance with the Annual Salary Scheme based on the wage regulations of Kyoto Institute of Technology. The website below gives information about the salary system in Japanese.
  https://www.kit.ac.jp/01/reiki_int/reiki_honbun/u042RG00000096.html
• KIT has adopted a system that allows Principal Investigators (PIs) to charge a portion of their personnel expenses to the direct costs of competitive research funding, in accordance with their research effort. Under this system, PIs (Principal Investigators and Co-Investigators) may, upon request, charge their personnel expenses to the direct costs of competitive research funds in proportion to the effort devoted to research activities. The funds thereby made available may be used at the PI's discretion, including as a salary supplement. The total amount that may be paid in a single fiscal year, however, is limited to 60% of the PI's annual salary. For further information, please refer to the following website (available in Japanese only).
  https://research.web.kit.ac.jp/pijinkenhi/

Working hours: 08:30-17:15
Break time: 12:00-13:00
Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays and other (August 16, and from December 29 to January 3)
Overtime and other explanations: De facto working hours under the discretionary labor system for specialist work: 7 hours 45 minutes per day (38 hours 45 minutes per week). Hours considered to be working hours
Employment type: Regular employee
Employment type description: Full-time
Contract period: Tenured
Contract period description: In the event an appointee takes maternity leave, child-care leave or nursing leave, a research assistant will be provided.
Probationary period: Probationary period present
Probationary period description: 6 months

[Various systems]
Pay increase system: available
Bonus: available
Retirement allowances: available
Transportation expenses: available
Retirement age: 65 years old

[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]
Smoking is prohibited on campus (excluding one designated outdoor smoking area).

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]

Additional comments

• Application documents and the information provided by them will be used only for the hiring decision purposes.
• Kyoto Institute of Technology promotes a research environment in which diverse human resources can play an active role. We comply with Japan’s Basic Law for Gender-equal Society and Basic Plan for Gender Equality, and recruit staff in alignment with Article 5, the Law of Equal Employment Opportunities for Men and Women.
• KIT faculty would also fulfill community outreach in addition to university service mentioned above.

Work Location(s)

• Number of offers available: 1
• Company/Institute: Kyoto Institute of Technology
• Country: Japan
• City: Kyoto

Contact

City: Kyoto