Graduate School of Science and Engineering of Saitama University (Research and Development Bureau)
Tenure Track Faculty Position Open Call: Guide for Applicants

Saitama University has a tenure track system in place to provide faculty members with an incentive for acquiring
tenure. This system increases their motivation to actively engage in education and research while also enhancing
their capabilities and talents, thereby advancing and stimulating education and research activities at the university.
Under the tenure track system, the Graduate School of Science and Engineering of Saitama University will recruitan assistant professor or associate professor through an international open call as follows:
Description

DutiesAffiliatedorganization
Graduate
Departments
Specialty areas

Teaching Duties

Duties immediately upon employment:
Teaching, scientific research, and part of university management tasks
Scope for change of duties: None
Research and Development Bureau* The tenure track assistant professor or associate professor may refer to the Graduate
School of Science and Engineering as the organization they are affiliated with whenpublishing research activities and results.
Fundamental Physics and Chemistry Unit (Physics Program)Experimental physics: Research on radiation, atomic, nuclear, and accelerator physics
and their related fields
Lectures and exercises in physics (including supervising students at the Department ofPhysics of the Faculty of Science, as well as at the Physics Program of the Division ofMaterial Science in the master’s degree course and the Material Science course in thedoctoral degree course of the Graduate School of Science and Engineering.)

Person to be
recruited

One tenure track assistant professor or associate professor

Applicantrequirements(1) Doctoral degree in physics,(2) Excellent achievements in the above specialty areas,(3) Good teaching experience,(4) Strongly motivated, good communication and organizational skills,(5) Good language skills (Japanese and/or English). Japanese language skills at the startof employment would be an asset,(6) This position is open to all nationalities and genders. Saitama University is committed
to gender equality.

Tenure trackterm
Trial period
Working hours
Place of work
Days off
SalaryFive years (From April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2030)
Three months after recruitment
Full-time, in accordance with the Rules Concerning Working Hours, Leave, Etc., forSaitama University Personnel
Place of work immediately upon employment:
Saitama University (Shimo-Okubo 255, Sakura, Saitama City)
Scope for change of place of work: NoneWeekends, national holidays and the Japanese New Year holiday period (from December
28 to January 3)
Annual salary system (salary is based on Saitama University's salary rules)Various Allowances

Insurance provided
Employer
Anti-passive
smoking measures
Application period

Application
documents

Commuting allowance* Full payment corresponding to actual expenses (within a set upper limit; no allowance
provided in the case of commutes shorter than 2 km)* If employment does not begin on the first day of the month, that month’s commuting
allowance will not be paid until the following month.
- Biannual bonus and diligence bonus- Other allowances for housing, dependents, etc.
(paid as appropriate to qualifying persons)
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mutual AidAssociation, unemployment insurance and industrial accident compensation insurance
President of National University Corporation Saitama University
Smoking is prohibited at the site of the university, except for designated outdoor
smoking areas.
Until September 30, 2024
(1) Cover letter and curriculum vitae (including photo)(2) Confirmation Letter regarding the Applicability of the Specific Categories forCompliance with Article 25 (1) and (2) of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade
Act(3) List of achievements (refereed research papers, books, awards, competitive funding,teaching experience, etc.)* For the forms for (1), (2) and (3), please see the following:https://www.saitama-u.ac.jp/guide/recruit/(4) Maximum of five research papers in PDF format(5) Summary of research activities, research plans, personal statement of philosophy ofeducation and research (up to two pages each)(6) Two references with contact information (title, name, affiliation, address, phone
number and e-mail address).
# One reference shall be a collaborator (including the applicant’s supervisor), while
the other shall be a person who is not currently a collaborator.
* Please create the above items (1) through (6) as PDF files and compile them into asingle ZIP archive. Submit the ZIP archive via the “JREC-IN Portal web application.”

Deadline fordocument
submission

Selection process

Tenure review

September 30, 2024
The selection committee includes outside experts as members from the viewpoint oftransparency and fairness. The committee conducts the screening of application
documents (the first stage of the selection process) and interviews (the second stage ofthe selection process). The selection process includes peer reviews and focuses onapplicants’ achievements, regardless of their nationality. Applicants’ Japanese language
skills will not be evaluated during the selection process, but will be assessed later in thetenure review. Applicants who pass the screening of application documents (the first stageof the selection process) will be interviewed (the second stage of the selection process).
Traveling expenses that may be incurred for the interview will not be paid. The holdingof interviews online may be considered after mutual consultation.
The tenure review will be conducted based on the applicant’s achievements in research,teaching and other duties. The specific criteria for the review process will be explained
during the recruitment interview.

Researchenvironment

The tenure track assistant professor or associate professor will go through an interim
review in their third year after joining the university and a tenure review in their fifthyear, and their position will become a permanent one upon the expiration of the term of
the tenure track if tenure is granted. The tenured post to be provided will be assistantprofessor or associate professor.
The tenure track assistant professor or associate professor who is employed will beprovided with initial funds of up to 5 million yen for the first year, up to 3 million yen forthe second year and up to 2 million yen for each of the third to fifth years. He or she will
also be guaranteed research time with an effort percentage of 60% during the term of thetenure track.

Contact for inquiries
Prof. Takayuki Yamaguchi
Fundamental Physics and Chemistry Unit, Division of Material Science,
Graduate School of Science and Engineering
Saitama University
Shimo-Okubo 255, Sakura, Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture 338-8570
Tel: 048-858-9123 E-mail: yamaguti@mail.saitama-u.ac.jp