Associate Professor at the Water-related Disaster Research Division, Kyushu University

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).

Description
(1) Doctoral. or Ph.D. degree at the time of appointment.
(2) Have sufficient teaching ability (including instruction and lectures in Japanese and English) and enthusiasm for teaching and research in undergraduate and graduate doctoral programs.
(3) Have particularly outstanding research achievements in the above-mentioned specialized fields.
(4) The applicant should have the willingness and ability to actively engage in interdisciplinary research with other areas of specialization and the development of new research fields from a long-term perspective, in addition to the above-mentioned areas of specialization.
(5) Have the ability and enthusiasm to actively develop education and research activities from an international perspective and social cooperation with industry, government, etc.

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.

Attached documents
Application Form :
Online Submission
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Mailing
(1) Curriculum vitae
(Include a photograph and a statement of education, employment history, and qualifications. Include contact information and e-mail address. )

Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)
819-0395
Fukuoka
744 Motooka, Nishi, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
Professor Masaru YAMASHIRO, Disaster Risk Reduction Research Center, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University

Selection
Initial document screening (1st round) followed by interviews (2nd round). The interviews are generally conducted in person but may be conducted online in some cases.