Recruiting for a tenure track faculty
Faculty of Engineering, Shizuoka University / Department of Engineering, Graduate School of Integrated
Science and Technology, Shizuoka University（Tenure Track Assistant Professor）
Title/personnel: Tenure Track Assistant Professor, 1 person
Affiliation: Academic Institute, College of Engineering (Department of Applied Chemistry and BiochemicalEngineering, Faculty of Engineering / Chemical and Bioengineering course, Department ofEngineering, Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology)
Field of expertise: Environmental applied chemistry
The candidate should be able to research and develop environmentally friendly manufacturing
technologies based on chemical engineering and contribute to environmental applied chemistry.
Employment period・Salary・Support:（１）Employment period：5 years from the date of appointment（See (2) below for the transition to tenure）.
However, in the case of unavoidable circumstances, such as maternity leave, the period may beextended for a period not exceeding 10 years.
（２）Evaluation : Research achievements, leadership & management ability, external funding records,
and ability to provide research, and educational guidance to undergraduate and graduate students
will be evaluated at the following time periods through documents of research plan, the achievement
reports submitted by the tenure track faculty and interview.
① The status of achievement of the research plan shall be reviewed in the months of 1 year, 2 years and 4years after employment.
② Midterm evaluation shall be conducted in the next month following the date 2 years and 6 months afteremployment.
③ Tenure review shall be conducted in a month not exceeding 4 years and 6 months after employment, andAssistant Professor who pass the review shall be hired to tenure Lecturer or Associated Professor.
Note that tenure here is not for lifetime employment, but has a retirement age (currently 65 years old).
（３）Salary: Salary shall be based on an annual salary system. Salary and various allowances (e.g.,allowance for dependents, allowance for managerial positions, housing allowance, commuting
allowance, special service allowance, overtime allowance, and late-night allowance) are paid inaccordance with Shizuoka University's salary regulations. The salary regulations of Shizuoka
University (Salary Regulations for Faculty Members Applying the Type II Annual Salary SystemofNationalUniversityCorporationShizuokaUniversity)

areexplainedin

https://www.shizuoka.ac.jp/outline/info/kokai/index.html. Travel expenses associated with theassignment will be paid in accordance with separate rules and regulations, provided that therequirements for payment are met.
（４）Research support: In the first year, start-up funds of 3.5 million yen per person and an independent
research space will be provided. In addition, research funds of 1.4 million yen will be provided in
the second year, and 700,000 yen each in the third, fourth, and fifth years (Amounts are 2024 actualresults).
① Efforts related to research activities during the tenure track period shall be at least 70%.
② One of the professors of the Faculty of Engineering will support the tenure track faculty as amentor after employment.
③ Research expenses are subject to change depending on the future budget situation.
（５）Duties: In addition to conducting research in the above-mentioned specialized fields, the incumbent

will be in charge of experiments and practical training courses related to chemical engineering, andprovide research guidance or research guidance assistance to undergraduate and graduate students.
The candidate must be able to teach undergraduate courses in Japanese at the time of appointment.
（６）Place of work: The place of work shall be Hamamatsu Campus (Johoku, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu
City.
Eligibility for Application: Applicants must be within 10 years of receiving their Ph.D. degree as of April
1st, 2025 or be expected to receive their degree by the time of appointment.
Starting date: Earliest possible date after April 1st, 2025.
Documents to be submitted:（１）Application form as specified (CV, list of publications, and photo attached) [FORM1 (Word, PDF)].For
peer-reviewed original papers, indicate the CiteScore, number of citations, and CiteScore percentile.
For external funding records such as Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(KAKEN) , indicate theapplicant role in the grant proposal, such as principal investigator, or collaborators.
（２）Summary of research to date (maximum of 2 A4-size pages) [FORM2 (Word, PDF)]（３）Research plan for the next 5 years (within 2 pages of A4 size) [FORM3 (Word, PDF)].
（４）Educational aspirations (within 1 page of A4 size) [FORM4 (Word, PDF)].
（５）Up to 5 Major papers applicants published (reprints or copies).
（６）One recommendation letter or the names and contact information of two persons whose opinions
may be requested
Note 1: FORM 1, 2, 3, and 4 above should all be written in Japanese or English.
Note 2: Electronic data of (1) through (5) of the above documents must also be submitted on either
DVD/CD.
Note 3: Forms 1, 2, 3, and 4 must be printed on one side and sent together with the majorpapersand electronic data to the following address by registered mail with "Application for Tenure
Track XX" written in red on the application envelope. A recommendation letter or informationof contact person need to be enclosed. Document submissions sent by an e-mail will not beaccepted.
Application Deadline: Application documents must arrive no later than 5:00 p.m. (Japan Standard Time)on October 18, 2024.
Selection: After screening the documents at the selection committee, interviews will be held by November
2024 (For those who reside overseas and have difficulty visiting Japan, an online interview will bearranged.)
Address for sending documents and inquiries:
Professor Chang Yi Kong
Chemical and Bioengineering course, Department of Engineering, Graduate School of Integrated Scienceand Technology, Shizuoka University. 3-5-1 Johoku, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu-shi, Hamamatsu 432-8561
Phone : 053-478-1174
E-mail : kong.changyi(at)shizuoka.ac.jp (Please change "at" to @)[Additional Notes]（１）Shizuoka University promotes gender equality and the recruitment of female faculty members inaccordance with the basic policies of the Shizuoka University Gender Equality Charter. In hiring,
preference will be given to women, foreign nationals or those with foreign degrees, and persons with

disabilities if they are deemed equal in terms of performance and character evaluation. In addition,
during the screening of research achievements for employment, any period of interruption in
research due to prenatal, postnatal, or childcare leave will be taken into consideration upon request
by the applicant.
（２）Candidates will be interviewed at the final stage of the selection process and will be responsible for
their own travel and accommodation expenses.
（３）In order to promote the globalization of tenured faculty members, it is desirable that they haveexperience in overseas research before promotion to the rank of professor.
（４）Personal information contained in the application documents will not be used for any purpose otherthan selection.
（５）Application documents (including electronic media) will be discarded by us and will not be returned
to applicants after the employment decision is made.
<Promoting Gender Equality at Shizuoka University>.
Shizuoka University promotes gender equality and welcomes applications from women. The University
offers various support systems for childcare and nursing care. For more information, please visit theOffice for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion website (https://www.sankaku.shizuoka.ac.jp/) or contact theOffice for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (takenoko(at)adb.shizuoka.ac.jp). (Please change "at" to @)