Professor or Associate Professor, Modern Japanese Ethical Thought, Applied Ethics (Ethics in the Education of Children with Intellectual Disabilities, AI Ethics, Media Ethics, etc.)

Background of the recruitment and description of the project

The Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University, invites applications for a professor or associate professor in the field of Modern Japanese Ethical Thought, Applied Ethics (Ethics in the Education of Children with Intellectual Disabilities, AI Ethics, Media Ethics, etc.).

https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/employment/kyoinkobo/ningen

Work content and job description

Field of specialization

Modern Japanese Ethical Thought, Applied Ethics (Ethics in the Education of Children with Intellectual Disabilities, AI Ethics, Media Ethics, etc.)

Teaching responsibilities

1. Undergraduate level (general education courses): Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students, Peace from the Perspective of Modern Japanese Ethical Thought, etc.
2. Undergraduate level (discipline specific courses): Introduction to Philosophy and Thought, Lecture on Japanese Ethical Thought, Special Seminar on History of Ethical Thought, Graduation Thesis etc.
3. Graduate level (master’s programs): Research Method and Ethics for Humanities and Social Sciences, Introductory Seminar on Applied Ethical Thought, Study of the History of Ethical Thought, Special Research, etc.
4. Graduate level (doctoral programs): Special Research, etc.

Note: The subjects you are responsible for may be changed or added.

Assigned department

Existing departments

Academy of Hiroshima University (Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences)

Precautions: The Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University, will be renamed the “Graduate School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences” on April 1, 2027.

Job type

• Professor level
• Associate Professor

Research field

• Humanities & Social Sciences - Philosophy and ethics
• Humanities & Social Sciences - History of thought
• Humanities & Social Sciences - Education

Wages

Professor level

Annual Salary: 7 million yen ~

• Salary will vary as it will be determined based on education, teaching and work experience.
• The annual salary system (II) which was enforced in October 2021 will be applied to the successful candidates.
• Successful candidates may be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred for the trip from their home or former place of work to the new place of work to assume their post in accordance with the relevant regulations of Hiroshima University. For more information, please contact us.
• Hiroshima University has introduced a system whereby researchers' personnel expenses are paid out of direct expenses such as competitive research grants and joint research grants, and the obtained research financial resources can be used to improve the treatment of researchers themselves (additional Salary) and to improve the research environment.

Associate Professor

Annual Salary: 6 million yen ~

• Salary will vary as it will be determined based on education, teaching and work experience.
• The annual salary system (II) which was enforced in October 2021 will be applied to the successful candidates.
• Successful candidates may be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred for the trip from their home or former place of work to the new place of work to assume their post in accordance with the relevant regulations of Hiroshima University. For more information, please contact us.
• Hiroshima University has introduced a system whereby researchers' personnel expenses are paid out of direct expenses such as competitive research grants and joint research grants, and the obtained research financial resources can be used to improve the treatment of researchers themselves (additional Salary) and to improve the research environment.

Working hours

Professor level

• Working hours: 08:30-17:00
• Break time: 12:00-12:45
• Holidays are Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays in principle.
• If you are agreeable to the application of the Discretionary Labor System for Professional Work, you are deemed to work for 7 hours and 45 minutes a day.

Associate Professor

• Working hours: 08:30-17:00
• Break time: 12:00-12:45
• Holidays are Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays in principle.
• If you are agreeable to the application of the Discretionary Labor System for Professional Work, you are deemed to work for 7 hours and 45 minutes a day.

Application requirements

Qualifications

Education and Degree Requirements

Ph.D. / Doctor

Description

Qualifications

Applicants must satisfy all of the following requirements:

1. Hold a doctorate or an equivalent degree by the time the appointment begins.
2. Hold more than one book (monograph) published and/or more than published twenty academic papers (including more than seven refereed papers) [in the case of Professor].
   • Hold more than one book (monograph) published and/or more than published ten academic papers (including more than three refereed papers) [in the case of Associate Professor].

In addition to each position requirement described above, the applicant must fulfill the Hiroshima University minimum standard, depending on the relevant field.

3. Be able to teach and supervise research in the Doctoral program.
4. Be able to teach classes and supervise students and carry out administrative duties in Japanese.

