Job type

• Professor level

Research field

• Environmental science - Rural environmental engineering and planning
• Social Infrastructure - Geotechnical engineering

Wages

• Annual Salary : 7 million yen ~ 10 million yen

  Salary and allowances: Paid according to university regulations (annual salary system, however, retirement allowances will be paid at the time of retirement).

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

• Description

  Qualifications:
  (1)PhD degree holder
  (2)Person who has enthusiasm for education and research at Ueda campus of Iwate University
  (3)Person with enough research achievements in the field of specialization as a professor of Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University
  (4)Person who can provide education and research supervision for undergraduate students and graduate students
  (5)Person who can actively contribute to society through research results, contribute to local communities, and provide technical guidance for local governments
  (6)Person who has a sense of cooperation and can actively participate in the management of Faculty of Agriculture and Graduate School as a faculty member of Iwate university
  (7)Person with enough language skills (Japanese and English) to perform the above duties

Employment Type

• Regular employee

Contract period

• Tenured - Non-tenure track

  Probationary period absent

Work location

• 020-8550 Iwate Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka

Compensation

• Supplementary explanation of compensation

  Compensation
  Salary and Benefits: Based on the salary regulations of Iwate University and subject to annual salary system (Retirement allowance is paid at the time of retirement.)
  Working Hours: Discretionary working system for professional work, 7 hours and 45 minutes of de facto working per day
  Insurance: Employment Insurance, Social Insurance, Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance, Mutual Aid Association of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
  Days off: Saturday, Sunday, public holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, etc.

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Hiring date : 2025/09/01

Starting date : 2025/09/01

Application period

• 2025/01/17~2025/02/28 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Application documents (specified forms)

  • Record of Education and Research Achievements.docx

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Online Submission
  Achievements and Activities : Online Submission

  Other online application forms
  Documents to be submitted:
  The following documents must be submitted for the application.
  (1)A full curriculum vitae (with photograph, any format)
  (2)Record of Education and Research Achievements (follow the attached format)
  (3)Five reprints (or copies) of major publications
  (4)Past achievements in research and ambitions for future research (within 1 sheet of A4 paper)
  (5)Past experience in education and ambitions for future education (within 1 sheet of A4 paper)
  (6)A list of acquisition status of external research funds such as Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, joint research, commissioned research, etc.
  (7)Descriptions of the applicant’s experience of technical guidance related to the field of specialization, community contribution activities, and other activities that the applicant deems useful for the selection (approximately 1 sheet of A4 paper. Clearly indicate the role of the applicant.)
  (8)Names and contact information (affiliation, address, telephone, and e-mail) of two references
  
  If it is deemed necessary during the selection process, we may ask the applicants to submit additional materials later.
  
  How to submit application documents:
  Application is accepted through e-mails to the following address.
  E-mail: iida@iwate-u.ac.jp
  Iwate University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Rural Environmental Sciences, Innovative Agriculture Course, Professor Selection Committee, Chairman, Toshiaki Iida
  * Please send the PDF files of 6. (1) - (8) above as e-mail attachments to the address above (iida@iwate-u.ac.jp).
  * The subject of the e-mail should be “Application documents for professor of soil environmental engineering (applicant's name)”.
  * If the total size of the attached files exceeds 20MB, please divide them into two or more e-mails.
  *An acknowledgement of the application will be sent by e-mail to the applicant within 3 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) after receipt of the application documents.

• Return of application documents

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

• * Out of application period.

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  Applicants who pass the document screening will be invited for an interview. In this interview, applicants will be asked to introduce your research achievements. The interview will be conducted in person, while the travel expenses for the interview are the responsibility of the applicant. An online interview may be permitted under certain circumstances.

• Notification of result

  We will inform you of the result by e-mail.

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