Professor, Associate Professor, or Lecturer in Software Engineering

Background of the recruitment and description of the project

Software engineering (including requirements engineering), human-computer interaction (HCI), UI/UX, or related fields. In particular, applicants should preferably have research or practical expertise in identifying user and operational problems and needs, requirements analysis and specification, software design, and validation of requirements and designs.

Work content and job description

Teaching responsibilities include lectures and practical exercises in Information Systems Design and Mobile Device Programming; theoretical and foundational courses in information engineering, such as Discrete Mathematics; and supervision of undergraduate graduation research.

Lectures and practical exercises on information systems design and development will systematically cover the process from identifying user and operational problems and needs through requirements analysis and specification, software design, and validation of requirements and designs. This includes the use of generative AI and similar tools, together with evaluation of the validity of their outputs.

Assigned department

Existing departments

Department of Applied Information Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

Job type

• Professor level
• Associate Professor
• Lecturer level

Research field

• Informatics - Software
• Informatics - Human interface and interaction

Wages

Professor level

Annual Salary : 9 million yen ~

• Based on actual payments in 2025. Includes base salary, allowances, and end-of-term and performance bonuses (FY2025 total: equivalent to 4.65 months’ salary).
• Average annual compensation for professors: JPY 11,200,000.

Associate Professor

Annual Salary : 7 million yen ~ 10 million yen

• Based on actual payments in 2025. Includes base salary, allowances, and end-of-term and performance bonuses (FY2025 total: equivalent to 4.65 months’ salary).
• Average annual compensation for associate professors: JPY 8,800,000.

Lecturer level

Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~ 8 million yen

• Based on actual payments in 2025. Includes base salary, allowances, and end-of-term and performance bonuses (FY2025 total: equivalent to 4.65 months’ salary).
• Average annual compensation for lecturers: JPY 7,300,000.

Working hours

Professor level

• Working hours :08:30-17:15
• Break time :12:00-13:00
• Holidays : Sundays, national holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, and summer leave.
• Overtime and other explanations : Prescribed working hours: 7 hours and 45 minutes per day; 38 hours and 45 minutes per week. Working hours and days off may vary depending on teaching schedules and other assigned duties.

Associate Professor

• Working hours :08:30-17:15
• Break time :12:00-13:00
• Holidays : Sundays, national holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, and summer leave.
• Overtime and other explanations : Prescribed working hours: 7 hours and 45 minutes per day; 38 hours and 45 minutes per week. Working hours and days off may vary depending on teaching schedules and other assigned duties.

Lecturer level

• Working hours :08:30-17:15
• Break time :12:00-13:00
• Holidays : Sundays, national holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, and summer leave.
• Overtime and other explanations : Prescribed working hours: 7 hours and 45 minutes per day; 38 hours and 45 minutes per week. Working hours and days off may vary depending on teaching schedules and other assigned duties.

Application requirements

Qualifications

Education and Degree Requirements

Ph.D. / Doctor / Others

Applicants must hold a doctoral degree or have a research record deemed equivalent to that qualification.

Description

Applicants must meet all of the following requirements (1)–(4), or be expected to meet them by the anticipated appointment date:

1. Hold a doctoral degree or have research achievements recognized as equivalent.
2. Demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching and research supervision at both undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as to conducting research.
3. Be able to collaborate with the university’s faculty and staff in university administration and community engagement activities.
4. Be willing to take an active role in improving teaching, designing courses, and developing educational programs to support the university’s curriculum development and reform and enhance its educational offerings. Examples include developing talent for digital transformation (DX), introducing active learning, designing PBL activities, and planning courses that span multiple departments.

Employment Type

Professor level

Regular employee

Associate Professor

Regular employee

Lecturer level

Regular employee

Contract period

Professor level

Tenured - Non-tenure track

Probationary period absent

Associate Professor

Tenured - Non-tenure track

Probationary period absent

Lecturer level

Tenured - Non-tenure track

Probationary period absent

Work location

391-0292 Nagano 5000-1 Toyohira, Chino-shi Suwa University of Science

Compensation

Various systems

• Pay increase system : available
• Bonus : available
• Retirement allowances : available
• Transportation expenses : Provided (including expressway tolls, limited-express train surcharges, and similar expenses).
• Retirement age : available

Insurance

• Employees' Health Insurance : Japan Health Insurance Association (Kyokai Kenpo)
• Employees' Pension Insurance : Group Mutual Aid Department of Prefectural Mutual Aid Association
• Worker's accident insurance : Fund for Local Government Employees’ Accident Compensation
• Employment insurance : available

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Hiring date : 2027/04/01

Starting date : 2027/04/01

Application period

2026/11/04~2026/12/31 Deadline for receipt

Application method

Attached documents

Application Form : Online Submission , Mailing

Please download the prescribed form from the faculty recruitment section under “Recruitment Information” on the university website. Attach a photograph and clearly provide your contact details and email address.

Achievements and Activities : Online Submission , Mailing

Please download the prescribed form from the faculty recruitment section under “Recruitment Information” on the university website.

Other online application forms

1. Curriculum vitae, with a photograph, contact details, and email address.
2. Record of educational, research, and other achievements (list of accomplishments).
3. A copy of the doctoral degree certificate, or documentation confirming expected completion of the degree.
4. Names, affiliations, and contact details of two referees who can be contacted regarding the applicant’s achievements.
5. Reprints of three representative research papers, together with an abstract of each. Photocopies are acceptable.
6. A summary of previous research (approximately 1,000 Japanese characters).
7. A statement of future plans and aspirations for education, research, and contributions to society (approximately 1,000 Japanese characters).
8. A record of applications for and awards of competitive funding during the past five years.

For items (1) and (2), please download and use the prescribed forms from the faculty recruitment section under “Recruitment Information” on the university website.

For item (8), specify whether you served as principal investigator or co-investigator and state the total funding received. If you served as a co-investigator, also specify the total research funding received in that capacity.

Other Mailing Documents

Please submit by postal mail the same documents required for electronic applications.

Return of application documents

Others

The university will responsibly dispose of all application documents submitted by unsuccessful applicants.

Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

391-0292 Nagano 5000-1 Toyohira, Chino-Shi Suwa University of Science

Takehiko Yamaguchi

Precautions : For postal applications, write “教員応募書類在中” (“Faculty Application Documents Enclosed”) in red on the envelope and send it by simplified registered mail.

Application documents will not be returned.

JREC-IN Portal web application

Not available

E-mail Application

Accept

tk-ymgch(at)rs.sus.ac.jp

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Recruiting Institution's Web application system

Not available

URL of this job posting

https://www.sus.ac.jp/recruit/

Selection / Notification of result

Selection

1. Screening of application documents.
2. Applicants who pass the document screening will be invited for an interview, which may include a demonstration lecture on a foundational subject in their field of specialization. Interview dates and times will be communicated individually. Applicants are responsible for their own travel expenses.

Notification of result

Applicants will be notified of the results by email within one month after the interview. Notification of document-screening results may be delayed until the successful candidate has been selected.

Contact details

Suwa University of Science

Department of Applied Information Engineering

Takehiko Yamaguchi

0266731201

tk-ymgch(at)rs.sus.ac.jp

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Notes

1. The university promotes gender equality and actively encourages applications from women researchers.
2. For an overview of the department, please visit the university website.
3. Technical work experience in industry will also be positively considered during selection.
4. The university actively welcomes applications from researchers of foreign nationality. To facilitate teaching, research, and university administrative duties, applicants of foreign nationality should preferably have Japanese language proficiency at JLPT N2 or higher, or an equivalent level.