Detailed information
Work location : Hokkaido district - Hokkaido
Date of publication : 2025/01/09
Associate Professor（Division of Civil Engineering）
D125010371
Hokkaido University
Research field : Social Infrastructure - Civil engineering plan and transportation engineering | Social Infrastructure - Civil engineering material, execution and construction management | Social Infrastructure - Social systems engineering
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
The faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University invites applications for the academic position of associate professor according to the following description:
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Work content and job description
〔Research Area〕
Transportation and infrastructure planning, and traffic engineering. In particular, research fields on both planning and evaluation of socially preferable transport policy, and the corresponding theoretical research in transport networks, e.g., surface transport network and/or maritime/airline network, based on the characteristic of passenger and commodity flows.
〔Responsibilities〕
(Immediately after employment)
Education and research at the Faculty of Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, and School of Engineering (including General Education Course); and administrative work of committees and other service activities at the Faculty of Engineering and the University.
(Scope of changes)
Duties as determined by the University
〔Subjects in charge〕
Graduate courses on Division of Engineering and Policy for Sustainable Environment in English and Japanese. Graduate courses on Public Policy School in Japanese.
Undergraduate courses on Civil Engineering Course and Public Policy and Engineering Course in Japanese and English.
Department of Socio-Environmental Engineering and relevant general education classes in Japanese.
Thesis supervision for undergraduate and graduate students. -
Assigned department
Existing departments
【Immediately after employment】Laboratory of Transport Network Analysis, Division of Civil Engineering【Scope of changes】Location as determined by the University
Job type
- Associate Professor
Research field
- Social Infrastructure - Civil engineering plan and transportation engineering
- Social Infrastructure - Civil engineering material, execution and construction management
- Social Infrastructure - Social systems engineering
Wages
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Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~
The salary will be determined in accordance with the regulations of Hokkaido University
Working hours
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Working hours :08:30-17:00
Holidays : Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and year-end and New Year holidays (12/29 - 1/3)
Overtime and other explanations : Overtime and other explanations: Discretionary Labor System for Professional Work based on consent (standard 8:30-17:00, Deemed to have worked 7 hours and 45 minutes in a day.) or Fixed Working Hour System.
Break time 45 minutes
Application requirements
Qualifications
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Education and Degree Requirements
Ph.D. / Doctor
Doctorate or Ph.D. at the time of appointment
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Work experience
Ability to supervise research in the above specialized fields in addition to enthusiasm toward teaching and advising students.
Ability to perform research, education, and administration duties in both Japanese and English languages.
Employment Type
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Regular employee
Contract period
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Tenured - Non-tenure track
Probationary period present
Three months
Work location
- 060-8628 Hokkaido Kita 13, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Compensation
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Various systems
Pay increase system : available
Retirement allowances : available.Resignation/retirement lump sum will be determined in accordance with the regulations of Hokkaido University
Transportation expenses : available.Commuting Allowance will be determined in accordance with the regulations of Hokkaido University
Retirement age : available.The age of mandatory retirement will be determined in accordance with the regulations of Hokkaido University
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Insurance
Employees' Health Insurance : available（Mutual Association of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology）
Employees' Pension Insurance : available
Worker's accident insurance : available
Employment insurance : 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
1st June 2025 or as early as possible past this date
1 person(s)
Hiring date : 2025/06/01
Starting date : 2025/06/01
Application period
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2025/01/09~2025/03/07 Deadline for receipt
Application method
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Attached documents
Application Form : Online Submission , Mailingincluding face photo, date of birth, nationality if other than Japanese, current address, contact information, academic background after graduation of high school, degrees acquired, qualifications, work historyAchievements and Activities : Online Submission , Mailing(1)Research Achievements
A) Research achievements as demonstrated by publication in research journals in chronological order (showing impact factor and times cited if any), other publications such as commentaries, reviews, invited lectures, proceedings from international symposiums, or works produced, patents, etc.
B) List of grants awarded (noting “Principal Investigator (PI) / Co-Investigator”, and separated into the following categories): scientific research grants, collaborative research/ funded research (PI only), public research grants (PI only)
C) Membership and involvement in professional organizations, societal contributions (including collaborations with industry), and honors awarded
(2) Educational Achievements
A) Supervision (noting courses supervised and separated into the following categories: undergraduate and graduate levels, adjunct positions, and positions outside the university)
B) Improvement in Education: textbook authorship/translations, books/papers on improvement in education, grants/awards received concerning education
C) Miscellaneous: history of participation and activity in educational committees with notable events mentionedOther online application forms
(3) Five journal publications accomplished within the last five years with copies of
each journal publication
(4) Research plan if appointed (approximately 1000 words)
(5) Education plan if appointed (approximately 500 words)
(6) Contact information of two references (name, affiliation, phone number, e-mail address)
Please download designated formats for Curriculum vitae and, (1), (2) from the following site: https://www.eng.hokudai.ac.jp/english/recruit/Other Mailing Documents
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Return of application documents
We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.
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Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)
060-8628 Hokkaido Kita 13, Nishi 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Personnel Office -
* Out of application period.
URL of this job posting
Selection / Notification of result
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Selection
Please note that an interview may be conducted for shortlisted candidates. The candidate is responsible for any travel expenditures for the interview. Should travel to Sapporo city be unrealistic for the candidate, the interview may be conducted online via computer software.
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Notification of result
The faculty member in charge will notify the successful candidate by phone or e-mail.
Contact details
Hokkaido University
Division of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Shin’ei Takano
0117066205
shey@eng.hokudai.ac.jp
Notes
The requested documents should be submitted via registered mail to the postal address indicated above. Please write on the envelope "Position for Division of Civil Engineering, No. 2024-33 in red ink. Or Applicants should submit the requested documents
(assuming A4-sized paper sheet, in general) via PDF files via JREC-IN Portal web. (https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekTop).
The submitted document will not be returned to the applicant. Applications will not be used for purposes other than this job posting.
