Detailed information
Work location : Kanto district - Kanagawa
Date of publication : 2024/06/25
Job Posting for Assistant Professor (Department of Information and Communications Engineering, School of Engineering)
D124061709
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Research field : Informatics - Perceptual information processing
Assistant Professor level : Regular employee - Nontenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period present
Job description
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Background of the recruitment and description of the project
Areas related to spoken language processing (such as speech recognition and understanding, speech synthesis, speech dialogue systems, natural language processing, signal processing using machine learning, and human information processing using machine learning)
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Work content and job description
・The successful candidate will be required to conduct pioneering and internationally recognized research in their specialized fields.
・The successful candidate will supervise student research in collaboration with faculty members from the Department of Information and Communications Engineering and the Information and Communications Major.
・The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching exercises and experiments in the undergraduate and graduate programs related to the Department of Information and Communications Engineering and the Information and Communications Major.
・The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the Department of Information and Communications Engineering and the University. -
Assigned department
Existing departments
Department of Information and Communications Engineering, School of Engineering
Job type
- Assistant Professor level
Research field
- Informatics - Perceptual information processing
Wages
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Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~ 6 million yen
Annual salary examples (The amounts listed below are only examples provided in the regulations and do not directly refer to this specific position.)
Assistant professor hired immediately after completing a doctoral degree
Standard: JPY 5,000,000
Minimum*: JPY 4,800,000
Maximum*: JPY 5,600,000
*The minimum and maximum amounts will vary depending on performance.
Working hours
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Working hours :08:30-17:15
Break time :12:15-13:15
Overtime and other explanations : De facto working hours* under the discretionary labor system for professional work:
7 hours 45 minutes per day (38 hours 45 minutes per week)
*Hours considered as working hours
Application requirements
Qualifications
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Education and Degree Requirements
Ph.D. / Doctor
Applicants must hold a PhD, be near to completion of a PhD, or have equivalent experience in a relevant subject and have appropriate laboratory research experience.
Employment Type
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Regular employee
Contract period
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Nontenured - Non-tenure track
Fixed-term appointment
A fixed-term appointment will be for up to 5 years. Reappointment may be possible for one additional term of up to 5 years.Probationary period present
6 months
Work location
- 226-8501 Kanagawa 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama
Compensation
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Insurance
Employees' Health Insurance : available
Employees' Pension Insurance : available
Worker's accident insurance : available
Employment insurance : available
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Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace
Smoking is prohibited on campus (excluding designated outdoor smoking areas).
Application Considerations
Number of hired
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Job content supplemental explanation
Proposed Start Date: December 1, 2024 or the earliest possible date thereafter (April 1, 2025, is also acceptable)
1 person(s)
Application period
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2024/06/25~2024/08/19 Deadline for receipt
Application method
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Attached documents
Application Form : Online Submission1.Curriculum vitae* including professional and educational history from high school onward, honors and awards, criminal history and disciplinary actions, and email address
*Please use the Tokyo Tech formatAchievements and Activities : Online Submission2.Accomplishment statement, including:
a.Refereed journal papers
b.Refereed conference proceedings and non-refereed conference proceedings
c.Commentaries
d.Books
e.Patents, etc.
Please include details for each category. For lectures, state if it was a keynote or invited lecture. For items a. and b., include the number of citations, h-index, and name of database* used.
*Google Scholar Citations, Scopus, Web of Science, or InspireOther online application forms
3.Up to three reprints of major publications
4.Acquired research grants and external funds. Include names of the funds, project titles, amounts, periods of research, role, and allocated amounts (if not the principal researcher)
5.Research statement with a summary of research accomplishments and details of the future direction and plan for the applicant’s work (no set format, one A4 page)
6.Teaching statement that provides a summary of accomplishments and discusses ideas for teaching and learning (no set format, one A4 page)
7.Community engagement including that as a member of international and academic committees
8.Two references with names, affiliations, and contact details
9.Candidate information summary
URL of this job posting
Selection / Notification of result
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Selection
Selection will be based on a comprehensive review of applications and interviews.
Selected applicants may be asked to have an on-campus interview and/or give a presentation.
Please note that travel expenses for attending in-person interviews will not be reimbursed. -
Notification of result
Notification of result is given by JREC-IN Portal Web
Contact details
Tokyo Institute of Technology
School of Engineering
Takahiro Shinozaki
shinot@ict.e.titech.ac.jp
Notes
1.Application documents will not be returned. The personal information provided in the submitted documents will be used solely for recruitment and not for any other purpose, pursuant to the Institute’s applicable rules and regulations.
2.Tokyo Institute of Technology, in order to ensure a diverse workforce, guarantees equal opportunities for all individuals regardless of nationality or gender.
3.Smoking is prohibited on campus (excluding designated outdoor smoking areas).
4.Questions regarding the applicability of the “Specific Categories” under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act may be asked during the selection process.
5.Work conditions may be subject to change due to the integration with Tokyo Medical and Dental University, which is anticipated in fall 2024.
