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Ended
Date of update : 2024/12/19 End date of accepting applications : 2025/03/31
Ended
Date of update : 2024/12/19
End date of accepting applications : 2025/03/31

Work location : Kanto district - Tokyo

Date of publication : 2024/12/20

a Full-time Faculty Position (with tenure or tenure-track)【Cognitive Science (Computational)】

D124121528

Private university

Research field : Humanities & Social Sciences - Cognitive science

Professor level : Regular employee - Nontenured - Tenure-track - Probationary period absent

Associate Professor : Regular employee - Nontenured - Tenure-track - Probationary period absent

Lecturer level : Regular employee - Nontenured - Tenure-track - Probationary period absent

Job description

  • Background of the recruitment and description of the project

    Cognitive Science is the interdisciplinary study of human cognition and behavior encompassing the fields of philosophy, psychology, linguistics,computer science and AI, neuroscience, and anthropology. In our liberal arts program, some gaps remain in these fields, and we seek a candidate whocan complement our existing program through expertise in the field of computational study of cognition.
    We particularly welcome candidates well versed in classic cognitive architectures, such as, connectionist modeling and ACT-R, capable of teaching computational modeling to liberal arts students at undergraduate level.
    Furthermore, the candidate is expected to maintain an active researchrecord in scientific studies of human cognition (e.g., vision, socialcognition, decision-making, memory) through a computational approach.

  • Work content and job description

    The successful candidate will be required to perform the following core tasks:
    1）Undergraduate teaching in the School of International Liberal Studies (SILS)
    2）Contributing actively to the research development of the University (independentresearch activities, international publications, fund-seeking applications,conference organization, collegial academic life with SILS members)
    3）Fulfilling administrative duties in SILS as required by the University (entranceexamination, committee work,etc.)

    Example classes could include:SILS
    -First Year Seminar, Intermediate Seminar, Advanced Seminar
    -Introduction to Cognitive Architectures (introductory level)
    -Human and Artificial Intelligence (intermediate or advanced level)
    -Computational Modeling of Human Cognition (intermediate or advanced level)
    -Social Cognition (intermediate or advanced level)

    We also welcome suggestions for other courses, provided that they do not overlapwith our existing courses. Before making suggestions, please check our existing courses by searching on our Syllabus Search system:(https://www.wsl.waseda.jp/syllabus/JAA101.php?pLng=en).

    Note: We are on a 14-week semester system, in which each class period (koma)is 100 minutes long. In general, a full-time faculty member teaches at least nine koma a year, with four or five koma per week each semester.
    While this is an undergraduate teaching position, there may be opportunities to teach,supervise or co-supervise MA- and PhD-level students by collaborating with other faculties within the University.

  • Assigned department

    Existing departments

    School of International Liberal Studies

Job type

  • Professor level
  • Associate Professor
  • Lecturer level

Research field

  • Humanities & Social Sciences - Cognitive science

Wages

  • Common to all Job Types

    Annual Salary : 4 million yen ~

    Provided in accordance with the university regulations.

Working hours

  • Common to all Job Types

    Working hours :00:00-00:00

    Holidays : New Year Holidays, National Holidays, and University Anniversary Day (excluding national holidays designated by the university as workdays) Vacations are (1) non-working days designated by
    Japanese laws and ordinances, such as Labor Standards Law, and (2) those designated by the university (e.g., summer/winter vacation periods and periods when offices are closed).

    Overtime and other explanations : Scheduled working days and working hours (start time, finish time, rest periods) are as specified in the university regulations.
    As for research work, the Discretionary Labor System of Japan (Deemed working hours: 8 hours/day) applies.
    Hence, working hours for research as well as how research should proceed are at the discretion of each faculty member.

Application requirements

Qualifications

  • Education and Degree Requirements

    Ph.D. / Doctor

  • Description

    (1) PhD or equivalent doctoral degree
    (2) A demonstrated ability to teach in English at undergraduate level
    (3) Proficiency in Japanese is preferred but not mandatory

Employment Type

  • Common to all Job Types

    Regular employee

    Full-time

Contract period

  • Common to all Job Types

    Nontenured - Tenure-track

    No contracted term for Professor (with tenure), Associate Professor (with tenure) or Assistant Professor (with tenure).
    In principle, the contracted term of service for the Associate Professor (tenure-track) or Assistant Professor (tenure-track) is three years.

    Probationary period absent

Work location

  • 169-8050 Tokyo 1-6-1 Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8050, Japan

    In principle, at the Waseda Campus

Compensation

  • Insurance

    Employees' Health Insurance : available

    Employees' Pension Insurance : available

    Worker's accident insurance : available

    Employment insurance : available

Application Considerations

Number of hired

    1 person(s)

Application period

  • 2024/12/20~2025/03/31 Deadline for receipt

    Web Entry: December 20, 2024 – March 24, 2025 23:59(JST)
    Documents Submission: December 20, 2024 – March 31, 2025
    (All application materials must arrive by 17:00 (JST) on March 31, 2025.)

Application method

  • Attached documents

    Application Form : Mailing
    Download the designated form and fill in all items.
    Achievements and Activities : Mailing
    Download the designated form and fill in all items.

    Other online application forms
    In addition to submitting the application documents, applicants are required to make a web entry.
    Please refer to the application site for the web entry URL.

    Other Mailing Documents
    Letter of Application, Teaching and Research Plans, Photocopy of diploma of highest degree etc.
    For other details, please refer to the application guidelines.

  • Return of application documents

    We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

  • Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

    169-8050 Tokyo 1-6-1 Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-8050, Japan School of International Liberal Studies, Waseda University
    Faculty Employment Search Committee (Japanese Politics）

    Precautions : * On the envelope, write “Application Documents for Cognitive Science (Computational)” in red.
    * Send the envelope by simplified registered post or by delivery service (courier) to ensure that the application package can be tracked.
    * Submission of application documents in person/by email will not be accepted.

  • * Out of application period.

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Selection / Notification of result

  • Selection

    After document screening, interview, which will include a mock lecture and research presentation, will be conducted for selected applicants on May 24, 2025.
    In principle, interviews are conducted in person at Waseda University (Tokyo), with the possibility of having them online.
    Travel expenses are to be borne by each applicant.

  • Notification of result

    Final results will be notified by late-September 2025 (exact date tbc.)

Contact details

Waseda University

School of International Liberal Studies

General Affairs Section

0352861728

sils-ap@list.waseda.jp

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