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Employment Information for the Position at Iwate University Faculty of Science and Engineering

(Extension of the period)

1. Position and Number of Positions: 1 (one) assistant professor (tenure-track)

2. Affiliation:

Undergraduate Program：Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Science and

Engineering, Mechanical, Intelligent Systems and Aerospace Engineering Course

Master's Program：Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Division of Science and Engineering,

Graduate Course in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Doctoral Program：Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Division of Systems Innovation

Engineering, Field in Mechanical Engineering

3. Field of Specialization:

Mechanics of materials, production engineering, design engineering, and related fields

(Manufacturing and production engineering-related, Machine elements and tribology-related)

4. Subjects to Teach

Undergraduate: Experiments in mechanical science, Trainings in mechanical science I, Trainings

in mechanical science II, Graduation research

Graduate: Project management in mechanical and aerospace engineering, Special trainings

5. Qualifications

Applicants must:

(1) Have a doctoral degree (or be expected to receive a doctoral degree)

(2) Have the ability to teach and supervise undergraduate and graduate students and promote

advanced research work

(3) Have Japanese and English language proficiency at or above a level required for supervising

research work

(4) Have the ability to properly engage in organizational operations as a member of a university

6. Starting Date: After April 1, 2027 (Adjustable)

7. Term of Employment: 5 (five) years

Please note that an interim evaluation will be conducted by the day at which point three years

will have passed from the date of employment, and a tenure review will be conducted by six

months prior to the expiration date of the tenure-track faculty member's term. Tenure (assistant

professor, without tenure) will be granted if target values required for granting tenure have been

met during the term.

In the case of a particularly outstanding evaluation in the interim evaluation, the eligibility for

granting tenure may be discussed at that time.

Please read the regulations regarding the university’s tenure track system below:

[Regulations on the Iwate University Tenure Track System] (Japanese)

https://www.iwate-u.ac.jp/about/disclosure/files/regulations/60200040.pdf

8. Compensation

Salary and Benefits: Based on the salary regulations of Iwate University and subject to annual

salary system (Retirement allowance is paid at the time of retirement.)

Working Hours: Discretionary working system for professional work, 7 hours and 45 minutes of

de facto working per day

Insurance: Employment Insurance, Social Insurance, Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance,

Mutual Aid Association of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Days off: Saturday, Sunday, public holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, etc.

9. Application Documents

(1) A curriculum vitae. 1)Attach an ID photo, 2) Email address, 3) Phone number, 4) Educational

background, 5) Work history, 6) Academic affiliations, 7) Awards and punishments.

(2) Summary of educational experience in your expertise. 1) Lecture experience (Teaching assistant

for new graduates) and the evaluations, 2) Experience in supervising (assisting) students on

their graduation research, 3) Awards received by students. (one A4 page)

(3) List of research achievements. 1) Peer-reviewed academic papers, 2) Books, 3) International

conference papers (separate into abstract peer-reviewed, full paper peer-reviewed, and non-

peer-reviewed), 4) Review papers, 5) Research reports, 6) Oral presentations, and 7) Patents

(separate into granted and ungranted patents). If the applicant is the first author or

corresponding author, mark the name of the author of the paper with an asterisk (*).

(4) Three copies of your accepted scientific papers that represent your work (photocopies are

accepted)

(5) An outline of past research achievements (two A4 pages)

(6) Aspirations for education and research at Iwate University (two A4 pages)

(7) Name, affiliation, and contact information (Email address, Phone number) of one professional

reference who are willing to be contacted about the applicant.

(8) Any other documents for reference (External funds such as scientific research grants

(representative/shared), Academic activities, Social contributions, International contributions,

and Your future aspirations for these).

10. Application Period: From August 20, 2026 to no later than October 30, 2026

11. Selection Process

The selection process will be conducted in two stages.

Primary screening: documents screening

Secondary screening: interviews

Applicants will be notified of the results immediately after the screening (details for the

secondary screening will be provided to any applicants who passed the primary screening) by

email.

Iwate University is promoting diversity. As part of this effort, Iwate University is implementing

the following measures in relation to this open recruitment.

<**Efforts to Promote Employment of Young Faculty Members**>

• Up to 2,000,000 yen for start-up expenses (research expenses) will be provided.

Tenure-track faculty members (Lecturers and Assistant Professors) will receive a research grant

of 2,000,000 yen, the amount for 2 years starting from the date of hire.

• Priority will be given to women (when performance and qualification evaluations are deemed

equal)

• Up to 200,000 yen of retention fund (research expenses) will be provided.

Female Lecturers and Assistant Professors appointed to the university will receive 200,000 yen

the amount for 2 years starting from the date of hire.

• Any maternity, childcare, or family care leave taken before or after childbirth will be taken into

consideration during the selection process (regardless of gender, please specify the period of leave

in your resume).

• Career support for female researchers: https://diversity.iwate-u.ac.jp/support/womenreserchers/

• Various support for work-life balance support*: https://diversity.iwate-u.ac.jp/support/wlb/

Research supporters/assistants assignment system, dual residence allowance system, next

generation development support (support for balancing childbirth and childcare) and family

caregiver support, on-campus childcare space, etc.

• Available regardless of gender.

12. Sending Address and Contact Information

Course Director Makoto SASAKI

Mechanical, Intelligent Systems and Aerospace Engineering,

Faculty of Science and Engineering, Iwate University

4-3-5 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8551 JAPAN

E-mail: [email protected]

Please send the application documents as “Express Registered Mail” and write “Enclosed:

Documents for s-5” on the envelope in red. The application documents will not be returned.

13. Other

Personal information in the application documents will only be used for the purpose of

screening and hiring procedures and will not be used for any other purposes.