Tenure Track Associate Professor or Assistant Professor in Cybersecurity and Information Infrastructure

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.

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”

Common to all Job Types
Annual Salary :

4 million yen
~

Work experience
The candidate should have outstanding research achievements in fields of data science, computer science, intelligent informatics, information security, software engineering, statistical science, data engineering, educational technologies, communication engineering, or in interdisciplinary fields that apply knowledge from these disciplines.
The candidate should be willing to actively participate in cybersecurity promotion and information infrastructure enhancement activities. Advanced practical cybersecurity experience is not required at the time of appointment; however, applicants should have a strong willingness to acquire relevant knowledge and skills after joining the Emerging Media Initiative and apply them to both operational activities and research.

Description
・The candidate should have enthusiasm for education and research and demonstrate a strong commitment to industry-university collaboration.
・ The candidate should have sufficient communication skills in English and Japanese.

Common to all Job Types
Nontenured

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Tenure-track

Attached documents
Other online application forms
1) Curriculum vitae
2) List of publications (Journal papers and international conference papers (reviewed) should be respectively listed in chronological order.) （Candidate’s name should be underlined. Each paper published in journal listed in SCI-expanded should be marked by an * (asterisk) and the journal’s impact factor should be given.),
3) List of activities in academic society,
4) List of research grants acquired,
5) Aspirations for education and research
6) Details of research and educational experiences (within one A4-size page) (The 1,500-character guideline does not apply if submitting in English.),
Applicants are also encouraged to describe relevant professional experience, including cybersecurity certifications, specialized training, participation in professional development programs, and experience in managing servers or information systems.
7) Copies of 3 to 5 of your most important publications,
8) Two referees (Name, affiliation, E-mail address and phone number)
9) Position the candidate would like to apply for (Associate Professor or Assistant Professor)
★ For the item 1) - 5) described above, use the MS word file located at the following URL: https://www.emi.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/recruitment
Use separate sheets for other items 6) - 8) with free format.
★ Submit all the items by postal mail or e-mail.
★ If you are sending by email, the total amount of data must be limited to 5MB. If it exceeds this amount, please use a file uploader.
★ Documents (or the URL of the uploader) should be sent via an e-mail with the subject line “Application to Faculty Position in Security at Emerging Media Initiative”
★ If you do not receive a reply within two business days after sending your email, please contact us at kasahara@staff.kanazawa-u.ac.jp.

Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)
920-1192
Ishikawa
Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa
Director of the Emerging Media Initiative, Kanazawa University

Selection
After reviewing the submitted documents, shortlisted candidates will be requested to give presentation and take interview. In that case, travel expenses will not be covered.

Notification of result
The applicant will be notified directly of the selection and interview results.