Detailed information

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Date of update : 2025/04/28 End date of accepting applications : 2025/04/28
Ended
Date of update : 2025/04/28
End date of accepting applications : 2025/04/28

Work location : Chugoku district - Tottori

Date of publication : 2025/03/18

Special Appointment Assistant Professor (Fixed Term) or Special Appointment Associate Professor (Fixed Term)

D125031023

National university

Tottori University

Research field : Manufacturing Technology - Mechanics of materials and materials | Nanotechnology/Materials - Metallic material properties | Nanotechnology/Materials - Material processing and microstructure control

Associate Professor : Regular employee - Nontenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period absent

Assistant Professor level : Regular employee - Nontenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period absent

Job description

  • Background of the recruitment and description of the project

    The Solid Mechanics Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Physical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tottori University is recruiting a Special Appointment Assistant Professor (Fixed Term) or Special Appointment Associate Professor (Fixed Term) in the fields of structural materials, metallic materials, elastoplastic deformation, ductile fracture, and finite element analysis.

  • Work content and job description

    (Initial assignment) You will work on a joint research project with an industry (research on the analysis of non-uniform deformation and ductile fracture of steel materials at elevated temperature) alongside Professor Matsuno and Associate Professor Shimizu in the Solid Mechanics Laboratory.
    (Range of change) No change

  • Assigned department

    Existing departments

    Solid Mechanics Laboratory,Department of Mechanical and Physical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tottori University

Job type

  • Associate Professor
  • Assistant Professor level

Research field

  • Manufacturing Technology - Mechanics of materials and materials
  • Nanotechnology/Materials - Metallic material properties
  • Nanotechnology/Materials - Material processing and microstructure control

Wages

  • Common to all Job Types

    Annual Salary : 8 million yen ~ 9 million yen

    Annual salary system with a basic annual salary of 8,520,000 yen Salary and allowances will be paid according to the "Tottori University Special Appointment Staff Salary Regulations.
    " https://www.tottori-u.ac.jp/kouhou/kisokusyuu/reiki_honbun/u095RG00000613.html

    *For questions regarding the annual salary system, please contact: Human Resources Salary Section, General Affairs and Planning Department TEL: +81-857-31-5014 E-mail: ge-kyuyo@ml.adm.tottori-u.ac.jp

Working hours

  • Common to all Job Types

    Working hours :08:30-17:15

    Break time :12:00-13:00

    Holidays : Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, New Year's holiday (12/29 - 1/3), Founding Anniversary (6/1)

    Overtime and other explanations : Discretionary Work System for Specialized Duties (Deemed working hours: 7 hours and 45 minutes per day)
    ※ If the application of the discretionary work system for specialized duties is not agreed upon, work shall be conducted according to the above working hours.

    For details on working hours, holidays, overtime work, etc., please refer to the Regulations on Working Hours and Leave for Tottori University Staff.
    (Reference) Regulations on Working H

Application requirements

Qualifications

  • Education and Degree Requirements

    Ph.D. / Doctor / Master / Others

    For details on application qualifications, please see the "Explanation" section.

  • Description

    1.Must hold a master's degree or higher
    2.Must have at least 2 years of experience in research and development related to structural materials (including research during graduate school). Experience in elastoplastic mechanics analysis is preferred.
    3.For non-Japanese citizens, the ability to communicate in either Japanese or English is required

Employment Type

  • Common to all Job Types

    Regular employee

Contract period

  • Common to all Job Types

    Nontenured - Non-tenure track

    Term of Employment: Until March 31, 2028
    The continuation of the project beyond March 31, 2028 will be determined during fiscal year 2027. Reappointment is possible if the project continues.

    Probationary period absent

Work location

  • 680-8552 Tottori 4-101 Koyama-cho Minami, Tottori City

Compensation

  • Various systems

    Transportation expenses : Available (with an upper limit)

  • 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)

    Hiring date : 2025/08/01

    Starting date : 2025/08/01

  • Job content supplemental explanation

    [Start of employment/hiring period] As soon as possible after August 1, 2025

Application period

  • 2025/03/18~2025/04/28 Deadline for receipt

Application method

  • Attached documents

    Other online application forms
    ① Resume (Form 1) ② Educational background (Form 2) ③ Research background (Form 3) ④ Other activities (Form 4) ⑤ Aspirations after appointment (Form 5) ⑥ List of research achievements (Form 6-1) ⑦ Contact information for two references (Form 7) ⑧ Major peer-reviewed academic papers (if any): Up to 3 papers

    ○ For items ① and ⑥ above, you may use the "Resume" and "List of Achievements" created using the "Application Document Creation Tool" on JREC-IN Portal. However, please note that the items to be included are the same as in the forms above.
    ○ Additional materials may be requested during the selection process.
    ○ Regarding "Awards and Punishments" in the resume (①), if you have been subject to disciplinary action or dismissal due to sexual harassment or sexual violence against students in the past, you must include the time, content, and specific reasons for the punishment. If false information is provided, you may be subject to cancellation of employment or disciplinary action.

    Application forms for this recruitment can be downloaded at the following link:
    http://www.mech.tottori-u.ac.jp/koriki/application_forms.zip

  • 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

    Departmental selection (First stage: Document screening, Second stage: Interview (including presentation)) and Faculty selection

  • Notification of result

    Notification by email, phone, or written document

Contact details

Tottori University

Department of Mechanical and Physical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tottori University

Professor,Takashi Matsuno

0857315183

matsu@tottori-u.ac.jp

Notes

16.For detailed information about this job posting, please refer to the following website: https://eng.tottori-u.ac.jp/recruit
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•Regarding "10. Term of Employment," for those currently employed at this university, the term may be limited to the shorter of the date when the total contract period as specified in Article 18 of the Labor Contract Act (Act No. 128 of 2007) reaches 10 years. Please consult in advance. Additionally, in case of reappointment, the term will be limited to the shorter of the date when the total contract period as specified in Article 18 of the Labor Contract Act (Act No. 128 of 2007) reaches 10 years.
•Tottori University promotes gender equality. Tottori University conducts recruitment with consideration for diverse career paths for women, including childbirth and childcare, and welcomes applications from female researchers. Both Tottori University and Tottori Prefecture value family and promote the creation of a worker-friendly environment, with systems (see URLs below) available for life events (childbirth, childcare, nursing care, etc.).
•Tottori University Diversity Campus Promotion Office URL: https://www.tottori-u.ac.jp/diversity/
•Tottori University Hospital Work-Life Balance Support Center URL: https://www2.hosp.med.tottori-u.ac.jp/departments/center/worklife-balance-suppot/
•Tottori Prefecture's "Child-Raising Kingdom Tottori" URL: http://www.kosodate-ohkoku-tottori.net/

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