Job type

• Associate Professor
• Assistant Professor level
• Others

  Associate Professor

Research field

• Informatics - Intelligent informatics
• Informatics - Human interface and interaction

Wages

• Associate Professor

  Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~

  (1)The annual salary system (II) which was enforced in October 2021 will be applied to the successful candidates.
  * The approximate annual salary is based on a standard career history and may vary depending on education, degree, work experience, etc.
  (2)Successful candidates may be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred for the trip from their home or former place of work to the new place of work to assume their post in accordance with the relevant regulations of Hiroshima University. For more information, please contact us.
  
  ※Hiroshima University has introduced a system whereby researchers' personnel expenses are paid out of direct expenses such as competitive research grants and joint research grants, and the obtained research financial resources can be used to improve the treatment of researchers themselves (additional Salary) and to improve the research environment.

• Assistant Professor level

  Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~

  (1)The annual salary system (II) which was enforced in October 2021 will be applied to the successful candidates.
  * The approximate annual salary is based on a standard career history and may vary depending on education, degree, work experience, etc.
  (2)Successful candidates may be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred for the trip from their home or former place of work to the new place of work to assume their post in accordance with the relevant regulations of Hiroshima University. For more information, please contact us.
  
  ※Hiroshima University has introduced a system whereby researchers' personnel expenses are paid out of direct expenses such as competitive research grants and joint research grants, and the obtained research financial resources can be used to improve the treatment of researchers themselves (additional Salary) and to improve the research environment.

• Others - Associate Professor

  Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~

  (1)The annual salary system (II) which was enforced in October 2021 will be applied to the successful candidates.
  * The approximate annual salary is based on a standard career history and may vary depending on education, degree, work experience, etc.
  (2)Successful candidates may be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred for the trip from their home or former place of work to the new place of work to assume their post in accordance with the relevant regulations of Hiroshima University. For more information, please contact us.
  
  ※Hiroshima University has introduced a system whereby researchers' personnel expenses are paid out of direct expenses such as competitive research grants and joint research grants, and the obtained research financial resources can be used to improve the treatment of researchers themselves (additional Salary) and to improve the research environment.

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

  (1)Hold a doctorate or an equivalent degree by the time the appointment begins

• Work experience

  (2)Be able to supervise doctoral students in preparation of doctoral dissertations
  (3)Have experience in supervising graduate students in a master’s and/or doctoral program(s) in preparation of thesis/dissertation
  (4)Be able to teach classes and supervise students in English

Employment Type

• Associate Professor

  Regular employee

• Assistant Professor level

  Regular employee

• Others - Associate Professor

  Regular employee

Contract period

• Associate Professor

  Nontenured - Tenure-track

  7 years (in case that tenure-track Associate Professor gets promoted to tenured Associate Professor)
  (1)Tenure-track faculty members will undergo a tenure review at least six (6) months or more in advance of the expiration date of appointment, and those who have successfully passed the review process will be granted tenure along with promotion either to associate professor.
  (2)Granting a candidate for tenure is subject to two reviewing process: an intermediate and final review. If a candidate is not granted tenure in final review, he/she will be dismissed from the university upon completion of the term of appointment.
  (3)If a candidate has taken a leave because of some life events such as delivering a baby, child-raising and caregiving, he/she may extend the term of appointment up to certain period according to the length of such leave.

  Probationary period present

  six (6) months

• Assistant Professor level

  Nontenured - Tenure-track

  5years (in case that tenure-track Assistant Professor gets promoted to tenured Associate Professor)
  (1)Tenure-track faculty members will undergo a tenure review at least six (6) months or more in advance of the expiration date of appointment, and those who have successfully passed the review process will be granted tenure along with promotion either to associate professor.
  (2)Granting a candidate for tenure is subject to two reviewing process: an intermediate and final review. If a candidate is not granted tenure in final review, he/she will be dismissed from the university upon completion of the term of appointment.
  (3)If a candidate has taken a leave because of some life events such as delivering a baby, child-raising and caregiving, he/she may extend the term of appointment up to certain period according to the length of such leave.

  Probationary period present

  six (6) months

• Others - Associate Professor

  Tenured - Non-tenure track

  Probationary period present

  six (6) months

Work location

• 739-8527 Hiroshima 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshima

  Higashi-Hiroshima Campus 1-4-1 Higashi-Hiroshimashi Kagamiyama
  Other places of work designated by the University.

Compensation

• 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

  Hiroshima University has been entirely smoke-free since January 2020.

• Supplementary explanation of compensation

  [Evaluation]
  We conduct individual performance evaluations for all Hiroshima University faculty members after their employment, numerically rate their performance, and salary and benefits are commensurate with performance indicators.

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

• Description

  Depending on the result of the performance reviews of the applicant at the time of employment, he/she may be decided on any of the following titles: Associate Professor with tenure; Associate Professor/Assistant Professor on Tenure Track System

Hiring date : 2025/04/01

Starting date : 2025/04/01

Application period

• 2024/07/10~2024/09/20 Deadline for receipt

  All application materials must reach us by [6:00 pm on September 20, 2024 (Japan time)].

Application method

• Application documents (specified forms)

  • Resume(Include 2 sheets)(202306～)英語.xls

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Online Submission

  (1)Resume (use the specified forms as shown on the website / Please remember to attach your photo to the CV)
  If you have a history of being employed by Hiroshima University (as a TA, RA, researcher, etc.) in the past five years, be sure to state all positions you have held.
  Achievements and Activities : Online Submission

  (2)List of publications and oral presentations (Number each publication/presentation, and underline the numbers of refereed articles. Affix an asterisk (*) to the numbers of your five major publications or presentations.)

  Other online application forms
  (3)Five major publications or presentations (Reprints, photocopies, or books)
  (4)Major educational activities and teaching experience
  (5)Major social contributions
  (6)Major activities in university/institutional management and administration
  (7)List of acquired external funding over the last five years
  (8)Statement of intent (Please describe your interests in teaching and research as well as your mid- to long-term research plan in approximately 1,000-1,500 words, should you take this position.)
  (9)Your Researcher ID or ORCID information (in any format)
  N.B. The ID above or ORCID information can be confirmed from Clarivate Analytics or ORCID website.
  
  Please send all application documents to the following address
  Upload the above application documents in a single PDF file to any cloud server and send a link to the file to the following email address.
  hay@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
  (Yusuke Hayashi, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University)
  *Please make the subject line of the email "Application for Faculty Positions at the Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering".

• Return of application documents

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

• * Out of application period.

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  (1)Selection will be made based on all application documents submitted.
  (2)Interviews will be conducted as needed. As a general rule, we will request the applicant to conduct simulated lessons in English. In such cases, please note that travel expenses will be the responsibility of the applicant. Applicants who pass the initial document review will be informed of interview date, time and format.
  (3)Hiroshima University promotes a gender-equal society in accordance with the legislative intent of the Basic Law for a Gender-Equal Society.

• Notification of result

  Notification will be sent to the e-mail address provided in your resume.

Contact details

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