Job Opening:
Professor, Graduate School of Informatics, Nagoya University
Title:

Call for professor in the field of complex systems science (Graduate Schoolof Informatics, Nagoya University)

Unit and Department:
Emergent Systems Unit, Department of Complex Systems Science, Graduate
School of Informatics
Contents of work:
1) To engage in research for understanding and applying emergent
phenomena based on the interactions between the subject and thenatural/cultural environments through constructive approaches using avariety of research methods in both the real and virtual domains
2) To supervise and teach graduates and undergraduates in their research andstudy3) To engage in voluntary management of the Graduate School of Informatics
to contribute to our mission
Research field:
Field: Informatics
Specific classification: Complex Systems Science, Intelligent Informatics,Emergent Systems, Soft Computing, and related topics
Rank:
Full-time (Tenured)
Address:
Department of Complex Systems
Graduate School of Informatics, Nagoya University
Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
Qualifications:Applicants are required to have a Ph.D. degree before the commencement ofemployment, expertise in informatics-based complex systems science, theability to conduct research based on a variety of research methods, andexcellent research achievements in understanding and applying emergent
phenomena through constructive approaches. They must be able to teachcourses in the Department of Complex Systems Science, the Graduate Schoolof Informatics, and the Department of Natural Informatics, School ofInformatics. Communication ability in Japanese sufficient for conducting therequired work is also required.
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Monthly salary will be provided in accordance with Nagoya Universityregulations.
Deadline for applications:February 29, 2024
Date of commencement of employment:
October 1, 2024, or later at the earliest convenience
Application materials (in A4 or letter-size paper except for reprints):
1) Curriculum Vitae (including a self-portrait photo and E-mail address)
2) A list of research achievements (including peer-reviewed journal papers,
peer-reviewed conference papers, books, invited talks, doctoral
dissertation, awards, research funds with grant name, project title, period,
total budget and representative/contributor, etc.)
3) Reprints (or copies) of up to five key articles of applicant’s own research4) A summary of research activities to date (2 pages)
5) Research plans in the future (2 pages)6) Summary of teaching activities to date and teaching plans/aspirations (upto 2 pages)
7) Full names and contact details (with E-mail address) of two references
Please upload the file generated by zipping the folder (titledwith the applicant’s name) containing each of the above
documents in PDF format to the following address (or using
the QR code on the right) by the end of the application
period.
https://nuss.nagoya-u.ac.jp/s/QfTXAB83NTMMNcG

Selection process:Application materials review and peer interview.
Others: Nagoya University promotes gender equality in employment, and actively
encourages female applicants. We will actively employ a female applicant
if she is recognized as equal in the evaluation of activities (including
research activities, educational activities, social contributions, andcharacter).
 Application materials will be used only for this selection and will not beused for other purposes.
 Application materials will be handled under the responsibility of theselection committee and will not be returned to the applicants.
 Travelling expenses for interviews will not be provided.
 In November 2021, with the clarification of the controlled items in “deemedexports” under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (“FEFTA”),
some provision of sensitive technology to faculty members at universities
and research institutes became subject to control under the Act. In2

accordance with this change, applicants are required to submit a“Declaration of applicable specific categories” based on the “Flowchart for
determining applicable categories” when applying for this job(https://www.i.nagoya-u.ac.jp/resume/). Those who are eligible for this will
be notified later. In addition, a “Confirmation Form” must be submitted at
the time of employment.
Contact person:
Professor Masataka Nagaoka
Department of Complex Systems Science
Graduate School of Informatics
Nagoya University
Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
E-mail: mnagaoka@i.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Tel: +81-52-789-5623

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