Waseda University, Waseda Center for a Carbon Neautral Society

Position Description
1.Content of job information【Number of
positions】
1
【Form of
employment】
Assistant
Professor (tenure-track) or Associate Professor(tenure-track)
【Start date of
employment】
1st April 2026
【Term of
employment】
From 1st
April 2026 to 31th April 2029 (3 years)
After
the expiration of the term, reappointment may be made for a period not exceeding
two years. However, the total period of continuous employment as a tenure-track
faculty member may not exceed seven years. For details, please refer to
“Tenure-track Position" below.
Please
note that if you reach at age of 70 during the term of contract, your contract
will end in the academic year in which you reach age of 70.
The
individual will be subject to an upper limit on their period of continuous
employment if the following two conditions apply: 1) regardless of employment
status, the individual has had an employment contract with the university
subsequent to April 2015 and 2) has not ceased employment with the university
for a period of six months or longer prior to the hiring date for this
position. Therefore, in some cases, the statements above may not apply with
regard to the contract period and the availability and duration of
reappointment. In addition, depending on the continuous duration of an
individual's employment contract, there may be cases in which the individual
will not be considered eligible for selection for the tenure-track position).
【Status】
The
position expected to be entitled will be indicated during the interview, according
to comprehensive assessment of research and educational achievements. You will
be given the title “TAKAHATA PRECISION Endowed Chair”
【Tenure-track
Position】
A
tenure track faculty member is a faculty member who has limited employment
period. A couple of assessments are carried out to candidates and those who
pass the assessments are entitled to acquire tenure position whereas those who do
not have their employ period ended when
the term of employment is expired.
Assessment
criteria necessary for being employed as a tenure faculty member will be
informed when your position is offered.
As
a general rule, the interim review shall be carried out in the second semester
of their third year. If a tenure-track faculty member passes the interim
review, their first reappointment period of two years as well as right proceed
to the final review shall be entitled before the end of the initial appointment.
If not, reappointment period of two years only will be entitled in the case
they desire.
The
final review shall be carried out in the second semester of their forth year. If
a tenure-track faculty member passes the final review, the faculty member will
become a tenured faculty member after the reappointment period (the fifth year)
is expired. If not, further reappointment period of two years may be granted to
the tenure-track faculty member in the case they desire.
【Main
responsibilities (expected)】
(1)Research and educational activities at the Center in general
(2)Lectures on carbon neutral subjects provided by the Center
(3)Operations associated with the operation of the Waseda Center for a Carbon Neutral Society
(4) Research and educational activities lead to academia-industry collaboration with donor TAKAHATA PRECISION Co., LTD.
(5)Research guidance for graduate students at the department of applied chemistry
(6)Other duties necessary for the centre
Although students will not be belonged at the centre, research and education will be conducted in cooperation with department of applied chemistry.
【Place of work】
【Working
conditions】
(1) Working hours
Regular working days and working hours (starting and ending times, rest periods) shall be in accordance with Waseda University regulations. The discretionary labor system for professional work (8 hours of deemed work per day) will apply, and decisions on the means of performing work duties and time allocation for research will, due to the nature of research work, be left to the discretion of the individual.
(2) Salary,
allowances, and commuting expenses
As
prescribed in the Waseda University regulations.
(3)
Holidays
These are
Saturdays, Sundays, year-end and New Year holidays, national holidays,
compensatory holidays when classes are held on some national holidays, and the
Anniversary of the University Founding. However, this excludes days on which
the university has determined in advance that classes will be held.
(4) Leave
Leave as
stipulated by the Labor Standards Act and other relevant laws and regulations,
and days specifically designated by the university.
(5) Social
insurance
Employees
will take out Employees' Pension Insurance, Health Insurance, Workers'
Compensation Insurance, and Employment Insurance.
(6)
Severance / retirement benefits
Not paid. However, if the individual is hired as a tenured faculty member subsequently, the retirement allowance for full-time faculty members is available and is calculated from their date of appointment as a tenure-track faculty member.
【The measures
against second-hand smoking in your workplace.】
9. Application/selection/notification of result/contact details
Application must be submitted via JREC-IN portal site below.
https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?&id=D125080165&ln=1
【Inquiries】
Waseda
Center for a Carbon Neutral Society
TEL:+81-3-6205-6775
E-mail:wcans-staff@list.waseda.jp
※Please
make the subject line of your e-mail inquiry “Inquiry regarding the recruitment
of full-time or tenure-track faculty members."
※Please understand
that we are unable to respond to any inquiries regarding selection results.
【Selection
procedure and notification of results】
Applicants
who pass the preliminary screening based on the application documents submitted
will be selected for an interview.
Applicants
who are selected for an interview will be notified of the date, time, and
location of the interview.
【Other】
(1) Applications will be kept strictly confidential (however, applicants are assumed to have given their consent to be contacted by unencrypted email, including notification of acceptance or rejection).
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- Contact: Shoma Yoshikawa, +81-3-6205-6775
- Email:
- Postal Mail:
- 1-1-7 Nishiwaseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0051, Japan
- Web Page: https://www.waseda.jp/inst/wcans/en