Recruitment for Inamori Frontier Program Faculty Members (Associate Professor)/Kyushu University Institute for Advanced Study

23 Jan 2026
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Kyushu University

Department

InamoriFP Section,Research Planning Division

Research Field

Other
All

Researcher Profile

Established Researcher (R3)

Application Deadline

11 Mar 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

The purpose of this program is to strategically recruit outstanding young researchers who aim to develop original and ambitious research and to foster talented individuals who will lead the future of Japan.
The successful candidates (Inamori FP faculty members) will be treated as PIs who can conduct independent research activities, and will be granted various incentives.
https://ias.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/program/

[Work content and job description]
Conduct autonomous research activities as an independent PI (in any research field)

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
819-0395 Fukuoka 744 Motooka Nishi-ku Fukuoka
The actual research activities will be conducted at the faculty or institute and corresponding campus desired by the applicant according to their specialized field.
(Reference link for a list of institutes, laboratories, and other facilities): https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/faculty
(Reference link for campuses): https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/campus/

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:5 person(s)
Job content supplemental explanation:
Institute for Advanced Study Associate Professor: Maximum of five positions

The starting date will be determined based on the desired date of employment and the results of the acceptance coordination, within the range of January 1, 2027 to April 1, 2027.

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D126010839&ln_jor=1

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
Annual salary:10 million yen - 12 million yen
Wages description: Decided according to the relevant stipulations in the Kyushu University Rules for Compensation of Faculty Members (Annual Salary).
(Decided within a range from 10,000,000 yen to 12,000,000 yen in basic annual salary according to the university's stipulations based on research background and other such factors. Refer to the Q&A for details.)
Working hours:08:30-17:15
Break time:12:00-13:00
Holidays :Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, Dec 29-Jan 3
Overtime and other explanations: Considered to have worked 7 hours 45 minutes under Japan's Discretionary Labor System for Professional Work
Employment type:Regular employee
Contract period:Nontenured
Contract period description:5 years from the date of hiring in principle
Probationary period:Probationary period absent

[Various systems]
Transportation expenses: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]
All campus premises are entirely non-smoking.

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]

With a focus on devotion to research activities, this associate professor shall be exempt from participating in educational and entrance examination-related duties as well as on-campus management-related duties (except for duties incidental to research activities). However, if the associate professor desires to engage in such duties, involvement in those duties may be permitted after consulting with the administering faculty or institute. (However, at least 70% of overall effort must be devoted to research.)

Support for research expenses and other costs will be provided to hired Inamori FP Faculty Members as follows.
(1) Research expenses (per person)
[Experiment-related] 2,000,000 yen/year (support for three years after hiring)
[Non experiment-related] 1,000,000 yen/year (support for three years after hiring)
(2) Cost of employing research assistants, etc. (per person): 6,000,000 yen x 5 years
Example) 4,000,000 yen for one academic researcher, 2,000,000 yen for one technical staff

Additional comments

As the activity evaluations of Inamori FP Faculty Members in this program, mid-term evaluations are conducted by the third academic year of employment and final evaluations are conducted up to one year before the completion of the employment period. These evaluations take into consideration the number of research papers published in top journals, number of times research papers are cited, and status of acquiring competitive research funds, based on the characteristics of each specialized field.

After completing the employment period, those recognized as particularly outstanding achievers (up to 2) based on the results of the final evaluation may be hired as Institute for Advanced Study professors. However, hiring will not take place if nobody is recognized as appropriate.
The following conditions are to be provided to Institute for Advanced Study professors.
(1) Employment period: Five years (whether to renew is decided according to performance evaluation.)
(2) Salary: Decided according to the relevant stipulations in the Kyushu University Rules for Compensation of Faculty Members (Annual Salary).
(Annual salary is 13,000,000 yen or higher, decided according to the university's stipulations based on research background and other such factors)
(3) Workplace: Research activities shall continue at the Host Faculty.
(4) Securing research time: With focus on devotion to research activities, this associate professor shall be exempt from participating in educational and entrance examination-related duties as well as on-campus management-related duties (except for duties incidental to research activities). However, if the associate professor desires to engage in such duties, involvement in those duties will be allowed after consulting with the administering faculty or institute. (However, at least 70% of overall effort must be devoted to research.)

(1) Personal information in your application documents is only used for screening and not for anything other than that purpose without the applicant's consent.
(2) We do not answer questions pertaining to the screening process and results.
(3) Send advance questions or inquiries to institutes, laboratories, or other facilities to the Inamori FP Recruitment Officer by email. In the message, please clearly indicate the name of the faculty or institute to receive the advance question or inquiry.
(Reference link for a list of institutes, laboratories, and other facilities): https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/faculty
(4) Hiring shall be annulled if any false information is discovered in the application documents.

(1) Kyushu University conducts faculty screening in accordance with the spirit of the Basic Act for a Gender Equal Society (Act No. 78 of 1999), and gives preference to women in the selection process if the evaluations are equal.
Website of the Office for the Promotion of Gender Equality, Kyushu University: https://danjyo.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/
(2) Kyushu University screens applicants for faculty positions in accordance with the principles of the Basic Act for Persons with Disabilities (Act No.84 of 1970), Act to Facilitate the Employment of Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 123 of 1960) and Act for Eliminating Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 65 of 2013).
(3) Kyushu University has been implementing a system of employing faculty members with accompanying spouse since July 2017.
(4) Status of measures to prevent passive smoking: All campus premises are entirely non-smoking.
(5) If you have received disciplinary action in the past due to incidents including sexual harassment and sexual violence against students, please be sure to include the details and specific reasons for the disciplinary action in your resume. Providing false information may result in consequences such as revocation of employment or disciplinary action.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Kyushu University

Country

Japan

City

Fukuoka

Geofield

Contact

City

Fukuoka

STATUS: EXPIRED

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