"Call for Associate Professor (Division of Advanced Machining)D125050964"

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Now recruiting

Date of update : 2025/05/15 End date of accepting applications : 2025/08/29

Now recruiting

Date of update : 2025/05/15End date of accepting applications : 2025/08/29

Work location : Chugoku district - Okayama

Date of publication : 2025/05/15

Call for Associate Professor (Division of Advanced Machining)D125050964

National university

Okayama University

https://www.okayama-u.ac.jp/index_e.html

Research field : Manufacturing Technology - Manufacturing and production engineering | Nanotechnology/Materials - Optical engineering and photon science

Associate Professor : Regular employee - Tenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period present

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Job description

• Background of the recruitment and description of the project
• Department of Advanced Mechanics, Faculty of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University is inviting applications for a position of Associate Professor. Possible candidates are detailed below.
• A person who has high knowledge and achievements relating to advanced machining technology and nontraditional machining technology, such as laser processing, high-energy beam machining, and metal additive manufacturing.
• A person who has high ability and enthusiasm for education and research in the fields of production engineering, including the fundamental fields of engineering.
• Work content and job description
• [Responsible school]
• * Advanced Mechanics Course, Graduate School of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology
• * Mechanical Engineering Track, School of Engineering
• [Description of jobs]
• * Education and Research at Graduate School of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology: Each of the successful applicants is expected to deliver lectures on areas of expertise, supervise graduate students in both master’s and doctoral courses in their research, and conduct own research.
• * Education at School of Engineering: Each of the successful applicants is expected to deliver lectures on some topics of Mechanical Engineering as well as supervise undergraduate students in their research.
• * Organizational management at Okayama University
• Assigned department
• Existing departments
• Department of Advanced Mechanics, Faculty of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology

Job type

• Associate Professor

Research field

• Manufacturing Technology - Manufacturing and production engineering
• Nanotechnology/Materials - Optical engineering and photon science

Wages

• Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~
• Basic annual salary and Performance-based annual salary: Associate Professor 6,758,000-7,980,000yen
• An annual salary system is applied. The amount of annual salary is determined in consideration of the person’s educational background, work experience, etc. according to the Okayama University annual salary Regulations.
• The percentage of annual performance pay depends on the length of service within six months prior to the base date (June 1 and December 1), and the performance rate varies depending on the results of the evaluation.
• As allowances, commuting allowance, support allowance, housing allowance, adjustment allowance, etc. will be paid separately to the applicable employees.
• Salary rules: https://www.okayama-u.ac.jp/tp/society/boshyu-kyoiku.html

Working hours

• Working hours :08:30-17:30
• Holidays : Saturdays and Sundays, national holidays, and December 29 to January 3 (Article 42, paragraph 2 of the Personnel Work Rules)
• Overtime and other explanations : If the employee agrees to the application of the discretionary work system for specialized work, working hours will be deemed as 7 hours and 45 minutes per day. Overtime work is not required in principle. Day-off work may be required. (Articles 41 and 42 of the Personnel Work Rules)

Application requirements

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements
• Ph.D. / Doctor
• Description
• ・ A doctorate degree holder
• ・ A person who is passionate about education and research.
• ・ A person who is actively involved in international exchange and industry-academia collaboration activities
• ・ A person who can give lectures, education, research guidance in English and Japanese, and provide international education to graduate students.

Employment Type

• Regular employee

Contract period

• Tenured - Non-tenure track
• Probationary period present
• Trial period 6 month

Work location

• 700-8530 Okayama 3-1-1 Tsushimanaka, Kita-ku, Okayama City

Compensation

• Various systems
• Retirement allowances : available
• Transportation expenses : available
• Retirement age : available
• Others : Salary increase: Not available （However, the grade may be revised according to the separately determined standard）
• Performance-based annual salary: Available (under separately established criteria)
• 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
• Smoking is prohibited on campus.

Application Considerations

• Number of hired
• 1 person(s)
• Hiring date : 2026/04/01
• Starting date : 2026/04/01
• Job content supplemental explanation
• 【Post commencement date】
• As soon as possible after April 2026

Application period

• 2025/05/15~2025/08/29 Deadline for receipt
• Applications will be closed as soon as a well-qualified person is selected.

Application method

• Application documents (specified forms)
• - [Forms 1-6.doc](/seek/SeekDownload?&id=5012088&jobOfferRecruitId=D125050964&num=2)
• Attached documents
• Application Form : Online Submission , Mailing
• (1) CV (Form 1)
• Other online application forms
• (2) Activities in academic societies and society (Form 2)
• (3) Curriculum vitae on education (Form 3)
• (4) Research achievement summary (Form 4)
• (5) List of research achievements (Form 5)
• (6) Contact information of one referee (Form 6)
• (7) Books, reprints, etc. (up to 5 main ones, copy allowed)
• (8) Other documents required for examination (free format)
• ① Future research prospects and educational aspirations
• (For each of the above (research and education), less than 1200 characters on one sheet of A4 paper.)
• Forms 1-6, please use these attached documents.
• Please send the above documents by E-mail or by mail.
• In the case of sending the documents by E-mail, please indicate “Application (Associate Professor of Nontraditional Machining)" in a subject of the e-mail.
• Return of application documents
• We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.
• Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)
• 700-8530 Okayama 3-1-1, Tsushimanaka, Kita-ku, Okayama City Metical Engineering Track, School of Engineering, Okayama University
• Prof. Nobuyuki Kawahara
• Precautions : When sending the application materials via mail, please write “Application (Associate Professor of Advanced Machining)" in red on the front of the envelope.

JREC-IN Portal web application

**Not available**

E-mail Application

**Accept**

kawahara@okayama-u.ac.jp

Recruiting Institution's Web application system

**Not available**

URL of this job posting

- https://www.okayama-u.ac.jp/eng/researchers_staff/Employment.html

Selection / Notification of result

• Selection
• After reviewing the documents, interviews will be carried out as needed.
• The interview schedule will be announced later.
• (The applicants should pay transportation and accommodation expenses for the interview.)
• Notification of result
• The selection result will be notified to all applicants.

Contact details

Okayama University

Department of Advanced Mechanics, Faculty of Environmental, Life, Natural Science and Technology

Akira Okada

0862518038

akira.okada@okayama-u.ac.jp

Professor of Department of Advanced Mechanics

Notes

Okayama University promotes gender equality and supports female teachers. We welcome active participation of women in the application process.

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