June 27, 2024
To whom it may concern:

Announcement of Recruitment of Assistant Professors (Female only),
Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences (RIMS)The Research Institute for Mathematical Sciences (RIMS), Kyoto University announces
the recruitment of Assistant Professors (Female only) as per below. Selection will bedone through screening of documents and possibly through interviews (Applicants are
responsible for their own travel and accommodation expenses when attending face-toface interviews). Promising female researchers regardless of any nationality areencouraged to apply for the position.
Positions (Female only): a few vacancies.
1. assistant professor
2. assistant professor (Mathematical Sciences SENDAN project)
Expected starting date of appointment: January 1, 2025, or as soon as possible
thereafter.
Eligibility: Each applicant must be female.
Each applicant must have obtained a Ph.D. degree by the starting date of theappointment, or must demonstrate equivalent ability as a researcher.
[2 only] The applicant must be less than 8 years after obtaining a PhD at the time of her
appointment.
If applicants are also qualified for '2', they will be considered as candidates for '2' as wellas '1'. If you do not wish to do this, please let us know when you apply.
[1 only] It is expected that a successful applicant should be actively engaged in teaching
during the three-year term of reappointment. Therefore, she must be able to givelectures in Japanese during the term of reappointment.
Area of specialization: Mathematics and mathematical sciences.
Salary and fringe benefits: Determined on the basis of Kyoto University Regulations
Regarding Salaries of Faculty and Staff.
Term of employment: [1] Seven years. Reappointment may be granted only once.
Term of employment under the reappointment is three years. [2] Seven years (withoutreappointment).
However, if during her term of office she takes childcare leave, family care leave or leaveto accompany her spouse, the period of absence shall be discounted towards her term ofservice. Details on the review process for reappointment are given (in Japanese) at theURL below.

http://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/uni_int/kitei/reiki_honbun/w002RG00000091.html
http://www.kurims.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~kenkyubu/koubo/saininshinsa.pdf

Probation period: Six months.
Working conditions: Working hours: 38 hours 45 minutes per week under the flexiblehours system. Days off: Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays, Year-end and New Yearholidays, and Foundation Day.
Social insurance: Eligible for MEXT* mutual aid association membership, employees'pensions, employment insurance, and workers’ compensation insurance.
*Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
The following documents should be sent preferably as PDF files by email. They should
be written in Japanese or English on A4 or US letter format.
1. Curriculum Vitae. (Format (alternative format is acceptable))
2. List of publications. (Format (alternative format is acceptable))
3. Copies of a few major publications.
4. Summary of achievements and plans for future research of about 3 pages long in total.
5. The names, affiliations, and email addresses of three researchers who arefamiliar with the applicant’s research (please write on the CV).
6. One or more letters of reference by the people listed above. Each letter of reference
should be sent by the referees themselves to the email account<rims.jyokyo-application[at]mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp> and must be received by thedeadline.
(If referees still prefer to send the letter of reference by conventional mail, they should
follow the instruction for application documents below.)
Applications should be sent by email to <rims.jyokyo-application [at] mail2.adm.kyotou.ac.jp>, and should be entitled “Job Application (Assistant Professor (Female only))”.
In response to each Job Application email, an acknowledgment is to be emailed within
two days. If the applicant does not receive an email of receipt within two days, she is
asked to contact the email account for inquiry.
If the applicant still prefers to send the documents by conventional mail, a suitable
method should be used, including EMS, DHL, Fedex, in such a way that she can trace
the delivery status herself. In this case, "Job Application (Assistant Professor (Femaleonly))" should be written in red on the front page of the envelope, which should be sent
to the following address: General Affairs Section, Research Institute for Mathematical
Sciences, Kyoto University, Kitashirakawa-Oiwake-cho, Sakyo-ward, Kyoto-city, Kyoto,Japan 606-8502.

Application documents must be received by Wednesday, July 31, 2024, 5:00 p.m.
(JST). Application documents will not be returned.
Inquiries should be directed to General Affairs Section, RIMS, Kyoto University by
email or by FAX (Email: rims.recruitment [at] mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp Fax.: +81-75753-7272).
We do not disclose any personal information to any third party without a legitimate
reason.
Kyoto University promotes equal opportunities in gender, and this recruitment isbased on the provisions of Article 8 of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act.
If there has been a period of absence due to childbirth, childcare, etc., please state thisin your CV. (The applicant's achievements during this period of absence will beconsidered as if she had equal achievements before and after the period of absence.)
We expect applications from promising candidates regardless of nationality.
At Kyoto University, smoking is prohibited indoors on all campuses, and outdoors
except in designated smoking areas in order to prevent passive smoking.
(Disclaimer: This is an English translation of a Japanese original, which supersedes
the translation in case of any inconsistencies.)