Job type

• Assistant Professor level

Research field

• Informatics - Soft computing
• Nanotechnology/Materials - Optical engineering and photon science
• Manufacturing Technology - Communication and network engineering

Wages

• Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~ 7 million yen

  - Salary will be determined in consideration of academic background and work experience.
  - Annual salary system (Salary is based on the rules regarding salary in Saitama University）will be applied.

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

• Description

  [Eligibility for application]
  A) Applicants must possess Ph.D.
  B) Applicants must have enthusiasm and excellent achievements such as papers or awards in the above research fields.
  C) Applicants must have enthusiasm in management of the department and the division and enough linguistic ability (Japanese and English) for education and supervision of students.
  D) In any matters such as faculty employment and promotion, Saitama University prohibits any discrimination on the basis of national origin, gender, religion, creed, political affiliation, or disability. Saitama University is also committed to enhancing gender equality.
  

Employment Type

• Regular employee

  Full-time

Contract period

• Nontenured - Non-tenure track

  Five years (Reappointment of two-year period is possible by evaluating the achievement, but reemployment is only once.) By evaluating the achievement as assistant professor, tenure position may be reappointed.

  Probationary period present

  Three months from the start of employment

Work location

• 338-8570 Saitama 255 Shimo-okubo, Sakura-ku

Compensation

• Various systems

  Pay increase system : available

  Bonus : available

  Retirement allowances : available

  Transportation expenses : available

  Retirement age : available

• Insurance

  Employees' Health Insurance : available

  Employees' Pension Insurance : available

  Worker's accident insurance : available

  Employment insurance : available

• Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

  Smoking is prohibited except in outdoor smoking areas.

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Hiring date : 2025/04/01

Starting date : 2025/04/01

Application period

• 2024/06/14~2024/08/23 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Application documents (specified forms)

  • application_guidelines.pdf
  • format_cv.doc
  • format_achievement_.doc

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Online Submission , Mailing

  Please use the specified format.
  The PDF file of curriculum vitae must include the
  applicant’s face photo.
  Achievements and Activities : Online Submission , Mailing

  Please use the specified format.

  Other online application forms
  - Reprints of major research publications (within 2 papers)
  - Outline of research achievements (within 2 pages of A4 paper)
  - Aspiration for education and research (within 2 pages of A4 paper)
  - List of two references who can give objective opinions to applicants except for supervisors and direct superiors of applicants (including postal address, phone number and e-mail address)
  * Applicants must upload the PDF files of all documents as a zip file.

  Other Mailing Documents
  - Reprints of major research publications (within 2 papers)
  - Outline of research achievements (within 2 pages of A4 paper)
  - Aspiration for education and research (within 2 pages of A4 paper)
  - List of two references who can give objective opinions to applicants except for supervisors and direct superiors of applicants (including postal address, phone number and e-mail address)
  * Applicants must send the hard copy and the PDF files by CD-R or USB memory.

• Return of application documents

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

• Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

  338-8570 Saitama 255 Shimo-okubo, Sakura-ku
  Prof. Takashi Komuro, Department of Information and Computer Sciences, Saitama University

  Precautions : Please write “Application for assistant professor in Department of Information and Computer Sciences (Optical information engineering)” in red ink on the surface of the envelope, which should be sent by (simplified) registered mail. The application documents will not be either returned to the applicant.

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  Document screening will be followed by interviews of selected applicants. Selection procedure emphasizes the research achievement of list five years. Please note that applicants are responsible for the expenses incurred in the interview.

• Notification of result

  The result will be notified by e-mail.

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