July 11, 2024

Faculty Recruitment at Faculty of Engineering,Kyushu University
The Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, invites applications for the following
positions.
Therefore, we kindly request your assistance in disseminating this information and, if
possible, recommending suitable candidates who meet our criteria.

1 Summary

The Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics consists of four fields: theThermophysics and Fluid Mechanics, the Aerospace Structures and StructuralDynamics, the Flight Dynamics and Controls course, and the Space Systems
Engineering.
The associate professor will belong to the Aerospace Materials and Processing
Laboratory of the Aerospace Structures and Structural Dynamics field and will
be in charge of teaching and research related to materials development andstructural manufacturing technology.

2 Affiliation

Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Aerospace Structures and Structural Dynamics

3 Position
number of persons
4
to be admitted
5 Duties

6 Specialties

7TeachingResponsibilities

8 Qualifications

Associate professor
one person
Education and researchEngineering for structural mechanics, vibration, aeroelasticity, optimum
structural design and additive manufacturing methods related to aerospacevehicles.
Undergraduate; Fundamental of vibration, Structural vibrations, Design anddrawing, etc.
Graduate; Aeroelasticity, etc.
(1) Doctoral. or Ph.D. degree at the time of appointment.
(2) Have sufficient teaching ability (including instruction and lectures inEnglish) and enthusiasm for teaching and research in undergraduate andgraduate doctoral programs.
(3) Have particularly outstanding research achievements in the abovementioned specialized fields.
(4) The applicant should have the willingness and ability to actively engage
in interdisciplinary research with other areas of specialization and thedevelopment of new research fields from a long-term perspective, inaddition to the above-mentioned areas of specialization.
(5) Have the ability and enthusiasm to actively develop education andresearch activities from an international perspective and social
cooperation with industry, government, etc.

9 Start Date
10 Employment Period

11

Application
Documents

As soon as possible after the decision is madeRegular full-time (not fixed-term contract)，Trial employment period (Threemonths)(1) Curriculum vitae（Include a photograph and a statement of education, employment history,and qualifications. Include contact information and e-mail address.）(2) Application Documents

Ⅰ Research achievements(Classified into (1) Academic Papers (differentiated by refereeing),(2) Proceedings of International Conferences (differentiated byrefereeing), (3) Books/Edited Works, (4) Review Papers/Academic
Materials, etc., (5) Inventions, Devices, Patents, etc., and (6)Others (papers and works confirmed for publication, etc.)).
Ⅱ Educational accomplishments（Including public lectures, in-house education, etc.）
Ⅲ Any other relevant information（Memberships of academic societies and their officers, committee
members, international conference committee members,committee memberof national and local governments, foundations,etc.,organizer andchairperson of academic research meetings,awards received, etc.）

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Application
Deadline
13 Submission Method
12Submission
14 Address andContact

Ⅳ Acquisition of competitive research funds such as Grants-in-Aid for
Scientific Research, joint research, and funded research(representative portion)
Summary of previous research (2,000 words or less)Future research plans (2,000 words or less)
Motivation for application and aspirations for education and research(1,000 words or less)Reprints of Major Publications (up to five)Names and Contact Information of Two Referees

September 30, 2024

(Monday)

must be received(1) Sending the application documents by mailPlease send one printed copy of the above documents and a USB flash
drive containing the PDF file of the documents in a sealed envelope with
"Application for faculty positions" written in red ink, by registeredmail to the faculty member indicated in the "Submission address/inquiry"
below.
(2) Upload the application documents electronically to the designated URL
the application documents by the file-sharing system of Kyushu
U iitPleasecontactthe e-mail address below with the subject line "FacultyApplication". We will send you the URL for the shared folder, so please
upload your application documents. Please upload your documents in asingle PDF file.
※Please note that the submitted documents and data will not be returned.

744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Faculty ofEngineering, Kyushu University
Professor TSUMORI Fujio
TEL+81-92-802-3040
FAXE-mail+81-92-802-3001

structap@aero.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Initial document screening (1st round) followed by interviews (2nd round).
The interviews may be conducted online.
16 Working conditions (1) Place of work
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Faculty of Engineering,
Kyushu University(744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan)
15 Selection Process(2) Working hours, break and overtime work
Based on the discretionary labor system for professional work byconsent, it is regarded that working hours are 7 hours and 45 minutes
irrespective of how much time the employee actually spends on his/herk(3) Holidays(4)(5)

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17 Notes(3)

Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays and the period from the 29th ofDecember to the 3rd of January
SalaryThe annual salary system, which was introduced on 1st of April 2020,
will be applied. The annual salary is determined in accordance with theuniversity's pay scale based on experience, etc.
Insurance
Employment insurance, industrial accident compensation insurance, healthinsurance and employees' pension insurance.
Status of measures to prevent passive smoking
No smoking is permitted on the university premises.
Candidates may be requested to come to the campus for an interview. TheUniversity does not cover travel costs or other expenses relating tointerview attendance.
In line with the Basic Act for a Gender-Equal Society (Act No. 78 of1999), Kyushu University is an equal opportunity employer.
https://danjyo.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/
Kyushu University is an equal opportunity employer and follows theprinciple of the Act on Employment Promotion etc. of Persons withDisabilities (Act No. 123 of 1960, revised in 2013) and Act on theElimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Act No.
65 of 2013).

(4) The accompanying spouse employment system has been implemented at Kyushu
University from July 2017.
(5) If you have been disciplined in the past for sexual violence, including
sexual harassment, against students, please be sure to enter the natureof the disciplinary action and the specific reasons for it in yourresume or other documents. False statements may result in cancellationof employment or disciplinary action.
(6) For more information on the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics,
please refer to the following URL
https://www.aero.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/Sincerely,
Motoji Yamamoto
Dean
Faculty of Engineering,
Kyushu University