Guidelines for Applicants for Full-time Teachers(Professor, Associate Professor or Lecturer) Public Policy

27 Feb 2026
Job Information

Organisation/Company

EIKEI UNIVERSITY OF HIROSHIMA

Research Field

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

Researcher Profile

Leading Researcher (R4)
Established Researcher (R3)

Application Deadline

31 Mar 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
Eikei University of Hiroshima aims to foster a cadre of young people by enhancing interdisciplinary skills and knowledge to overlook societies, identify problems, find solutions collaborating with others, and create new values, and contribute locally and globally.
https://eikei.ac.jp/news/11513/

[Work content and job description]
〇Courses to be taught
＜Major Subjects＞
・Public Management Theory
・Regional Collaboration
・Regional Revitalization
※Studies in Socioeconomic System is desirable. From the 2027 academic year onwards, you will be responsible for organising the public policy courses and teaching a total of four elective courses. You can teach one of these subjects based on the following keywords, aligning it with your own area of expertise. Furthermore, when organising the public policy courses, collaborate with full-time faculty members specialising in Business Administration, Economics and Environmental Studies (with a focus on Environmental Economics) to improve the educational content.
* Keywords
Public Administration, Policy Process Theory, Policy Evaluation, Global Governance, Community

＜Common subjects for all teachers＞
Project Based Learning Exercise Courses (Project Based Learning Exercise I A and I B, Project Based Learning Exercise II, Degree Project)
From the 2027 academic year, you will be responsible for teaching Academic Foundations
Courses (university learning, writing, self-directed learning techniques, etc.) and
'Introduction to Social System Design' in an omnibus format.

〇Internal operations
(operations related to academic affairs, entrance examinations, student recruitment,
student support, career path and employment support, etc.)

〇Regional/industry-academia collaboration work
(various extramural collaboration courses, open lectures, etc.)

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
730-0016 Hiroshima 1-5, Nobori-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)
Hiring date:2026-09-01 00:00:00
Starting date:2026-09-01 00:00:00
Job content supplemental explanation:September 1, 2026 (Tue.) or October 1, 2026 (Thu.)

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D126020736&ln_jor=1

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
* Leading Researcher (R4)
Annual salary:5 million yen - 10 million yen
Wages description:Starting salary will be determined based on education and work experience.
Working hours:09:00-18:00
Break time:12:30-13:45
Holidays :Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and year-end and New Year holidays (December 29-January 3)
Overtime and other explanations:Annual paid leave (20 days per calendar year), special leave (marriage, childbirth, bereavement, etc.)
Employment type:Regular employee
Employment type description:Full-time
Contract period:Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description:○ In principle, the tenure-track system will be used. In addition, depending on the outcome of the review, those recognised as professors may be subject to a mandatory retirement age from the date of their appointment.
＜Tenure track system＞
The term of office is within five years, and if you pass the tenure review, you will move to a mandatory retirement system.
In principle, you can take your first review after the two-year anniversary of your date of hire.
If you do not pass the first review, you may take the screening again in the year following the year in which you took the first review.
Probationary period:Probationary period absent

* Established Researcher (R3)
Annual salary:5 million yen - 10 million yen
Wages description:Starting salary will be determined based on education and work experience.
Working hours:09:00-18:00
Break time:12:30-13:45
Holidays :Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and year-end and New Year holidays (December 29-January 3)
Overtime and other explanations:Annual paid leave (20 days per calendar year), special leave (marriage, childbirth, bereavement, etc.)
Employment type:Regular employee
Employment type description:Full-time
Contract period:Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description:○The tenure-track system will be used.
＜Tenure track system＞
The term of office is within five years, and if you pass the tenure review, you will move to a mandatory retirement system.
In principle, you can take your first review after the two-year anniversary of your date of hire.
If you do not pass the first review, you may take the screening again in the year following the year in which you took the first review.
Probationary period:Probationary period absent

* Established Researcher (R3)
Annual salary:4 million yen - 10 million yen
Wages description:Starting salary will be determined based on education and work experience.
Working hours:09:00-18:00
Break time:12:30-13:45
Holidays :Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and year-end and New Year holidays (December 29-January 3)
Overtime and other explanations:Annual paid leave (20 days per calendar year), special leave (marriage, childbirth, bereavement, etc.)
Employment type:Regular employee
Employment type description:Full-time
Contract period:Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description:○The tenure-track system will be used.
＜Tenure track system＞
The term of office is within five years, and if you pass the tenure review, you will move to a mandatory retirement system.
In principle, you can take your first review after the two-year anniversary of your date of hire.
If you do not pass the first review, you may take the screening again in the year following the year in which you took the first review.
Probationary period:Probationary period absent

[Various systems]
Pay increase system:available
Bonus:available
Retirement allowances:available
Transportation expenses:available
Retirement age:available

[Insurance]
Employees' Health Insurance:available
Worker's accident insurance:available
Employment insurance:available
Others:JAPAN MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS

[Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace]
There is no smoking area on campus.

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]
It shall conform to the employment rules and regulations of public university corporation,Eikei University of Hiroshima.
※Annual salary system may possibly be apply.

1)Allowances
①Salary will be determined according to personal history(academic background and work experience,etc.)
②Bonus worth 4.4 months'salary will be provided annually(as of 2022 fiscal year record)
③Others(Regional/urban allowance,family allowance,commuting allowance and housing allowance)will be provided when it meets the requirement.

2)Working hours etc.
①There will be 5 working days per week(7 hours and 45 minutes of working hours per day)
②Holidays will be Saturdays,Sundays,year-end and New Year holidays(December 29th-January 3rd)
③20 paid holidays and special leave(marriage,childbirth,bereavement etc.)per year will be granted

3)You will be subscribed of Mutual Aid Association for Public Schools and Hiroshima Prefectural Faculty Members Association.

Additional comments

Things to keep in mind
(1) In principle, application documents will not be returned.
(2) The personal information provided in the application documents will be used only for the purpose of selection.
(3) Candidates will be required to submit documents proving the degree they hold (or, for those with other educational backgrounds, documents proving the graduation (completion) of their final educational background).

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

EIKEI UNIVERSITY OF HIROSHIMA

Country

Japan

City

Hiroshima

Contact

City

Hiroshima

STATUS: EXPIRED

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