Associate Professor

- 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 associate professor will belong to the Water-related Disaster Research Division and will be in charge of teaching and research related to coastal disasters such as storm surges, waves, and tsunamis, secondary disasters caused by driftwood and garbage, and future risks due to climate change using numerical simulation, hydraulic model experiments, field observation, and AI technology. He/she will also play a role in promoting academic exchanges with domestic and international universities. Work content and job description Specialties: Coastal Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Physical Oceanography, Machine Learning Teaching Responsibilities: Undergraduate: basic subjects such as Coastal Hydraulics and applied subjects such as Coastal Zone Management Engineering. Graduate: applied subjects and advanced subjects in the relevant specialized fields. These lectures in the Department of Civil Engineering will share ones both in the undergraduate and graduate international courses in Japanese and English. We may be asked to give lectures on KIKAN education (fundamental education). Assigned department: Existing departments Work location 819-0395 Fukuoka Disaster Risk Reduction Research Center, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University (744 Motooka, Nishi, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan) Number of hired Number of hired: 1 person(s) Starting date: 2027-04-01 00:00:00 Job content supplemental explanation: If an earlier appointment becomes possible at Kyushu University, the start date may be moved forward in coordination with the final candidate. Additional Information Benefits Compensation Annual salary: 7 million yen Wages description: The annual salary system, which was introduced on 1st of April 2020, will be applied. The annual salary is determined in accordance with the university's pay scale based on experience, etc. Working hours: 08:30-17:15 Break time: 12:00-13:00 Holidays: In addition to annual leave, Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays and the period from the 29th of December to the 3rd of January Overtime and other explanations: Based on the agreed-upon discretionary labor system for professional work, it is regarded that working hours are 7 hours and 45 minutes irrespective of how much time the employee actually spends on his/her work Employment type: Regular employee Contract period: Tenured Probationary period: Probationary period present Probationary period description: Trial employment period (Three months) Various systems Pay increase system: available Bonus: available Retirement allowances: available Transportation expenses: available Retirement age: available Insurance Employees' Health Insurance: available Employees' Pension Insurance: available Worker's accident insurance: available Employment insurance: available Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace No smoking is permitted on the university premises. Additional comments (1) Candidates may be requested to come to the campus for an interview. The University does not cover travel costs or other expenses relating to interview attendance. (2) Kyushu University provides support to enhance the research environment for academic staff and researchers. ◎Support for securing research funding ・Research Funding Acquisition Support Programme ・Support for securing international research funding, etc. ◎Support primarily aimed at early-career researchers ・Research Start-up Programme ・Development of a shared-use system for research equipment and facilities, etc. ◎Support for continuing research during life events such as childbirth and childcare ・On-campus childcare facilities (Himawari Nursery, Takenoko Nursery) ・Subsidy scheme for babysitting services, etc. For details of support and schemes not listed above, please visit the Kyushu University website. Kyushu University Website > About Kyushu University > Faculty and Staff Recruitment Information > List of Researcher Support Schemes (3) If you have previously been subject to disciplinary action or similar measures due to sexual violence, including sexual harassment against students, you must ensure that you state the nature of the disciplinary action and the specific grounds for it on your CV or similar documents. Any false statements may result in the revocation of your offer of employment or disciplinary action. (4) The contact details for reporting sexual harassment during the job-seeking process are as follows: Kyushu University Office for Harassment Prevention and Counseling Tel: 092-802-6091 Work Location(s) Number of offers available: 1 Company/Institute: Kyushu University Country: Japan City: Fukuoka