Job type

• Professor level

Research field

• Humanities & Social Sciences - Geography
• Environmental science - Environmental load and risk assessment

Wages

• Annual Salary : 8 million yen ~ 10 million yen

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

• Description

  [Minimum requirements] Candidates should:
  Candidates should possess the following:
  1) Ph.D.
  2) Sufficient teaching achievements to give graduate school-level lectures in English.
  3) Sufficient research achievements to receive outside funding, such as Kakenhi.
  4) Have experience as a program coordinator of the English curriculum at the tertiary level.
  5)If Japanese is not the native language, the candidate should be able to communicate in Japanese.
  6) Be able to live in Akita City or its suburbs after assuming the position.
  

Employment Type

• Regular employee

  Full-time

Contract period

• Tenured - Non-tenure track

  Probationary period absent

Work location

• 010-8502 Akita 秋田市手形学園町１－１

Compensation

• Supplementary explanation of compensation

  Salary and benefits will be based on the Akita University salary scale.
  
  1)Salary
  a)Annual salary system (paid based on the university's payment standard)
  b) The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mutual Aid Association, Employment Insurance and Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance.
  
  2)Working hours:
  a)According to the Employment Regulations of Akita University and other official regulations.
  *The discretionary labour system is applied.
  * De facto working hours: 7 hours and 45 minutes per day
  
  3)Holidays
  a)Saturdays and Sundays, National holidays, Annual leaves, and Summer and New Year's holidays based on the university's regulations.
  b)others (e.g., bereavement leave, parental leave, nursing care leave)

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Hiring date : 2025/04/01

Starting date : 2025/04/01

• Job content supplemental explanation

  [Job details]
  The Faculty of International Resource Sciences of Akita University is seeking candidates for the full-time position of Professor in the area of International Organization Studies, Multi-cultural Coexistence, or International Development.
  
  [Research fields]
  International Organization Studies/ Multi-cultural Coexistence/International Development or other related fields.
  
  [Work content]
  The duties for this position include:
  A) Provide education and research guidance mainly related to Introduction to International Relations, Natural Resources and Peacebuilding, Resource Area Studies, Resource Sciences Fieldwork Abroad, and Graduate Thesis in the Department of Resources Policy and Management in the Faculty of International Resource Sciences and the Graduate School of International Resource Sciences.
  B)Guiding and assisting students in academic matters, including advising students about Resource Sciences Fieldwork Abroad, a mandatory three-week practical program. In combination with courses taken before departing and after returning to Akita, this program prepares students for an independent graduation research project that they undertake in the fourth and final year.
  C)Other university administrative duties, including entrance exam preparation, administration, and various university committees, among other duties as required.
  D)Perform duties necessary for the planning, developing, and operating of the English curriculum of the Faculty of International Resources.
  
  [Available positions]
  One (1) position at Professor [full-time, tenured]
  
  [Work Location]
  1-1 Tegatagakuen-machi, Akita City
  
  [Job starting date]
  April l, 2024
  (※This is subject to change depending on the progress of the selection process.)
  
  

Application period

• 2024/08/07~2024/10/31 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Mailing
  Achievements and Activities : Mailing

  Other Mailing Documents
  Documents to be submitted:
  (1) Curriculum Vitae including date of birth, e-mail address, current address, and a recent photograph. If the candidate has teaching experience, a list of subjects taught should also be included.
  (2) A list of academic achievements and research publications arranged chronologically in the following categories: books, academic papers, reports/notes, reviews, and others. Five of the most representative/relevant publications should be marked.
  (3) A copy of the Ph.D.
  (4) A list of research grants obtained, classified according to the funding source.
  (5) Copies of the five most representative publications, accompanied by abstracts on a separate A4 sheet.
  (6) Description of achievements in teaching and research.
  (7) Plans for teaching and research at the Faculty of International Resource Sciences, Akita University. In particular, the relationship with the mission of the Faculty and the outlook based on the results of education and research targeting natural resources (energy resources, mineral resources, water resources, etc.), especially in light of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the latest trends such as Social License to Operate (SLO) and Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), should be clearly stated.
  (8) Copies of language proficiency certificates (English/Japanese and other languages), if available.
  (9) Contact information for two references (names, addresses, phone and email).

• Return of application documents

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

• Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

  010-8502 Akita 1-1 Tegata-Gakuen-machi, Akita,
  Prof. Atsushi Shibayama, Dean of Graduate School of International Resource Sciences of Akita University

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  First screening: all application documents will be carefully reviewed.
  Second screening: the short-listed candidates will be asked to give an oral presentation and be interviewed during the second screening.
  The second screening is planned to be an online interview.

• Notification of result

  The schedule of the interview will be notified to the applicants. Travel expenses for the interview must be borne by the applicant.
  The final selection result will be notified to the applicant by mail.

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