July 18, 2024
Associate Professor (Lecturer) (Tenure Track) or Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)at Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University
To: Related Organizations and Researchers
From: Jiro SODA,
Head of the Department of Physics,
Graduate School of Science, Kobe University
The Department of Physics at the Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, is seeking to fill thefollowing faculty position. We kindly ask for your assistance in disseminating this information andrecommending suitable candidates.
Details:
1. Position & Number of Openings: Associate Professor (Lecturer) (Tenure Track) or AssistantProfessor (Tenure Track), 1 position
2. Affiliation: Division of Particle Physics, Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, KobeUniversity
3. Research Field & Job Description: Experimental astroparticle physics conducted undergroundand related fields. The successful candidate will be expected to collaborate with faculty membersin the division, lead research activities in the future, and handle education and researchguidance in graduate and undergraduate programs as well as university-wide common education.
The successful candidate will also share administrative duties.
4. Term: 5 years from the date of appointment (as early as possible after February 1, 2025).
However, a performance evaluation based on the “Regulations on the Tenure Track System at
Kobe University” will be conducted by the date four years after the appointment. If the candidate
meets certain standards, they will be converted to a lecturer or assistant professor without aterm limit.
5. Qualifications: Applicants must hold a doctoral degree and be capable of lecturing andperforming administrative duties in Japanese.
6. Application Deadline: September 19, 2024 (Thursday)
7. Working Conditions & Benefits: In accordance with the “Kobe University Rules on Conditions ofEmployment for Staff Members”
A) Salary & Allowances: In accordance with the “Regulations on Annual Salary for Kobe
University Faculty Members (Retirement Allowance Type)”B) Working Hours (Form): Discretionary labor system for professional work. Deemed working
hours: 8 hours per day.
C) Insurance: Membership in the Mutual Aid Association of the Ministry of Education, Culture,Sports, Science and Technology, employment insurance, and workers’ compensation
insurance
8. Application Method: Submit the following application documents using the JREC-IN Portal Web
application. (1) Curriculum Vitae (JREC-IN Portal format) (2) List of Achievements (3) Overviewof Past Research (up to 2 pages of A4/letter-size paper) (4) Research Plan after Appointment andAspirations for Education and Administration (up to 2 pages of A4/letter-size paper) (5) Position
applied for and Possible date of Appointment (6) PDF of Main Papers (up to 5) (7) Applicant Data
(download from JREC-IN) (8) Two Letters of Reference＊ Documents (1) to (5) should be combined into one PDF file. Documents (1) to (5), (6), and (7)should be placed in a folder, compressed into one zip file, and submitted via the JREC-IN
electronic application system. The letters of reference (8) should be attached as a PDF file toan email and submitted by the author to the contact below by Tuesday, September 24, 2024.
＊ Application documents will be handled appropriately in accordance with the PersonalInformation Protection Law.
9. Contact: Yasuo TAKEUCHI, Division of Particle Physics (E-mail: takeuchi@phys.sci.kobe-u.ac.jp)
10. Additional information: We do not notify unsuccessful applicants. We plan to conduct onlineinterviews during the selection process and will notify the candidates separately by e-mail. In
accordance with the Basic Act for Gender Equal Society, we welcome applications from women
and, when the evaluation of achievements and qualifications is equal, we will preferentially hire
women.