Chiba University Seeking a Specially Appointed Researcher
at the Center for Environmental Remote Sensing
June 3, 2024
Environmental Prediction Science Laboratory
Center for Environmental Remote Sensing (CEReS), Chiba University(https://kotsuki-lab.com/)[Job Description]
The Center for Environmental Remote Sensing Research Center (CEReS), Chiba
University, processes, archives, and publishes satellite data and related groundobservation data, and is exploring a wide range of research fields on Earth Environmental
Science. At this time, we are recruiting a specially-appointed researcher to implement
educational research on real-time flood prediction and impact assessment of climatechange on flood risk using hydrological models.
1. Number of Applicants: 1
2. Position Summary:
The successful candidate will be able to contribute to education and research on realtime flood prediction and impact assessment of climate change on flood risk usinghydrological models. Doctoral degree at the time of hire or expected to obtain a doctoral
degree in the near future.
3. Job Description:
Engage in education and research on real-time flood prediction and impact assessmentof climate change on flood risk using hydrological models. In particular, we will focus oncollaboration with the Research Institute of Disaster Medicine at Chiba University, andon flood and inundation risk predictions/projections in Mobara City, Chiba Prefecture,
which is a frequently flooded area. Scientifically, in addition to flood and inundation risk
estimation using outputs from hydrological models and climate prediction models
developed in previous studies, we will explore new flood and inundation risk estimation
techniques using machine learning technologies such as generative models and largescale language models.
If you would like to know more about our research further, please contact Prof. Shunji
Kotsuki below.

[Qualifications]Those who are interested in research fields related to meteorological/hydrologicalmodels, data assimilation, machine learning, and data science, and have researchachievements in related fields. Applicants from fields other than earth science are also
welcome (e.g., mathematics, information science, ecology, etc.) if you have an interest or
motivation for such fields mentioned at the beginning.
[Related Research Fields]
Geoscience (Earth Science) including hydrology and climate change, civilengineering, general environmental science, mathematics, and information science.
4. Hire Date: October 2024
5. Recruitment Period:
The contract is until the end of the Japanese school year, but it may be renewed
depending on the progress of the work.
6. Employee Benefits:(1) Job title: Specially-appointed researcher (full-time).
(2) Salary, etc.: University's Specified Employment Staff Salary Regulations based onyour years of experience will be applied(3) Working hours: from 8:30 to 17:15, 5 days a week, 7 hours and 45 minutes per day(under the Discretionary Labor System for Professional Work).
(4) Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, National holidays, and year-end and New Yearholidays.
(5) Leave: granted based on the University’s employment agreement.
(6) Various allowances: provide commuting allowance if requirements are met based on
the regulations.
(7) Insurance: join a mutual aid association, employment insurance, and workers'
accident compensation insurance
7. Selection Process: will be made based on application screening and interviews.
8. Required documents:(1) Complete CV: any style or format is accepted. *Email address is required.
(2) List of research achievements: please list peer-reviewed treatises and others separately.
(3) Copy of 3 major publications: must be single author or first author treatise.

(4) Research history and plan after being hired: please fill out two letter-size papers foreach topic including your available programming languages.
(5) Contact information of your former co-workers: list 1 or 2 people other than the Center
for Environmental Remote Sensing, Chiba University. Any style or format is accepted.
9. Deadline for this recruitment:
Applications (required documents listed #8) must arrive by July 31, 2024. Please notethat the deadline may change accordingly.
10. Documents to be sent to:
Shunji Kotsuki
Environmental Remote Sensing Research Center, Chiba University
1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba-city, Chiba, Japan 263-8522
Note "Specially Appointed Researcher Application Documents Enclosed" in red on
the front of the envelop if sent by registered mail.
11. Contacts:
Job related:
Shunji Kotsuki
Environmental Remote Sensing Research Center, Chiba University
Phone: 043-290-3861, e-mail: shunji.kotsuki@chiba-u.jp
Benefits related:
Yuji Wakatsuki
Center Support Unit., Science and Engineering General Affairs Division, NishiChiba District, Chiba University
Phone: 043-290-3832, e-mail: bee3832@office.chiba-u.jp
12. Notes:
Application documents will not be used for any other purposes than the selectionprocess. These documents will not be returned unless a stamped self-addressedenvelope is enclosed.
Travel expenses will not be paid for interviews during the selection process.
The salary will be determined in accordance with our university's specificemployment salary regulations, based on years of experience. For the first year after
obtaining a Ph.D. degree, the annual income is expected to be around 5 million yen.