Offer Description
Background of the recruitment and description of the project
We are seeking candidates who can promote research and education related to improving the security and reliability of information infrastructure and digital environments that support university-wide education, research, and administrative activities. The target areas include cybersecurity as a core field, as well as AI security, privacy-enhancing technologies, information governance, information networks, software engineering, cloud and distributed systems, risk management and business…
continuity planning (BCP), information ethics, Ethical, Legal and Social Issues (ELSI), and other related fields. The successful candidate will participate in university-wide cybersecurity initiatives, planning, operation, and enhancement of information infrastructure systems, incident response activities, and information education programs. The Emerging Media Initiative provides a unique opportunity to use real-world operational environments as a research platform. We welcome applicants who are motivated to generate new knowledge through practice and to translate research outcomes into societal impact. https://www.emi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/
Work content and job description
The successful candidate will lead the core operations of the Emerging Media Initiative, and will be engaged in duties such as advancing the cybersecurity plan, managing security incident response, designing and implementing information infrastructure and systems that will support the future of the university, and participating in education that utilizes advanced digital learning materials.
School and Division (Teaching responsibility):
Liberal Arts and Science, Global Standard (GS) Courses for undergraduate and graduate programs
Subject responsible for:
Lectures and practical training courses on data science, information ethics, security literacy, computer, programming, and ICT-related subjects such as “Introduction to Data Science” and “Information Science”
Assigned department:
Existing departments
Work location
Address: 920-1192 Ishikawa Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa
Number of hired
Number of hired: 1 person(s)
Hiring date: 2027-04-01 00:00:00
Starting date: 2027-04-01 00:00:00
Where to apply
Website: https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D126080251&ln_jor=1
Additional Information
Benefits
Compensation
Annual salary: 4 million yen
Wages description: For associate professors on tenure track: 6 million yen or more
For assistant professors: 4 million yen or more
Working hours: 08:30-17:00
Break time: 12:00-12:45
Employment type: Regular employee
Contract period: Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description: A full-time tenure-track associate professor (non-tenured, 5-year term) or a full-time assistant professor (non-tenured, 5-year term)
An internal mid-term review will be conducted in the third year of employment, and a final internal review of research and educational achievements will be held at a predetermined time before the end of the appointment term. Based on the results of the internal review, if the candidate is reappointed, the new appointment will be without a fixed term (tenured).
For a tenure-track associate professor, upon successful completion of the internal review at the end of the term, a promotion to tenured professor or a transition to tenured associate professor is possible. If an extension of the tenure-track period (for a maximum of three years) is approved during the tenure review, a final review will be conducted in the last year of the extended period.
Probationary period: Probationary period absent
Various systems
Transportation expenses: 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 on campus except in designated smoking areas.
Supplementary explanation of compensation
Additional comments
- The website below gives information about employment regulation.
https://www.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/university/administration/regulation/rules (in Japanese) - Kanazawa University also promotes the courses delivered in English under the internationalization policy.
https://www.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/sgu/en/ - Kanazawa University promotes the development of diversity in the research and education environment.
https://ipdi.w3.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/ - In accordance with the Basic Act for Gender Equal Society, the Emerging Media Initiative welcomes applications from female researchers.
- Regulations of the Kanazawa University Tenure-Track System
https://www.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/kiteishu/act/110000137.html
Items for Reappointment Review
- Activities related to the duties described in "3. Field of Specialization (Duties and Responsibility)."
- Research activities (e.g., publications, conference presentations).
- Educational activities (e.g., lectures).
- Acquisition of external funding.
- Contributions to the university and society.