Job description
Background of the recruitment and description of the project
The current recruitment is a Associate Professor or Lecturer (Associate Professor preferred)who can promote education and research the field of informatics, including data science, software, service informatics, machine learning, human–computer interaction (HCI), medical and welfare engineering, and related areas.
Work content and job description
We conduct education and research activities in the following specialized fields and subjects.
Specialized fields: The field of informatics, including data science, software, service informatics, machine learning, human–computer interaction (HCI), medical and welfare engineering, and related areas.
Subjects: The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching either (1) or (2) below:
- Data Analysis and Visualization I & II, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, and related subjects.
- Natural Language Processing, Applied C Programming, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, and related subjects.
Assigned department
Existing departments
Faculty of Informatics and Data Science
Job type
- Associate Professor
- Lecturer level
Research field
- Informatics - Software
- Informatics - Web informatics and service informatics
- Informatics - Human interface and interaction
- Others - Others: data science, machine learning
- Others - Others: medical and welfare engineering
Wages
Annual Salary: 8 million yen ~
Working hours
Working hours: 08:30-17:00
Break time: 12:15-13:00
Holidays: Saturday and Sunday, National holiday and NewYears holidays(12/29-1/3)
The discretionary labor system is applied. De facto working hours: 7 hours and 45 minutes per day
Application requirements
Qualifications
Education and Degree Requirements
Ph.D. / Doctor
Description
- Applicants must hold a doctoral degree (PhD）.
- Applicants must understand the current status and mission of the University and the Faculty, be committed to education, research, and faculty administration, and be able to communicate effectively with faculty members, administrative staff, and students.
- Applicants should have an established record of research achievements and expertise in one or more of the following areas: data science, software, service informatics, machine learning, human–computer interaction (HCI), medical and welfare engineering, or related fields, and be able to continue conducting high-level research after appointment.
- Applicants must be enthusiastic about undergraduate and graduate education. Applicants of all nationalities are welcome, provided they possess sufficient Japanese language proficiency to carry out research, teaching, and administrative duties.
- Applicants must be capable of delivering lectures in English.
Employment Type
Regular employee
Contract period
Tenured - Non-tenure track
Probationary period absent
Work location
010-8502 Akita Tegata Gakuen-machi 1-1
Compensation
Various systems
- Pay increase system: available
- Bonus: available
- Retirement allowances: available
- Transportation expenses: available
- Retirement age: available
Insurance
- Employees' Health Insurance: available
- Employees' Pension Insurance: available
- Worker's accident insurance: available
- Employment insurance: available
Number of hired
2 person(s)
Hiring date: 2027/03/01
Starting date: 2027/03/01
Job content supplemental explanation: As early as possible on or after March 1, 2027
Application period
2026/09/07~2026/10/30 Deadline for receipt
Application method
Attached documents
Application Form: Mailing
Achievements and Activities: Mailing
Other Mailing Documents
- Resume with a photo attached (including educational background, business career, affiliated academic society, reward and punishment)"
- Certificate of diploma or Photocopy of diploma
- List of publication: books, doctoral dissertation, papers published or decided to publish in peer review journals, proceedings of international conference, other significant papers, patents,
- Reprint of publications (about five pieces of significant papers) and brief explanations of academic contributions about them
- Summary of previous research and a plan of future research (Approx. 2 pages, A4 paper)
- Summary of educational experience and a plan of education in Akita University (Approx. 2pages,A4 paper)
- List of acquired external funding (Grant in Aid for Scientific Research, collaborative research and funded research etc.)
- Background of activities in academic society (committee and so on)
- Background of social activities
- Record of awards
- Name and contact address of two persons who can be inquired concerning the applicant (Address, phone number and E-mail address etc.)"
- Contact information of the applicant (Address, phone number and E-mail address etc.)
Return of application documents
We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.
Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)
010-8502 Akita Tegata Gakuen-machi 1-1
Akita University Faculty of Informatics and Data Science
Precautions: "Please write “Faculty Application” in red on the envelope and send the application materials by registered mail. Applicants are also requested to enclose digital copies of the application materials on a USB flash drive. Please note that submitted application materials will not be returned.
In addition, the successful candidate may be assigned to teach graduate-level courses in an existing graduate school/program concurrently."
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
First screening: document screening; Second screening : interview and trial lecture (Face to face or online).
Please note that transportation and accommodation costs for the interview will be the responsibility of the applicants.
Notification of result
Applicants selected for the second round of screening will be notified by e-mail.
Contact details
Akita University
Faculty of Informatics and Data Science
Fujisawa Junya
0188892268
ds_somu(at)jimu.akita-u.ac.jp
- Please change (at) to @ and send it.
Notes
- This recruitment is an extension of the application period for the previous recruitment, for which the application deadline was August 31, 2026.
Applicants who applied for the previous recruitment do not need to reapply. The application materials already submitted will continue to be considered in the selection process.
The successful candidate will be appointed at the rank of either Associate Professor or Lecturer, depending on the candidate's qualifications, achievements, and experience in education, research, and service.
The University promotes Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) and gender equality, and is committed to the active recruitment of female faculty members. In cases where candidates are evaluated as equivalent in terms of achievements and qualifications, including research accomplishments, educational achievements, social contributions, and personal qualities, preference will be given to female applicants.
The University also provides several support programs for female faculty members, including a “Start-up Research Fund Support Program” for newly appointed full-time female faculty members, and a “Research Assistant Support Program” that assigns research assistants to help female faculty members balance research activities with childbirth, childcare, and related responsibilities. In addition, the “Consortium for Supporting Women Researchers in Akita,” consisting of higher education and research institutions in Akita Prefecture, has established an award system recognizing outstanding achievements and initiatives by women researchers.
Akita University has been certified as a “Childcare Support Company” and has received the Kurumin Certification Mark under the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children.
In this recruitment, applications from early-career researchers are particularly encouraged.
