Open Position for Assistant Professor
Quantum Chemistry Laboratory, Physical Chemistry Group
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University
1. Number of Position Opening:
One Assistant Professor (a term of 5 years)
2. Institution:
Quantum Chemistry Laboratory, Physical Chemistry Group, Department of Chemistry, Faculty ofScience, Kyushu University
3. Research Fields and Topics:
Field of expertise: Quantum chemistry
Research topics: Experimental studies in the field of physical chemistry.
collaborating closely with experiments will also be considered.

Computational studies

The successful candidate issupposed to join the “Quantum Chemistry Laboratory” supervised by Professor Akira Terasaki.
Keywords of the research field: Atomic and molecular clusters, Nano materials, Liquid droplets,
Mass spectrometry, Laser spectroscopy, Ion beams and traps, Computational chemistry
4. Educational and Other Duties:
The new assistant professor hired with this position is requested to contribute to laboratory chemistry
experiments for undergraduate students. It must also be noted that all professors including those in
assistant professor positions are in charge of a part of the administrative tasks to manage and operate
the department.
5. Qualifications:Applicants must have a Ph.D degree or equivalent research ability.
6. Date of Appointment:
At the earliest opportunity
7. Employment Duration:
Full-time.

The term of contract is 5 years.

8. Required Paper Documents to Post (Provide all either in Japanese or in English):(1) Your resume/CV including contact address (phone number and e-mail address) and photographic
portrait(2) Lists of your research achievements in the following categories(a) Peer-reviewed journal papers published(b) Books and review articles published(c) Other scientific reports and patents

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(d) Presentations at conferences (classified into domestic and international conferences; invited
presentations should be indicated.)(3) Copies of up to 3 papers selected from (2)-(a)(4) Descriptions of overviews of the papers selected in (3) (within 200 words for each)(5) Summary of your own research activities and achievements (within 3 pages in A4 or letter size)(6) Summary of your research plans/policies after employment (within 2 pages in A4 or letter size)(7) Summary of your experiences and plans/policies in education (within 2 pages in A4 or letter size)(8) Additional documents appealing your scientific and/or academic activities (e.g., lists of awards
and research grants awarded to the candidate)(9) The earliest date you can start working in this position(10) Reference letters from two persons on your scientific and/or academic carriers.

Letters ofrecommendation should be sent directly from each recommender to Professor Akira Terasaki.
If the candidate likes to provide just the names of such persons, please inform us of their titles,affiliations, and contact information (e-mail address).
* Please use A4 or letter size sheets in preparing all these documents if applicable. Submit all thedocuments (1)-(10) as PDF files.

(11) List of your achievements in research and education.
Please download a template Excel file “List_of_research_and_educational_achievements.xls”
from http://www.scc.kyushu-u.ac.jp/e-koubo2.html. Fill it out and submit the Excel file.
9. Application Deadline:
Completed applications must arrive at Kyushu University by October 7, 2024 (Japan StandardTime).
10. Evaluation Process:Primary screening through application documents will be followed by secondary examination
through an interview (including an oral presentation).
11. Address for Submitting Application Documents:
Akira Terasaki, Professor
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University
744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
Phone: +81-92-802-4119 E-mail: terasaki@chem.kyushu-univ.jp
12. Application Procedures:
Please submit all the application documents either by (1) or by (2).
(1) Registered mail to the contact address above: all the printed documents and a storage memory
medium (such as USB), containing all the electronic documents in PDFs and an Excel file,should be enclosed. “Application to a Faculty Position” should be written in RED on theenvelope.
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(2) Web application on JREC-IN Portal site (https://jrecin.jst.go.jp): all the electronic documents inPDFs and an Excel file should be compressed into one zip file.
* The documents supplied from each applicant will not be returned to the applicant.

13. Additional Notifications:(1) The Physical Chemistry Group currently involves Professors Akira Terasaki and Masahiko
Annaka, Associate Professors Takuya Horio, Kazuhiko Ohashi, Yasuyuki Maki, and Kotaro
Hiramatsu, and Assistant Professors Ryosuke Oketani and Shintaro Yashima.

The new assistantprofessor hired with this position is supposed to cooperate with Prof. Terasaki both in researchand in education.

For more information with regard to the department, please visit the website:

http://www.scc.kyushu-u.ac.jp.
(2) Salary shall be paid in accordance with the Annual Salary System (issued April 1, 2020).

Theannual salary is determined by relevant rules of the university and composed from base salarydepending on age and experience, performance bonus, and various allowance.
(3) The new faculty hired by Kyushu University is strongly encouraged to give lectures in English inorder to promote the globalization of its educational system.
(4) Our candidate evaluation policy obeys the Equal Employment Opportunity law.
(5) We also follow the Basic Act for the Disabled Persons, the Act on Employment Promotion etc.
of Persons with Disabilities, and the related Acts.
(6) If you have had disciplinary action and equivalent measures in the past, please be sure to enter
the nature of the disciplinary action and the specific reasons for it in your resume or otherdocuments. False statements may result in cancellation of employment or disciplinary action.
(7) Measures to prevent passive smoking: No smoking on the campuses(8) General Regulation of Employment: https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ja/university/information/rule/rulebook/pdf/587/2/2004syuki001_en.pdf

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