Recruiting for a tenure track faculty
Faculty of Engineering, Shizuoka University / Department of Engineering, Graduate School ofIntegrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University（Tenure track Lecturer）
Title/personnel：Tenure track Lecturer, 1 person
Affiliation：Academic Institute, College of Engineering (Department of Applied Chemistry andBiochemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering / Chemical and Bioengineering course, Departmentof Engineering, Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology)
Field of expertise：Applied Chemical Bioengineering（We are seeking candidates who can contribute to the field of bio-applied engineering basedon chemical engineering, and who can promote priority research fields (optical application, green science,
carbon neutral science, and information applied science and their fusion fields.）
Employment period・Salary・Support：（１）Employment period：5 years from the date of appointment（See (2) below for the transition totenure）. However, in the case of unavoidable circumstances, such as maternity leave, the period
may be extended for a period not exceeding 10 years.
（２）Evaluation : Research achievements, leadership & management ability, external funding records,
and ability to provide research, and educational guidance to undergraduate and graduate
students will be evaluated at the following time periods through documents of research plan, theachievement reports submitted by the tenure track faculty and interview.
① The status of achievement of the research plan shall be reviewed in the months of 1 year, 2 years and4 years after employment.
② Midterm evaluation shall be conducted in the next month following the date 2 years and 6 months
after employment.
③ Tenure review shall be conducted in a month not exceeding 4 years and 6 months after employment,and Tenure track Lecturer who pass the review shall be hired to tenure Associated Professor. Notethat tenure here is not for lifetime employment, but has a retirement age (currently 65 years old).
（３）Salary: Salary shall be based on an annual salary system. Salary and various allowances (e.g.,allowance for dependents, allowance for managerial positions, housing allowance, commutingallowance, special service allowance, overtime allowance, and late-night allowance) are paid inaccordance with Shizuoka University's salary regulations. The salary regulations of Shizuoka
University (Salary Regulations for Faculty Members Applying the Type II Annual Salary System of
National University Corporation Shizuoka University) are explained in
https://www.shizuoka.ac.jp/outline/info/kokai/index.html. Travel expenses associated with theassignment will be paid in accordance with separate rules and regulations, provided that therequirements for payment are met.
（４）Research support: In the first year, start-up funds of 3.5 million yen per person and anindependent research space will be provided. In addition, research funds of 1.4 million yen will beprovided in the second year, and 700,000 yen each in the third, fourth, and fifth years (Amounts are
2023 actual results).
(1) Efforts related to research activities during the tenure track period shall be at least 70%.
(2) One of the professors of the Faculty of Engineering will support the tenure track faculty as amentor after employment.
(3) Research expenses are subject to change depending on the future budget situation.

(５)Duties: In addition to conducting research in the above-mentioned specialized fields, the incumbent
will be in charge of experiments and practical training courses related to Chemical Bioengineering,and provide research guidance or research guidance assistance to undergraduate and graduate
students. The candidate must be able to teach undergraduate courses in Japanese at the time ofappointment.
(６)Place of work: The place of work shall be Hamamatsu Campus (Johoku, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu City.
Eligibility for Application： Applicants must be within 10 years of receiving their Ph.D. degree as ofApril 1st, 2024 excluding a term of maternity leave and childcare or be expected to receive
their degree by the time of appointment.
Starting date: Earliest possible date after April 1st, 2024.
Documents to be submitted:(1) Application form as specified (CV, list of publications, and photo attached) [FORM1 (Word, PDF)]. For
peer-reviewed original papers, indicate the CiteScore, number of citations, and CiteScore percentile. For
external funding records such as Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(KAKEN) , indicate theapplicant role in the grant proposal, such as principal investigator, or collaborators.
(2) Summary of research to date (within 2 pages of A4 size) [FORM2 (Word, PDF)](3) Research plan for the next 5 years (within 2 pages of A4 size) [FORM3 (Word, PDF)](4) Educational aspirations (within 1 page of A4 size) [FORM4 (Word, PDF)](5) Up to 5 Major papers applicants published (reprints or copies)(6) One recommendation letter or the names and contact information of two persons whose opinions may
be requested
Note 1: FORM 1, 2, 3, and 4 above should all be written in Japanese or English.
Note 2: For electronic documents (1) through (5) above, you are required to upload the files
according to the method specified here after submission of the documents. The"designated method" will be sent to you by e-mail after the documents are received. The"method to be specified" will be communicated by e-mail after the documents arereceived. After sending the documents, please inform us that you have sent them to thefollowing e-mail address.
Note 3: FORM 1, 2, 3, and 4 must be printed on one side and sent together with the major
papers and electronic data to the following address by registered mail with "Application
for Tenure Track Lecturer " written in red on the application envelope. Arecommendation letter or information of contact person need to be enclosed. Document
submissions sent by an e-mail will not be accepted.
Application Deadline: Application documents must arrive no later than 5:00 p.m. (Japan Standard Time)on October 20th, 2023
Selection: After screening the documents at the selection committee, interview will be held in November,
2023 (For those who reside overseas and have difficulty visiting Japan, an online interview will
be conducted.)。
Address for sending documents and inquiries:
Professor Hiroyuki FUTAMATA
Chemical and Bioengineering course, Department of Engineering, Graduate School of Integrated Scienceand Technology, Shizuoka University. 3-5-1 Johoku, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu-shi 432-8561
Phone : +81 53-478-1178

E-mail : futamata.hiroyuki(at)shizuoka.ac.jp (Please change "at" to @)※ This program emphasizes the development of young researchers. We encourage promisingresearchers who are willing to pioneer new research to apply in this area.
[Additional Notes](1) Shizuoka University promotes gender equality and the recruitment of female faculty members inaccordance with the basic policies of the Shizuoka University Gender Equality Charter. In hiring,
preference will be given to women, foreign nationals or those with foreign degrees, and persons withdisabilities if they are deemed equal in terms of performance and character evaluation. In addition,
during the screening of research achievements for employment, any period of interruption in
research due to prenatal, postnatal, or childcare leave will be taken into consideration upon request
by the applicant.
(2) Candidates will be interviewed at the final stage of the selection process and will be responsible for
their own travel and accommodation expenses.
(3) In order to promote the globalization of tenured faculty members, it is desirable that they haveexperience in overseas research before promotion to the rank of professor.
(4) Personal information contained in the application documents will not be used for any purpose otherthan selection.
(5) Application documents (including electronic media) will be discarded by us and will not be returned toapplicants after the employment decision is made.
<Promoting Gender Equality at Shizuoka University>.
Shizuoka University promotes gender equality and welcomes applications from women.
The University offers various support systems for childcare and nursing care. For more information,please visit the Office of Gender Equality website (https://www.sankaku.shizuoka.ac.jp/) or contact theOffice of Gender Equality (takenoko(at)adb.shizuoka.ac.jp). (Please change "at" to @)