Hiroshima University Minimum Standards for Hiring Faculty Members(Chemistry/Chemical Engineering)Different standards are set for each of “Chemistry/Chemical Engineering” and “Highly SpecializedTechnicians”*"Highly Specialized Technicians” means professors with high level of expertise
hired from private corporations and so on.

For the indices of research achievements, mainly the “G-index” and the “number of SCI papers (F/C)”
shall be used.

Web of Science shall be used for the calculation of a G-index score.

* The number of SCI papers (F/C): the number of academic papers presented for which the subject scholar
is the corresponding author (C) or first author (F). However, presented academic papers to which thesubject scholar is recognized as an author having made contributions equivalent to those of the F/C shallalso be counted in.
[Chemistry/Chemical Engineering](1) Minimum standard for new hiring
Index

Professor

Assoc. Professor

Lecturer

Asst. Professor

Degree (at the time ofScholar with a

Scholar with a

Scholar with a

Scholar with aposition assumption)

doctoral degree

doctoral degree

doctoral degree

doctoral degree

G-indexG ≧ 20G ≧ 10G≧3No. of SCI Papers (F/C)

25 or more

15 or more

5 or more

No. of Acquired

5 or more

2 or more

1 or more

External Funds(However, this(However, this(However, thisnumber must

number must

number must

include at least 3

include at least 2

include at leastcases of Grants-

cases of Grants-

one case of ain-Aid forin-Aid for

Grant-in-Aid for

Scientific

Scientific

Scientific

ResearchResearchResearch(KAKENHI)(KAKENHI)(KAKENHI) or a

and/orand/orcompetitive fundcompetitivecompetitivefrom a publicfunds fromfunds fromagency which

public agencies

public agencies

the scholar

which thewhich theacquired as thescholar acquired

scholar acquired

principal

as the principal

as the principal

investigator)

1 or moreinvestigator)

investigator)(2) Minimum standard for granting tenure○ All achievements, including those before the tenure-track period (as of the tenure review)
Assoc.
Index

Professor

Professor(from Assoc.

(from Assoc.

Professor)

Professor /Lecturer)

Assoc.
Professor(from Asst.
Professor)

Lecturer

Lecturer(from(from Asst.

Lecturer)

Professor)

Period7 years

7 years

5 years

7 years

5 years

G-indexG ≧ 25G ≧ 15G≧4G≧6G≧330 or more

20 or more

10 or more

10 or more

4 or more

No. of Acquired

6 or more

3 or more

2 or more

2 or more

1 or more

External Funds(However,(However,(However,(However,(However,this number

this number

this number

this number

this number

must include

must include

must include

must include

must include

at least 4

at least 2

at least one

at least 2

at least one

cases ofcases ofcase of acases ofcase of a

Grants-in-Aid

Grants-in-Aid

Grant-in-Aid

Grants-in-Aid

Grant-in-Aid

for Scientificfor Scientificfor Scientificfor Scientificfor Scientific

ResearchResearchResearchResearch

Research(KAKENHI)(KAKENHI)(KAKENHI)(KAKENHI)(KAKENHI)

and/orand/oror a

and/oror acompetitivecompetitivecompetitivecompetitivecompetitive

funds fromfunds fromfund from afunds fromfund from apublicpublicpublic agency

publicpublic agency

agencies

agencies

which theagencies

which thewhich thewhich thescholar

which thescholarscholarscholaracquired as

scholaracquired asacquired asacquired as

the principal

acquired as

the principal

the principal

the principal

investigator)

the principal

investigator,

investigator)

investigator)

investigator)or the total

No. of SCI
Papers (F/C)

acquiredcompetitivefund(principalinvestigator)
is at least 2million yen)
Experience inYes

Advising
DoctoralStudents○ All achievements during the tenure-track period (as of the tenure review)Not set[Highly Specialized Technicians](1) Minimum standard for new hiring
Index

Professor

Assoc. Professor

Degree (at the time of position

Scholar with a doctoral

Scholar with a doctoral

assumption)

degreedegreeNo. of Patent Applications

40 or more

20 or more

No. of Patent Right Acquisitions10 or more

5 or more

No. of SCI Papers (F/C)

10 or more

5 or more(2) Minimum standard for granting tenure○ All achievements, including those before the tenure-track period (as of the tenure review)Not set○ All achievements during the tenure-track period (as of the tenure review)
Professor (from Assoc.

Assoc. Professor (fromProfessor)

Assoc. Professor)

Period7 years

7 years

No. of SCI Papers (F/C)

10 or more

4 or more

No. of Acquired External Funds

3 or more

1 or moreIndex(However, this number(However, this numbermust include at least 2

must include at least one

cases of Grants-in-Aid forcase of a Grant-in-Aid for

Scientific Research

Scientific Research(KAKENHI) and/or(KAKENHI) or acompetitive funds fromcompetitive fund from apublic agencies which the

public agency which thescholar acquired as thescholar acquired as theprincipal investigator)

principal investigator)