Detailed information
Work location : Chugoku district - Okayama
Date of publication : 2026/03/04
[Extension of period]Call for Associate Professor or Lecturer (Division of Information Network Technologies for Medical Engineering)
D126030239
Okayama University
Research field : Informatics - Information network | Informatics - Information security | Manufacturing Technology - Communication and network engineering | Informatics - Computer system | Informatics - Life, health and medical informatics
Associate Professor : Regular employee - Tenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period present
Lecturer level : Regular employee - Tenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period present
Job description
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Background of the recruitment and description of the project
High-speed, highly reliable, and low-cost internet services are fundamental infrastructure for society. With the advancement of IoT and AI, all aspects of society are becoming interconnected and collaborating through the internet, which is expected to contribute to solving global challenges such as climate change, declining birthrates and aging populations, and food and energy issues (SDGs). The Graduate School of Integrated Health Sciences and the Department of Information, Electrical, and Mathematical Data Sciences in the Faculty of Engineering are actively promoting education and research in related areas such as communication protocols, cloud computing, and information security. In this call for applications, we seek candidates who can engage proactively in collaboration with the medical field as faculty members specializing in the field of Medical Information Networking, within the above-mentioned and related areas.
Research keywords: Network, Communication Protocol, Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud / Cloud Computing, Information Security / Cybersecurity, Mobile Communication, Distributed Systems, Digital Twin / Virtualization, Edge Computing -
Work content and job description
[Description of jobs]
(1)Education and research at the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems: Each of the successful applicants is expected to conduct his/her own research and assist supervision of graduate students in both master’s and doctoral courses in their research.
(2)Education and research at the Graduate School of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology: Each of the successful applicants is expected to conduct his/her own research and assist supervision of graduate students in both master’s and doctoral courses in their research.
(3)Education at School of Engineering: Each of the successful applicants is expected to teach laboratory courses on computer science and assist supervision of undergraduate students in their research.
(4)Organizational management at Okayama University -
Assigned department
Existing departments
Division of Information Network Technologies for Medical Engineering, Medical Devices and Materials Engineering Section, Faculty of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems
Job type
- Associate Professor
- Lecturer level
Research field
- Informatics - Information network
- Informatics - Information security
- Manufacturing Technology - Communication and network engineering
- Informatics - Computer system
- Informatics - Life, health and medical informatics
Wages
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Common to all Job Types
Annual Salary : 5 million yen ~ 8 million yen
Basic annual salary and Performance-based annual salary : Lecturer 5,852,000-7,426,000yen
Basic annual salary and Performance-based annual salary : Associate Professor 6,758,000-7,980,000yen
An annual salary system is applied.
The amount of salary is determined in consideration of the person’s educational background, licenses and qualifications, work experience, etc. according to the National University Corporation Okayama University annual salary application staff salary rules.
Salary rules: https://www.okayama-u.ac.jp/tp/society/boshyu-kyoiku.html
Working hours
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Common to all Job Types
Working hours :08:30-17:30
Holidays : Saturdays and Sundays, national holidays, and December 29 to January 3 (Article 42, paragraph 2 of the Personnel Work Rules)
Overtime and other explanations : If the employee agrees to the application of the discretionary work system for specialized work, working hours will be deemed as 7 hours and 45 minutes per day. Overtime work is not required in principle. Day-off work may be required. (Articles 41 and 42 of the Personnel Work Rules)
Application requirements
Qualifications
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Education and Degree Requirements
Ph.D. / Doctor
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Description
(1) Holding (or expected to hold) a Ph.D. degree in a related field
(2) Excellent research accomplishments in a related field
(3) High motivation and ability for education, and research
(4) A good command of English and Japanese
Employment Type
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Common to all Job Types
Regular employee
Contract period
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Common to all Job Types
Tenured - Non-tenure track
Probationary period present
Trial period 6 month
Work location
- 700-8530 Okayama 3-1-1 Tsushimanaka, Kita-ku, Okayama City
Compensation
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Various systems
Retirement allowances : available
Transportation expenses : available
Retirement age : available
Others : Salary increase: Not available （However, the grade may be revised according to the separately determined standard）
Performance-based annual salary: Available (under separately established criteria) -
Insurance
Employees' Health Insurance : available
Employees' Pension Insurance : available
Worker's accident insurance : available
Employment insurance : available
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Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace
Smoking is prohibited on campus.
Application Considerations
Number of hired
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Job content supplemental explanation
【Post commencement date】
As soon as possible after October 2026
1 person(s)
Hiring date : 2026/10/01
Starting date : 2026/10/01
Application period
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2026/03/04~2026/04/30 Deadline for receipt
Application method
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Application documents (specified forms)
- Forms 1-6.doc
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Attached documents
Application Form : Online Submission(1) CV (Form 1)Other online application forms
(2) Activities in academic societies and society (Form 2)
(3) Curriculum vitae on education (Form 3)
(4) Research achievement summary (Form 4)
(5) List of research achievements (Form 5)
(6) Contact information of one referee (Form 6)
(7) Books, reprints, etc. (up to 5 main ones, copy allowed)
(8) Other documents required for examination (free format)
① Future research prospects and educational aspirations
(For each of the above (research and education), less than 1200 characters on one sheet of A4 paper.)
Forms 1-6, please use these attached documents.
Please send the above documents by E-mail.
Please indicate “Application (Associate Professor)" in a subject of the e-mail.
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Return of application documents
We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.
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Selection / Notification of result
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Selection
After reviewing the documents, interviews will be carried out as needed.
The interview schedule will be announced later.
（The applicants should pay transportation and accommodation expenses for the interview.） -
Notification of result
The selection result will be notified to all applicants.
Contact details
Okayama University
Medical Devices and Materials Engineering Section, Faculty of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems
Atsushi Nakazawa
0862518022
nakazawa.atsushi(at)okayama-u.ac.jp
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Notes
Okayama University promotes gender equality and supports female teachers. We welcome active participation of women in the application process.
