【Female applicants only】Recruitment of Professor, Associate Professor or Lecturer in Institute of GIGAKU, Safety Certification Group or Safety Standard and Design Group, Department of System Safety Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology

Job description

• Background of the recruitment and description of the project

  
  

  *Field of Specialty:* Safety standards and design, safety management, or safety certification. Specifically, we seek candidates specializing in fields related to the psychological aspects of safety, including but not limited to: analysis of unsafe behavior and human error, psychological safety, organizational management, safety culture, or safety ethics.

• Work content and job description

  
  

  Teaching graduate courses in the field of System Safety Engineering, including lectures, experiments and seminars, along with related duties; advancing research in the above specialized fields; and providing educational and research guidance to graduate students.
  
  (Scope of change) Duties as determined by the University.

• Assigned department

  
  

  Existing departments

  
  

  Institute of GIGAKU, Safety Certification Group or Safety Standard and Design Group, Department of System Safety Engineering

Job type

• Professor level
• Associate Professor
• Lecturer level

Research field

• Social Infrastructure - Safety engineering
• Social Infrastructure - Social systems engineering
• Informatics - Human interface and interaction
• Humanities & Social Sciences - Social psychology

Wages

• Professor level

  
  

  Annual Salary : 8 million yen ~

  
  

  Professor：approx. 8.2 million yen～

  
  

  *Wages will be determined based on education and work history.
  
  *Based on our University's salary regulations（New annual salary system applied）, including bonuses

• Associate Professor

  
  

  Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~

  
  

  Associate Professor：approx. 6.9 million yen～

  
  

  *Wages will be determined based on education and work history.
  
  *Based on our University's salary regulations（New annual salary system applied）, including bonuses

• Lecturer level

  
  

  Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~

  
  

  Lecturer ：approx. 6 million yen ~

  
  

  *Wages will be determined based on education and work history.
  
  *Based on our University's salary regulations（New annual salary system applied）, including bonuses

Working hours

• Professor level

  
  

  Working hours :08:30-17:15

  
  

  Break time :12:00-13:00

  
  

  Holidays : Weekends, National holidays, Year-end and New Year's holidays, October 1st (anniversary of the opening of the university)

  
  

  Overtime and other explanations : By agreeing to apply the discretionary work system for specialized work, the employee is considered to have worked 7 hours and 45 minutes per day on a given workday. If the discretionary work system for specialized work is not applied, the employee will work from 8:30 to 17:15 five days a week (break 12:00 to 13:00), and may be ordered to work overtime.

• Associate Professor

  
  

  Working hours :08:30-17:15

  
  

  Break time :12:00-13:00

  
  

  Holidays : Weekends, National holidays, Year-end and New Year's holidays, October 1st (anniversary of the opening of the university)

  
  

  Overtime and other explanations : By agreeing to apply the discretionary work system for specialized work, the employee is considered to have worked 7 hours and 45 minutes per day on a given workday. If the discretionary work system for specialized work is not applied, the employee will work from 8:30 to 17:15 five days a week (break 12:00 to 13:00), and may be ordered to work overtime.

• Lecturer level

  
  

  Working hours :08:30-17:15

  
  

  Break time :12:00-13:00

  
  

  Holidays : Weekends, National holidays, Year-end and New Year's holidays, October 1st (anniversary of the opening of the university)

  
  

  Overtime and other explanations : By agreeing to apply the discretionary work system for specialized work, the employee is considered to have worked 7 hours and 45 minutes per day on a given workday. If the discretionary work system for specialized work is not applied, the employee will work from 8:30 to 17:15 five days a week (break 12:00 to 13:00), and may be ordered to work overtime.

Application requirements

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  
  

  Ph.D. / Doctor

• Description

  
  

  [Female candidates only]

  
  

  Must hold a Ph.D. or an equivalent doctoral degree.
  
  Demonstrates a strong passion for education and research in Safety standards and design, safety management, or safety certification fields.
  
  Highly motivated to actively promote industry-academia collaboration, KOSEN (College of Technology) cooperation, international exchange, long-term internships (including dispatching and supervising students at domestic and international organizations), and the education and research guidance of international students.
  
  Willing to tackle interdisciplinary research that aims to create a social impact.

  
  

  ※In accordance with Article 8 of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act, this recruitment is limited to female applicants as a measure to actively improve the current situation where the proportion of female faculty members is significantly low.

