理工学部教員公募要領【英語版】（様式：教授、准教授用）
Employment Information for the Position at Iwate University Faculty of Science and Engineering
(Space engineering) (Extension of the application period)
Position and Number of Positions: 1 (one) associate professor
Affiliation: Faculty of Science and Engineering, Department of Science and Engineering,
Mechanical, Intelligent Systems and Aerospace Engineering Course (Undergraduate Program)
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Division of Science and Engineering,
Graduate Course in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Master's Program)
Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Division of Systems Innovation
Engineering, Field in Mechanical Engineering (Doctoral Program)
Field of Specialization: Space engineering
Subjects to Teach
[Associate professor]
Specialized subject:
Undergraduate – One from System control engineering, Robotics, or Aerospace systems
engineering, Aerospace structural engineering, Propulsion engineering, Space
environment engineering, English for science and technology II, and Graduation
research
Graduate (master's program) - Aerospace engineering, Advanced training, Advanced
graduation research
Graduate (doctoral program) - Special exercises in mechanical engineering I・II
General Education Subject: In order to establish a university-wide implementation system for
General Education Courses, etc., you will be required to be in charge of at least one of the
"General Education Courses" or "Specialized Basic Courses" based on your field of employment.
In addition, to meet the diversifying needs of learning and to promote diverse and advanced
media utilization, faculty members who are in charge of basic academic knowledge courses* in
General Education Courses are required to create on-demand content for remote classes and a
video syllabus (overview introduction).
knowledge that can be understood by lower-year students from faculty other than the applicant's.
On-demand content for remote classes consists of 1 credit (7 lessons of 100 minutes each) × 2
subjects (2 credits) or 2 credits (14 lessons of 100 minutes each) × 1 subject (2 credits) or more.
Applicants must:
(1) Have 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 teaching level
(4) Have the ability to properly engage in organizational operations as a member of a university
(5) Have the ability to be active in aerospace-related academic societies as well as to contribute to
the advancement of aerospace engineering
Starting Date: Between December 1, 2026 and April 1, 2027
Term of Employment:
None.
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.
(1) A Curriculum Vitae (attach an ID photo and include an email address and any affiliated
academic societies)
(2) An outline of teaching experience in the field of specialization (lectures taught and/or their
evaluation, experiences in instructing graduation research, etc. If you do not have any teaching
experience at university, you can include experiences such as working as teaching assistant
during student years or in-house training at a company.) (one A4 page)
(3) A list of research achievements (list by category such as peer-reviewed original scientific papers,
books, papers for international conferences, review/commentary papers, research reports, or
oral presentations). If the applicant is the first author or corresponding author, mark the name
of the author of the paper with an asterisk (*).
(4) No more than 5 copies of your actual scientific papers that represent your work (photocopies
are accepted)
(5) An outline of past research achievements (two A4 pages)
(6) A list of external grants received (list by category such as the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific
Research, joint research grants, donations for education and research, commissioned research,
etc. Include a principal investigator and co-investigators.)
(7) Aspirations for research and education at Iwate University (two A4 pages)
(8) Name, affiliation, and contact information of two professional references who are willing to be
contacted about the applicant
(9) Any other documents for reference (experiences in being an official or member of an academic
society/association or national/prefectural/municipal government, taking a position or being a
committee member at your current institution, study abroad, international conference
management, etc.)
Application Period: From Jury 24, 2026 to no later than September 30, 2026
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 the Recruitment of Female Faculty Members＞
deemed equal) *
Female Professors/Associate Professors assigned to the university will receive 500,000 yen per year
for 2 years as research expenses.
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.
Sending Address
Course chair Makoto SASAKI
Mechanical, Intelligent Systems and Aerospace Engineering Course,
Department of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering,
Iwate University
4-3-5 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8551 JAPAN
E-mail: [email protected]
(If you are applying by mail, please send the application documents as “Express Registered
Mail” and write “Enclosed: Application Documents for the position of associate professor or
assistant professor in space engineering" on the envelope in red. The application documents
will not be returned.)
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.
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