2024.8.9

Recruitment of Professor in the Faculty of Information Science and Technology
Hokkaido University (Applied Electromagnetics Laboratory)
We invite applications for the position of Professor in the Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University
as follows.
1. Position
Professor (tenured)
2. Name of Recruiting Institution
Hokkaido University
3. Department(Immediately after hiring) Division of Systems Science and Informatics, Research Group of System Synthesis,
Applied Electromagnetics Laboratory, Faculty of Information Science and Technology(Scope of change) Location as determined by the University.
4. Research Fields and Duties(Immediately after hiring) Experimental and theoretical research in one of the following fields:(1) power electronics technologies such as power converters, motor drives, and EMC,
(2) sustainable energy devices and electric power conversion such as hydrogen-related devices, renewable energy, and energy
storage devices, and(3) state-of-the-art industrial applications such as wireless power transfer, sensor fusion, and next-generation power
semiconductor device utilization technology.
(Scope of change) Duties as determined by the University．
5. Teaching Responsibilities
The successful applicant will be requested to teach subjects such as:
Advanced Exercise in System Science and Informatics I and II, Advanced Study in System Science and Informatics, and othersat the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology;
Power Electronics, Electric Machinery, Applied Electromagnetism and Electrical Engineering Laboratory I and II, Exercise inSystem, Control and Electrical Engineering I and II, and others at the Undergraduate School of Engineering;and some subjects in the liberal arts course.
6. Qualifications for application(1) PhD at the time of appointment,(2) Ability to give lectures listed above in Japanese and in English,(3) Outstanding achievements and publications in the research fields listed above, and(4) Strong motivation for education, research and other duties related to the management of the Faculty of Information Scienceand Technology.
7. Desired Start Date
July 1st, 2025, or later
8. Application Materials(1) Curriculum Vitae*Please follow the sample CV form which can be downloaded from the URL(https://www.ist.hokudai.ac.jp/div/ssi/SiteMap.html) to create your CV.
*Applicant who has been employed by Hokkaido University from April 1, 2013 (any position, including Part-time Lecture,TA, TF, RA and Short-term Support Assistant, etc.) should provide full details of your employment history.

(2) List of academic accomplishments (peer-reviewed journal papers, peer-reviewed international conference papers, other papers,
book chapters, tutorial papers, invited talks, patent (publications and establishments), awards, activities at academic societies,
research projects (including budget and duration), international cooperative research projects and society contributions). Give
additional statements of the JCR impact factor and the number of citations to each journal paper, if possible.
(3) A copy of five major publications(4) Summary of past and current research (about 1,000 words in English or 2,000 characters in Japanese)(5) Statement of research and education goals upon appointment (about 1,000 words in English or 2,000 characters in Japanese)(6) A list of two references (including the names, affiliations, phone numbers and e-mail addresses)
9. Application Deadline
Applications should be received by December 20, 2024 (JST).
10. Salary
Determined in accordance with the National University Corporation Hokkaido University Salary Rules for Faculty Subject toAnnual Salary System.
11. Probation Period
The probation period is three months.
12. Working Form
Discretionary labor system for professional work based on the employee’s agreement (*) or Fixed working hours system.
*The working hours for a day is deemed as 7 hours and 45 minutes.
13. Health Insurance
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mutual Aid Association, Employees Pension, Workers’
Accident Compensation Insurance and Employment Insurance
14. Measures to Prevent Second-hand Smoke
Smoking in designated areas only
15. Submission Method
Applications should be sent using either of the following:(1) Via registered mail to the postal address indicated below. Please indicate “Application for Professor in the Division ofSystems Science and Informatics, Faculty of Information Science and Technology, No. 06-111” in red ink on the surface ofthe envelope. A set of the printed materials and a USB memory in which the materials are stored have to be included.
【Postal address for document submission】
Administrative Affairs, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University
Kita-14, Nishi-9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0814, Hokkaido, Japan
Phone: +81 11 706 6945
E-mail: soumu@ist.hokudai.ac.jp(2) Via upload link of JREC-IN Portal(https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekTop). A set of application materials in pdf format has tobe uploaded.
*The submitted document will not be returned to the applicant. Applications will not be used for purposes other than this job
posting.
16. Inquiries
Prof. Yuh Yamashita, Head of Division of Systems Science and Informatics
Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University
Phone: +81 11 706 6451
E-mail：yuhyama@ssi.ist.hokudai.ac.jp

17. Remarks(1) Oral interview will be conducted for the finalists, however the travel expense for the interview will not be provided. Theinterview will be conducted online if the finalist resides outside of Japan.
(2) At Hokkaido University, we are actively promoting both education and research activities while relying on diverse humanresources and gender equality. Therefore, we explicitly invite women qualified in research field to apply. We are also actively
supporting a satisfying work-life-balance and are thus creating ideal environments for people to reach their full potentials.