Job Vacancy Announcement
International Platform for Dryland Research and Education, Tottori University
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Affiliation

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Work location

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Jobdescription

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Type ofemployment

Associate Professor of the International DX Unit, 1 position
International Platform for Dryland Research and Education, Tottori University
1390 Hamasaka, Tottori, JAPAN International Platform for Dryland Research andEducation(1) Research on environmental information of drylands;(2) Education and human resource development related to data science and ICT;(3) Information infrastructure development and DX promotion mainly on the Hamasaka
campus; and(4) Development and management of a hybrid research and education system withoverseas hub universities.
Full-time (Annual salary) (Fixed-term, No reappointment)[Salary]
Annual Salary[Work hours]
Discretionary labor system for professional work
[Days off]
Every Saturday & Sunday, national holidays, December 29-January 3, and6.

Remuneration

University’s establishment anniversary (June 1)[Insurance]
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mutual Aid
Association, Employee pension insurance, unemployment insurance, workers' accident
compensation insurance.
http://www.monkakyosai.or.jp/en/index.html(Reference) Tottori University Staff Work Regulations
https://www.tottori-u.ac.jp/kouhou/kisokusyuu/reiki_honbun/u095RG00000319.html

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Employment
periodFive years from the date of appointment
Applicants:(1) must have a master's degree or higher or have capacity equivalent to those who have

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Qualificationand otherrequirements

master’s or higher degrees;(2) must have sufficient capacity and experiences to fulfill duties stated in the “4. JobDescription”;(3) must be able to give lectures and supervise graduate students; and(4) of all nationalities are welcome for application provided that they have good

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Application
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communication skills in both Japanese and English.
(1) Dossier (Use attached from)(2) PDF files of a maximum of 20 major publications out of “4. Books/Book Chapters”,“5. Refereed Journal Articles” and “6. Reviews, Research Reports, Proceedings, etc.”
and document(s) that verifies the grant of patent in “7. Patents” listed in the Dossier.
For “4. Books/Book Chapters”, applicants may submit the PDF of pages in1

which authors (and chapter title in case co-authored chapter), publication year,
page range, and publisher can be confirmed.
For publications which are in print, submit the acceptance letters from thejournals or publishers.
(3) Summary of major research achievements (Up to 2 pages using A4 size paper)
Describe major research achievements while citing major publications
selected in (2).
(4) Reason for application and research plan at the International Platform for Dryland
Research and Education. (Up to 2 pages using of A4 size paper)(5) Recommendation letter (1)10. Screening

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deadline
12. Place ofsubmission
13. Inquiry

Note 1) Application documents should be prepared either in English or Japanese.
Note 2) Application documents should be submitted as electronic files by e-mail.
The first screening will be based on the application documents. The final step screening will bebased on the interview which involves:(1) Self-introduction(2) A presentation of the summary of applicant’s major research achievements and future
research plan either in English or Japanese**Total 30 mins on (1) and (2)(3) Q & A on the presentation and interview in both English and Japanese
The interview will be face-to-face unless there are special reasons to hold it online. Interview
travel expenses must be covered by applicants.
At 17:00 (JST) on September 2, 2022
International Platform for Dryland Research and Education, Tottori University
E-mail: ipd-zim@ml.adm.tottori-u.ac.jp
Prof. Atsushi TSUNEKAWA
Head of Strategic Management OfficeInternational Platform for Dryland Research and Education, Tottori University
E-mail: tsunekawa@tottori-u.ac.jp
Tottori University promotes realization of a gender-equal society. Therefore, we strongly
welcome applications from female researchers. Also, Tottori University and Tottori
Prefecture give a high priority for providing work conditions in which workers canachieve their ideal balance between working life and family/private life.
< References >14. Other-Tottori University Office for Gender Equality (Japanese only)
URL: http://www.sankaku.tottori-u.ac.jp/-Support Center for Work-Life Balance, Tottori University Hospital (Japanese only)
URL: http://www2.hosp.med.tottori-u.ac.jp/departments/center/worklife-balance-remarks

suppot/-Tottori Prefecture web site (Japanese only)
URL: http://www.kosodate-ohkoku-tottori.net/

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