Academic Job Announcement for a Professor Position (Women Only, Mathematics)

5 Feb 2026
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Kumamoto University

Research Field

Mathematics
Astronomy
Chemistry
Physics
Geosciences

Researcher Profile

Leading Researcher (R4)

Application Deadline

24 Feb 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]
* Background of the recruitment and description of the project
We are seeking a professor position to strengthen and develop probability theory, an important academic field in mathematics education and research at Kumamoto University, both in terms of theory and application. Probability theory is a major field of mathematics, and with recent developments in mathematics, data science, and AI, its basic content is becoming an essential mathematical foundation in other fields of science, as well as in economics and engineering. A probability theory expert is essential to further advance our university's mathematics and data science education and research. By recruiting widely in probability-related fields in mathematics, including young and female researchers, we aim to attract an excellent probability theory specialist who has outstanding mathematical research results and is actively engaged in research activities.

[Work content and job description]
You will be responsible for specialized education in the Faculty of Science, liberal arts education, and mathematics-related courses in the Graduate School of Natural Sciences, as well as research guidance in the Graduate School of Natural Sciences, particularly probability theory and courses related to probability theory.You will also play a central role in promoting mathematics and data science education, including teaching subjects in the Mathematics, Data Science, and AI Education Program (applied basic level) in the Faculty of Science.In addition to research and education, you will also be involved in the management and administration of the university.

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
860-8555 Kumamoto 2-39-1 Kurokami, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, Japan

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)
Job content supplemental explanation:Earliest possible date after April 1st, 2026

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D126011468&ln_jor=1

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
Annual salary:7 million yen
Working hours:08:30-17:15
Break time:12:00-13:00
Holidays :Five-day work week
Overtime and other explanations:Working Hours : Discretionary labor systems for professional work based on consent
(Working hours will be left to the discretion of the employee, with working hours per day deemed 7 hours and 45 minutes.)
Overtime Work : Overtime, late-night, or holiday work may be required
Employment type:Regular employee
Contract period:Tenured
Probationary period:Probationary period present
Probationary period description:Probationary Period : Six 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]
As of July 1, 2019, smoking has been completely banned on the premises.

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]

Additional comments

(1)Personal information provided in the application documents will be used solely for the selection process and will not be used for any other purpose, in accordance with the regulations of the National University Corporation, Kumamoto University. Application documents and submitted materials will not be returned.
(2)Kumamoto University promotes diversity.
Please refer to the following URL for child-rearing support and gender equality initiatives at Kumamoto University
(3)Based on the provisions of Article 8 of the Act on Ensuring Equal Opportunities and Treatment for Men and Women in the Field of Employment, to improve the enrollment rate of female teachers, we conduct recruitment exclusively for women.
(4)If there are no applications during the women-only open application period, or if there are no candidates as a result of the selection, the application will be switched to the general public.
(5) At Kumamoto University, a dedicated system allows a portion of the direct costs obtained through competitive research funds and collaborative research with the private sector to be allocated for salary enhancements for principal investigators (up to a maximum of 10 million yen per year in the case of professors), as discretionary research funds, or converted into funding to employ earlycareer researchers.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Kumamoto University

Country

Japan

City

Kumamoto

STATUS: EXPIRED

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