Professor position for the Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University

https://kodomokokoro.w3.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/doc/koubo/r80930_en.pdf

1. Position

Professor (Full-time) of Division of Basic Science and Translational Research, Research Center
for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University

2. Qualifications

Applicants must hold a doctoral degree, have a distinguished record of achievement in basic
research on the healthy development of the mind and brain, and demonstrate the ability to pursue
outstanding research in this field. We particularly welcome candidates who can advance basic
and translational research on the development of the mind and brain from perspectives such as
social behavior, parental behavior, sleep and biological rhythms, and neurodevelopmental
disorders, with a primary focus on animal models while also encompassing studies involving
human participants or human-derived biological samples.

3. Job description

(1) Research, education, and administrative duties in the Division of Basic Science and
Translational Research. Please refer to the URL below.
Research Center for Child Mental Development
Kanazawa University http://kodomokokoro.w3.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/

(2) Education (lectures, practical training, and research supervision) and administrative duties
in the master and doctoral courses of United Graduate School of Child Development. Please
refer to the URL below.
United Graduate School of Child Development (UGSCD)
The University of Osaka, Kanazawa University, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Chiba
University and University of Fukui
https://www.ugscd-osaka-u.ne.jp/

4. Research environment and support

After taking up the position, the successful candidate will be able to recruit and select one
specially appointed associate professor or specially appointed assistant professor through an
appropriate selection process.

5. Term of Appointment

Fixed-term (5 years). 【If you are currently working at our university and work continuously, the
total term of office, from the current term to the next term, cannot exceed 10 years.】
After appointment, a review will be conducted during the term of employment to determine
eligibility for reappointment, including possible conversion to a position without a fixed term.

Re-appointment evaluation will be based on:

(1) Research publications
(2) Records of teaching and training
(3) Grants, fellowships, and awards
(4) Activities in academic associations
(5) Additional activities such as status of research achievements, industry-academia
collaboration, and social contribution
(6) Other items that the review committee deems particularly necessary

6. Salary

Annual salary system of Kanazawa University is applied as described (in Japanese) in
http://www.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/university/administration/regulation/rules

7. Arrival time at the post

At the earliest possible date on or after February 1, 2027

8. Documents for application (documents must be written in Japanese or English)

(1) Curriculum vitae (Form 1) - 1 set
(2) Publication list (original papers, review articles, etc.) (Form 2) - 1 set
(3) Reprint(s) of main original 10 papers (PDF files) - 1 set
(4) Outline of past research and future project
(about 2,000 characters in Japanese or 1,000 words in English) - 1 set
(5) Names and contact information for two references

Documents will not be returned after the selection process. If submitting by postal mail, items (2)–(5) should be saved as electronic files on a USB memory device or similar.

9. Deadline for application

September 30, 2026 at 17:00 (JST, UTC＋9)

10. Where to submit documents (submitted by mail or email)

[Mailing address By postal mail]
c/o Director, Research Center for Child Mental Development
Kanazawa University
13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa City
Ishikawa 920-8640
JAPAN

Document should be confidential and sent by registered mail and write in red on the cover
sheet "Application for a professor position at Division of Basic Science and Translational
Research, Research Center for Child Mental Development."

[If sending by email]
Convert all required documents into PDF files and send them together in a single ZIP file
to the administrative address listed below with the subject " Application for a professor position
at Division of Basic Science and Translational Research, Research Center for Child Mental
Development."
If the email size exceeds 10MB, please submit it using a file transfer service. After
receiving the email, the administrative staff will contact you to confirm receipt. If you do
not receive a reply within two business days, please contact the administrative staff.

11. Contact Information

<For job description>
Michihiro Mieda, Ph.D.
c/o Director, Research Center for Child Mental Development
Kanazawa University
e-mail: mieda@med.kanazawa-u.ac.jp

<For administrative matters and Submission>
c/o Kyoko Fujii , Section Chief
Human Resources Section, General Affairs Division, Medical, Pharmaceutical and
Health Administration Department, Kanazawa University
TEL +81-76-265-2112, FAX +81-76-234-4202
e-mail: t-jinji@adm.kanazawa-u.ac.jp

12. Additional statements

(1) Kanazawa University is working to improve faculty members’ teaching skills in English
and strengthen English education on the premise of increasing the number of subjects
offered in English.

(2) We promote the development of diversity in the research and education environment and
welcome applications from female researchers in accordance with the purport of the Basic
Act for Gender Equal Society. Detailed information is given at the following URL:
https://ipdi.w3.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/

(3) During the selection process, we may ask the applicant to come to our university to give a
lecture (travel expenses are not provided) or may offer an online lecture.