Position for Tenure-Track Associate Professor or Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Institute for Frontier Science Initiative

27 Feb 2026
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Kanazawa University

Research Field

Environmental science
Chemistry
Anthropology
Technology
Biological sciences
Agricultural sciences
Medical sciences
Neurosciences
Pharmacological sciences
Ethics in health sciences

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Established Researcher (R3)

Application Deadline

17 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
The Kanazawa University Institute for Frontier Science Initiative invites applications for a full-time Tenure-Track Associate Professor or Tenure-Track Assistant Professor position.
https://yakugaku.w3.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/research/laboratory/1210/

[Work content and job description]
(1) Education
Lectures of general education courses of bachelor's programs. Lectures, seminars, practical training, and graduation research at School of Pharmacy and School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Specialized education and research guidance for students at Graduate School of Medical Sciences. You may be required to teach classes in English.
(2) Research
Research that aims to elucidate fundamental principles of host–microbe interactions or stress/antimicrobial responses through genetic analysis using model organisms, based on innate immunity and/or gut physiology.

* Assigned department
Existing departments
Precautions:Principal Investigator (PI) who are assigned as Associate Professor or Assistant Professor of this open position is obliged to vigorously promote inter-, cross-, and multi-disciplinary researches.Additionally, selected PI is obliged to fulfill the duty as faculty members at the Faculty of Pharmacy of Kanazawa University

[Work location]
* Address
920-1192 Ishikawa Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)
Hiring date:2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting date:2026-10-01 00:00:00
Job content supplemental explanation:As early as possible on and after June 1st, 2026

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D126020523&ln_jor=1

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
* Recognised Researcher (R2)
Annual salary:3 million yen - 7 million yen
Wages description:Annual salary system is applied.
Annual salary amount depends on background and other factors.
Working hours:08:30-17:00
Break time:12:00-12:45
Holidays :Saturday,Sunday，National Holiday,From December 29th to January 3rd of the following year
Overtime and other explanations:Discretionary labor system for specialized work applies（Assumed to have worked 7 hours and 45 minutes per day.）
Employment type:Regular employee
Contract period:Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description:Term of office: In principle, 5-year term of contract (For current employee in Kanazawa university, The period of employment at Kanazawa University cannot exceed total 10 years.)
RPeer review process for reappointment
Outline for the standard in making decision on the approval of academic tenure:
1.Scientific achievement in the concerned field is outstanding in both domestic and international research communities.
2. Appropriately planned research is sufficiently achieved.
3. She obtains sufficient competitive research funding and performs high research activities.
4. Educational achievement for students (research guidance and lecture , etc) is outstanding.
※Based on the result of intramural examination on academic achievement in research and activity in education, she may have opportunity for the reappointment to a tenure researcher, after the expiration of one’s term of office.
Probationary period:Probationary period present
Probationary period description:Trial period 6 month

* Established Researcher (R3)
Annual salary:3 million yen - 7 million yen
Wages description:Annual salary system is applied.
Annual salary amount depends on background and other factors.
Working hours:08:30-17:00
Break time:12:00-12:45
Holidays :Saturday,Sunday，National Holiday,From December 29th to January 3rd of the following year
Overtime and other explanations:Discretionary labor system for specialized work applies（Assumed to have worked 7 hours and 45 minutes per day.）
Employment type:Regular employee
Contract period:Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description:Term of office: In principle, 5-year term of contract (For current employee in Kanazawa university, The period of employment at Kanazawa University cannot exceed total 10 years.)
RPeer review process for reappointment
Outline for the standard in making decision on the approval of academic tenure:
1.Scientific achievement in the concerned field is outstanding in both domestic and international research communities.
2. Appropriately planned research is sufficiently achieved.
3. She obtains sufficient competitive research funding and performs high research activities.
4. Educational achievement for students (research guidance and lecture , etc) is outstanding.
※Based on the result of intramural examination on academic achievement in research and activity in education, she may have opportunity for the reappointment to a tenure researcher, after the expiration of one’s term of office.
Probationary period:Probationary period present
Probationary period description:Trial period 6 month

* Established Researcher (R3)
Annual salary:6 million yen - 8 million yen
Wages description:Annual salary system is applied.
Annual salary amount depends on background and other factors.
Working hours:08:30-17:00
Break time:12:00-12:45
Holidays :Saturday,Sunday，National Holiday,From December 29th to January 3rd of the following year
Overtime and other explanations:Discretionary labor system for specialized work applies（Assumed to have worked 7 hours and 45 minutes per day.）
Employment type:Regular employee
Contract period:Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description:Term of office: In principle, 5-year term of contract (For current employee in Kanazawa university, The period of employment at Kanazawa University cannot exceed total 10 years.)
RPeer review process for reappointment
Outline for the standard in making decision on the approval of academic tenure:
1.Scientific achievement in the concerned field is outstanding in both domestic and international research communities.
2. Appropriately planned research is sufficiently achieved.
3. She obtains sufficient competitive research funding and performs high research activities.
4. Educational achievement for students (research guidance and lecture , etc) is outstanding.
※Based on the result of intramural examination on academic achievement in research and activity in education, she may have opportunity for the reappointment to a tenure researcher, after the expiration of one’s term of office.
Probationary period:Probationary period present
Probationary period description:Trial period 6 month

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[Insurance]

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[Supplementary explanation of compensation]
Salaries, etc., are based on Kanazawa University staff salary regulations. Please see the URL(in Japanese) below.
https://www.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/university/administration/regulation/rules

Additional comments

*Kanazawa University is working to improve faculty members' teaching skills in English and strengthen English education on the premise of increasing the number of subjects offered in English.
*Kanazawa University promotes the development of diversity in the research and education environment.
https://ipdi.w3.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/
*As a full-time faculty member in the Graduate School of Frontier Science Initiative Division of Transdisciplinary Sciences (with Assistant Professors teaching only in the Master's program),you may be involved in education, so please be aware of this.
*The expected annual financial research support is about ¥500,000 during the first five years.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Kanazawa University

Country

Japan

City

Ishikawa

Contact

City

Ishikawa

STATUS: EXPIRED

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