Job type

• Others

  Specially Appointed Associate Professor

Research field

• Life Science - Ecology and environment
• Environmental science - Social-ecological systems
• Natural Science - Human geosciences

Wages

• Annual Salary : 7 million yen ~

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Others

  have a master’s degree or equivalent qualification

• Description

  (1)have a master’s degree or equivalent qualification;
  (2)have sufficient ability and experience to perform the duties listed in the “Job Description”;
  (3)desirable to be capable of supervising graduate students in their education and research;
  (4)must be available to assume the position on the scheduled appointment date;
  (5)Any nationality is acceptable, but the candidate must have good communication skills both in Japanese and English;

Employment Type

• Regular employee

Contract period

• Nontenured - Non-tenure track

  From the date of employment to March 31, 2028
  Scheduled date of employment: As soon as possible after August 1, 2025

  Probationary period absent

Work location

• 680-0001 Tottori Hamasaka 1390

Compensation

• Supplementary explanation of compensation

  [Salary]
  　Annual Salary
  [Work hours]
  　Discretionary labor system for professional work
  [Days off]
  　Saturdays & Sundays, national holidays, December 29-January 3, and University’s establishment anniversary (June 1)
  [Insurance]
  The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mutual Aid Association, Employee pension insurance, unemployment insurance, workers' accident compensation insurance.
  
  (Reference) Tottori University Special Staff Work Regulations
  https://www.tottori-u.ac.jp/kouhou/kisokusyuu/reiki_honbun/u095RG00000319.html

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Application period

• 2025/02/20~2025/05/31 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Return of application documents

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  [Screening process]
  The initial screening will be based on the submitted documents.
  The second round of screening will involve a presentation on self-introduction, summary of
  major research achievements, and aspirations for future research. This will be followed by a question-and-answer session. The second round of screening is typically conducted in person, but there may also be instances where it is conducted online. Please note that travel expenses for the second round of screening will be the responsibility of the applicant.
  
  [Documents]
  (1)Dossier (Use attached from)
  (2)PDF files of a maximum of 10 major publications out of “4. Books/Book Chapters”, “5. Refereed Journal Articles” and “6. Reviews, Research Reports, Proceedings, etc.” and document(s) that verifies the grant of patent in “7. Patents” listed in the Dossier.
  ・For “4. Books/Book Chapters”, applicants may submit the PDF of pages in which authors (and chapter title in case co-authored chapter), publication year, page range, and publisher can be confirmed.
  ・For publications which are in print, submit the acceptance letters from the journals or publishers.
  (3)Summary of major research achievements (Up to 2 pages using A4 size paper)
  ・Describe major research achievements while citing major publications selected in (2).
  (4)Reason for application and research plan at the International Platform for Dryland Research and Education. (Up to 2 pages using of A4 size paper)
  (5)Recommendation letter (1)
  
  Note 1) Application documents should be prepared either in Japanese or in English.
  Note 2) Application documents should be submitted as electronic files by e-mail.
  
  [Place of Submission]
  International Platform for Dryland Research and Education, Tottori University
  E-mail: ipd-zim@ml.adm.tottori-u.ac.jp
  
  [Inquiry］
  Prof. Atsushi TSUNEKAWA
  Deputy Director
  International Platform for Dryland Research and Education, Tottori University
  E-mail: tsunekawa@tottori-u.ac.jp

• Notification of result

  Notification will be made by early March 2025.
  

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