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International Recruitment for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position at the Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering

2012.01.26

1 Title: International Recruitment for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position at the Faculty of Engineering and Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University

2 Institution: Faculty of Engineering and Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Japan

3 Field: Mechanical Engineering

4 Specialization: Dynamic Systems and Control, Robotics, Mechanical Design, Vibration and Acoustics, Nonlinear Dynamics, Biomechanical Engineering, and Mechatronics

5 Teaching: Subjects from Mechanical Dynamics, Industrial Mechanics, Laboratory Experiments etc. and related specialized subjects at graduate school

6 Qualifications: This recruitment is based on the “Promotion and Establishment of Tenure-Track Employment Program” supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan in order to foster young researchers.  Applicants must have a Ph.D. earned within the past ten years.  Experience as a postdoctoral fellow is highly desirable.  Any researchers currently enrolled in a doctoral course have no qualification to apply.

7 Starting Date:  Earliest possible time after April 1, 2012

8 Working Conditions
・Position:  Assistant Professor (Tenure-track)
・Employment:  Full-time
・Period for Tenure-Track: Five years
・Place of Work:  Faculty of Engineering at Shinshu University, Japan
(4-17-1 Wakasato, Nagano City, Nagano, Japan)
・Salary: Determined in accordance with the regulations of Shinshu University Research Environment
・Research Environment:  A successful candidate will have an independent research space and start-up funds 15 million yen (which is the maximum amount of fiscal years 2012 and 2013 in total. The amount is subject to change based on the project cost provided) is provided by the "Promotion and Establishment of Tenure-Track Employment Program" supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
The President's research fund will also be provided (from the third year of employment). Research time of 70% effort rate will be assured throughout the tenure-track employment period.

9 Evaluation for Tenured Position: Tenure evaluation is scheduled in the first half of the fifth year.  The candidate, after successfully passing the evaluation, will be appointed as a tenured faculty member (with the mandatory retirement age of 65) from the sixth year.  The tenure evaluation will be based on the achievements in research, education and administrative activities. The details of the evaluation criteria will be briefed at the time of a hiring interview.

10 Selection Procedure: Selection based on submitted academic records and subsequent personal interview  In accordance with Basic Act for Gender-Equal Society and Equal Employment Opportunity, an achievement-oriented selection will be made without being influenced by gender or nationality.  Japanese language skill is not prerequisite for the selection but the skill will be required for a tenured appointment. 
11 Application Materials:
   (1) Curriculum Vitae (Form 1)
   (2) List of research achievements: Categorize achievements into books, academic papers, papers presented at international conferences,     comments, oral presentations at academic conferences, patents etc.     All the names of joint authors must be written if applicable. (Form 2)
   (3) Offprint of major papers (five or fewer, offprint or copy)
   (4) Summary of past research activities and outline of education (approximately two pages on A4 size paper for each topic)
   (5) Future research plan and aspirations for education (approximately one page on A4 size paper)
   *1 Use specified forms for (1) and (2) above.  For (4) and (5), any form will be accepted. Forms (1) and (2) can be downloaded from the URL below.
   http://www.mech.shinshu-u.ac.jp/
   *2 Applicants of foreign nationality may submit application documents in English.

12 Send to:   Professor Yuichi CHIDA
     Department Chair
Mechanical Systems Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, Shinshu University
4-17-1 Wakasato, Nagano City 380-8553 Japan
* Please indicate clearly in red on the front of the envelope: “Application materials for tenure-track assistant professor” and send it by registered mail. Please note that application documents and an electronic medium submitted will not be returned.

13 Application Deadline: Due n.l.t. March 2, 2012 (Japan time)

14 Other: For more information about Mechanical Systems Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of Shinshu University, please refer to the following URL.
 http://www.mech.shinshu-u.ac.jp/
 

CURRICULUM VITAE(Form1).xls

Research and ScholarlyAccomplishments (Form2).doc

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