October

7,

2014

Associate Professor or Lecturer, Faculty Position Open
Kagoshima University, Faculty of Agriculture, Special Course in International Food andResource Sciences

1. Purport: The Special Course in International Food and Resource Sciences will be newly
established in the 2015 academic year, which is a joint course between the Faculties ofAgriculture and Fisheries of Kagoshima University. This course is designed to provide thestudent with an opportunity to gain knowledge and contribute to the global industry andcommunity as well as to explore the field of sustainable agricultural production andrational utilization of food resources with enriched global views and ethical perspectives.
The candidate is expected to develop a research program and to contribute to teaching at
the undergraduate and graduate levels of this course.
2. Position: Associate professor or Lecturer.
3. Status: Full-time
4. Affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture (Special Course in International Food and ResourceSciences)
5. Specialty: Food and Resource Sciences
6. Qualification: Candidate must
1) have research achievements in sustainable agricultural production and rational
utilization of food resources with strong potential to develop education andresearch for the Special Course.
2) have completed higher education in a country where English is the official
language or where school education is conducted in English or to possess anequivalent English proficiency. Ability to speak Japanese, everyday life
conversations, is preferable.
3) possess a Ph.D. or an equivalent academic degree.
4) have potential and commitment to teaching at the undergraduate and graduatelevels in the Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University.
5) be able to join the Faculty on the designated start date.
7. Start date: April 1, 2015
8. Materials to be submitted:
1) Curriculum vitae (including education history from graduation of seniorhigh-school, employment history, affiliated academic societies, details of degrees,awards, other qualifications and licenses) with face photograph.
2) A statement of research accomplishments (limited to 1000 words).
2.1) List of publications (categorised into peer-refereed and non-refereed papers,published books, review articles, other publications, patents etc.) listed inchronological order, respectively).
2.2) Reprints or copies of five (5) selected publications.

3) Teaching achievements, including training and supervising activities etc (limitedto 1000 words)
4) Activities in academic societies (Membership, presentations, awards andinvolvement in steering committees in academic societies)5) Experiences in community services and international contribution6) Others
6.1) Proposal for research and educational plans upon joining the Faculty.
6.2) Other important items, if any* Those from 3) to 6) above are requested only when applicable.
9. Address for submission:
Prof. Jun-Ichi SAKAGAMI
Chairperson of the Selection Committee for teaching staff of the Special Course inInternational Food and Resource Sciences
Faculty of Agriculture,Kagoshima University
Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima 890-0065, JAPAN.
* Clearly write your contact information and send by registered mail.
10. Deadline: Applications should be received no later than 5 pm November 21, 2014.
11. Selection process: Review of applications will begin November 25, 2015 by a selection
committee and the Faculty Board Meeting will approve the appointee through deliberation.
Applicants may expect an interview through the selection process.
12. Enquiry regarding the position may be directed to:Prof. Jun-Ichi SAKAGAMI
Chairperson of the Selection Committee for the Special Course in International Foodand Resource Sciences
Faculty of Agriculture,
Kagoshima UniversityTEL: 099-285-3542
E-mail: sakagami@agri.kagoshima-u.ac.jp
13. Other information: Kagoshima University promotes, according to the spirit of the Basic
Act for Gender-Equal Society, activities pertaining to gender equality, including supports
for female researchers and, therefore, welcomes active application of female researchers. A
female applicant will be selected with priority when achievements and evaluations areequivalent. Refer to the website of Kagoshima University Gender Equality Center at
http://atsuhime.kuas.kagoshima-u.ac.jp/
The personal information of applicants will be treated with confidentiality and used
exclusively for this selection procedure.

Additional information: The Special Course in International Food and Resource Sciences is a
newly established Bachelor degree program, which will begin in the 2015 academic year, as a
joint program of the Faculties of Agriculture and Fisheries, Kagoshima University. It will
incorporate a unique curriculum including courteous English training, professional subjects
taught in English, overseas experience training, final year’s projects conducted overseas andarrangement of English-fluent TA etc. The curriculum designed to be taught in English and iscomposed of subjects offered by the above-mentioned two Faculties. Special subjects to beoffered are ‘Production of Food Resources’, ‘Utilisation and Marketing of Agriculture,
Livestock and Fishery Products’ and ‘Latest Utilisation of Biological Resources’. A team ofsix faculty members from the two Faculties will supervise a total of 22 students annually in2015 academic year together with other professors. The newly appointed associate professor
or lecturer will be one of the team members. It is expected to participate in the education
activities of the undergraduate and graduate levels of the Faculty of Agriculture.