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Ended
Date of update : 2025/02/14 End date of accepting applications : 2025/04/30
Ended
Date of update : 2025/02/14
End date of accepting applications : 2025/04/30

Work location : Kyushu and Okinawa district - Fukuoka

Date of publication : 2025/02/14

【Extension of the public application period】Associate professor Position Announcement Quantum Sciences of Materials Group, Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University

D125020968

National university

Kyushu University

Research field : Others - Others - Energy Materials Science, Quantum Beam Science, Nanomaterials Science, Nuclear Engineering | Nanotechnology/Materials - Inorganic materials and properties | Nanotechnology/Materials - Nanomaterials | Energy Engineering - Quantum beam science | Energy Engineering - Nuclear engineering

Associate Professor : Regular employee - Tenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period present

Job description

  • Background of the recruitment and description of the project

    The Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering consists of four courses: (1) Nuclear Radiation Engineering course, (2) Nuclear Energy System course, (3) Quantum Science and Materials course, and (4) Applied Physics course. The associate professor being advertised will belong to the Quantum Science and Materials course. Their successful candidate will be responsible for education and research from a quantum engineering perspective the crystal structure of solid materials such as metals, semiconductors, and oxides, the mechanisms behind material functionality, and the structure and properties of radiation-induced defects caused by quantum beams, particularly in the context of next-generation energy production and environmental conservation. The candidate is expected to utilize experimental methods such as spectroscopic and imaging techniques, while also taking on the challenge of developing and advancing new approaches to material evaluation beyond conventional methods.

  • Work content and job description

    Specialties：Energy Materials Science, Quantum Beam Science, Nanomaterials Science, Nuclear Engineering
    Teaching Responsibilities：Lectures (including experiments and exercises) and supervising students at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Additionally, you may be asked to teach courses in the international program at the graduate course and the first-year education courses (university-wide education) at the undergraduate course. Some of these courses will be taught in English.

  • Assigned department

    Existing departments

    Quantum Sciences of Materials Group, Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University

Job type

  • Associate Professor

Research field

  • Others - Others

    Energy Materials Science, Quantum Beam Science, Nanomaterials Science, Nuclear Engineering

  • Nanotechnology/Materials - Inorganic materials and properties
  • Nanotechnology/Materials - Nanomaterials
  • Energy Engineering - Quantum beam science
  • Energy Engineering - Nuclear engineering

Wages

  • Annual Salary : 7 million yen ~

    The annual salary system, which was introduced on 1st of April 2020, will be applied. The annual salary is determined in accordance with the university's pay scale based on experience, etc.
    The adove annual salary are general guidelines and may be less than the above annual salary in some cases.

Working hours

  • Working hours :08:30-17:15

    Break time :12:00-13:00

    Holidays : Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays and the period from the 29th of December
    to the 3rd of January

    Overtime and other explanations : Based on the discretionary labor system for professional work by consent, it is regarded that
    working hours are 7 hours and 45 minutes irrespective of how much time the employee actually spends on his/her work.

Application requirements

Qualifications

  • Education and Degree Requirements

    Ph.D. / Doctor

  • Description

    (1)Doctoral. or Ph.D. degree at the time of appointment.
    (2)Have sufficient teaching ability (including instruction and lectures in English) and enthusiasm for teaching and research in undergraduate and graduate doctoral programs.
    (3)Have particularly outstanding research achievements in the above-mentioned specialized fields.
    (4)The applicant should have the willingness and ability to actively engage in interdisciplinary research with other areas of specialization and the development of new research fields from a long-term perspective, in addition to the above-mentioned areas of specialization.
    (5)Have the ability and enthusiasm to actively develop education and research activities from an international perspective and social cooperation with industry, government, etc.

Employment Type

  • Regular employee

Contract period

  • Tenured - Non-tenure track

    Probationary period present

    Trial employment period（Three months）

Work location

  • 819-0395 Fukuoka 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, 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 is permitted on the university premises.

Application Considerations

Number of hired

    1 person(s)

  • Job content supplemental explanation

    Start Date：As soon as possible after the decision is made

Application period

  • 2025/02/14~2025/04/30 Deadline for receipt

Application method

  • Attached documents

    Application Form : Online Submission
    (1)Curriculum vitae
    （Include a photograph and a statement of education, employment history, and qualifications. Include contact information and e-mail address.）
    Achievements and Activities : Online Submission
    (2)Application Documents
    ⅠResearch achievements
    (Classified into
    ① Academic Papers (differentiated by refereeing),
    ② Proceedings of International Conferences (differentiated by refereeing),
    ③ Books/Edited Works,
    ④ Review Papers/Academic Materials, etc,
    ⑤ Inventions, Devices, Patents, etc, and
    ⑥ Others (papers and works confirmed for publication, etc.)).
    ⅡEducational accomplishments
    （Including public lectures, in-house education, etc.）
    ⅢAny other relevant information
    （Memberships of academic societies and their officers, committee members, international conference committee members,committee member of national and local governments, foundations,etc.,organizer and chairperson of academic research meetings,awards received, etc.）
    ⅣAcquisition of competitive research funds such as Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, joint research, and funded research (representative portion)

    Other online application forms
    (3)Summary of previous research (2,000 words or less)
    (4)Future research plans (2,000 words or less)
    (5)Motivation for application and aspirations for education and research (1,000 words or less)
    (6)Reprints of Major Publications (up to five)
    (7)Names and Contact Information of Two Referees

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  • Selection

    After the initial screening of the application documents, interview (including presentation) will be conducted. Travel expenses for the interview will not be covered. Interviews may be conducted online.

  • Notification of result

    You will receive an email from us informing you of the results.

Contact details

Kyushu University

Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University

Kazuhiro YASUDA

0928023487

yasuda.kazuhiro.967@m.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Notes

(1)Candidates may be requested to come to the campus for an interview. The University does not cover travel costs or other expenses relating to interview attendance.
(2)In line 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/"
(3)Kyushu University is an equal opportunity employer and follows the principle of the Act on Employment Promotion etc. of Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 123 of 1960, revised in 2013) and Act on the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 65 of 2013).
(4)The accompanying spouse employment system has been implemented at Kyushu University from July 2017.
(5)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.
(6)For more information on the Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering, please refer to the following URL
https://www.qpn.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/index.html

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