Job description
Background of the recruitment and description of the project
We will hire one Professor or Associate Professor who is in charge of Japanese civil law.
Work content and job description
[Job details (duties, subject responsible for, etc.)]
○ Affiliation:
- Research body: Faculty of Law (in the Institute of Human and Social Sciences)
- Educational body: Graduate School of Law (Law School)
○ Field of specialization: Japanese civil law
You will have to participate in (cooperative) research projects in the field of public law.
○ Subjects to Teach:
- General Education Division: lectures and seminars
- School of Law: Japanese civil law and other lectures and seminars
- Graduate School of Law(Law School): Japanese civil law, Seminar on Japanese civil law, and other lectures and seminars
Assigned department
Existing departments
Faculty of Law, Institute of Human and Social Sciences
Job type
- Professor level
- Associate Professor
Research field
- Humanities & Social Sciences - Civil law
Wages
Professor level
Annual Salary : 7 million yen ~ 9 million yen
Annual salary system will be applied.
Associate Professor
Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~ 8 million yen
Annual salary system will be applied.
Working hours
Professor level
- Working hours :08:30-17:00
- Break time :12:00-12:45
- Holidays : Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays
- Overtime and other explanations : Discretionary labors system is applied, and the employee is considered to have worked 7.75 hours a day.
Associate Professor
- Working hours :08:30-17:00
- Break time :12:00-12:45
- Holidays : Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays
- Overtime and other explanations : Discretionary labors system is applied, and the employee is considered to have worked 7.75 hours a day.
Application requirements
Qualifications
Education and Degree Requirements
Ph.D. / Doctor
A doctoral degree awarded by the time of the commencement of employment (or an equivalent qualification can be considered).
Description
[Details of required special expertise, qualification of the specific fields or degrees, etc.]
Qualifications:
All of the following requirements must be fulfilled:
- A doctoral degree awarded by the time of the commencement of employment (or an equivalent qualification can be considered).
- An applicant of any nationality can be considered. A command of Japanese sufficient to lecture, hold seminars and attend meetings is required.
- Residence in Kanazawa or surrounding cities after employment.
Employment Type
Professor level
Regular employee
Associate Professor
Regular employee
Contract period
Professor level
Tenured - Non-tenure track
Probationary period present
Trail period 6 months
Associate Professor
Tenured - Non-tenure track
Probationary period present
Trail period 6 months
Work location
920-1192
Ishikawa
Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa
Compensation
Various systems
- Pay increase system : available
- Bonus : unavailable
- Retirement allowances : available
- Transportation expenses : available
- Retirement age : available
Insurance
- Employees' Health Insurance : available
- Employees' Pension Insurance : available
- Worker's accident insurance : available
- Employment insurance : available
Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace
There are designated smoking areas.
Application Considerations
Number of hired
1 person(s)
Hiring date : 2027/03/01
Starting date : 2027/03/01
Job content supplemental explanation
[Available positions (Job title, number of positions, etc.)]
One Professor(tenured) or Associate Professor (tenured)
[Starting date]
Commencement of employment: March 1, 2027 (Or the earliest possible date thereafter)
Application period
2026/08/06~2026/10/15 Deadline for receipt
Application method
Application documents (specified forms)
Attached documents
Application Form :
Online Submission
Including e-mail address.
Please use the university format (attached documensts).
Achievements and Activities :
Online Submission
Research achievement, acquisition of competitive research funds, experience in contribution to society and educational performance.
Please use the university format (attached documensts).
Other online application forms
Up to three of the applicant’s major research related books/articles. Reference to the order of significance is required. Attach a Japanese summary of 400 letters to each offprint or copy.
Other Mailing Documents
As for the research book(s), you may send the original(s) by mail to the address.
Return of application documents
Others
Submitted documents will not be returned unless requested. Applicants who wish to have their documents returned must enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)
920-1192
Ishikawa
Kanazawa University, Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa
Law School
Professor and Dean Mika INABA
Precautions :
Please write “Application for Full-Time Faculty Position in Faculty of Law School” in red on the front of the envelope.
JREC-IN Portal web application
Accept
Online Submission
E-mail Application
Not available
Recruiting Institution's Web application system
Not available
Selection / Notification of result
Selection
The selection will be based on the submitted documents. After the initial screening, short-listed candidates will be called for an interview and be asked to give a teaching demonstration. Travel costs (including overseas travel) for the interview will not be covered.
The results of document-based selection will be notified by e-mail.
Notification of result
After the interview and be asked to give a teaching demonstration, we will inform you of the result by e-mail after various meetings at the university.
Contact details
Kanazawa University
Faculty of Law, Institute of Human and Social Sciences
Mika INABA
inaba(at)staff.kanazawa-u.ac.jp
- Please change (at) to @ and send it.
Notes
- Kanazawa University promotes the development of diversity in the research and education environment.
- The School of Human and Social Studies at Kanazawa University welcome applications from female researchers in accordance with the purport of the Basic Act for Gender Equal Society. When evaluations of research achievements and qualifications of applicants are equal, we give priority to female researchers.
- The School of Human and Social Studies at Kanazawa University has established a support system for female researchers so that they can receive consultation about issues related to their career pursuit.
- While this announcement is made in both Japanese and English, the original Japanese version shall be relied upon in instances of possible discrepancy or divergent interpretation with that of the English version.
