Announcement of Full-Time Faculty Position Professor , Asociate Professor , lecturer or Assistant Professors (Computational Social Science)

15 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Kanazawa University

Department

Institute of Transdisciplinary Sciences

Research Field

Chemistry
Geosciences
Physics
Astronomy
Mathematics
Sociology
Religious sciences
Political sciences
History
Juridical sciences
Language sciences
Cultural studies
Arts
Ethics in health sciences
Demography
Ethics in social sciences
Ethics in natural sciences
Educational sciences
Communication sciences
Criminology
Anthropology
Geography
Ethics in physical sciences
Economics
Literature
Philosophy
Management sciences
Psychological sciences

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Leading Researcher (R4)
Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Japan

Application Deadline

29 Mar 2024 - 23:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Permanent

Job Status

Not Applicable

Hours Per Week

See description

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

[Background of the recruitment and description of the project]
* Background of the recruitment and description of the project
Research and Education in College of Transdisciplinary Sciences for Innovation

[Work content and job description]
Education and research in computational social science, focusing on the analysis of vast data generated by humans and society, experiments and surveys using digital tools, and large-scale simulations of social phenomena to quantitatively study individuals, groups, society, and the economy.
(1) Class duties:
Undergraduate specialized education (College of Transdisciplinary Sciences for Innovation):
Subjects related to the above specialized fields such as “Data Driven Society and Industry”, “Hokuriku Regional Revitalization and Sociology”，“Consumer Behavior and Society”, and other courses as required by College of Transdisciplinary Sciences for Innovation.
Notes: You may be required to provide teaching and supervision of research in graduate courses.
Some of the above subjects may need to be taught in English.
(2) Non-class duties:
Student guidance, students’ recruitment, admissions, job guidance, social contribution, etc.
(3) Other necessary duties deemed by the head of the department.

* Assigned department
Existing departments
Date of new establishment:2021/04/01

[Work location]
* Address
920-1192 Ishikawa Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)
Hiring date:2024-07-01 00:00:00
Starting date:2024-07-01 00:00:00
Job content supplemental explanation:(Job details )
Education and research in computational social science, focusing on the analysis of vast data generated by humans and society, experiments and surveys using digital tools, and large-scale simulations of social phenomena to quantitatively study individuals, groups, society, and the economy.
(1) Class duties:
Undergraduate specialized education (College of Transdisciplinary Sciences for Innovation):
Subjects related to the above specialized fields such as “Data Driven Society and Industry”, “Hokuriku Regional Revitalization and Sociology”，“Consumer Behavior and Society”, and other courses as required by College of Transdisciplinary Sciences for Innovation.
Notes: You may be required to provide teaching and supervision of research in graduate courses.
Some of the above subjects may need to be taught in English.
(2) Non-class duties:
Student guidance, students’ recruitment, admissions, job guidance, social contribution, etc.
(3) Other necessary duties deemed by the head of the department.

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
Annual salary:4 million yen - 14 million yen
Working hours:08:30-17:00
Break time:12:00-12:45
Employment type:Regular employee
Employment type description:Full-time
Contract period:Nontenured
Contract period description:5 years
Probationary period:Probationary period present
Probationary period description:Trial Period 6 month

[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]
Salary: Annual salary system of Kanazawa University
Term: 5years, reappointment (permanent position) is possible.

Various support allowances (family allowance, commuting allowance, housing allowance, joint research allowance, etc.) are provided.

" For details:
https://www.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/university/administration/regulation/rules (in Japanese)"

Discretionary labor system for specialized work
Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, year-end and New Year holidays (12/29-1/3)
Membership in the Mutual Aid Association of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

In principle, no smoking on the premises (smoking areas are available)

Additional comments

In the College of Transdisciplinary Sciences for Innovation, we aim to develop human resources for social change by promoting education and research that integrates literary and science. Please refer to the following URL for College of Philosophy in Interdisciplinary Sciences.
https://innov.w3.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/ (Japanese only)
※Kanazawa University is working to strengthen English education by improving the English teaching skills of its faculty and increasing the number of courses offered in English.
※Kanazawa University promotes the development of diversity in the research and education environment. For details, please refer to the following URL
https://cdl.w3.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/
※Kanazawa University welcomes applications from female researchers in accordance with the purport of the Basic Act for Gender Equal Society

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Kanazawa University

Country

Japan

City

Ishikawa

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D124020442&ln_jor=1

STATUS: EXPIRED