Data Science Applications in the Humanities or Social Sciences

Job Opportunities Faculty Member
Yokohama City University established the Faculty of Data Science in the 2018 academic
year to provide education to cultivate the ability to implement the value obtained fromdata science in society and the specialized knowledge that forms the basis of such ability
with regard to various social issues. In 2020, the Graduate School of Data Science wasestablished to nurture advanced data scientists who will lead digital transformation.
This call is open to anyone who is responsible for the below listed research fields andsubjects in the School of Data Science and the Graduate School of Data Science, who will
explore academic frontiers in the humanities or social sciences with an interdisciplinary
and cross-disciplinary approach using data science methods, who have overcome various
social issues by utilizing data, and who are highly motivated to solve social issues.
Department

School of Data Science
Graduate School of Data Science

Position Title

Professor or Associate Professor

Number ofpositions

1

Subject Areasof Teaching
Responsibility

Graduate:
1) Exercise in Practical Data Science (6 credits)
2) Exercise for master’s degree & Thesis (8 units)
3) Others: the possibility of teaching courses in the Ph.D. Program.
Undergraduate:
1) Exercise through Problem based learning (2 credits)
2) Seminar in Data Science, Exercise in Data Science (4 credits)
3) Exercise for bachelor’s degree & Graduation Thesis (8 units)4) Others: new courses due to upcoming curriculum revisions5) Others: possibility of teaching courses at the Liberal Arts Core
Curriculum.

Field of Expertise

Data Science Applications in the Humanities or Social Sciences

Qualifications ofapplicant

1) Candidates must have a Ph.D. on information science or related
research field.
2) Candidates must have academic knowledge in the field of data science
applications in the humanities or social sciences and a track recordof teaching and research in the field.
3) Candidates must have a track record of research achievements andcompetitive research funding in data science applications in thehumanities or social sciences, or data science related fields.
4) Candidates must have sufficient expertise and experience in data
science education and research to be able to teach up to the Mastercourse (or the Doctoral course if the candidate is able to teach theDoctoral course).
5) Candidates must have a strong desire to contribute to society bysolving social issues, including collaboration with local government andindustry.
6) Candidates must be committed to the management of the School ofData Science and the Graduate School of Data Science. In particular,

Data Science Applications in the Humanities or Social Sciences
contribution to the work of preparing entrance examination questionsin Japanese is required as a must.
Date ofappointment

April 1, 2025

Terms andConditions

Term of position is not limited. Retirement age is 65.
Salary is commensurate with qualifications, based on YCU pay scales.

To apply

Application documents are to be submitted by uploading data.
1) Please fill in the required fields in Forms and submit your entry.
https://forms.office.com/r/au0tWfuvh5** Entry deadline: August 20, 2024, at noon. (Japan time)2) We will contact you shortly with the address for uploading yourapplication materials.
** Upload Deadline: August 29, 2024 (Japan time)3) Once uploaded, please send an email to the address below with thesubject line "Call for Faculty Positions (Data Science Applications inthe Humanities or Social Sciences)" for confirmation.
E-mail: cy_jinji@yokohama-cu.ac.jp** Submitted documents will not be returned. We will responsibly
discard the materials after the selection process is completed.

Required
documents

Deadline forapplications

Selection
procedure

Please download the prescribed form below.
1) Resume/ Curriculum Vitae with photograph2) Complete listing of academic publications**The impact factor of the journal for each paper should be provided in thelist.
3) Writing samples of up to 3 academic publications, preferably related to thesubject areas described above.
** For research papers, only those with submission of a certificate
certifying the publication issued by a publisher will be accepted asachievement. We do not accept research papers without submission of apublishing certificate. We also do not accept certificates of receipt or
certificates stating that papers are under review.
4) Personal statement regarding education and potential contribution toprograms at YCU.
5) Information on 2 references (Affiliation, name, telephone number and email address should be mentioned.)
6) Certificate of (an) academic degree(s)A resume or C.V.

WordPDFA list of all academic publications.

WordPDFA list of all academic publications. (example)

WordPDF

August 29, 2024 (Japan time)1) Screening of applications.
2) Interviews of selected candidates (around late September to midOctober)
A short mock lesson may be required.
Cost of travel for interview is the candidate's responsibility.

Data Science Applications in the Humanities or Social Sciences**As a measure to proactively improve the current situation inpositions where the number of female faculty members is considerably
low, women will be given priority in this open recruitment if theirevaluation in the selection process is equivalent, in accordance with theprovisions of Article 8 of the “Equal Employment Opportunity Law”
(special provisions regarding measures for female workers).

For further
information
contact:

Dean, Graduate School of Data Science, Yokohama City University
Takahiro Tsuchiya
Email: tsuchiya@yokohama-cu.ac.jp
Tel: +81-45-787-2169
See also our university home page sites:
https://www-user.yokohama-cu.ac.jp/~english/index.php/about-2/careers-2/