Waseda University, Waseda Center for a Carbon Neautral Society
Position Description
1.Content of job information【Number of
positions】
1
【Form of
employment】
Professor or
Associate Professor
【Start date of
employment】
21 September 2026
【Term】
Without
tenure
*According
to the university’s regulations, candidates must be able to serve for at least
ten years before reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70.
【Main
responsibilities (expected)】
(1) Engage
in interdisciplinary research integrating the humanities/social sciences and
the natural sciences/engineering toward the realization of carbon neutrality
(CN), and provide lectures (including university-wide Minor program) as well as
research supervision.
(2) Support
the development of new CN-related research by utilizing expertise such as Digital
twin, facilitating collaboration across different academic fields, and
integrating the humanities/social sciences and the natural sciences/engineering.
(3) Plan,
develop, and promote organizational collaborative research and educational
collaboration projects with industry, governmental agencies, and other
institutions.
(4) Perform other duties as assigned by the Center, including human resource development, planning and management of events, and coordination with other organizations.
【Place of work】
Applicants
must meet all of the following requirements:
(1) Possess
a doctoral degree (excluding professional degrees) and have an outstanding
research record in a field that contributes to the realization of a
carbon-neutral (CN) society.
(2) Have
substantial expertise in the use of technology such as Digital twin, and
demonstrate the ability and motivation to collaborate with researchers from
diverse disciplines to advance interdisciplinary research integrating the humanities/social
sciences and the natural sciences/engineering.
(3) Possess
practical skills in planning and coordination for joint research with industry
or governmental organizations (prior experience is desirable).
(1) Working hours
Working days and working hours (including start and end times, and break periods) shall be determined in accordance with the university’s regulations. The Specialized Duties Discretionary Work System shall apply, under which working hours are deemed to be eight hours per day. Regarding research activities, the employee shall have discretion over the means of performing duties and the allocation of working time.
(2) Salary,
allowances, and commuting expenses
In
accordance with the university’s regulations.
(3)
Holidays
Saturdays,
Sundays, national holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, temporary holidays
established by the university when classes are held on certain national holidays,
and the university’s foundation anniversary. However, this excludes days on
which the university has predetermined that classes will be held.
(4) Leave
Statutory
leave as stipulated by the Labor Standards Act and other relevant laws, as well
as additional leave designated by the university.
(5) Social
insurance
Employees’
Pension Insurance, Health Insurance, Workers’ Accident Compensation Insurance,
and Employment Insurance.
(6)
Severance / retirement benefits
In
accordance with the university’s regulations.
【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=D126040084&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 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).
We are not accepting applications for this job through AcademicJobsOnline.Org right now. Please apply at https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?id=D126040084&ln=1
- 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