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Research Assistant/Postdoctoral Equivalent in Child Health, Welfare and Social Environment Research Waseda University in Japan

Degree Level

Postdoc

Field of study

Sociology

Funding

Fixed-term research assistant employment with an hourly wage from 1,820 yen. Work is scheduled for 1–2 days per week, generally without overtime. Commuting expenses are provided according to university regulations; term allowances and retirement pay are not provided. Workers' compensation insurance is included. The initial contract runs from appointment until March 31, 2027, with possible renewal up to March 31, 2028.

Deadline

Dec 16, 2026

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Japan

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Waseda University

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Sociology
Salud Pública
Social Welfare
Child Welfare
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About this position

Waseda University’s Faculty of Human Sciences is recruiting a fixed-term research assistant at the researcher/postdoctoral-equivalent level for research on child health and welfare. The project uses quantitative data to investigate how family and social environments—including parents’ socioeconomic status—relate to children’s health and welfare.

The successful researcher will assist with analyses of databases held by the supervising professor, organize research documents, and compile research findings. Depending on their interests and experience, they may also contribute to the analysis and preparation of academic papers in English or Japanese, with support from the supervising professor.

The work is based in the Department of Health and Welfare Sciences at Waseda University’s Faculty of Human Sciences, with the position located at the Tokorozawa Campus in Saitama. The research environment connects social medicine, public health, social welfare, and sociology through quantitative research on children and their social contexts.

The role is suitable for an early-career researcher with experience in quantitative child-related research and an interest in developing research outputs in an interdisciplinary health and welfare setting.

Funding details

Fixed-term research assistant employment with an hourly wage from 1,820 yen. Work is scheduled for 1–2 days per week, generally without overtime. Commuting expenses are provided according to university regulations; term allowances and retirement pay are not provided. Workers' compensation insurance is included. The initial contract runs from appointment until March 31, 2027, with possible renewal up to March 31, 2028.

What's required

Applicants must hold a master's degree or higher and have experience conducting quantitative research on children in social medicine or social science. Applicants should describe quantitative data-analysis experience, statistical software proficiency, and research related to children, health, welfare, and socioeconomic conditions. Research achievement documentation and an interview are required.

How to apply

Email the specified application documents to [email protected], replacing “(at)” with “@”. Submit the specified-format curriculum vitae, a research achievements list, and a one-page research overview describing relevant quantitative analysis, statistical software, and child health, welfare, and socioeconomic research experience.

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