Kobe University Tenure-Track Program
Application Guidelines
Graduate School of Science, Kobe University
April 24, 2015
The aim of the Kobe University tenure-track program 2015 is to promote thedevelopment of outstanding faculty members in research, education and global
competence. Based on this program, the Graduate School of Science is offering one
tenure-track faculty position for five years. During this five years, that faculty
member will be provided with a good research environment and guidance and frequentadvice by mentors on research and the mid-term evaluations. In the year before thefinal year of the tenure-track position, the final tenure-review will be made, based on
the Kobe University tenure-track system. According to the final review, the tenuretrack faculty member may be adopted as a tenured faculty member of the Departmentof Mathematics, Graduate School of Science.
1. Job Type, etc.
Tenure-track faculty (Program-Specific Assistant
Job Type

Professor/Lecturer/Associate Professor with an annualsalary)

No. of Positions

1
Department of Mathematics, Graduate School of Science,

Affiliation

Kobe University(Address: 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501,Japan)

Research Fields

Algebraic geometry and Integrable systems, and theirrelated areas
From October 1, 2015 to September 30, 2020. ThroughEstimated Period Of
Employment

final tenure-review before September 30, 2019, the tenuretrack faculty member may be adopted as a tenured faculty
member (Assistant Professor, Lecturer or Associate
Professor).

Employment
Conditions

Discretionary labor system: Working hours are at thediscretion of the worker with the standard working hours
from 8:30 (starting time) to 17:15 (ending time).

Holidays are Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays and anyother days set by Kobe University.
Expected Starting
Date
SalaryOctober 1, 2015
Commensurate with experience and skills, in accordancewith the salary regulations of Kobe University
Eligible for MEXT* mutual aid association membership,Social Insurance

employment

insurance,andworkers’

compensation

insurance *Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology

Note: Starting date can be changed depending on individual situations.
2. Qualifications
Requirements for the position:
1.

Applicants must have acquired their PhD within 10 years at the date of September
30, 2015.

2.

Applicants must have research and education capabilities in the target research
fields

Notes:
Any nationality is acceptable. However, proficiency in Japanese, written andspoken, is required for teaching.

3. Employment Conditions
Annual salary will be determined in accordance with Kobe University regulations.

A start-up fund in the 1st year and a research fund will be granted.

The time allocated for research must be more than 60% of all working hours.



Support from two mentors with full consideration of independence of the researchof the tenure-track faculty member. Support from all members of the departmentof mathematics.

Support from university research administrators (URA) and other training
programs are available.

4. TeachingAll types of lectures of mathematics in undergraduate level and graduate level.
Research guidance of graduate students.

5. Result Notification
Results of the selection will be notified to all applicants by ordinary mail or e-mail.
Please note that information on the process of the selection and reasons for pass/failwill not be provided.
6. Application Instructions
Deadline:
The application must arrive by June 22 (Monday), 2015, without fail. (Send theapplication by registered mail. Write “Application for tenure-track faculty” in redon the envelope.)Send the application by mail to:Prof. Masahiko Saito, Dean of Graduate School of Science
Graduate School of Science, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe
657-8501, Japan

7. Documents to Submit(1) Curriculum vitae(2) List of publications, and reprints or copies of no more than five representative papers(3) Applicant’s future research plan, within one page of size A4(4) A list of research grants in which the applicant served/is serving as a principal
investigator, if any.
(5) A list of two professional references with complete contact information(6) A document to show applicant's proficiency in Japanese for teaching, if it is not clear
from his/her curriculum vitae
8. Contact
Please contact via e-mail, not telephone.
About applications:
Prof. Masahiko Saito, Dean of Graduate School of Science, Kobe University
E-mail:mhsaito*math.kobe-u.ac.jp (Please replace “*” with “@”.)

About procedures after selection, especially about research fields and affiliation:
General affairs, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University
sci-soumu*office.kobe-u.ac.jp (Please replace “*” with “@”.)9. Notes

Personal information contained in the application documents will be used only forthe purpose of selection and recruiting procedure, never for any other purpose
without the applicants' consent. The documents will not be returned to you, andwe ask you for your understanding about this.

Expenses needed to apply for this project shall be borne by the applicants inprinciple.

We support a gender-equal society. We hope that many female researchers will
apply for the position.

10．Other

For more information on the Graduate School of Science and Department ofMathematics, please visit the following websites.
www.sci.kobe-u.ac.jp/（Graduate School of Science: Japanese）

www.math.kobe-u.ac.jp/index-j.html （Department of Mathematics : Japanese）
www.math.kobe-u.ac.jp/index.html（Department of Mathematics : English）