Open Positions
Full-time Specially Appointed Assistant Professor /Specially Appointed Research Associate
Brain Research Center (HIAS-BRC),
Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study, Hitotsubashi University

Place ofwork

Brain Research Center (HIAS-BRC), Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study
Hitotsubashi University Kunitachi Campus
2-1 Naka, Kunitachi, Tokyo 186-8601, Japan(About a 10-minute walk from the South Exit of JR Kunitachi Station)[Directions to Kunitachi Campus]
https://www.hit-u.ac.jp/eng/about/direction/kunitachi.html[Kunitachi Campus Map]
https://www.hit-u.ac.jp/eng/about/direction/campusmap/kunitachi.html(Scope of Change) Location to be determined by the university

Job title

Specially Appointed Assistant Professor or Specially Appointed Research Associate(full-time)

Numbers ofpositions
Salary2 positions
Monthly amount: approximately \422,000 to \709,000 (determined by job title and age)
(Annual amount: approximately \5,064,000 to \8,508,000)

Allowances

The commuting allowance is paid according to the university's regulations.
(Maximum \55,000 per month)

Employment
periodFrom January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2027
* The start date is negotiable.
* The employment period may be renewed for up to five years from the start date.
* Renewal of the employment period shall be determined by the volume of work, the stateof the employment budget, the work record, etc.

Jobdescription

1. Plan and execute research that can contribute to social sciences using the 3TMRI.
2. Be in charge of the management of HIAS-BRC (the management and experimental
support of the MRI) (effort rate is about one day per week).
3. Contribute to research activities of the Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study, theGraduate School of Social Data Science by actively participating in seminars, researchcollaborations, etc.
(Scope of change) All operations related to the management of the university

Requiredskills,experience,andqualifications

1. Applicants should have or be expected to obtain a Ph.D. (or equivalent). The Ph.D.
candidate should have obtained a Ph.D. by the start date of employment. If we cannot
confirm your Ph.D. by the start date of employment, the maximum period of employment,even if renewed, will be one year from the start date of employment.
2. We welcome candidates with experience in the MRI management and support.

Workdaysand hours

The discretionary labor system is applied. The deemed working hours are 7 hours and 45
minutes per day and 38 hours and 45 minutes per week.
The discretionary labor system is a free-time system that considers the amount of work
done to be specified by the agreement between workers and employers, regardless of theactual working hours. For more details, please refer to Article 38-3 in Labor Standards Act.
https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/3567
Working days are five days a week, Monday through Friday.

Days off

Saturdays and Sundays, national holidays, new year holidays (Dec. 29-Jan.3), and otherdays designated by the president of the University

Leave

Annual paid leave (will be given after 6 months of employment)
Other paid leave (sick/injured child care leave, family care leave, parental leave before andafter childbirth, condolence leave, etc.)
Unpaid leave (sick leave, etc.)

Socialinsurance

Enroll in employment insurance, industrial accident compensation insurance, healthinsurance, and employees' pension insurance.

Selection

Candidates will be selected based on their application documents and an online interview
in English or Japanese.
Only those who pass the document screening will be invited for an interview.

How toApply

Please upload all application documents as PDF files via the URL below, including your nameand the document type in the file name.
Please follow the instructions on the website by accessing the URL below.
https://hrs.ad.hit-u.ac.jp/v33/entries/add/755

Application
documents

1. Cover Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Application Form
https://www.hit-u.ac.jp/jinji-saiyo/Application_Form_HIAS_BRC.docx
4. Ph.D. diploma (For a Ph.D. candidate, academic transcript and note on dissertation
progress in the reference letter)
5. Reprints of three major papers
6. Names and contact information of three references, ideally your supervisor or anequivalent person.
The committee will ask for a reference letter from your references.
For Ph.D. candidates, please make sure to ask your referees to describe the progress ofyour dissertation.
* How to submit reference letters
Please provide us with the contact information of your references (name, affiliation, emailaddress) through the online application system.
The committee will send a URL for uploading the reference letter directly to the references.
The committee will not accept any references directly from the applicant.
In addition to the above documents, Ph.D. candidates will be asked to prepare and submit
a document regarding the expected completion of the doctoral degree after the final offer.
The document should be written by your supervisor or an equivalent.

Application
deadline

11:59 p.m. Monday, September 2, 2024 (JST)

Notificationof document
screening
results

Document screening results will be announced via email by Tuesday, September 24, 2024.
Short-listed candidates will also be notified of the interview schedule.

Date ofinterview
Policy ofreturning thedocuments

The end of September or the beginning of October, 2024
Interviews will be scheduled from 8:30 to 17:00 (JST).
Application documents will not be returned. After an application has been processed, allsubmitted documents will be disposed of immediately in an appropriate manner.

Contact

HIAS Office
Research Services Office, Department of Research Affairs, Hitotsubashi University
Email address: hias-info@ad.hit-u.ac.jp
Should you have any questions, please contact us by email, with “Inquiry regarding HIASBRC open position” in your email subject line.

Note- All personal information submitted to the University as part of the job application process
shall be used only for the selection process and if selected, employment management (i.e.,HR, salary, welfare, health care, labor, and hygiene or management of the on-campus
system and facilities usage, and statistical reports). The University shall not provide ordisclose personal information to any third party for any purpose other than the above.
However, please note there may be cases that the University outsources the managementof the above data to a third party with which the University will sign a non-disclosureagreement.
- Hitotsubashi University is an equal opportunity employer in the spirit of the Basic Act for
Gender-Equal Society.
- Please note that smoking is prohibited on campus except in designated areas.