Open Position for Professor or Associate Professor (Division of Manufacturing Processes and Machine Tools, X-Manufacturing Research and Education Center)

Nagoya University Tokai, Japan
Faculty / Professor Aerospace Engineering Economics and Business 08 Nov 2026

About the position

Background of the recruitment and description of the project The X (Cross)-Manufacturing Research and Education Center was established on April 1, 2026, with the aim of fostering highly skilled professionals capable of advancing comprehensive digitalization research and its social implementation in the fields of manufacturing machines and production processes. The Center promotes interdisciplinary collaboration among engineering, informatics, economics and business administration, mathematical sciences, and other related disciplines, as well as industry-academia collaboration with manufacturing industries represented by the machine tool sector. Work content and job description Through this recruitment, the Center seeks an individual who will play a central role in its activities and management by vigorously promoting research, education, and industry-academia collaboration within the Division of Manufacturing Processes and Machine Tools. Specifically, applicants are expected to have expertise in precision engineering based on mechanical engineering, particularly in areas related to manufacturing processes and machine tools, such as machining, machine tools, precision metrology, numerical control, process planning, and operations planning. The successful candidate will be expected to actively promote collaborative research with regional manufacturing industries, particularly those represented by the machine tool industry, and to contribute enthusiastically to the education and training of human resources through research and interdisciplinary collaboration. Common to all Job Types Annual Salary : 7 million yen ~ 12 million yen Work experience Applicants should have a distinguished research record in mechanical engineering and be able to contribute to education and research supervision, particularly for doctoral students, in the Department of Micro-Nano Mechanical Science and Engineering, the Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering, and the Department of Aerospace Engineering of the Graduate School of Engineering, as well as in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of the School of Engineering. Common to all Job Types Nontenured - Non-tenure track Insurance Employees' Health Insurance : MEXT Mutual Aid Association Supplementary explanation of compensation - In accordance with the Employment Regulations of Tokai National Higher Education and Research System. https://public1.legalcrud.com/thers_ac/act/110010928.html - Salary is an annual salary system as stipulated in the Nagoya University Salary Regulations for Faculty under the Annual Salary System. https://public1.legalcrud.com/thers_ac/act/110001585.html - Under the discretionary labor system for professional work, the employee is deemed to have worked 7 hours and 45 minutes per day. - Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and year-end/New Year holidays (December 29 to January 3) - Insurance: MEXT Mutual Aid Association, Employees' Pension Insurance, Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance, Employment Insurance - Measures against passive smoking: Smoking is prohibited on campus in principle Attached documents Application Form : Online Submission (1) Curriculum vitae (with photograph) Selection - After document screening, interviews will be conducted as necessary. - Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted by telephone or e-mail. - Travel expenses for the interview will not be provided. - If no suitable candidate is found, the appointment may be postponed. Notification of result Applicants will be notified of the results as soon as a decision is made.

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