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Job Announcement: Researcher (Project Professor or Project Associate Professor in charge of NIHU DH projects), Center for Innovative Research, National Institutes for the Humanities

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20 Feb 2025

Job Information

Organisation/Company
National Institutes for the Humanities
Research Field
Religious sciences
Sociology
Political sciences
Psychological sciences
Demography
Educational sciences
Communication sciences
Criminology
Arts
Economics
Cultural studies
Anthropology
Ethics in social sciences
Juridical sciences
Ethics in physical sciences
Ethics in natural sciences
Literature
Geography
Management sciences
Language sciences
Philosophy
History
Ethics in health sciences
Researcher Profile
Leading Researcher (R4)
Established Researcher (R3)
Country
Japan
Application Deadline
Type of Contract
Permanent
Job Status
Not Applicable
Hours Per Week
See description
Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?
Not funded by a EU programme
Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?
No

Offer Description

[Background of the recruitment and description of the project]
* Background of the recruitment and description of the project
National Institutes for the Humanities (hereafter “NIHU”) established DH promotion office in FY2022 and has been conducting the Digital Humanities projects.
NIHU is calling for applications for researchers to be posted to Center for Innovative research as follows.

[Work content and job description]
Duties
Under the jurisdiction of the Director of the Center for Innovative Research, the research fellow will be responsible for one of the following duties (1) to (3).
(1) Data Linkage Coordinator
The Data Linkage Coordinator will provide advice and hold briefings based on his/her expertise in technical processing of data creation and content linkage for institutions within and outside of NIHU. He/she will provide practical support and conduct research on the development of platforms and the promotion of inter-system collaboration.
(2) Research Collaboration Coordinator
The Research Collaboration Coordinator will provide practical support and conduct research on the promotion of interdisciplinary collaborative research projects utilizing DH in collaboration with resources (data, researchers, projects) of the National Institutes for the Humanities and universities in Japan and abroad.
(3) Data Technology Coordinator
The data technology coordinator will provide technical guidance to universities and other institutions on solving DH issues, and will make proposals and conduct research on research issues directly related to the needs in terms of DH.

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
190-0014 Tokyo The position will be at one of the following locations ・National Institutes for the Humanities Tachikawa Office ・National Museum of Japanese History・National Institute of Japanese Literature ・National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics ・International Research Center for Japanese Studies ・ Research Institute for Humanity and Nature ・National Museum of Ethnology

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:3 person(s)

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Additional Information

Benefits

[Compensation]
Annual salary:8 million yen - 16 million yen
Wages description:• The base annual salary is as below, with one-twelfth of the base annual salary to be paid out each month as base salary.
1. Project Professor 9,996,000 yen-15,960,000 yen
2. Project Associate Professor 8,400,000 yen
• Commuting allowance, housing allowance and other allowances, bonus and retirement allowance are not paid.
Working hours:09:00-17:30
Break time:12:15-13:00
Holidays :Days off: Saturday and Sunday; legally designated national holidays; December 29–January 3; other days designated by NIHU
• Annual paid leave: provided annually based on NIHU regulations
Overtime and other explanations:• Discretionary labor system for specialized work will apply. (Assumed to have worked 7 hours and 45 minutes per day.)
• Work days: Monday–Friday
• Smoking on the premises is prohibited (Smoking area is located outside.)
Employment type:Regular employee
Contract period:Nontenured
Contract period description:Duration of contract
As soon as possible after July 1, 2025 (upon consultation between the Organization and the applicant). Until March 31, 2028, regardless of the date of employment (non-renewable, no probationary period).
Probationary period:Probationary period absent

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Work Location(s)

Number of offers available
1
Company/Institute
National Institutes for the Humanities
Country
Japan
City
Tokyo
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City
Tokyo

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