[Background of the recruitment and description of the project]
* Background of the recruitment and description of the project
The Endowed chair program is a program in which a fund is established using donations received from outside the university, with proceeds from operating the fund used as a source of funding to employ Full-time Faculty or Faculty (without tenure). This program, established in November 2022 as the first of its kind at a Japanese University, allows for permanent employment up until retirement. The introduction of this program is part of Waseda University’s innovative efforts to become an outstanding research university.
https://www.waseda.jp/inst/wcans/en/about/chair

[Work content and job description]
As stated above

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
169-8050 Tokyo 1-104 Totsukacyo, Shinjuku-ku

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)
Job content supplemental explanation:【Form of employment】
Assistant Professor (tenure-track) or Associate Professor(tenure-track)

【Start date of employment】
As early as possible after 1st April 2025

【Term of employment】
From 1st April 2025 to 31th April 2028 (3 years)
After the expiration of the term, reappointment may be made for a period not exceeding two years. However, the total period of continuous employment as a tenure-track faculty member may not exceed seven years. For details, please refer to “Tenure-track Position" below.
Please note that if you reach at age of 70 during the term of contract, your contract will end in the academic year in which you reach age of 70.
The individual will be subject to an upper limit on their period of continuous employment if the following two conditions apply: 1) regardless of employment status, the individual has had an employment contract with the university subsequent to April 2014 and 2) has not ceased employment with the university for a period of six months or longer prior to the hiring date for this position. Therefore, in some cases, the statements above may not apply with regard to the contract period and the availability and duration of reappointment. In addition, depending on the continuous duration of an individual's employment contract, there may be cases in which the individual will not be considered eligible for selection for the tenure-track position).

【Status】
The position expected to be entitled will be indicated during the interview, according to comprehensive assessment of research and educational achievements. You will be given the title “TAKAHATA PRECISION Endowed Chair”

【Tenure-track Position】
A tenure track faculty member is a faculty member who has limited employment period. A couple of assessments are carried out to candidates and those who pass the assessments are entitled to acquire tenure position whereas those who do not have their employ period ended when the term of employment is expired.
Assessment criteria necessary for being employed as a tenure faculty member will be informed when your position is offered.
As a general rule, the interim review shall be carried out in the second semester of their third year. If a tenure-track faculty member passes the interim review, their first reappointment period of two years as well as right proceed to the final review shall be entitled before the end of the initial appointment. If not, reappointment period of two years only will be entitled in the case they desire.
The final review shall be carried out in the second semester of their forth year. If a tenure-track faculty member passes the final review, the faculty member will become a tenured faculty member after the reappointment period (the fifth year) is expired. If not, further reappointment period of two years may be granted to the tenure-track faculty member in the case they desire.

【Main responsibilities (expected)】
（１）Research and educational activities at the Center in general
（２）Lectures on carbon neutral subjects provided by the Center
（３）Operations associated with the operation of the Waseda Center for a Carbon Neutral Society
(４) Research and educational activities lead to academia-industry collaboration with donor TAKAHATA PRECISION Co., LTD.
（５）Research guidance for graduate students at the department of applied chemistry
（６）Other duties necessary for the centre
Although students will not be belonged at the centre, research and education will be conducted in cooperation with department of applied chemistry.

【Place of work】
Primarily Waseda University Waseda campuses　or Nishiwaseda campus