Job Information
Organisation/Company: Kyoto University Department: Disaster Prevention Research Institute Research Field: Technology, Engineering, Architecture, Physics, Geosciences, Astronomy, Mathematics, Chemistry Researcher Profile: Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline: 16 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (UTC) Country: Japan Type of Contract: Permanent Job Status: Not Applicable Hours Per Week: See description Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?: Not funded by a EU programme Is the…
Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?: No
Offer Description
[Background of the recruitment and description of the project]
The Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University invites applications for a permanent Associate Professor position.
http://www.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/
[Work content and job description]
The appointed associate professor will focus on promoting research that, with respect to heavy rainfall causing floods, predicts its future changes under climate change, clarifies its initiation and development mechanisms, and elevates these findings into socially implementable disaster prevention and mitigation technologies for flood control. Furthermore, the appointed associate professor is expected to expand research that contributes to creating new heavy rainfall disaster risk information by elucidating the disaster process from torrential rain to flooding from both random and inevitable aspects. As part of Kyoto University promotion of gender equality, this position is only open to female applicants. Additionally, the candidate will be responsible for educating students in the Department of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering at the Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University. A Ph.D. or an equivalent degree is required, and the candidate is expected to use Japanese on a daily basis.
Assigned department
Existing departments
[Work location]
Address
611-0011 Kyoto Gokasho, Uji Research Center for Climate Change Adaptation Strategy, Atmosphere-Hydrosphere Research Group, Disaster Prevention Research Institute
at home or other places if University allows or orders to work remotely
[Number of hired]
Number of hired: 1 person(s)
Job content supplemental explanation: Anticipated start date: As soon as possible after the selection.
Where to apply
Website: https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D126071505&ln_jor=1
Additional Information
Benefits
Compensation
Annual salary: 6 million yen
Wages description: Salary and Allowance: To be determined in accordance with Kyoto University regulations.
Working hours: 08:30-17:15
Break time: 12:00-13:00
Holidays: Days off: Saturdays, Sundays, Statutory holidays under the Act on National Holidays, Year-end and New Year's holidays, and Anniversary of Foundation of the University.
Overtime and other explanations: Discretionary labor system (standard working hours: 7 hours 45 minutes per day, 38 hours 45 minutes per week). If the discretionary labor system is not chosen, the working hours are from 8:30 to 17:15 with a break between 12:00 to 13:00. Overtime may be ordered.
Employment type: Regular employee
Contract period: Tenured
Probationary period: Probationary period present
Probationary period description: Probation period: 6 months
Various systems
Others: Social insurance: (1) National Public Service Mutual Aid Associations, (2) Employee's pension insurance, (3) Unemployment insurance, and (4) Worker's accident insurance
Insurance
Others: Social insurance: (1) National Public Service Mutual Aid Associations, (2) Employee's pension insurance, (3) Unemployment insurance, and (4) Worker's accident insurance
Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace
The university prohibits smoking in all campus buildings except in designated outside smoking areas for the purpose of preventing the adverse health effects of second-hand smoke.
Supplementary explanation of compensation
Additional comments
Additional notes
(1) The university will not return your application documents.
Personal information contained in the application documents will be used solely for the purpose of screening applicants and never for any other purposes.
(2) Kyoto University is building a culturally diverse faculty and strongly encourages applications regardless of gender or disability.
The university is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.
(3) With regard to the evaluation of research achievements, the impact of periods of interruption in research activities due to childbirth, childcare, nursing care, etc. (blank periods) will be taken into consideration. If there are blank periods, please indicate them at the end of the list of publications.
(4) The university prohibits smoking in all campus buildings except in designated outside smoking areas for the purpose of preventing the adverse health effects of second-hand smoke.
Work Location(s)
Number of offers available: 1
Company/Institute: Kyoto University
Country: Japan
City: Kyoto
Contact
City: Kyoto