Associate Professor or Assistant Professor (Psycholinguistics)

27 Feb 2026
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Hiroshima University

Research Field

Educational sciences
Anthropology
Communication sciences
Criminology
Arts
Management sciences
Political sciences
Literature
Sociology
Juridical sciences
Religious sciences
Language sciences
Philosophy
Psychological sciences
Ethics in health sciences
Ethics in physical sciences
Cultural studies
Demography
Economics
History
Ethics in social sciences
Ethics in natural sciences
Geography

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Established Researcher (R3)

Application Deadline

27 Apr 2026 - 23:59 (UTC)

Country

Japan

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
Hiroshima University (HU) herewith makes an open international job offer and seeks to appoint Associate Professor with tenure; Associate Professor/Assistant Professor on Tenure Track System in the research area of Psycholinguistics. This position is based on the ‘Policy for recruiting/cultivating excellent faculty members.’ The university introduced this policy to create a secure environment in which junior-positioned faculty members can concentrate on their research/education. The application period has now been extended.
https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/employment/kyoinkobo

[Work content and job description]
The following courses are scheduled to be taught.:
(1)Undergraduate level (general education courses): Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students, Communication IA/IB, Communication IIA/IIB, Communication IIIA/IIIB (in Japanese and English), etc.
(2)Undergraduate level (discipline specific courses): Language and Mind (in Japanese), Introduction to Psycolinguistics I/II (in Japanese and English) etc.
(3)Graduate level (master’s programs): Language Information Analysis, Special Studies (in Japanese and English), Humanities and Social Sciences and Society (in English, omnibus) etc.
(4)Graduate level (doctoral programs): Special Studies (in Japanese and English), etc.
Note: The subjects you are responsible for may be changed or added.

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
739-8521 Hiroshima 1-7-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima Integrated Arts and Human Sciences Program，Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences of Hiroshima University

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)
Number of hired description:Depending on the result of the performance reviews of the applicant at the time of employment, he/she may be decided on any of the following titles: Associate Professor with tenure; Associate Professor/Assistant Professor on Tenure Track System.
Hiring date:2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting date:2026-10-01 00:00:00
Job content supplemental explanation:Expected Start Date: October 1, 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter.

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D126021317&ln_jor=1

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
* Recognised Researcher (R2)
Annual salary:5 million yen
Wages description:(1) The annual salary system (II) which was enforced in October 2021 will be applied to the successful candidates.
(2) Successful candidates may be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred for the trip from their home or former place of work to the new place of work to assume their post in accordance with the relevant regulations of Hiroshima University. For more information, please contact us.
Working hours:08:30-17:00
Break time:12:00-12:45
Holidays :Holidays are Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays in principle.
Overtime and other explanations:If you are agreeable to the application of the Discretionary Labor System for Professional Work, you are deemed to work for 7 hours and 45 minutes a day.
Employment type:Regular employee
Contract period:Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description:5 years (in case that tenure-track Assistant Professor gets promoted to tenured Associate Professor)

(1)Tenure-track faculty members will undergo a tenure review at least six (6) months or more in advance of the expiration date of appointment, and those who have successfully passed the review process will be granted tenure along with promotion either to associate professor.
(2)Granting a candidate for tenure is subject to two reviewing process: an intermediate and final review. If a candidate is not granted tenure in final review, he/she will be dismissed from the university upon completion of the term of appointment.
(3)If a candidate has taken a leave because of some life events such as delivering a baby, child-raising and caregiving, he/she may extend the term of appointment up to certain period according to the length of such leave.
Probationary period:Probationary period present
Probationary period description:Probationary employment period: six (6) months.

* Established Researcher (R3)
Annual salary:5 million yen
Wages description:(1) The annual salary system (II) which was enforced in October 2021 will be applied to the successful candidates.
(2) Successful candidates may be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred for the trip from their home or former place of work to the new place of work to assume their post in accordance with the relevant regulations of Hiroshima University. For more information, please contact us.
Working hours:08:30-17:00
Break time:12:00-12:45
Holidays :Holidays are Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays in principle.
Overtime and other explanations:If you are agreeable to the application of the Discretionary Labor System for Professional Work, you are deemed to work for 7 hours and 45 minutes a day.
Employment type:Regular employee
Contract period:Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description:5 years (in case that tenure-track Assistant Professor gets promoted to tenured Associate Professor)

(1)Tenure-track faculty members will undergo a tenure review at least six (6) months or more in advance of the expiration date of appointment, and those who have successfully passed the review process will be granted tenure along with promotion either to associate professor.
(2)Granting a candidate for tenure is subject to two reviewing process: an intermediate and final review. If a candidate is not granted tenure in final review, he/she will be dismissed from the university upon completion of the term of appointment.
(3)If a candidate has taken a leave because of some life events such as delivering a baby, child-raising and caregiving, he/she may extend the term of appointment up to certain period according to the length of such leave.
Probationary period:Probationary period present
Probationary period description:Probationary employment period: six (6) months.

* Established Researcher (R3)
Annual salary:7 million yen
Wages description:(1) The annual salary system (II) which was enforced in October 2021 will be applied to the successful candidates.
(2) Successful candidates may be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred for the trip from their home or former place of work to the new place of work to assume their post in accordance with the relevant regulations of Hiroshima University. For more information, please contact us.
Working hours:08:30-17:00
Break time:12:00-12:45
Holidays :Holidays are Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays in principle.
Overtime and other explanations:If you are agreeable to the application of the Discretionary Labor System for Professional Work, you are deemed to work for 7 hours and 45 minutes a day.
Employment type:Regular employee
Contract period:Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description:7 years (in case that tenure-track Associate Professor gets promoted to tenured Associate Professor)
(1)Tenure-track faculty members will undergo a tenure review at least six (6) months or more in advance of the expiration date of appointment, and those who have successfully passed the review process will be granted tenure along with promotion either to associate professor.
(2)Granting a candidate for tenure is subject to two reviewing process: an intermediate and final review. If a candidate is not granted tenure in final review, he/she will be dismissed from the university upon completion of the term of appointment.
(3)If a candidate has taken a leave because of some life events such as delivering a baby, child-raising and caregiving, he/she may extend the term of appointment up to certain period according to the length of such leave.
Probationary period:Probationary period present
Probationary period description:Probationary employment period: six (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]
Hiroshima University has been entirely smoke-free from January 2020.

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]
※Hiroshima University has introduced a system whereby researchers' personnel expenses are paid out of direct expenses such as competitive research grants and joint research grants, and the obtained research financial resources can be used to improve the treatment of researchers themselves (additional Salary) and to improve the research environment.
※We conduct individual performance evaluations for all Hiroshima University faculty members after their employment, numerically rate their performance, and salary and benefits are commensurate with performance indicators.

Additional comments

February 20, 2026
Added an explanation regarding “Contract Period” within “3. Employment Conditions by Job Type”.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Hiroshima University

Country

Japan

City

Hiroshima

Contact

City

Hiroshima

STATUS: EXPIRED

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