| Position | Non-tenure Track Assistant Professor or Research Associate |
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| Research field and Recruitment details | With the launch of a new research project, "the comprehensive study of inequality," from April 2021, the Institute of Economic Research (IER) of Hitotsubashi University has job openings for a few non-tenure track positions in the fields related to Applied Microeconomics defined broadly to include Development Economics, Economic History, Comparative Institutional Analysis, Economics of Education, Health Economics, Political Economy and other areas. We will consider applicants in fields other than (but closely related to) economics if the applicants have outstanding publications in the research on inequality. |
| Number of positions | A few people |
| Job details |
1) Conducting individual research in the area of specialization, and taking part in the research project, "the comprehensive study of inequality".
2) If hired for a assistant professor position, teaching graduate level courses and sharing administrative responsibility as a constituent member of the IER faculty meeting.
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| Qualifications |
1) Having Ph.D. or an equivalent degree, or expect to receive a degree with high certainty. The doctorate diploma should be submitted upon request after the hiring decision is made.
2) The English language ability for academic research and teaching is required. The Japanese language ability is desirable but not required.
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| Starting date |
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| Employment status |
Full-time (Non-tenure Track)
Three years contract term (renewable for maximum two years).
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| Application documents |
(1) Curriculum vita (CV)
(2) List of research papers (explicitly indicate papers published in refereed academic journals)
(3) Up to three research papers (if any paper is forthcoming or in the status of revise-and-resubmit in an academic journal, also provide a proof for such status such as an editor's letter).
(4) Research plan (describe a future research plan based on the past and ongoing research activities within 1,000 English words or 2,000 Japanese letters)
(5) More than two reference's name, affiliation and contact.
The recommendation should be sent directly to the following address by e-mail with the subject line of "Recommendation Letter for [Applicant's name]." Ph.D. candidate should ask his or her reference to describe an expected date of receiving a degree.
［Submission methods]
Zip all of the above (1)-(5) documents in PDF format, and send the zip file to the following address by e-mail with a subject line of "Application for IER job opening". In principle, documents will not be returned.
E-mail:cwe-rec2020@ier.hit-u.ac.jp |
| Deadline for application |
For starting date of September 30, 2021, applications should be received by December 23, 2020
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| Selection process |
1st stage: Screening of application documents
2nd stage: Job seminar and interviews (at IER or online)
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| Compensation |
Salary will be determined according to the Personnel Regulations of Hitotsubashi University.
Social insurance: employee pension, health insurance, employment insurance, and worker’s accident compensation insurance will be provided.
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| Contact details |
Search Committee (Division of Comparative and World Economics)
Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
2-1, Naka Kunitachi, Tokyo 186-8603, JAPAN
E-mail:cwe-rec2020@ier.hit-u.ac.jp
All inquiries should be made by e-mail with a subject line of "Inquiries about IER job opening."
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| Additional information |
Hitotsubashi University values a diverse workplace and promotes equal opportunities for women and foreign nationals.
If a successful candidate does not receive a Ph.D. or an equivalent degree by a starting date, the candidate will be hired as Research Associate.
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