Project Assistant Professor(Wave information and communication, Information optics or Data science)

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: Wave information and communication, Information optics or Data science
(2)Primary responsibilities:
This project assistant professor will be employed under the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research: the Promotion of Joint International Research (International Leading Research) project “Formation Processes of Heavy Elements in the Early Universe Elucidated by Superconducting Nanoelectronics, Large-Scale Numerical Simulations, and Data Science” (PI: Kotaro Kohno) (*). He/she will conduct fabrication and evaluation of submillimeter-wave receiver optics, development of observation systems, instrument operation, data analysis, etc. in cooperation with Dr. Tatsuya Takekoshi and his research group members. In addition, he/she will stay at domestic and overseas research institutes and observation sites where the above-mentioned instrument development and scientific research are being conducted for a long period of time to conduct research.
(*) https://sites.google.com/view/sublime-tifuun/

Work experience
Applicants must be willing to engage in the above primary responsibilities. In addition, after conversion to a regular Assistant Professor, the applicants must be willing to engage in education and research in the above areas of expertise (especially interested in engineering research related to the production and evaluation of observation instruments and the development of observation systems, or data science research related to the analysis of observation data).

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. Or, the applicants must be expected to have acquired sufficient Japanese language skills by the time he/she converts to a regular assistant professor position.

Job content supplemental explanation
Start of employment: As soon as possible, but no later than April 1, 2027

Application documents (specified forms)
Project Assistant Professor(Wave information and communication, Information optics or Data science).pdf

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 three 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/

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.