Associate Professor or Assistant Professor in Hydraulic Engineering

Hiroshima University (HU) herewith makes an open international job offer and seeks to appoint Associate Professor with tenure; Associate Professor/Assistant Professor on Tenure Track System in the research area of Hydraulic Engineering. This position is based on the ‘Policy for recruiting/cultivating excellent faculty members’. The university introduced this policy to create a secure environment in which junior-positioned faculty members can concentrate on their research/education.
The post above has been newly created at HU to enable the promotion of the applicant to the senior position of Associate Professor on the condition that he/she passes the tenure-track review before the tenure-track period expires. Such a system assumes that the recruited person will settle down in one place so that he/she can dedicate himself/herself to research and education in accordance with his/her proposed research.
https://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/en/employment/kyoinkobo

Work content and job description

(Immediately after hiring)
(1)Duties related to research in “Field of specialization”.
(2)Duties related to teaching the scheduled courses and supervising graduate and undergraduate students under "Teaching responsibilities".
(3)Duties related to the administration and management of the entire university, graduate schools, faculties, centers, etc. (participation in various meetings, activities as a member of various committees, etc.).
(4)Duties related to student admissions (exam supervision, question creation, grading, interviewers, etc.).
(5)Other duties as directed by the head of the educational and research organization.
(Scope of changes)
Tasks determined by the university.
Field of expertise
Hydraulic Engineering including River Engineering, Sedimentation Engineering, Coastal Engineering, and Hydrology
Scheduled Courses
(1)Undergraduate level (general education courses): Introductory Seminar for First-Year Students, Toward Construction of Safe Social Environment.
(2)Undergraduate level (discipline-specific courses): Lifestyle and the City, one from “River Engineering, Coastal engineering, Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering”, Experiments in Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Seminar in Civil and Environmental Engineering.
(3)Graduate level (master’s programs): Special Exercises on Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Special Study on Civil and Environmental Engineering.
(4)Graduate level (doctoral programs): Special Study on Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Note: The subjects you are responsible for may be changed or added.

Associate Professor
Annual Salary :

6 million yen
~

Assistant Professor level
Annual Salary :

5 million yen
~

Others - Associate Professor
Annual Salary :

6 million yen
~

Work experience
(2)Be able to supervise bachelor’s and master’s students in preparation of thesis
(3)Be able to supervise doctoral students in the preparation of dissertation (in the case of appointment as Associate Professor)
(4)Be able to teach classes and supervise students in Japanese and English
(5)Be able to contribute to the regional administration such as river management in Hiroshima Prefecture and the Chugoku region after taking up the position.

Associate Professor
Nontenured

-

Tenure-track

Assistant Professor level
Nontenured

-

Tenure-track

Others - Associate Professor
Tenured

-

Non-tenure track

Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace
Hiroshima University has been entirely smoke-free since January 2020.

Supplementary explanation of compensation
[Evaluation]
We conduct individual performance evaluations for all Hiroshima University faculty members after their employment, numerically rate their performance, and salary and benefits are commensurate with performance indicators.

Description

Depending on the result of the performance reviews of the applicant at the time of employment, he/she may be decided on any of the following titles: Associate Professor with tenure; Associate Professor/Assistant Professor on Tenure Track System

Application documents (specified forms)
（本部統一様式・工学系追記）Resume(Include 2 sheets)(202306～)英語.xls
Guidelines for Completing the Resume Form.pdf
Instruction for filling out the application forms（英語）.docx

Attached documents

Application Form :
Online Submission
(1)Resume (use the specified forms as shown on the website / Please remember to attach your photo to the CV)
If you have a history of being employed by Hiroshima University (as a TA, RA, researcher, etc.) in the past five years, be sure to state all positions you have held.

Selection

(1)Selection will be made based on all application documents submitted.
(2)Interviews will be conducted as needed. As a general rule, we will conduct simulated lessons in English. In such cases, please note that travel expenses will be the responsibility of the applicant. For applicants living outside of Japan, online interviews may be possible. Applicants who pass the initial document review will be informed of interview date, time and format.
(3)Hiroshima University promotes a gender-equal society in accordance with the legislative intent of the Basic Law for a Gender-Equal Society.

Notification of result
Notification will be sent to the e-mail address provided in your resume.