Faculty Recruitment for Iwate University (Assistant Professor, Female only)　Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Food Production and Environmental Management

[Compensation] Annual salary:7 million yen – 7 million yen
Working hours:08:30-17:15
Break time:12:00-13:00
Holidays :Saturday, Sunday, public holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, etc.
Overtime and other explanations:
Employment type:Regular employee
Contract period:Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description:Term of employment: 5 (five) years
A tenure review will be conducted by seven months prior to the expiration of the 5 year tenure-track term. Tenure (assistant professor, permanent) will be granted if the applicant is deemed to achieve the target values required for granting tenure.
An interim evaluation will be conducted by three years from the start of employment. In case that particularly outstanding achievement is observed in the interim evaluation, the eligibility for granting tenure may be discussed at that time.
Please refer to the regulations regarding the tenure track system in Iwate University at the web site below.
[Regulations on the Iwate University Tenure Track System] (in Japanese)
https://www.iwate-u.ac.jp/about/disclosure/files/regulations/60200040.p…
Probationary period:Probationary period absent

[Various systems] [Insurance] [Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace] [Supplementary explanation of compensation] Compensation:
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.

Iwate University is promoting diversity and is taking the following measures to increase and retain diverse researchers.

– Up to 2,000,000 yen for start-up expenses (researchexpenses) will be provided.
Tenure-track faculty members (Lecturers and Assistant Professors) will receive a research grant of 2,000,000 yen in a lump sum for 2 years from the date of hire.

– Up to 200,000 yen of retention fund (research expenses) will be provided.
Female Lecturers and Assistant Professors assigned to the university will receive 200,000 yen in a lump sum as research expenses for 2 years from the date of hire.
– Any maternity, childcare, or family care leave taken before or after childbirth will be taken into consideration during the selection process
(regardless of gender, please specify the period of leave in your resume).
– Various support for work-life balance: https://diversity.iwate-u.ac.jp/support/wlb/
Dual residence allowance system, next generation development support (support for balancing childbirth and childcare) and family caregiver support,
on-campus childcare center, on-campus childcare space, etc.
– Career support for female researchers:
https://diversity.iwate-u.ac.jp/support/womenreserchers/
Research supporters/assistants assignment system, buyout system dedicated for female researchers, overseas dispatch program for female researchers global career development, etc.
*Support will be provided as needed through the initiative project for realizing diversity in the research environment (female leader development type) subsidized by the MEXT funds:
https://iwatewomensleadership.iwate-u.ac.jp/