Employment Type

Professor level

Regular employee

Associate Professor

Regular employee

Contract period

Professor level

Tenured - Non-tenure track

Probationary period present

Probationary employment period: six (6) months

Associate Professor

Nontenured - Tenure-track

Tenure-track position(s) Period of employment

• 7 years (in case that tenure-track Associate Professor gets promoted to tenured Associate Professor)

1. Tenure-track faculty members will undergo a tenure review at least six (6) months or more in advance of the expiration date of appointment, and those who have successfully passed the review process will be granted tenure along with promotion either to associate professor.
2. Granting a candidate for tenure is subject to two reviewing process: an intermediate and final review. If a candidate is not granted tenure in final review, he/she will be dismissed from the university upon completion of the term of appointment.
3. If a candidate has taken a leave because of some life events such as delivering a baby, child-raising and caregiving, he/she may extend the term of appointment up to certain period according to the length of such leave.

Probationary period present

Probationary employment period: six (6) months

Work location

739-8522 Hiroshima 1-2-3 Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshima

Compensation

Various systems

• Pay increase system: available
• Bonus: available
• 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

Hiroshima University has been entirely smoke-free from January 2020.

Supplementary explanation of compensation

• We conduct individual performance evaluations for all Hiroshima University faculty members after their employment, numerically rate their performance, and salary and benefits are commensurate with performance indicators.
• All the faculty members of Hiroshima University belong to the "Academy", which is the single university-wide faculty organization, and each faculty as a member of the Academy of the University is appointed to educational and/or research organizations such as an individual undergraduate school, graduate school, research center and institute.
• Faculty members may also be assigned to teaching and/or research activities in other organizations of Hiroshima University and university-wide projects.
• For each specialized field of faculty, Hiroshima University has defined Minimum standards for hiring new faculty (“the minimum standards”). We use the minimum standards for the initial screening process of the applicants, and only those who have cleared the minimum standards will qualify as the candidates for the post concerned. The minimum standards used for this international job offer can be viewed on our university's website.
• HU provides other employment information (research job, desk job and etc.). If your spouse wishes to work for HU, please refer to our university's website.

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Depending on the result of the performance reviews of the applicant at the time of employment, he/she may be decided on any of the following titles: Professor with tenure; Associate Professor with tenure; Associate Professor on Tenure Track System.

Hiring date: 2027/04/01

Starting date: 2027/04/01

Application period

2026/09/01~2026/10/30 Deadline for receipt

All application materials must reach us by 5:00 pm on Friday, October 30, 2026 (Japan Standard Time).

Application method

Application documents (specified forms)

Attached documents

Application Form: Mailing

Achievements and Activities: Mailing

Other Mailing Documents

Application materials required

1. Resume (use the specified forms as shown on the website / Please remember to attach your photo on the CV).
   If you have a history of being employed by Hiroshima University (as a TA, RA, researcher, etc.) in the past five years, be sure to state all positions you have held.
2. List of publications and oral presentations. (Number each publication/presentation, and underline the numbers of refereed articles. Affix an asterisk (*) to the numbers of your five major publications or presentations.)
3. Five major publications or presentations. (Reprints, photocopies, or books.)
4. Major educational activities and teaching experience.
5. Major social contributions.
6. Major activities in university/institutional management and administration.
7. List of acquired external funding over the last ten years.
8. Statement of intent. (Please describe your interests in teaching and research as well as your mid- to long-term research plan in approximately 2,000–3,000 words, should you take this position.)
9. Your Researcher ID or ORCID information (in any format).

N.B. The ID above or ORCID information can be confirmed from Clarivate Analytics or ORCID website.

Applicants are requested to submit all documents in Word or PDF files on a CD-ROM or a USB memory stick, in addition to the hardcopies outlined above.

Return of application documents

All application documents will be returned by mail.

Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

739-8522 Hiroshima 1-2-3 Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshima

Professor Osamu Imahayashi, Head of Humanities Program, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University

Precautions: Print in red “Application documents for faculty open position in the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Humanities program, Modern Japanese Ethical Thought, Applied Ethics” on the envelope containing the application documents and send it by registered mail.

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Recruiting Institution's Web application system: Not available

URL of this job posting

https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/employment/kyoinkobo/ningen

Selection / Notification of result

Selection

Selection procedure

1. Selection will be made based on all application documents submitted.
2. Interviews will be conducted as needed. As a general rule, we will conduct simulated lessons in English. In such cases, please note that travel expenses will be the responsibility of the applicant. Applicants who pass the initial document review will be informed of interview date, time and format.
3. Hiroshima University promotes a gender-equal society in accordance with the legislative intent of the Basic Law for a Gender-Equal Society.

Notification of result

sending by mail

Contact details

Hiroshima University

Hiroshima University Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Humanities Program

Takayasu Suenaga

0824246626

moyong(at)hiroshima-u.ac.jp

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