Yokohama National University(Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences) Associate Professor (tenure or tenure-track) or Assistant Professor (tenure-track)

6 Mar 2025
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Yokohama National University

Department

Institute of Advanced Sciences/Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences

Research Field

Technology
Engineering
Computer science
Information science
Chemistry
Physics

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Japan

Application Deadline

9 May 2025 - 23:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

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]
* Background of the recruitment and description of the project
Yokohama National University aims to develop advanced hetero-integration technologies that integrate heterogeneous devices and establish a world-class research hub that will play a leadership role in the field both domestically and internationally. (A new center will be opened in Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences.)
To establish such hub, we are seeking faculty members specializing in the field of advanced semiconductor integrated circuit design.

[Work content and job description]
Affiliation: Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences
Responsibility: Graduate School of Engineering Science (Master’s Program/Doctoral Program), Department of Mathematics, Physics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Electronic Information System Unit.
Innovative and Practical Studies (Master’s Program)
Side post: Educational Program for Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering Science.

The research field: Research fields in integrated electronics, quantum electronics, and optoelectronics, based on electronic and computer engineering

Education:
・Courses, experiments, and supervision of graduation theses related to the Electrical and Computer Engineering Program in the College of Engineering Science, Department of Mathematics, Physics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
・Teaching and research guidance, as well as support, in the Graduate School of Engineering Science, Department of Mathematics, Physics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering.
・Teaching and research guidance, as well as support, in the Interfaculty Graduate School of Innovative and Practical Studies.

Administration: Division of duties related to management and administration within the university.

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
240-8501 Kanagawa 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, Japan

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)
Hiring date:2025-10-01 00:00:00
Starting date:2025-10-01 00:00:00
Job content supplemental explanation:Hiring date: October 1, 2025 or the earliest possible date thereafter.

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D125021545&ln_jor=1

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
* Recognised Researcher (R2)
Annual salary:6 million yen - 7 million yen
Wages description:The above amount is just an estimate.
Compensation: It depends on the regulation of the Yokohama National University. The basic salary is determined in accordance with the regulations of YNU.
Working hours:08:30-17:15
Break time:12:00-13:00
Holidays :Leave is granted based on regulations of National University Corporation Yokohama National University regarding working hours, holidays, leave, etc.
Overtime and other explanations:Due to the application of professional discretionary work system, it is considered to have worked 38 hours and 45 minutes per week.(Working hours and breaks are approximate.)
Employment type:Regular employee
Employment type description:full-time Assistant Professor
Contract period:Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description:Terms of employment; 5 Years. The tenure will be granted considering the performance of research, teaching, and administrative work during this period.
・Early tenure review may be conducted based on the candidate's performance.
In the case of a tenure-track appointment, there will be no fixed term. Furthermore, the university enforces mandatory retirement at the end of the fiscal year at the age of 65.
Probationary period:Probationary period present
Probationary period description:Trial period 6 months

* Established Researcher (R3)
Annual salary:6 million yen - 7 million yen
Wages description:The above amount is just an estimate.
Compensation: It depends on the regulation of the Yokohama National University. The basic salary is determined in accordance with the regulations of YNU.
Working hours:08:30-17:15
Break time:12:00-13:00
Holidays :Leave is granted based on regulations of National University Corporation Yokohama National University regarding working hours, holidays, leave, etc.
Overtime and other explanations:Due to the application of professional discretionary work system, it is considered to have worked 38 hours and 45 minutes per week.(Working hours and breaks are approximate.)
Employment type:Regular employee
Employment type description:full-time Assistant Professor
Contract period:Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description:Terms of employment; 5 Years. The tenure will be granted considering the performance of research, teaching, and administrative work during this period.
・Early tenure review may be conducted based on the candidate's performance.
In the case of a tenure-track appointment, there will be no fixed term. Furthermore, the university enforces mandatory retirement at the end of the fiscal year at the age of 65.
Probationary period:Probationary period present
Probationary period description:Trial period 6 months

* Established Researcher (R3)
Annual salary:7 million yen - 9 million yen
Wages description:The above amount is just an estimate.
Compensation: It depends on the regulation of the Yokohama National University. The basic salary is determined in accordance with the regulations of YNU.
Working hours:08:30-17:15
Break time:12:00-13:00
Holidays :Leave is granted based on regulations of National University Corporation Yokohama National University regarding working hours, holidays, leave, etc.
Overtime and other explanations:Due to the application of professional discretionary work system, it is considered to have worked 38 hours and 45 minutes per week.(Working hours and breaks are approximate.)
Employment type:Regular employee
Employment type description:full-time Associate Professor
Contract period:Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description:Terms of employment; 5 Years. The tenure will be granted considering the performance of research, teaching, and administrative work during this period.
・Early tenure review may be conducted based on the candidate's performance.
・For those appointed as associate professors, a tenure review may be conducted concurrently with the selection process, based on the candidate's achievements at the time of selection. In the case of a tenure-track appointment, there will be no fixed term. Furthermore, the university enforces mandatory retirement at the end of the fiscal year at the age of 65.
Probationary period:Probationary period present
Probationary period description:Trial period 6 months

[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]
Smoking is prohibited indoors. Specific outdoor smoking areas available outside.

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]

Additional comments

Our university welcomes the active application of women and those who have experience in education and research overseas, based on the spirit of the Yokohama National University Declaration of Gender Equality and from the perspective of aiming for diversity of human resources.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Yokohama National University

Country

Japan

City

Kanagawa

Geofield

STATUS: EXPIRED

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