Detailed information
Work location : Hokkaido district - Hokkaido
Date of publication : 2024/10/07
Recruitment of Associate Professor in the Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University
D124100476
Hokkaido University
Research field : Informatics - High performance computing | Informatics - Entertainment and game informatics | Informatics - Computational science
Associate Professor : Regular employee - Tenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period present
Job description
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Background of the recruitment and description of the project
Our school's philosophy of research and education is to contribute to the development of society and to create a knowledge-based society for the next generation. By creating and adopting the principles of information science, we aim to train engineers who have a broad and deep knowledge of this field, as well as an international sense. In this way we will cultivate highly creative scientists who independently carry out significant research and development.
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Work content and job description
Research Field and Responsibilities
(Just after hiring) Division of Media and Network Technologies consists of two groups: Research Group of Information Media Science and Technology, and Research Group of Information Communication Systems. The aim of this laboratory is to conduct research and education related to the synthesis and expression of three-dimensional media information and their applications. The research area covered by this laboratory includes, but is not limited to, computer graphics, visual simulation, physically-based graphics, and graphics for extended reality/metaverse, geometry processing, digital fabrication, entertainment applications of CG, visual psychology, cognitive models, integration technology of vision and graphics, content processing, and CG applications of deep learning.
(Scope of change) Duties as determined by the University.
Lectures and Work in Charge
The successful applicant will partly or fully give the lectures listed below.
(1) “Computer Graphics,” “Media Creation Methodology,” “Advanced Exercise in Media and Network Technologies,” and “Advanced Study in Media and Network Technologies” in Course of Media and Network Technologies, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
(2) “Media Processing System,” “Media Programming,” “Computer Graphics,” “Cyber Communication,” “Exercise in Media Network I/II,” “Media Network Laboratory IA/IIA,” “Exercise in Technical English I/Ⅱ,” and “Graduation Thesis” in Course of Media and Network Technologies, Department of Electronics and Information Engineering, School of Engineering as with undergraduate common subject and general education subject: “Computer Engineering”, “Freshman Seminar,” and “The World of Science and Technology.”
The successful applicant may also be in charge of other lectures offered at the university. In addition to research and education, university’s operation management will partly be assigned. -
Assigned department
Existing departments
(Just after hiring) Laboratory of Information Media Environment, Research Group of Information Media Science and Technology, Division of Media and Network Technologies, Faculty of Information Science and Technology (Scope of change) Location as determined by the University.
Job type
- Associate Professor
Research field
- Informatics - High performance computing
- Informatics - Entertainment and game informatics
- Informatics - Computational science
Wages
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Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~ 9 million yen
Matters concerning the employee’s salary shall be as prescribed in the National University Corporation Hokkaido University Salary Regulations for Faculty Subject to Annual Salary System
Working hours
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Working hours :08:30-17:00
Break time :12:15-13:00
Holidays : Saturdays, Sundays, National holidays, Year-end and New Year holidays (12/29-1/3)
Overtime and other explanations : Discretionary labor system for professional work based on the employee’s agreement (*) or Fixed working hours system
*The working hours for a day is deemed as 7 hours and 45 minutes
Application requirements
Qualifications
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Education and Degree Requirements
Ph.D. / Doctor
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Description
5.Qualifications
(1)Ph.D. degree at the time of appointment
(2)Outstanding achievements and publications in the research field
(3)Strong motivation for education, research, and other duties related to the management of the Faculty of Information Science and Technology
(4) Ability to give lectures listed above in Japanese and English
Employment Type
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Regular employee
Contract period
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Tenured - Non-tenure track
Probationary period present
Trial period 3 month.
Work location
- 060-0814 Hokkaido Kita 14 Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo
Compensation
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Various systems
Pay increase system : available
Retirement allowances : available
Transportation expenses : available
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Insurance
Employees' Health Insurance : available(The ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mutual Aid Association)
Employees' Pension Insurance : available
Worker's accident insurance : available
Employment insurance : available
Others : available
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Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace
Smoking in designated areas only
Application Considerations
Number of hired
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Job content supplemental explanation
Desired Start Date
March 1, 2025 or later
1 person(s)
Hiring date : 2025/03/01
Starting date : 2025/03/01
Application period
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2024/10/07~2024/11/08 Deadline for receipt
Please apply by 5:00 p.m.
Application method
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Attached documents
Application Form : Online Submission , Mailing(1)Curriculum Vitae
*Free format with an attached photo taken within six months, academic history, degree, qualifications, record of awards, employment history, research history, teaching experience, affiliated academic society, activities in academic society.
*Applicant who has been employed by Hokkaido University from April 1, 2013 (any position, including Part-time Lecture, TA, TF, RA and Short-term Support Assistant, etc.) should provide full details of your employment history.Achievements and Activities : Online Submission , Mailing(2)List of publications and achievements
(i)peer-reviewed journal papers (with impact factors and citation counts, if available)
(ii)other journal papers
(iii)international conference papers
(iv)books
(v)review/survey articles
(vi)patents
(vii)awards
(viii)competitive grants received as principal investigator or co-investigator
(ix)additional remarksOther online application forms
(3)List of volunteer experience in academic societies (name of academic society, specific posts and/or jobs)
(4)Copies of your five representative papers and their abstracts (about 100 words each)
(5)Summaries of teaching experience (about 500 words) and past research/achievements (about 500 words)
(6)Statement of research and educational goals upon appointment (about 1,000 words)
(7)A list of two references (including names, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses)
If via the upload link on the JREC-IN portal (https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekTop), upload the complete set of application documents in pdf formatOther Mailing Documents
(3)List of volunteer experience in academic societies (name of academic society, specific posts and/or jobs)
(4)Copies of your five representative papers and their abstracts (about 100 words each)
(5)Summaries of teaching experience (about 500 words) and past research/achievements (about 500 words)
(6)Statement of research and educational goals upon appointment (about 1,000 words)
(7)A list of two references (including names, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses)
Printed documents of (1) – (7) above and their electronic files (source files or scanned files) stored in a USB memory must be submitted upon application. -
Return of application documents
We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.
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Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)
060-0814 Hokkaido Kita 14 Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo
Administrative Affairs, Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido UniversityPrecautions : *application materials must be submitted by registered mail with “Application for Associate Professor in the Research Group of Information Media Science and Technology, 06-106” in red ink on the surface of the envelop. The documents once submitted will not be returned. Personal information will be exclusively used for the screening.
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* Out of application period.
URL of this job posting
Selection / Notification of result
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Selection
Applicants who passed the first document-based screening will be interviewed in November 2024 or later.
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Notification of result
The faculity member in charge will notify the successful candidates by phone or e-mail.
Contact details
Hokkaido University
Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University
Yoshinori Dobashi
0117066530
office-ime@ist.hokudai.ac.jp
Please contact us by e-mail.
Notes
Upon the interview, transportation and related expenses will not be paid. At Hokkaido University, we are actively promoting both education and research activities while relying on diverse human resources and gender equality. Therefore, we explicitly invite women qualified in research field to apply.
