In accordance with the spirit of the “Basic Law for a Gender-Equal Society” and the principles and policies of “Gender Equality at Kyushu University” (as of April 1, 2016), the Department of Environmental Design, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University invites applications for a female faculty member as follows ¹⁾.
1) In accordance with the provisions of Article 8 of the “Equal Employment Opportunity Law” (special provisions regarding measures for female workers), we will conduct open recruitment limited to female persons as a measure to proactively improve the current situation where the percentage of female faculty members is considerably low.
1. Title of the offer of employment: An Opening for Associate Professor or Assistant Professor (Urban Planning, Landscape)
2. Name of Institution: National University Corporation Kyushu University
(URL https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/)
3. Department: Department of Environmental Design, Faculty of Design
(URL http://www.design.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/home )
4. Number of positions: 1 Associate Professor or 1 Assistant Professor
5. Scheduled Courses:
○ School of Design
(Environmental Design Course)
Urban Environmental Design Theory, Environmental Design Project F, Practice of Spatial Information Analysis II, Senior Project I, Senior Project II, etc. (including courses to be shared)
(Kikan Education) General Principles of Technical Drawings I, etc. (including courses to be shared)
○ Graduate School of Design
(Environmental Design Course) Advanced Urban Landscape Design, Landscape Design Project, Special Research on Design, etc. (including courses to be shared)
6. Place of work: Ohashi Campus, Kyushu University
4-9-1 Shiobaru, Minami-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka 815-8540, Japan
(Some courses may be conducted at other campuses such as Ito Campus)
7. Period of employment: Not specified.
8. Starting date: As soon as possible after December 1, 2025
9. Qualifications (specific requirements for the position):
A female researcher who has a deep interest in and understanding of Geijutsukougaku and is capable of teaching and research that meets the following conditions.
1) A doctoral degree or equivalent experience.
2) Excellent research and related planning and design achievements in the field of urban planning, landscape architecture.
3) Achievements in refereed academic papers, books, works, etc., of which she is the first author.
4) A track record of obtaining competitive external funds, etc., of which the applicant is the representative, is desirable.
5) Ability to cooperatively participate in the administrative work of the department, graduate school, and school.
10. Compensation: To be determined in accordance with the relevant regulations of the University based on experience and other factors.
11. Documents to be submitted:
Please submit the form including following 8 items 1) to 8), and 9) to 12) as application documents.
Please download the form from the following URL.
https://storage.design.kyushu-u.ac.jp/public/r3qQwA4J2UtAL4ABiXNo8QhaESk0dmLIpxsUKdcvrxsw
1) Curriculum Vitae
2) Education and research achievements
3) Achievements related to research supervision
4) Status of education-related activities
5) Activities within Japanese or overseas academic societies
6) Activities contributing to society
7) Receipt of competitive research funds such as Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, joint research, and funded research (as a principal investigator)
8) Receipt of competitive research funds such as Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, joint research, and funded research (Co-investigator)
In addition to the above, the following items are required.
9) Reprints of major publications (not more than 5, 1 copy each, photocopies acceptable)
10) Names, affiliations, and contact information (no form) of at least two persons who can give their opinions about the applicant
11) Summary of research to date (no format: approximately 1,000 words on A4 paper)
12) Aspirations for education and research activities in Geijutsukougaku (no form: approximately 1,000 words on A4 paper)
*Please send any other materials in addition to these application documents with the application.
*Please process your work into photographs or other formats.
In principle, application documents and other materials will not be returned.
Personal information contained in the application documents and materials will not be used for any purpose other than this faculty selection process.
12. Documents and inquiries should be addressed to:
Faculty of Design, Kyushu University, 4-9-1 Shiobaru, Minami-ku, Fukuoka 815-8540, Japan
Professor Naoyuki Oi, the Department of Environmental Design
E-mail: oi@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp Phone: 092-553-4481
Please send by registered mail with “Faculty Application Documents in Process” written in red.
Application period: From June 18, 2025 to July 31, 2025 (must arrive by 5:00 p.m. JST)
14. Selection method, etc.: Document screening
Selection will be made based on the application documents.
Interviews may be conducted during the selection process. Applicants are required to bear their own travel expenses for the interview.
Remarks
Kyushu University selects faculty members in accordance with the spirit of the Basic Law for Gender Equal Society (Law No. 78, 1999). (Office for the Promotion of Gender Equality http://danjyo.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/)
○Kyushu University encourages applications from non-Japanese applicants from the perspective of promoting internationalization. In addition, it may be necessary for both Japanese and non-Japanese applicants to conduct classes in English.
○Kyushu University selects faculty members (staff) in accordance with the purpose of the “Basic Act for Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 84 of 1970),” the “Act on Employment Promotion, etc. of Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 123 of 1960)” and the “Act on the Promotion of Eliminating Discrimination on the Basis of Disability (Act No. 65 of 2013).
○Kyushu University has introduced a spousal employment system since July, 2009.
○If you have been subjected to disciplinary action in the past due to sexual violence including sexual harassment against students, please be sure to state the nature of the disciplinary action and the specific reason(s) in your resume or other documents. False statements may result in cancellation of employment or disciplinary action.