Assistant Professor (Department of Applied Chemistry)

30 Dec 2025
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Kyushu University

Research Field

Physics
Technology
Engineering
Chemistry

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Japan

Application Deadline

30 Sep 2026 - 23:59 (UTC)

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 Department of Applied Chemistry consists of two courses: the Functional Material course and the Chemistry and Biochemistry course.
The assistant professor will belong to the Iwasaki laboratory of the Department of Applied Chemistry, the Functional Material course and will be in charge of teaching and research related to Organic Chemistry across elements on the periodic table by developing novel molecular materials with a novel function. He/she will also play a role in promoting academic exchanges with domestic and international universities.

[Work content and job description]
Duties:
（Immediately after hiring）　Education and research
（Scope of Change）　Duties designated by the University
Specialties:
Organic, Organometallic, Coordination, and/or Main Group Element Chemistry
Teaching Responsibilities:
undergraduate and graduate lectures, international course lectures (English), applied chemistry experiments, and core education courses (university-wide education).

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
819-0395 Fukuoka 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku,

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)
Hiring date:2027-01-01 00:00:00
Starting date:2027-01-01 00:00:00
Job content supplemental explanation:as soon as possible after January 1, 2027（If an earlier appointment becomes possible at Kyushu University, the start date may be moved forward in coordination with the final candidate.）

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D125121588&ln_jor=1

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
Annual salary:5 million yen
Wages description:The annual salary system, which was introduced on 1st of April 2020, will be applied. The annual salary is determined in accordance with the university's pay scale based on experience, etc.
Working hours:09:00-17:30
Break time:12:00-12:45
Holidays :In addition to *annual leave, Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays and the period from the 29th of December to the 3rd of January
Overtime and other explanations:
Employment type:Regular employee
Contract period:Nontenured
Contract period description:Full-time (5-year term（*）). Converted to full-time (no term of office) upon review and approval of education, research, etc,during the term of office.
(*) If the period of continuous employment at the University exceeds five years, until the total period of employment exceeds ten years.
Probationary period:Probationary period absent

[Various systems]

[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]

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]

Additional comments

Candidates may be requested to come to the campus for an interview. The University does not cover travel costs or other expenses relating to interview attendance.
In line with the Basic Act for a Gender-Equal Society (Act No. 78 of 1999), Kyushu University is an equal opportunity employer.
https://danjyo.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/
Kyushu University is an equal opportunity employer and follows the principle of the Act on Employment Promotion etc. of Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 123 of 1960, revised in 2013) and Act on the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 65 of 2013).
The accompanying spouse employment system has been implemented at Kyushu University from July 2017.
If you have been disciplined in the past for sexual violence, including sexual harassment, against students, please be sure to enter the nature of the disciplinary action and the specific reasons for it in your resume or other documents. False statements may result in cancellation 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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