Tenure Track Position at the Faculty of Engineering, Shizuoka University, Japan
Position: Assistant Professor (1 position)
Department of Mathematical and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering of Shizuoka
University

Research Field: Information Engineering, Mathematical Engineering
We are looking for a tenure-track faculty member (assistant professor) who cancontribute to the design and advancement of various systems and the creation of services,
especially in IoT, networks, and sensing systems, by applying information andcommunication

technology,

statisticalmachinelearning,

andstatisticalandmathematical modeling. Tenure-track faculty members will be primarily responsible forresearch work, but will also be trained to educate students as tenure-track faculty
members in the future. The tenure-track faculty member will be expected to give lectures
on statistics, mathematical modeling, and applied techniques using these techniques inundergraduate and graduate schools.
Qualifications:Applicants must possess a doctoral degree obtained within ten years as ofthe deadline for this job posting. And applicants must have been conducting outstanding
research in the relevant fields.
Starting date:
The successful candidate is expected to start on March 1, 2022 (or later at the earliest
possible date).

Job description:(1) Duration
Five years from the start of employment.
(2) Assessment of Tenure track Positions
Performance of the tenure track position holder will be evaluated on a regular basis. The
assessment will be aimed at evaluating his/her capabilities in scientific research,leadership and management, acquisition of competitive research funding, and providing
teaching and tutorship for Bachelor/Master course students. The assessment will take
into account the original research plan, mid-term and final research goals submitted at
the start of employment, and results of interviews. The assessment will be scheduled asfollows:i) Yearly evaluation will take place at the end of first, second, and fourth years.
ii) An interim assessment will be conducted within the month following expiry of twoand a half years since the start of employment.
iii) The final assessment will be conducted within the month following expiry of fourand a half years since the start of employment.
*Successful assistant professor will be promoted to lecturer or associate professor(acquire tenure until the retirement age (currently 65 years old)).

(3) Remuneration: annual salary systemi) Allowances, including those for dependents, management, housing, commutation,
special work, overtime work and midnight work will be provided in accordance with theShizuoka University guidelines.
ii) Relocation expenses will be covered in accordance with the Shizuoka
University guidelines.
(4) Research Support
During the first year, a start-up fund of 3,500,000 yen and an independent research space
will be provided. During the second year, research fund of 1,400,000 yen will be provided.
During the third, fourth and fifth years, research fund of 700,000 yen per annum will be
provided.
i) Approximately 70% of efforts during

the period of the employment will be focusedon research and 30% on education.
ii) The successful candidate shall conduct research under the guidance ofmentor/research advisor.
iii) It is possible that a research fund may be changed by the situation of a futurebudget.
(5) Primary Responsibility
In addition to conducting research in the above-mentioned fields, the researcher will bein charge of lectures and exercises related to systems engineering and programming forundergraduate and graduate students, and assist in research guidance forundergraduate and graduate students. Undergraduate classes must be taught inJapanese.
(6) Place of work
The successful candidate shall be assigned to work at Hamamatsu Campus of Shizuoka
University (Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan).

Documents for Submission:(1) Application form (curriculum vitae, photograph, past achievements and researchfunds, impact factor, Q-value (Quartile) provided by Journal Citation Reports (JCR) andthe number of citations for each paper) … FORM 1 (word, pdf).
(2) Summary of previous research (two A4 size pages) …FORM 2 (word, pdf).
(3) Plan of the proposed research for a five-year period (two A4 size pages) …FORM 3(word, pdf).

(4) Ambition for teaching at Shizuoka University (one A4 size page) …FORM 4 (word,pdf).
(5) Copies of up to five most important scientific publications (journal articles, books.
Please rank these achievements).
(6) Names and contact information of two persons who can be contacted in reference toyour work.
[Note] * ImportantForms 1-4 must be filled in English or Japanese and printed one-side on A4 size paper.
[Submission of documents]
The above documents (1)-(6) must be converted to PDF files and be submitted via "JRECIN Portal Web Application"
Deadline:

5 p.m. October 4, 2021, Japan time.
Selection process:(1) Document Review – early October 2021
(2) Interviews – mid October 2021. Only those who have passed the document review
will be notified for an interview. Travel expenses will not be disbursed.
The web-interview will be performed for selected overseas residents and persons who
cannot come Shizuoka University due to the spread of infection of COVID-19.
(3) If several applicants have similar abilities, then female or applicants which haveobtained a doctoral degree abroad will get an advantage.
(4) Temporary suspension of research due to maternity or childcare leave in your work
record will not be a disadvantage for selection. State clearly in FORM1 if this applies toyour situation.
(5) The personal information contained in the submitted documents will not be used forany purpose other than the selection process, and the electronic files will be deleted after
the selection process is completed.
Queries for this position
Prof. Satoru Morita
The Department of Mathematical and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,
Shizuoka University
E-mail: morita.satoru@shizuoka.ac.jp
Application method:
Application document should be submitted via JREC-IN, and postal mail is not available.
Also, an email attachment is not acceptable.