Job type

• Assistant Professor level

Research field

• Humanities & Social Sciences - Design
• Informatics - Human interface and interaction
• Manufacturing Technology - Manufacturing and production engineering
• Manufacturing Technology - Design engineering
• Social Infrastructure - Building structures and materials

Wages

• Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~

  From 5 million Japanese yen
  
  Specific amount to be decided, based on the candidate’s career achievements etc.
  Annual income is calculated according to the Annual Salary Scheme based on the wage regulations of Kyoto Institute of Technology. The website (URL below) gives information about the salary system in Japanese.
  https://www.kit.ac.jp/01/prescriptions/aggregate/catalog/index.htm

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

  - The applicant must be a researcher with a doctoral degree, or the equivalent, in one of the research fields listed on the attached sheet.
  - The applicant should have a distinguished record of achievement in research and teaching in the applicant's field, and should have a strong commitment to both research and teaching.

• Description

  (1) The applicant should have experience in daily use of the same or equivalent equipment and software as those installed in the Digital Factory of the KYOTO Design Lab.
  https://www.d-lab.kit.ac.jp/facilities-list/　
  
  2）The applicant must have experience in conducting seminars, workshops, or lectures for novice users to promote understanding of the correlation among various equipment, software, and data formats in digital fabrication.
  
  3) For applicants who do not have a doctoral degree, they should demonstrate the prospect of obtaining a doctoral degree within five years of taking up the position.
  
  
  Additional information:
  Specific details of the activities, results, equipment and software used in the seminars, workshops and lectures on digital fabrication should be clearly stated in the application documents.

Employment Type

• Regular employee

  Full-time Regular employee level

Contract period

• Nontenured - Non-tenure track

  5 years，renewable contract
  
  In the event an appointee takes maternity leave, child-care leave or nursing leave during the duration of his/her Contract, not only a research assistant would be provided but also the Contract of this appointee would be extended.

  Probationary period present

  6 months

Work location

• 606-8585 Kyoto Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku

Compensation

• Various systems

  Pay increase system : available

  Bonus : available

  Retirement allowances : available

  Transportation expenses : available

  Retirement age : 65 years old

• 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 on campus (excluding one designated outdoor smoking area).

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Hiring date : 2025/04/01

Starting date : 2025/04/01

Application period

• 2024/09/13~2024/10/23 Deadline for receipt

  Not later than 5:00 p.m. (JST)

Application method

• Application documents (specified forms)

  • 様式1_Curriculum Vitae (Form 1).doc
  • 様式2_List of academic publications (Form 2).doc
  • 様式3_（一般用）_Position No. and department (Form 3).doc

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Online Submission

  (1)Curriculum Vitae (Form 1 available at the “Job posting URL” above)
  Achievements and Activities : Online Submission

  (2)List of academic publications (Form 2 available at the “Job posting URL” above)
  Categorize the above under the headings of “Authored books”, “Peer-reviewed academic papers”, “Non peer-reviewed academic papers", "Presentations” and “Other”.

  Other online application forms
  (3)A document stating the name of the Department applied for (Form 3 available at the “Job posting URL” above)
  
  (4)List of successfully acquired competitive funding (if any)
  Please include the full funding scheme title, duration of the grant, project research theme, amount and the name of the principal project investigator in the case of a joint application when the principal project investigator is someone other than the applicant."
  
  (5)Five major publications (one copy of each)
  Offprints and photocopies are acceptable."
  
  (6)Description of teaching experience and future goals (approximately 1000 Japanese characters or 500 English words)
  
  (7)Description of research activities and future plans (approximately 1000 Japanese characters or 500 English words)
  
  (8)Names and contact details of two referees (include email addresses)
  
  
  For other application documents, please refer to the “Job posting URL” above.

• Return of application documents

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

• * Out of application period.

URL of this job posting

Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  Document screening, and interview
  
  After document screening, the shortlisted applicants might be interviewed at Kyoto Institute of Technology. The travel expenses are to be borne by applicant. If any additional submission of paperwork is required, then the costs for that will also be borne by applicant.

• Notification of result

  Individually by E-mail.

Contact details

Notes