（Job opening KMI-2024-3）
Designated Assistant Professor
Flavor Physics International Research Center (FlaP)
The Kobayashi-Maskawa Institute for the Origin of Particles and the Universe (KMI)
Nagoya University
Nagoya, Japan
http://www.kmi.nagoya-u.ac.jp/eng/
The Kobayashi-Maskawa Institute for the Origin of Particles and the Universe, (KMI),
Nagoya University, was founded in 2010 in order to solve the fundamental mysteries ofelementary particle physics and the universe and to develop a new frontier in physics by thecollaboration between theoretical particle physics groups, experimental particle physics
groups, cosmology and theoretical astrophysics groups, experimental astrophysics groups, andmathematical physics groups including string theorists.
The Kobayashi-Maskawa Institute for the Origin of Particles and the Universe (KMI) has
launched the Flavor Physics International Research Center (FlaP) in April 2023, in order topromote international research and education on flavor physics, which is expected to makegreat progress in the 2020s. The “Tau-lepton Physics Research Center” in the graduate schoolof science has been developed and dissolved to join FlaP. The overview of KMI and FlaP andmembers can be found at http://www.kmi.nagoya-u.ac.jp/.
Minimum Qualifications
1) Doctoral degree in Physics
2) Excellent research experience in the relevant fields
Job Description(Immediately after employment)
The successful candidate will be expected to collaborate with researchers in the KMI Flavor
Physics International Research Center (FlaP) and promote the theoretical research on flavor
physics and the related fields. The successful candidate is also expected to participate widelyin the activities in cooperation with other groups in KMI including experiments and also
administrative duties for KMI and FlaP (organization of seminars, workshops andconferences, outreach, etc.).

(Scope of change)
Work specified by Tokai National Higher Education and Research System
Position
Designated Assistant Professor
TermEarliest possible date after the selection to March 31, 2026.
Recruitment is on an annual salary system, with the possibility of renewal depending on work
evaluation, etc. (*Please consult with us directly regarding this matter.)
Total contract period: Up to March 31, 2027.
Location(Immediately after employment)
Kobayashi-Maskawa Institute for the Origin of Particles and the Universe (KMI)(Scope of change)
Work space designated by Tokai National Higher Education and Research System
SalaryConfirming to the rules of Tokai National Higher Education and Research System.
Application Requirements
1) Cover letter
2) Full curriculum vitae—please include country of citizenship
3) Summary of research experience4) List of all publications and copies of up to three5) Statement of future research projects and engagement in management tasks
6) Indication of the date available to start7) Declaration of applicable specific categories (see Others 4) for downloading the form)
8) Two letters of professional recommendation—written within a year of this application—with the referee’s Name, Title, Name of Organization, Length and Relationship with theapplicant, and Contact details included (note: we may conduct reference checks forcandidates)

The pdf files of 1) - 8) in Application Requirements should be uploaded via Academic Jobs
Online; https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28392
Application documents can be either in English or Japanese.
Contact
Toru Iijima (iijima@hepl.phys.nagoya-u.ac.jp), Chair of the Flavor Physics International
Research Center (in English or Japanese Language)
Application deadline
November 15 (Friday), 2024
Others1) Nagoya University is an equal-opportunity employer. Applicants from female and nonJapanese researchers are encouraged.
2) Submitted information will be used only for the purpose of this selection.
3) KMI will not bear your travel expenses to Nagoya University for any reason during thisselection.
4) In November 2021, in accordance with the clarification of the scope of control for “deemedexports” under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (“FEFTA”), some provisionof sensitive technology to faculty members and students by universities and research
institutions has become subject to control under the FEFTA. Consistently with this change,
when applying for faculty positions or to study at the University, faculty, staff, and students
will be required to submit a “Declaration of applicable specific categories” based on the“Flowchart for determining applicable specific categories.” Faculty, staff, and some students
will also be required to submit a “Letter of confirmation” at the time of their recruitment oradmission. The form can be downloaded via the following URL;
https://nuss.nagoya-u.ac.jp/s/yN4CqRgjKnDeJwa