Kyushu University Faculty of Design, Associate Professor or Assistant Professor Application Guidelines
Machine Learning
1. Number of Positions: 1 Associate Professor or Assistant Professor
2. Duties: Education and research
3. Affiliation: Kyushu University, Faculty of Design
4. Duties: The following are the main duties of the position.
(1) Educational Programs in the “Integrated Knowledge and Future Education Design Platform”
(2) Management of the “Integrated Knowledge and Future Education Design Platform”
(3) Practice of “Comprehensive Knowledge Education for the Future” Perform research, educational, and administrative tasks as directed by the department head or center director.
5. Starting date: As soon as possible after October 1, 2025
6. Type of employment: Employment Status
(1) Employment under the status of fixed-term faculty member of the University (basic annual salary schedule for education) under the professional duties type discretionary labor system.
(2) Employment will expire at the end of March 2030 (the last day of March 2030); however, depending on research and teaching performance during this period, the faculty member may be promoted to a nontenured position.
However, depending on research and teaching performance during this period, there may be cases in which a non-tenured faculty member is appointed.
The retirement age of the University is 65 years old.
7. Qualifications:
Applicants must have an understanding of Kyushu University’s Vision 2030 and a deep interest in comprehensive education (Integrated Knowledge and Future Education Design Platform), and meet the following conditions.
(1) Expertise in deep learning models.
(2) Practical skills in data science and programming.
(3) Experience in interdisciplinary research and industry-academia collaborative projects is desirable.
(4) Doctoral degree or equivalent experience
(5) Ability to collaboratively participate in program development and curriculum design related to education.
8. Documents to be submitted:
(1) Curriculum vitae (with photograph, academic and professional background, and contact information and e-mail address)
(2) Record of Achievements
・Educational achievements (classes taught, student guidance, development of educational programs, etc.)
・Research achievements (categorized as academic papers, international conference proceedings, books, reviews, patents, awards, invited lectures, and others)
・Research achievements (academic papers, international conference proceedings, books, review articles, patents, awards received, invited lectures, etc.)
・Activities in society, etc. (academic associations to which you belong, and your history as an officer or committee member of those associations, and your history as a member of international conferences)
(3) Summary of past work (2000 words or less)
(4) Reasons for applying and aspirations for activities (about 2000 characters)
9. Submission Method:
Please send your application to the following e-mail address with the subject line “Application for Associate Professor or Assistant Professor, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University”.
Please contact us at the email address below with the subject line “Application for Associate Professor or Assistant Professor, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University. We will send you the URL for the shared folder, and you can submit a set of documents (1) to (4) as a single PDF file.
Please upload all documents (1) to (4) as a single PDF file.
10. Application deadline: Friday, May 23, 5:00 p.m.
11. Selection Process:
Screening of documents will be conducted. Selection will be made on the basis of documents, followed by an interview (presentation on research and education).
(Travel and other expenses related to the selection process are to be borne by the applicant.) Interviews may be conducted online.
12. Application documents and contact information:
Submission of Application Documents and Inquiries
4-9-1 Shiobaru, Minami-ku, Fukuoka 815-8549
Osamu Maruyama, Faculty of Design, Kyushu University
Phone: 092-553-4504
E-mail: maruyama@design.kyushu-u.ac.jp
13. Working conditions:
(1) Work place: Kyushu University (Ohashi Campus: 4-9-1 Shiobaru, Minami-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka)
(2) Working hours, rest periods, and overtime: 7 hours and 45 minutes of work are considered to be worked under the discretionary labor system for specialized work.
(3) Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and December 29 through January 3
(4) Wages: The annual salary system (introduced on April 1, 2020) is applied. The amount of annual salary will be determined based on experience and other factors in accordance with the relevant rules and regulations of the University.
The amount of annual salary will be determined based on experience and other factors in accordance with the relevant rules and regulations of the University.
(5) Insurance: Employment insurance, workers’ accident compensation insurance, health insurance, and employee pension
(6) Measures to prevent passive smoking: No smoking on the premises
14. Remarks:
(1) Kyushu University conducts recruitment in accordance with the spirit of the Basic Act for Gender Equal Society. Please refer to the URL https://danjyo.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/ for the Gender Equality Promotion Office.
(2) Priority will be given to women or foreign nationals if their educational and research abilities and achievements are considered equivalent.
(3) Faculty members at Kyushu University may be required to conduct classes in English from the perspective of promoting internationalization.
(4) Kyushu University conducts recruitment in accordance with the spirit of the “Basic Act for Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 84 of 1970) “and the” Act on Promotion of Employment of Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 123 of 1960)” and “Act on Promotion of Elimination of Discrimination on the Basis of Disability (Act No. 65 of 2013)”.
(5) From July 2017, Kyushu University introduced a spouse-accompanied employment system.
(6) If you have been subjected to disciplinary action in the past for sexual violence, including sexual harassment, against students, please be sure to state the nature of the disciplinary action and the specific reasons for it in your CV or other documents. False statements may result in cancellation of employment or disciplinary action.
(7) Salary and other rules
Salary regulations for employees of Kyushu University:
(https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ja/university/information/rule/rulebook/pdf/2635/1/2004syuki014.pdf)
Detailed regulations concerning the application of the annual salary system salary (basic annual salary for education) of Kyushu University National University Corporation:
(https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ja/university/information/rule/rulebook/pdf/2707/1/2019syuki042.pdf)