1. Hitotsubashi University Business School, School of International Corporate Strategy

Hitotsubashi University Chiyoda Campus, National Center of Sciences Building (Gakujutsu Sogo Center Building), 2-1-2, Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 101-8439 Japan

Access Map https://www.ics.hub.hit-u.ac.jp/contact/

Full or Associate Professor (Tenured Faculty Position) or Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track Faculty Position)

For Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track Faculty Position), January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2030. Tenure evaluation before the end of the five-year period. If successful, the appointee will be promoted to a tenured position.

• Teach at the graduate level (MBA and DBA programs). Required to teach one or two courses in MBA program related to leadership, one course in DBA program, and develop courses.
• Conduct research in English and proactively engage in thought leadership initiatives including publication (peer-reviewed academic & practitioner journals and books) and development of pedagogical material (cases, simulations, and exercises).
• Participate in administrative tasks (e.g., committee work, MBA/DBA admission, and program administration) and proactively contribute to peer development, institution-building and governance.

Working conditions

• Work hours: 7 hours and 45 minutes per weekday / 38 hours and 45 minutes per week, under the Discretionary Work System for Professional Work.
• Work days: 5 days a week, Monday through Friday.
• Days off: Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, year-end and New Year days off; Mid-summer days off; Other days as designated by the president of the university.
• Annual paid leave of 20 days per calendar year (January 1 to December 31); Sick leave; Special leave (bereavement, maternity, childcare, nursing care, etc.)

Social insurance

• Employment Insurance, Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance, Employees’ Pension and Health Insurance

Salary

• Salary is determined according to the Hitotsubashi University regulations, considering qualifications and experience.

Screening process

• Preliminary documentation screening and interview. Only candidate(s) who pass the initial documentation screening will be invited for an interview.

Application process

• Applications must be prepared in English. Send applications via Google Forms: https://forms.gle/7yy3MFiNS9usH4nq9
• Submit the documents as listed in the "Documents to be submitted" section below. Make sure that your application is complete prior to submission. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
• Prepare all the documents in PDF format, and include your full name as part of the file name. Please put all the documents in one Zip folder, and title the folder as “Firstname_Lastname.zip”.

Documents to be submitted

1. Cover letter clearly stating how you satisfy the minimum and desirable qualifications and summarizing your research /teaching interests and reasons for wanting to join the faculty at Hitotsubashi University of Business School, School of International Corporate Strategy.
2. Digital soft copies of 3 representative papers (published or unpublished).
3. List of three professional references (names, affiliations, titles, and contact information including telephone numbers and email addresses) who are prepared to provide letters of recommendation.
4. Current curriculum vitae
5. Copies of official transcripts of graduate education (official transcripts required upon hiring).
6. A list of courses taught at the graduate level, preferably with course and faculty evaluation scores. Please include a copy of the syllabus for 3 selected courses, in the areas of Leadership, Organizational Behavior, or related fields.

Application deadline

5 PM, Monday, March 31, 2025, Japan Standard Time (JST)

Notification of results

Only candidate(s) who pass the initial documentation screening will be contacted for interview by phone or e-mail by April 14. If not contacted by this date, it indicates non-progression to the interview round.

Interview dates

• Online interviews from late April to early May 2025.
• Campus visit fly-outs in May 2025.

Application submission

https://forms.gle/iFdk66bHFzryNBG5A

Inquiries

• Professor Satoshi Akutsu, Hitotsubashi ICS, ics-hiring@ics.hub.hit-u.ac.jp
• Email inquiries only.

We are seeking a candidate for research and teaching in leadership, open to various disciplines such as Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, Psychology, and Decision Science.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Ph.D. or other doctoral degree in Organizational Behavior or a related field from a recognized university.
2. Consideration given to applicants near completion of a Ph.D. or other doctoral degree.
3. Potential for high quality research and effective graduate-level teaching in English.

Desirable Qualifications:

1. Published or forthcoming papers in international peer-reviewed journals.
2. Proven teaching ability at the graduate level.
3. Prior research related to Japanese economy and business is desirable and will be considered with higher priority.
4. Japanese language proficiency is desirable, but not required.
5. (a) For Full or Associate Professor: established international publication record. (b) For Assistant Professor: solid pipeline of international journal publications.

About Hitotsubashi University Business School

We are an AACSB accredited business school located in Tokyo, Japan.

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