JOB VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Project Professor, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ)
The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) announces a vacancy for a Project
Professor position to serve as the head of the NAOJ Graduate Education Office for taking
charge of the graduate school education at NAOJ.
1. Job Title: Project Professor (based on annual salary system), one position
2. Division and Location: NAOJ Graduate Education Office, NAOJ, Mitaka, Tokyo 1818588, Japan
3. Area of Expertise: Astronomy, Physics, or Engineering.
4. Job Description:
NAOJ has been offering graduate education programs and is responsible for theeducation of the Department of Astronomical Science, The Graduate University for
Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI). In addition, as an inter-university research institute,
NAOJ is committed to providing graduate education for various universities, and has aroundone hundred faculty members who participate in such graduate education. NAOJ has also
been engaged in hosting various schools and workshops to recruit enthusiastic
undergraduate students and providing graduate students with qualified supervisors as well
as excellent research environments.
NAOJʼs Graduate Education Committee has been working together with the Graduate
Student Affairs Unit of the Administration Department to manage and oversee multiple
graduate education programs at the Department of Astronomical Science, School of PhysicalSciences, SOKENDAI, and partner graduate schools including those at the University ofTokyo and other universities through the Special Inter-Institutional Research Fellow
program.
NAOJ is planning to establish a dedicated Graduate Education Office to enhance such
graduate education programs. The Graduate Education Office will be involved in every
aspect of all graduate education programs, starting from the planning phase toimplementation and oversight.
NAOJ invites applications for a Project Professor position to serve as the head of theGraduate Education Office. The major responsibilities of this position are as follows:(1) manage the Graduate Education Office and oversee the graduate education
programs(2) develop and articulate policy and implementation plans on graduate education
programs in coordination with the top management of both SOKENDAI andNAOJ
(3) propose such plans and consult with the Graduate Education Committee on a wide
range of topics and issues related to the graduate education programs(4) lead the implementation of adopted plans
Apart from the above, the successful candidate will also be expected to conduct his or
her own research and/or development.
5. Terms of Appointment:
The successful candidate should be able to start as soon as reasonably possible after thejob offer has been accepted. The term of the contract is five years or up to the end of theJapanese academic year in which the faculty reaches NAOJ's mandatory retirement age of 65,
whichever is shorter.
Note:(1) If the successful candidate has been employed by the National Institutes of NaturalSciences (NINS, which is an executive institute that manages NAOJ) within six
months retroactively from the starting date, the term will be set so that the total
employment period after April 1, 2013 will be equal or less than ten years.
(2) If the results of annual performance reviews remain positive for five consecutiveyears, the contract may be extended for up to additional five years within theprescribed age limit for retirement.
(3) Probation period: six months.
6. Qualifications(1) Minimum Educational Requirement: Ph.D. or equivalent; and(2) Other Requirement:-To have experience as a lead or key member of graduate level education inastronomy or astrophysics.

-Fluent communication, reading and writing skills of Japanese language sufficient toensure the smooth operation of Graduate Education Office.

7. Required Application Materials: (*To be prepared in English. Any other language will
not be accepted)(1) A cover letter;(2) A curriculum vitae;(3) Publications list (Separate refereed and non-refereed papers.);(4) A summary of your past research activities including graduate-level education;

(5) Your commitment and plan to fulfill the duties (including your research plan asneeded);(6) Your address (e-mail and phone) for prompt contact and the email address of yourcurrent supervisor or line manager; and(7) Three or more reference letters. Reference letters should be written by faculty/staff
with tenured positions. Reference letters from multiple countries are preferred. Pleaseask your references to upload their letters directly using the URL indicated in 9.(1)before the application deadline. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that the letters
are submitted before the application deadline.
8. Application Deadline: 2022-03-25, 12:00 (noon) (Japan Standard Time)
9. Submission:(1) Applicants are required to apply via the NAOJ Nextcloud on the web. Please access theapplication form at the following URL:
https://forms.office.com/r/qy3bdHHLLW
After you submit the initial form, you will receive an email showing the URLs for (a)uploading your application documents, and (b) for your reference letters. Once you get
the URL for your application documents, please upload the files corresponding to thedocuments (1) through (6) stated in 7. These files must be in PDF format (max 50MB
each, 100MB in total, at most 10 files). Please ask your references to upload their letters
via the URL you receive for this purpose.
(2) If you have any question related to the job description, contact;
E-mail address: masao.saito_AT_nao.ac.jp (replace _AT_ with @)Masao Saito, Director of Research Coordination, NAOJ
Subject of e-mail: “Question on Project Professor in Graduate Education Office”(3) If you have any question related to the other items, contact;
E-mail address: apply-EDU-prof20220325_AT_nao.ac.jp (replace _AT_ with @)Subject of e-mail: “Question on Project Professor in Graduate Education Office”
10. Notes for application:(1) Work Type and Work Hours:
The Discretionary Labor System for Professional Work shall be applied.
(Standard work hours: 38.75 hrs/week, from 8:30 to 17:15 with an hour intermission)(2) Holidays:
Saturdays and Sundays, National Holidays, New Year holidays (December 29th January 3rd),

Annual paid leave (20days: to be prorated for the first year), Summer holidays (3 days)(3) Social Insurances:
MEXT Mutual Aid Association (health insurance), Employees' Pension Insurance,
Employment Insurance, Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance(4) Remuneration:
Salary: The amount of an annual salary shall be determined based on the school careerand job experiences in accordance with the NINS regulations. The payment will bemade monthly in 12 equivalents.
Allowances: Commutation expenses (up to 55,000 JPY per month) will be provided.
Retirement allowances are not provided.
Salary Increase: Once a year in accordance with the performance evaluation
11. Remarks:-Candidates selected in the final shortlist may be interviewed by the selection committee
either via the internet or face-to-face. The expense for the interview will not be coveredby NAOJ.

-NINS Employee Regulations shall be applied to this position.

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Smoking is prohibited on the premises, excluding designated outdoor smoking areas.

-Policy for Equal Employment Opportunity: Abiding by the Equal Employment
Opportunity Act for Men and Women, NAOJ is committed to the realization of a society
with gender equality.
-If two candidates are deemed equal in their performance evaluation, NAOJ will takepositive action to employ women.

-If you have taken a leave(s) such as for maternity, child care, and/or family care,
please indicate it in your curriculum vitae. We will consider it when assessing yourperformance. For further information about NAOJ's efforts to achieve a genderequal society, see
https://www2.nao.ac.jp/~open-info/gender-equality/en/-Information submitted in your application documents will not be used for any purpose
other than the selection process and for contacting you with necessary notices inconnection with the selection. Once the selection process is complete, we will securely
dispose of all application documents and personal information, except for thosesubmitted by the successful candidate.

12. Name of recruiterInter-University Research Institute Corporation, National Institutes of Natural Sciences(NINS), National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ)