A Tenure-Track Position Available at Chiba University
Department of Imaging Sciences,Graduate School of Science and Engineering,
Chiba University
We are inviting applications for a tenure-track position, at the rank of assistant professor for a 5-yearterm.
1. Rank:
Assistant professor (a tenure-track position of a maximum of five years)
Tenure review will be held during the five-year term. A successful member in the tenure assessment
will be promoted to a tenured position at the Department of Imaging Sciences, Graduate School ofScience and Engineering, Chiba University.
2. Research and Education area:
Department of Imaging Sciences, Graduate School of Science and Engineering is seeking a young
imaging scientist, visual information engineer, or color information engineer as a tenure-track
assistant professor. We are seeking applicants with significant achievements and expertise in theresearch area of imaging scientific fields, who can conduct the research as a core promoter based on
both engineering and science in the Next Generation Research Incubator "Creation of Imaging
Science and Technology for Material Appearance" or "Multiperspective Understanding of CognitiveBehavior and Its Applications" of the Institute for Global Prominent Research at Chiba University.
The appointee will be engaged in education and research in graduate (Department of Imaging
Sciences, Division of Creative Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering), andundergraduate courses (Department of Information Engineering, Faculty of Engineering). The
appointee will have some classes, and take charge of a part of student experiment and laboratory
training in Japanese. The appointee will manage imaging education such as imaging educationlaboratory.
3. Starting Date:
April 1st, 2020.
4. Qualifications:Ph.D. degree (or an equivalent degree) at the time of appointment is required. The applicant shouldbe highly qualified in the research area specified above. The applicant with enthusiasm and ability
to actively promote international exchange by taking advantage of specialized fields are welcomed.
Commitment to teaching is also essential. A high level of Japanese language proficiency for researchand educational activities, giving lectures and administrative work is required.

5. Basic salary:
Basic salary is determined in accordance with regulations of Chiba University. Chiba University is considering
introducing a new salary system. In this position, an employee will contract under an annual salarysystem.
6. Application documents:(1) Faculty staff screening record (Please download the prescribed form from below and describe it
according to the instructions.)
http://www.f-eng.chiba-u.jp/company/advertise.html(2) Reprints or copies of representative publications, not exceeding 5(3) Name, phone number, and E-mail address of two references(4) Summary of research achievements and future perspective of your research at Chiba University(A4-size paper, approx. 2 pages)(5) Description of teaching experience and future plan of educational activities at Chiba University(A4-size paper, approx. 1 page)(6) A copy of certificate of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, only for non-Japanese applicant(7) Submission of (1) - (6) in both print and electronic (MS word or PDF files saved in a DVD) versions
is required. All documents should be written in English or Japanese.
7. Application deadline:
August 30th, 2019 (Japan Standard Time).
8. Address for submitting the application:
Professor Takahiko Horiuchi
Head of Department of Imaging Sciences, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Chiba
University
1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522 JapanThe application should be sent by registered mail, with “Application documents for assistantprofessorship in Department of Imaging Sciences” written in red on the envelope. Application
documents are not used for purposes other than this selection procedure, and will not be returned.
Personal information is protected by the relevant Japanese law and the rules of Chiba University.
However, please note that inquiry may be made to the references specified in the Application Form.
9. Selection:
During the selection procedure, those who pass the first step based on the application documents
submitted will possibly be called for an interview at Chiba University. Travel expenses will not bepaid for it. If the applicant lives abroad, an online interview will be conducted. The final decision will

be made by the Evaluation and Selection Committee for Tenure-Track Positions. Selection result will
be notified individually.
In the case of the equivalent of education and research results, female and/or non-native Japanese
speaker and/or person who have some experiences of working in other institution will be given priority.
For any inquiry, please contact to Professor Takahiko Horiuchi, Department of Imaging Sciences,
Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Chiba University (phone: +81-43-290-3485; E-mail:horiuchi@faculty.chiba-u.jp).
Please refer tohttp://www.chiba-u.ac.jp/general/recruit/recruit_staff/index.html