Faculty Member Recruitment for Associate Professor at the Water-related Disaster Research Division of the Disaster Risk Reduction Research Center, Kyushu University

Job description

Background of the recruitment and description of the project

The associate professor will belong to the Water-related Disaster Research Division and will be in charge of teaching and research related to coastal disasters such as storm surges, waves, and tsunamis, secondary disasters caused by driftwood and garbage, and future risks due to climate change using numerical simulation, hydraulic model experiments, field observation, and AI technology.

He/she will also play a role in promoting academic exchanges with domestic and international universities.

Work content and job description

Specialties: Coastal Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Physical Oceanography, Machine Learning

Teaching Responsibilities:

• Undergraduate: basic subjects such as Coastal Hydraulics and applied subjects such as Coastal Zone Management Engineering.
• Graduate: applied subjects and advanced subjects in the relevant specialized fields.

These lectures in the Department of Civil Engineering will share ones both in the undergraduate and graduate international courses in Japanese and English. We may be asked to give lectures on KIKAN education (fundamental education).

Assigned department

Existing departments

Water-related Disaster Research Division, Disaster Risk Reduction Research Center, Faculty of Engineering

Job type

Associate Professor

Research field

Social Infrastructure - Geotechnical engineering

Wages

Annual Salary : 7 million yen ~

The annual salary system, which was introduced on 1st of April 2020, will be applied. The annual salary is determined in accordance with the university's pay scale based on experience, etc.

Working hours

Working hours :08:30-17:15

Break time :12:00-13:00

Holidays : In addition to annual leave, Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays and the period from the 29th of December to the 3rd of January

Overtime and other explanations : Based on the agreed-upon discretionary labor system for professional work, it is regarded that working hours are 7 hours and 45 minutes irrespective of how much time the employee actually spends on his/her work

Application requirements

Qualifications

Education and Degree Requirements

Ph.D. / Doctor

Description

1. Doctoral. or Ph.D. degree at the time of appointment.
2. Have sufficient teaching ability (including instruction and lectures in Japanese and English) and enthusiasm for teaching and research in undergraduate and graduate doctoral programs.
3. Have particularly outstanding research achievements in the above-mentioned specialized fields.
4. The applicant should have the willingness and ability to actively engage in interdisciplinary research with other areas of specialization and the development of new research fields from a long-term perspective, in addition to the above-mentioned areas of specialization.
5. Have the ability and enthusiasm to actively develop education and research activities from an international perspective and social cooperation with industry, government, etc.

Employment Type

Regular employee

Contract period

Tenured - Non-tenure track

Probationary period present

Trial employment period (Three months)

Work location

819-0395 Fukuoka Disaster Risk Reduction Research Center, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University (744 Motooka, Nishi, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan)

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

Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

No smoking is permitted on the university premises.

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Starting date : 2027/04/01

Job content supplemental explanation

If an earlier appointment becomes possible at Kyushu University, the start date may be moved forward in coordination with the final candidate.

Application period

2026/11/02~2027/01/08 Deadline for receipt

Application method

Attached documents

Application Form : Online Submission , Mailing

1. Curriculum vitae

(Include a photograph and a statement of education, employment history, and qualifications. Include contact information and e-mail address. )

Achievements and Activities : Online Submission , Mailing

2. Application Documents
   • Research achievements
     (Classified into (1) Academic Papers (only refereed paper and indicate impact factor if any), (2) Proceedings of International Conferences (only refereed paper), (3) Books/Edited Works, (4) Review Papers/Academic Materials, etc., (5) Inventions, Devices, Patents, etc., and (6) Others (papers and works confirmed for publication, etc.)).
   • Educational accomplishments
     (Including public lectures, in-house education, etc.)
     Ⅲ. Any other relevant information
     (Memberships of academic societies and their officers, committee members, international conference committee members, committee member of national and local governments, foundations, etc., organizer and chairperson of academic research meetings, awards received, etc.)
     Ⅳ. Acquisition of competitive research funds such as Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, joint research, and funded research (representative portion)

Other online application forms

3. Summary of previous research (2,000 words or less)
4. Future research plans (2,000 words or less)
5. Motivation for application and aspirations for education and research (1,000 words or less)
6. Reprints of Major Publications (up to five)
7. Names and Contact Information of Two Referees

Upload the application documents electronically to the designated URL the application documents by the file-sharing system of Kyushu University.

Please contact the e-mail address below with the subject line "Faculty Application". We will send you the URL for the shared folder, so please upload your application documents. Please upload your documents in a single PDF file.

Other Mailing Documents

3. Summary of previous research (2,000 words or less)
4. Future research plans (2,000 words or less)
5. Motivation for application and aspirations for education and research (1,000 words or less)
6. Reprints of Major Publications (up to five)
7. Names and Contact Information of Two Referees

Sending the application documents by mail.

Please send one printed copy of the above documents and a USB flash drive containing the PDF file of the documents in a sealed envelope with "Application for faculty positions" written in red ink, by registered mail to the faculty member indicated in the "Submission address/inquiry" below.

Return of application documents

We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

819-0395 Fukuoka 744 Motooka, Nishi, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan

Professor Masaru YAMASHIRO, Disaster Risk Reduction Research Center, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University

• Out of application period.

Selection / Notification of result

Selection

Initial document screening (1st round) followed by interviews (2nd round). The interviews are generally conducted in person but may be conducted online in some cases.

Notification of result

Selection results will be notified by email

Contact details

Kyushu University

Disaster Risk Reduction Research Center, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University

Masaru YAMASHIRO

0928023399

mitani@doc.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Notes

1. Candidates may be requested to come to the campus for an interview. The University does not cover travel costs or other expenses relating to interview attendance.
2. Kyushu University provides support to enhance the research environment for academic staff and researchers.Support for securing research funding
   
   • Research Funding Acquisition Support Programme
   • Support for securing international research funding, etc.Support primarily aimed at early-career researchers
   • Research Start-up Programme
   • Development of a shared-use system for research equipment and facilities, etc.Support for continuing research during life events such as childbirth and childcare
   • On-campus childcare facilities (Himawari Nursery, Takenoko Nursery)
   • Subsidy scheme for babysitting services, etc.

For details of support and schemes not listed above, please visit the Kyushu University website.

Kyushu University Website > About Kyushu University > Faculty and Staff Recruitment Information > List of Researcher Support Schemes

Any false statements may result in the revocation of your offer of employment or disciplinary action.

4. The contact details for reporting sexual harassment during the job-seeking process are as follows:

Kyushu University Office for Harassment Prevention and Counseling

Tel: 092-802-6091

(3) If you have previously been subject to disciplinary action or similar measures due to sexual violence, including sexual harassment against students, you must ensure that you state the nature of the disciplinary action and the specific grounds for it on your CV or similar documents.

List of Researcher Support Schemes (3) If you have previously been subject to disciplinary action or similar measures due to sexual violence, including sexual harassment against students, you must ensure that you state the nature of the disciplinary action and the specific grounds for it on your CV or similar documents.