Employment Type

• Professor level

  
  

  Regular employee

• Associate Professor

  
  

  Regular employee

• Lecturer level

  
  

  Regular employee

Contract period

• Professor level

  
  

  Tenured - Non-tenure track

  
  

  Probationary period present

  
  

  Trial period: 6 months

• Associate Professor

  
  

  Tenured - Non-tenure track

  
  

  Probationary period present

  
  

  Trial period: 6 months

• Lecturer level

  
  

  Tenured - Non-tenure track

  
  

  Probationary period present

  
  

  Trial period: 6 months

Work location

• 940-2188 Niigata 1603-1, Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Nagaoka University of Technology

  
  

  （Scope of Change） Work at a location determined by the University. （Includes telecommuting.）

Compensation

• Various systems

  
  

  Pay increase system : available

  
  

  Bonus : available FY2025 actual: 4.57 months

  
  

  Retirement allowances : available

  
  

  Transportation expenses : available　*Maximum amount: 150,000 yen/month
  
  Paid in accordance with the University's regulations.

  
  

  Retirement age : available　Retirement age: 65 years old

• Insurance

  
  

  Employees' Health Insurance : available　Joining the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mutual Aid Association.

  
  

  Employees' Pension Insurance : available　Joining the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mutual Aid Association.

  
  

  Worker's accident insurance : available

  
  

  Employment insurance : available

• Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

  
  

  No smoking on the premises (designated outdoor smoking areas provided)

• Supplementary explanation of compensation

  
  

  【Salary Regulations for Employees】
  
  https://education.joureikun.jp/nagaokaut/act/110000145.htm
  
  【Regulations for Staff Subject to the New Annual Salary System】
  
  https://education.joureikun.jp/nagaokaut/act/110000147.htm
  
  【Staff Employment Regulations】
  
  https://education.joureikun.jp/nagaokaut/act/110000140.htm

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Hiring date : 2027/01/01

Starting date : 2027/01/01

Application period

• 2026/06/23~2026/10/23 Deadline for receipt

  
  

  As soon as possible after January 1, 2027

Application method

• Attached documents

  
  

  Other online application forms
  
  [1] Curriculum vitae (including profile photo, activities of academic society, reward and punishment, e-mail address, etc.)
  
  (Please use the prescribed form.)(https://www.nagaokaut.ac.jp/outline/recruit/teaching-staff/index.html)
  
  [2] List of educational and research achievements: List the following categories. (If none apply, please indicate so).
  
  　(1) Peer-reviewed papers,
  
  　(2) International conference papers (indicate whether peer-reviewed),
  
  　(3) Keynote addresses and invited lectures,
  
  　(4) Patents (including the application number and registration number),
  
  　(5) Books, reviews, and commentaries,
  
  　(6) Achievement of acquisition of external funding (classified into representatives and others),
  
  　(7) Domestic and international education/research history,
  
  　(8) Academic society activities (including overseas), and
  
  　(9) Other notable achievements such as awards.
  
  [3] Reprints of major papers (about 5, photocopies acceptable),
  
  [4] Research plan and statement(about 2,000 characters on A4 paper)
  
  [5] Future education and research plan (about 2,000 characters on A4 paper)

  
  

  Please create each of the submitting documents (1) to (5) in PDF file, and compile them into one ZIP file. Please name the ZIP file as "Dept. of System Safety Engineering_YourName.ZIP", and attach it to the following e-mail address.
  
  Department Head, System Safety Engineering, Prof. Takanori MIYOSHI miyoshi@mech.nagaokaut.ac.jp
  
  Deputy Department Head, System Safety Engineering, Prof. Hirofumi YAMAGATA yamagata@vos.nagaokaut.ac.jp

  
  

  ※Please use the subject line "Dept. of System Safety Engineering_[Your Desired Position]_YourName".
  
  ※The zip file size should be less than 10MB.
  
  ※Personal information contained in application documents will be managed appropriately and will not be used for any purpose other than selection and hiring.

• Return of application documents

  
  

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

URL of this job posting

Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  
  

  First Selection: Document Screening
  
  Second Selection:Interview and Presentation

  
  

  *Applicants are responsible for their own travel and accommodation expenses for the selection process.

• Notification of result

  
  

  Notification by mail, or e-mail

Contact details

Nagaoka University of Technology

Institute of GIGAKU, Department of System Safety Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology

Department Head, Prof. Takanori MIYOSHI

0258479574

miyoshi(at)vos.nagaokaut.ac.jp

* Please change (at) to @ and send it.

Notes

To promote the hiring of young faculty members (under 40 years old at the time of appointment), female faculty members, and foreign faculty members, we provide various forms of support, including PI (Principal Investigator) development support and Japanese language training support. Additionally, we have established a Young Faculty Development Program (including a mentorship system) aimed at enhancing motivation for education and research and supporting their professional growth. (https://www.nagaokaut.ac.jp/outline/initiatives/under40-fd/index.html)

We actively promote gender equality and support work-life balance for major life events.

(https://gender.nagaokaut.ac.jp/support/system/)

We has launched a faculty and staff recruitment website. The site features interviews and discussions with current faculty and staff to introduce our university, as well as information on training programs, so please be sure to check it out.

(https://www.nagaokaut.ac.jp/j/recruit/index.html)