Job Opening Information
Title

Associate Professor in Informatics (Faculty of Library, Information and Media Science, University ofTsukuba)

Institution

University of Tsukuba

Institution URL

http://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/en/Department

Faculty of Library, Information and Media Science

Department URL

http://www.slis.tsukuba.ac.jp/grad/english/index-e.html

Institution type

National University

OutlineFaculty of Library, Information and Media Science, of the University of Tsukuba invites applications
for the position of associate professor in informatics. The faculty seeks applicants who are capable ofconducting research and teaching on knowledge discovery from and management of bigdata on crowd
activities, aiming at improving productivity, achieving trust, and creating motivations in lives, in thecrowd-in-the-loop society. The applicants are expected to be motivated to develop a better framework ofdivision of labor and new services based on them, exploiting knowledge behind sequence data such as
crowd action logs and task results in the form of structured data and natural language data. Expected
knowledge and skills include data mining, data integration, data analysis, and data management.
Applicants are also expected to be interested in both theory and implementation.

Content of work

・Research work in the field of informatics.
・Teaching undergraduate courses in the College of Media Arts, Science and Technology, School ofInformatics; Data Structures and Algorithms, Database Systems I, related seminar courses, andsupervision of undergraduate students.
・Teaching graduate courses in the Graduate School of Library, and Information Media Studies;
Advanced Topics in Data Engineering, related seminar courses, and supervision of graduate students.
(The graduate courses are subject to change due to the organizational restructuring of graduate schools
and programs at the University of Tsukuba, scheduled in AY 2020.)
・Administrative duties (e.g., committees, publicity, etc.)
・Applicants are required to teach classes in both Japanese and English.

Frontiers of informatics - Web informatics, Service informatics
Research field

Computing technologies - Multimedia database
Frontiers of informatics - Library and information science/ Humanistic social informatics

Job type

Associate Professor

Rank

Full-Time (Tenured)

Work area

Kanto District - Ibaraki

Address

Faculty of Library, Information and Media Science
University of Tsukuba
1-2 Kasuga, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8550, JAPAN

Number of positions

1

Qualifications

Applicants should have:(1) Ph.D. degree or equivalent in related fields (or expect to complete a PhD by the time of theappointment),(2) Sufficient capability to conduct research in a relevant field,(3) Willingness to conduct research on knowledge discovery and data management for the crowd-in-theloop society, and(4) Enthusiasm to work on education, research and university management at the University.

Treatment

Working conditions will be determined according to the university regulations.

Deadline for applications

9AM (JST) on September 1st, 2019

Starting dateAs soon as possible after January 1st, 20201) Curriculum Vitae.
Please include a description of followings:* Full name, Current address, Phone number, Email address* Affiliation* Possible Day of Arrival* Education background (on and after university)* Employment history* Honors and Awards* Professional activities and services2) Full list of publications and research achievements.
(grouped into the following categories: academic books, peer-reviewed academic journals, peer-reviewed
proceedings of international conferences, articles and academic works, software, patent and researchfunds.)
3) List of five selected publications in the last five years (One of them may havebeen published earlier if it is important in your publications).
4) PDF files of the five selected publications.
Application materials5) Full list of experiences in teaching, and other learning support activities.
(grouped into the following categories: Courses taught, Other teaching experience such as a part-time
lecturer, Committee member and activities, Thesis and dissertation supervision,
Contributions related to administration, International academic activities, etc.)
6) A short statement of research and teaching plan (about 400 words).
7) Contact details of 2 references. (full name, affiliation, relationship, email address)* Please use A4 size with portrait orientation.
<Submission>
Please send a zipped attachment where all documents are in PDF format to thefollowing email address: slisjobs[at]un.tsukuba.ac.jp(Please change the letter [at]to @)* Please make sure that attachment file does not exceed 8MB.
* The email subject must be "Application for the position for bigdata research in the crowd society"* We will reply a receipt of your submission within two days (except holidays)

Selection process

After screening by application materials, interview will be conducted for selected candidates either onsite
at the university or by Skype. The applicant should cover the travel expenses for the interview. Details
will be notified to the applicants separately.

Where to make contact

Professor Atsuyuki Morishima
Faculty of Library, Information and Media Science
University of Tsukuba
1-2 Kasuga, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8550, JAPAN
Email: mori[at]slis.tsukuba.ac.jp(Please change the letter [at]to @)Additional information*University of Tsukuba is one of Japan's oldest and most respected universities, being ranked in Japan's
top 10, and in the top 250 globally. Located in Tsukuba city, less than an hour train ride from central
Tokyo, the university offers a pleasant, relaxed, college-town feel, with all the conveniences of the capital
within easy reach.
*Application materials are used for selection process only.
*Inquiry on screening process will not be answered.
*University of Tsukuba commits itself to actively contributing to the formation of a society founded onhuman equality and gender equality in accordance with the spirits of "Basic Law for a Gender-Equal
Society" and the principles and policies of "Basic Philosophy and Policies on Gender Equality".