Work location : Kyushu and Okinawa district - Fukuoka
Date of publication : 2024/11/13
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Research field : Nanotechnology/Materials - Metallic material properties | Nanotechnology/Materials - Composite materials and interfaces | Nanotechnology/Materials - Structural materials and functional materials | Nanotechnology/Materials - Material processing and microstructure control | Manufacturing Technology - Mechanics of materials and materials
Professor level : Regular employee - Tenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period absent
Job description
Background of the recruitment and description of the project
This is a professor position announcement at Structural Materials Science Course, Department of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Sciences (FES), Kyushu University (The deadline has been extended to 17:00 JST, January 13, 2025).
Work content and job description
Research area and mission: The successful candidate should have in-depth knowledge of the mechanical properties, microstructures and their control of solid materials, such as metals, alloys and their composites. The candidate will be expected to conduct innovative research using advanced methods in experimental and/or computational materials science and to lead his/her research area.
Educational activities: The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching at IGSES for graduate students and at the Department of Interdisciplinary Engineering in the School of Engineering (IENG) and Faculty of Arts and Science (KIKAN) for undergraduate students in the following topics: metallurgy, physics, and materials informatics. The candidate will also be responsible for teaching in the collaborative education program with Colleges of Technology (KOSEN) of IENG. The candidate will be required to supervise both Japanese and non-Japanese students at the undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. levels.
Assigned department
Existing departments
Structural Materials Science Course, Department of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Sciences (FES), Kyushu University.
Job type
Research field
Wages
Annual Salary : 7 million yen ~
Salary: Annual salary. The amount of the annual salary shall be determined in accordance with the salary regulations for faculty members of Kyushu University.
Working hours
Working hours :08:30-17:15
Break time :12:00-13:00
Holidays : Holidays: Saturday, Sunday, national holidays, and December 29 – January 3.
Overtime and other explanations : Working hours:Based on the agreement, the employee is considered to have worked under the Discretionary Labor System for professional work (7 hours and 45 minutes per day as deemed working hours).
Application requirements
Qualifications
Education and Degree Requirements
Ph.D. / Doctor
Applicants must have a Ph.D. degree in a relevant science or engineering field; have a proven track record of accomplishment in their field of expertise and the ability to develop new research; be actively involved in teaching at IGSES for graduate students and SE and KIKAN education for undergraduate students in the following areas: metallurgy, physics, and materials informatics; have English communication skills necessary for international teaching and research; nationality is not required, but applicants should have the ability and willingness to engage in teaching and research supervision and project management in Japanese.
Employment Type
Regular employee
Contract period
Tenured - Non-tenure track
Probationary period absent
Work location
Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University, which is located in Chikushi Campus:
6-1 Kasuga-koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan.
Compensation
Various systems
Pay increase system : available
Bonus : available
Retirement allowances : available
Transportation expenses : available
Retirement age : available
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
NO smoking on the premises.
Application Considerations
Number of hired
1 person(s)
Job content supplemental explanation
As soon as possible date after the recruitment decision.
Application period
2024/11/13~2025/01/13 Deadline for receipt
All the application materials must be uploaded to the designated URL by 17:00 JST, January 13, 2025.
Application method
Application documents (specified forms)
Attached documents
Other online application forms
Please see the attached file for more information about the documents to be submitted.
Return of application documents
We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.
URL of this job posting
Selection / Notification of result
Selection
Documentation screening (first round) and interview screening (second round).Travel expenses will not be paid.
Notification of result
After the first round of screening: all eligible applicants for the second round of screening will be informed of the details by e-mail.
After the second screening: all applicants will be notified of the results by email.
Contact details
Kyushu University
Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University
Prof. Satoshi HATA
0925837580
hata.satoshi.207@m.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Notes
For more information, please visit the following websites:
(1) Information on FES (in Japanese): https://www.tj.kyushu-u.ac.jp/fes
(2) Information on IGSES: https://www.tj.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/
(3) Information on IENG: https://www.eng.kyushu-u.ac.jp/e/interdisciplinary.html
(4) Information on KIKAN: https://www.artsci.kyushu-u.ac.jp/english
Since July 2017, the same spouse employment system has been implemented at Kyushu University.
In accordance with the Basic Act for a Gender Equal Society (Act No. 78 of 1999), Kyushu University is an equal opportunity employer (https://danjyo.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/).
Kyushu University is an equal opportunity employer and follows the principle of the Act on the Promotion of Employment, etc. of Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 123 of 1960, revised in 2013) and the Act on the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 65 of 2013).
If you have been disciplined in the past for sexual violence, including sexual harassment, against students, please be sure to enter the nature of the disciplinary action and the specific reasons for it in your resume or other documents. False statements may result in cancellation of employment or disciplinary action.
Regarding the status of secondhand smoke prevention measures, smoking is prohibited in all areas of Kyushu University’s premises.
The newly employed faculty members will be in charge of lectures in English for at least five years.