13 Aug 2026
Job Information
- Organisation/Company: University of Tsukuba
- Research Field: Mathematics, Chemistry, Astronomy, Physics, Geosciences
- Researcher Profile: Leading Researcher (R4)
- Application Deadline: 25 Sep 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
Offer Description
Background of the recruitment and description of the project
seeks to appoint a Professor with an internationally distinguished record of research accomplishments and the vision and leadership to drive excellence in research and education. The successful candidate is expected to conduct pioneering research across a broad range of areas based on condensed matter physics, while showing a strong commitment to teaching and supervising undergraduate and graduate students. In addition, the candidate should actively promote interdisciplinary research through collaboration with faculty members in related fields and contribute to enhancing the university's research excellence through the acquisition of competitive external funding and the development of domestic/overseas research collaborations.
Work content and job description
Conduct pioneering research across a broad range of areas based on condensed matter physics, while showing a strong commitment to teaching and supervising undergraduate and graduate students.
Assigned department
Existing departments
Work location
Address: 305-8571 Ibaraki 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, University of Tsukuba
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
Where to apply
Website: https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D126071335&ln_jor=1
Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits
Compensation: Annual salary: 7 million yen - 11 million yen
Wages description: Basic annual salary system (annual salary amount is based on University of Tsukuba's regulations)
Working hours: 08:30-17:15
Break time: 12:15-13:15
Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and the year-end and New Year holidays (December 29 to January 3).
Overtime and other explanations: Working hours: 7 hours 45 minutes per day, 5 days per week, 38 hours 45 minutes per week, Based on agreement, either discretionary labor system for professional work (the working hours for a day are deemed as 7 hours 45 minutes) or fixed working hours system (including variable working hours system) will be applied.
Employment type: Regular employee
Contract period: Tenured
Probationary period: Probationary period absent
Various systems
Pay increase system: available
Bonus: available
Retirement allowances: available
Transportation expenses: available
Retirement age: available
Insurance
Employees' Health Insurance: available
Worker's accident insurance: available
Employment insurance: available
Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace
Supplementary explanation of compensation
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: University of Tsukuba
Country: Japan
City: Ibaraki