Work location : Hokkaido district - Hokkaido
Date of publication : 2025/05/16
D125051064
Hokkaido University
Research field : Informatics - Unspecified | Natural Science - Mathematical analysis | Natural Science - Applied mathematics and statistics | Natural Science - Algebra | Natural Science - Geometry
Associate Professor : Regular employee - Tenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period present
Job description
Background of the recruitment and description of the project
Our school's philosophy of research and education is to contribute to the development of society and to create a knowledge-based society for the next generation. By creating and adopting the principles of information science, we aim to train engineers who have a broad and deep knowledge of this field, as well as an international sense. In this way we will cultivate highly creative scientists who independently carry out significant research and development.
Work content and job description
(Immediately after hiring) Lectures, seminars, experiments, and exercise courses related to computer science and information technology.
1.The Laboratory of Mathematical Science for Computing has a basic approach to clarifying the structure, mechanism, properties, and limitations of various scientific topics by analyzing and modeling them using mathematical science.
We aim to contribute to society by providing theories, technologies, and methodologies with solid mathematical backgrounds for various issues in the fields of engineering and information science, including machine learning theory and signal processing.
2.We invite applicants who will be affiliated with the laboratory, collaborate with other faculty members, and take responsibility for research and education in the research group of mathematical science.
Applicants will be expected to investigate research in the aforementioned areas deeply. Therefore, applicants are expected to have research achievements in at least one of the main or related keywords and be motivated to apply their expertise in one area to the other.
Main Keywords: signal processing (for image, audio, signal on graphs and so on), machine learning, optimization, functional analyses
Related Keywords: linear algebra, mathematical statistics, graph theory, manifold theory, other mathematical science domains
3.The successful applicant will partly or fully give some of the lectures listed below, for which the Laboratory of Mathematical Science for Computing is responsible.
(1)Subjects in the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology:Laboratory seminar, and others
(2)Subjects in the School of Engineering:Media Technology and its Exercise, Experiments and Exercise in Computer Science and Information Technology, Exercise in Technical English, Applied Mathematics, Information Mathematics, and others
(3)Subjects in general education: Freshman Seminar, Statistics, and others.
(Scope of change) Duties as determined by the University.
Assigned department
Existing departments
(Immediately after hiring) Laboratory of Mathematical Science for Computing , Research Group of Mathematical Science, Division of Computer Science and Information Technology, Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University. (Scope of change) Location as determined by the University.
Job type
Research field
Wages
Annual Salary : 7 million yen ~ 10 million yen
National University Corporation Hokkaido University Salary Regulations for Faculty Subject To Annual Salary System
Working hours
Working hours :08:30-17:00
Break time :12:15-13:00
Holidays : Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and year-end and New Year holidays (12/29 - 1/3)
Overtime and other explanations :
Discretionary labor system* for professional work based on the employee’s agreement or Fixed working hours system
* The working hours for a day are deemed as 7 hours and 45 minutes.
Application requirements
Qualifications
Education and Degree Requirements
Ph.D. / Doctor
Description
Qualifications:
(1)Applicant should have a doctoral degree or Ph.D.
(2)Applicant should have the ability to provide instruction in subjects described in “Duties in education” both in Japanese and English.
(3)Applicant should have the ability to undertake administrative tasks for the faculty, graduate school, and undergraduate school in Japanese.
(4)Applicant must be female
Employment Type
Regular employee
Contract period
Tenured - Non-tenure track
Probationary period present
Trial period 3 month.
Work location
Compensation
Various systems
Pay increase system : available
Retirement allowances : available
Transportation expenses : available
Retirement age : available
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
Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace
Smoking in designated areas only
Application Considerations
Number of hired
1 person(s)
Hiring date : 2026/04/01
Starting date : 2026/04/01
Job content supplemental explanation
The faculty is currently recruiting a female full associate professor under the provisions of Article 8 of the Equal Employment Opportunity Law, aiming to realize the spirit of 'Hokkaido University's Statement on the Promotion of Diversity & Inclusion,' and actively address the low percentage of a female faculty member.
Application period
2025/05/16~2025/07/16 Deadline for receipt
Application method
Attached documents
Other online application forms
for key contributors, place a circle or bullet before their name.
(3)5 selected publications and their abstracts within 100 words (in English or Japanese).
(4)Summary of the applicant's research history and achievements within 1 page (in English or Japanese).
(5)Summary of the applicant's teaching history and future plan for education within 1 page (in English or Japanese).
(6)Summary of the applicant’s future research plan within 1 page (in English or Japanese).
(7)The names of two references for the applicant, with their name, institution, position, and e-mail address.
Return of application documents
We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.
応募書類は教員選考の目的以外には使用いたしません.
URL of this job posting
Selection / Notification of result
Selection
Please note that an interview may be conducted if necessary. In that event, the applicant is responsible for any travel expenses.
Notification of result
The faculty member in charge will notify the successful candidate by phone or e-mail.
Contact details
Hokkaido University
Chair of Division of Computer Science and Information Technology
Atsuyoshi Nakamura
0117067684
csit-kobo-2025@elms.hokudai.ac.jp
Plaese contact us by e-mail.
Notes
The faculty is currently recruiting a female full associate professor under the provisions of Article 8 of the Equal Employment Opportunity Law, aiming to realize the spirit of 'Hokkaido University's Statement on the Promotion of Diversity & Inclusion,' and actively address the low percentage of a female faculty member.
We are also actively supporting a satisfying work-life balance and are thus creating ideal environments for people to reach their full potential.
Please refer to the following URL for the current members of this division:
https://www.ist.hokudai.ac.jp/eng/staff/index_faculty_division.html