Job Information
Organisation/Company: Kyushu University
Research Field: Technology, Engineering, Other, All
Researcher Profile: Leading Researcher (R4), Established Researcher (R3)
Application Deadline: 30 Oct 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
REC (Renewable Energy Center) comprehensively promotes research and development—ranging from the proposal of new systems to technical demonstration—related to the utilization of renewable fluid energy, such as wind, tidal currents, and waves. This call is open to researchers who are eager to actively engage in the development of foundational technologies for the utilization of marine renewable energy and to pioneer new research areas by promoting the establishment of a foundation for next-generation computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and the research and development of digital twin technologies and data-driven science utilizing tank experiments.
Work content and job description
For the position of Professor, the applicants must be capable of leading the field. For the position of Associate Professor, the applicants must be capable of pioneering new areas within the field. The applicants are also expected to actively participate in RECOW (Research and Education Center for Offshore Wind) and in RIAM's inter-university joint research projects. In terms of education, the successful candidate will be in charge of a cooperative course in the Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University.
Assigned department
Existing departments
Work location
Address
816-8580 Fukuoka 6-1 Kasuga-koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
Kyushu University Chikushi Campus
Number of hired
Number of hired: 1 person(s)
Number of hired description: One Professor or Associate Professor position
Job content supplemental explanation: Date of appointment: The earliest possible date after May 1, 2027, following the hiring decision
Where to apply
Website: https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D126072466&ln_jor=1
Additional Information
Benefits
Compensation
Annual salary: 5 million yen
Wages description: Associate Professor: From JPY 5,000,000
Professor: From JPY 7,000,000
Salary: Annual salary system (introduced on April 1, 2020). The amount of annual salary will be determined in accordance with the relevant regulations of Kyushu University based on academic and professional background.
Working hours: 08:30-17:15
Break time: 12:00-13:00
Holidays: Every Saturdays and Sundays, national holidays, and other days as specified (e.g., New Year's holiday).
Overtime and other explanations: Working hours: Based on the agreed-upon discretionary labor system for professional work, it is regarded that working hours are 7 hours and 45 minutes irrespective of how much time actually the employee spends on his/her works.
Employment type: Regular employee
Employment type description: Full-time
Contract period: Tenured
Probationary period: Probationary period present
Probationary period description: 3-month probationary period
Various systems
Pay increase system: available
Bonus: available
Retirement allowances: available
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
NO smoking on the premises.
Supplementary explanation of compensation
Additional comments
- Kyushu University is an equal opportunity employer and follows the principles of the Basic Act for Gender Equal Society (Act No.78 of 1999), Basic Act for the Disabled Persons (Act. No.84 of 1970, revised in 2004 and 2011), Act on Employment Promotion etc. of Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 123 of 1960, revised in 2013), and the Act on the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 65 of 2013).
- Kyushu University deployed the System of Employment of Faculty Members with Accompanying Spouse (July 2017 and amended January 2018). For further information, visit the following university website: https://danjyo.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/
- If you have been disciplined in the past for sexual violence, including sexual harassment, against students, please be sure to enter the nature of the disciplinary action and the specific reasons for it in your resume or other documents. False statements may result in cancellation of employment or disciplinary action.
- Preventing Passive Smoking: NO smoking on the university premises.
- Kyushu University provides various programs to support stuffs by improving researcher's environment, including:
Support for acquiring research funding
Support for early-career researchers
Support for continuing research during life events such as childbirth and childcare, and so on. Further details are available at: https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/university/career/support
Research Institute for Applied Mechanics also offers a grant program for research startup support.
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: Kyushu University
Country: Japan
City: Fukuoka
Contact
City: Fukuoka