Professor(Manufacturing Engineering)

Kitami Institute of Technology (KIT) is the northernmost national university in Japan and is located in Kitami City, the core city of industry and culture in the Okhotsk area in eastern Hokkaido. It is surrounded by a beautiful natural environment with four national parks including Shiretoko, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
With its vision “to nurture people, develop technology, contribute to the community, and work toward a better future” under the philosophy of “Developing technology that harmonizes with nature”, KIT’s mission, in a time of rapid progress of science and technology becoming more and more advanced and complicated, is not only to provide basic skills and knowledge on specialized fields, but to train the ability to be able to deal flexibly with interdisciplinary fields and newly developed areas.

Work content and job description
(1)Areas of Specialization: Mechanical Engineering (Manufacturing Engineering)
(2)Courses to be taught: Subjects related to Mechanical Engineering (Especially the subjects related to Manufacturing Engineering)

Work experience
Applicants should have research or practical achievements and should demonstrate strong motivation to engage in education and research in the above-mentioned field.

Official qualification in specific field, etc.
Non-native speakers of Japanese are expected to have sufficient proficiency in Japanese (reading, writing, listening, and speaking) to carry out administrative duties and provide instruction to students in a Japanese-language academic environment.

Job content supplemental explanation
Start of employment: April 1st, 2027 or later (a mutually agreed upon date)

Attached documents
Application Form :
Online Submission
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Mailing
(1) Curriculum Vitae (with a recent photograph)
Include educational background from high school onward, employment history, academic and professional activities, honors/awards, and any disciplinary actions.
(2) List of Research Achievements
Categorized as follows: Peer-reviewed journal articles (indicate impact factor if available), Review articles, Books, Non-refereed publications others (e.g., international conference proceedings), Patents, Presentations at domestic and international academic conferences (specify oral or poster). The Peerreviewed journal articles whose corresponding authors are the applicant should be marked.
(3) Copies or reprints of up to five major peer-reviewed journal articles
(4) List of acquired external research funding (indicate role as principal investigator or coinvestigator)
(5) Summary of research and educational experience (approximately 1,000 characters in Japanese)
(6) Statement of future research and educational plans at KIT (approximately 1,000 characters in Japanese)
(7) One letter of recommendation or contact information for two referees (name, affiliation, phone number, and e-mail address)
*Note: Please download the CV and the List of Research Achievements templates from the following site:
https://www.kitami-it.ac.jp/about/saiyou/

Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)
090-8507
Hokkaido
Kitami
165 Koen-Cho
Professor Kazuhiro Hayashida

Selection
Applicants who pass the initial document screening will be invited for an interview to be conducted at KIT.
*Note: Travel expenses related to the interview must be borne by the applicant. Depending on the situation, interviews may be conducted online.