Job Information
- Organisation/Company: Akita University
- Department: New Faculty Installation Preparation Room
- Research Field: Technology, Computer science, Engineering, Information science, All, Other
Offer Description
[Background of the recruitment and description of the project]
* Background of the recruitment and description of the project
The current recruitment is a Associate Professor or Lecturer (Associate Professor preferred) who can promote education and research the field of informatics, including data science, software, service informatics, machine learning, human–computer interaction (HCI), medical and welfare engineering, and related areas.
https://www.akita-u.ac.jp/honbu/info/hs_koubo.html
[Work content and job description]
We conduct education and research activities in the following specialized fields and subjects.
Specialized fields: The field of informatics, including data science, software, service informatics, machine learning, human–computer interaction (HCI), medical and welfare engineering, and related areas.
Subjects: The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching either (1) or (2) below:
(1) Data Analysis and Visualization I & II, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, and related subjects.
(2) Natural Language Processing, Applied C Programming, Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, and related subjects.
* Assigned department
Existing departments
[Work location]
* Address
010-8502 Akita Tegata Gakuen-machi 1-1
[Number of hired]
Number of hired: 2 person(s)
Hiring date: 2027-03-01 00:00:00
Starting date: 2027-03-01 00:00:00
Job content supplemental explanation: As early as possible on or after March 1, 2027
Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits
[Compensation]
Annual salary: 8 million yen
Wages description: Annual Salary
Working hours: 08:30-17:00
Break time: 12:15-13:00
Holidays: Saturday and Sunday, National holiday and New Years holidays (12/29-1/3)
Overtime and other explanations: The discretionary labor system is applied. De facto working hours: 7 hours and 45 minutes per day
Employment type: Regular employee
Contract period: Tenured
Probationary period: Probationary period absent
[Various systems]
Pay increase system: available
Bonus: available
Retirement allowances: available
Transportation expenses: available
Retirement age: available
[Insurance]
Employees' Health Insurance: available
Employees' Pension Insurance: available
Worker's accident insurance: available
Employment insurance: available
[Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace]
[Supplementary explanation of compensation]
Additional comments
※This recruitment is an extension of the application period for the previous recruitment, for which the application deadline was August 31, 2026.
Applicants who applied for the previous recruitment do not need to reapply. The application materials already submitted will continue to be considered in the selection process.
The successful candidate will be appointed at the rank of either Associate Professor or Lecturer, depending on the candidate's qualifications, achievements, and experience in education, research, and service.
The University promotes Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) and gender equality, and is committed to the active recruitment of female faculty members. In cases where candidates are evaluated as equivalent in terms of achievements and qualifications, including research accomplishments, educational achievements, social contributions, and personal qualities, preference will be given to female applicants.
The University also provides several support programs for female faculty members, including a “Start-up Research Fund Support Program” for newly appointed full-time female faculty members, and a “Research Assistant Support Program” that assigns research assistants to help female faculty members balance research activities with childbirth, childcare, and related responsibilities. In addition, the “Consortium for Supporting Women Researchers in Akita,” consisting of higher education and research institutions in Akita Prefecture, has established an award system recognizing outstanding achievements and initiatives by women researchers.
Akita University has been certified as a “Childcare Support Company” and has received the Kurumin Certification Mark under the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children.
In this recruitment, applications from early-career researchers are particularly encouraged.
Work Location(s)
- Number of offers available: 1
- Company/Institute: Akita University
- Country: Japan
- City: Akita
Contact
- City: Akita