[Extension of period]Call for Associate Professor (Division of Bioproduction Systems Engineering)

Background of the recruitment and description of the project

Existing departments

Degree program in Earth, Environmental and Life Science, Graduate School of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology.

We are looking for candidates with the following knowledge and experience.

• knowledge and experience in agricultural machinery.
• knowledge and experience in smart agriculture.

http://www.okayama-u.ac.jp/index_e.html

Work content and job description

Area of Expertise

Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Machinery

Description of Job

1. Research: Candidates must be able to conduct cutting-edge research that utilizes AI, ICT, agricultural robots, and other technologies to improve the efficiency of food production and enhance the international competitiveness of agricultural products. Additionally, candidates must be able to collaborate with companies and research institutions to advance their research.
2. Education: The successful candidate is expected to supervise master’s and doctoral students in the Graduate School of Environmental, Life, and Natural Science and Technology; teaching courses such as “Instrumentation for Agricultural Environment”; and teaching courses in School of Agriculture, including “Introduction to Agricultural Robotics”, “Physics for Agricultural Environment”, “Fundamentals of Digital Agricultural Science (shared),” “Applied Biological Data Science (shared)”, and “Laboratory in Biological Production”, as well as supervising undergraduate thesis research.
3. Administration: Organizational management at Okayama University

Assigned department

Existing departments

Faculty of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology

Job type

Associate Professor

Research field

• Environmental science - Agricultural environmental engineering and agricultural information engineering
• Others - Others
  • Regional environmental engineering

Wages

Annual Salary: 7 million yen ~ 9 million yen

Basic annual salary and Performance-based annual salary: Associate Professor 7,058,000-8,246,000yen

An annual salary system is applied.

The amount of annual salary is determined in consideration of the person’s educational background, work experience, etc. according to the Okayama University annual salary Regulations.

The percentage of annual performance pay depends on the length of service within six months prior to the base date (June 1 and December 1), and the performance rate varies depending on the results of the evaluation.

As allowances, commuting allowance, support allowance, housing allowance, adjustment allowance, etc. will be paid separately to the applicable employees.

Salary rules: https://www.okayama-u.ac.jp/tp/society/boshyu-kyoiku.html

Working hours

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)

Qualifications

Education and Degree Requirements

Ph.D. / Doctor

Description

【Details of qualifications, conditions (including degrees), research experiences (how many years) and expertise required for specific fields】

• Have sufficient achievements in the field, including publications in international academic journals, have a Ph.D. degree.
• Have sufficient ability and enthusiasm for undergraduate and graduate education in Japanese and English, as well as management and administration.
• If you are a foreign national, you have to have Japanese proficiency that allows you to carry out the work including lectures, experimental practices and research guidance.

Employment Type

Regular employee

Full-time

Contract period

Tenured - Non-tenure track

Probationary period present

Trial period 6 month

Work location

700-8530 Okayama, 1-1-1 Tsushimanaka, Kita-ku, Okayama City

Compensation

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）
• Peformance-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

Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

Smoking is prohibited on campus.

Application Considerations

Persons with disabilities

We will respond to each situation on a case by case basis.

(Other)

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Hiring date: 2027/04/01

Starting date: 2027/04/01

Job content supplemental explanation

【Post commencement date】

As soon as possible after 1st April, 2027

Application period

2026/09/09~2026/10/28 Deadline for receipt

Application method

Application documents (specified forms)

Attached documents

Application Form: Mailing

1. CV (Form 1)
2. Activities in academic societies and social activities (Form 2)
3. Curriculum vitae on education (Form 3)
4. Research achievement summary (Form 4)
5. List of research achievements (Form 5)
6. Reprints of your main research papers published (3 main ones, copy allowed)
7. Future research prospects: up to two A4 sheets
8. Educational aspirations: up to two A4 sheets
9. Contact information for two persons who can make inquiries (including their address, phone numbers, and e-mail address)(Form 6)

Send the above documents by postal mail. When sending the application materials, write “Application documents (Division of Bioproduction Systems Engineering)” in red on the front of the envelope.

Note that application documents will not be returned. Personal information will not be used for any purpose other than selection and will be deleted responsibly by Okayama University Corporation after the examination.

Return of application documents

We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

700-8530 Okayama, 1-1-1 Tsushimanaka, Kita-ku, Okayama City, School of Agriculture, Okayama University

Contact: Mitsuji MONTA

Precautions: When sending the application materials via mail, please write “Application documents (Division of Bioproduction Systems Engineering)” in red on the front of the envelope.

JREC-IN Portal web application: Not available

E-mail Application: Not available

Recruiting Institution's Web application system: Not available

Selection / Notification of result

Selection

After reviewing the documents, interviews will be carried out as needed.

Interviews are scheduled for mid-November 2026.

(The applicants should pay transportation and accommodation expenses for the interview.)

【Results notification method】

The selection result will be notified to all applicants.

Notification of result

The selection result will be notified to all applicants.

Contact details

Okayama University

Faculty of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology

Mitsuji MONTA

0862518352

monta(at)okayama-u.ac.jp

Please change (at) to @ and send it.

Notes

1. Okayama University promotes gender equality and supports female teachers. We welcome active participation of women in the application process.