Sasakawa Health Foundation will be entrusted by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare with the operation of The National Hansen's Disease Museum and other related facilities, effective April 1, 2026. Accordingly, we are recruiting curators as described below.

1.	Name of recruiter: Sasakawa Health Foundation
2.	Job type: Curator
3.	Position: Contract employee of Sasakawa Health Foundation The operation of The National Hansen's Disease Museum and other related facilities is a project commissioned by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare on an annual basis, and in fiscal year 2025, our foundation was the commissioned operator.
4.	Appointment of regular staff: None
5.	Number of people to be hired: About 1 person in each garden
6.	Employment start conditions: Applicants must be able to start work between April 2026 and March 2027.
7.	Contract period: From the contract date until March 31, 2027 However, as long as the Foundation is contracted by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to manage the organization, employment will generally be continued. The mandatory retirement age is 60. However, if the individual wishes, employment contracts on a yearly basis are possible, up to a maximum of 65 years of age.
8.	Trial period: 3 months
9.	Work location: The following facilities designated by the Foundation as work locations, taking into consideration the applicant's wishes. *Please fill in one of the places below that you would like to work in on your resume (preferred place of work column). Jyu-kanbo National Museum of Detention for Hansen's Disease Patients (464-1533 Kusatsu-Shirane, Kusatsu-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma Prefecture) Kuriu-Rakusenen Historical Museum (647 Kusatsu-Otsu, Kusatsu-machi, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma Prefecture) Suruga Sanatorium Suruga Community Center (1915 Koyama, Gotemba City, Shizuoka Prefecture) Hoshizuka Keiaien Keiaien Memorial museum (4204, Hoshizuka-cho, Kanoya City, Kagoshima Prefecture) *Scope of change: The National Hansen's Disease Museum, Jyu-kanbo National Museum of Detention for Hansen's Disease Patients, Memorial museum of Leprosy sanatorium nationwide, etc.
10.	想定年収：350万円～500万円（経験や能力その他を勘案し決定） Salary Wages - Basic salary + Allowances (commuting allowance, housing allowance, family allowance, overtime allowance, qualification allowance, museum work allowance) Bonus-paid twice a year
11.	Wage deadline and payment date: Closing at the end of every month, payment on the 25th
12.	Salary increase: A salary increase may be made. In principle, the salary increase will be once a year.
13.	Severance pay system: None.
14.	Social insurance: Long-term care insurance, employment insurance, workers' accident compensation insurance, welfare pension, health insurance
15.	Working hours and holidays: 7 hours in principle, break time (1 hour), overtime, 2 days a week, paid leave (Working hours and holidays) Jyu-kanbo National Museum of Detention for Hansen's Disease Patients 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Generally closed on Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a public holiday), one day off per shift, the day after a national holiday, New Year's holidays, summer and winter holidays. Kuriu-Rakusenen Historical Museum 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM. Generally closed on Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a public holiday), one day off per shift, the day after a national holiday, New Year's holidays, summer and winter holidays. Suruga Sanatorium Suruga Community Center 8: 30-17: 15 Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, summer / winter holidays Hoshizuka Keiaien Memorial museum 8: 30-17: 15 Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, summer / winter holidays
16.	Others: There is commuting by car. A certain range of voluntary insurance, etc. is required.
17.	Selection method: Selection is made after conducting a recruitment test. Those who wish to take the test should apply for the employment test below and follow the instructions.

Hansen's Disease promotion of knowledge dissemination and understanding of, Hansen's Disease elimination of prejudice and discrimination against, Hansen's Disease aims to honor recovery of those who have suffered hardship and damage surrounding, each National leprosy sanatorium and nursing home Resident Association on the basis of such policy , We will carry out the activities required of the Social Exchange Center.

（1）	Collection and storage of materials We will collect, store, manage, and organize related materials in order to prevent the dissipation of valuable historical materials such as the isolation policy of Hansen's Disease Former leprosy patients
（2）	Support for visitors In addition to creating and maintaining permanent exhibitions and holding special exhibitions, we also provide learning support for users, including training and lectures inside and outside the museum.
（3）	Public / Education We will promote and deepen the understanding of the Issues related to leprosy for local people, local public organizations, schools, businesses, etc.
（4）	Survey / research We will conduct surveys and research from various angles in order to clarify the history and actual Hansen's Disease The results of the research will be reflected in the permanent exhibition, published at special exhibitions, special events, etc., and will be widely announced to the general public through research papers and conference presentations.

The qualifications for applying for this recruitment selection shall be those who meet all of the qualification requirements specified below.

1.	Those who have an academic background of university graduation or higher at the time of application
2.	Those who have curator qualifications (those who meet the eligibility requirements of each item of Article 5 of the Museum Law)
3.	Applicants must have at least three years of work experience in a museum (or a similar facility).
4.	Those who have experience in investigating, recording, and researching ancient documents, folk implements, interviews, historical buildings, archaeological sites, historic sites, etc.
5.	Those who have knowledge and awareness of issues related to Issues related to leprosy and human rights issues
6.	Those who have communication skills and cooperativeness
7.	Those who are motivated to improve their own expertise through surveys and research
8.	Those who can perform basic PC operations (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)

From the viewpoint of personal information protection, the foundation handles application documents as follows.

1.	The application documents will not be used for any purpose other than this selection.
2.	Application documents will not be returned. We will handle it appropriately after the selection is completed.
3.	We will not answer any inquiries regarding acceptance or rejection.

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