Recruitment of Associate Professor in the Faculty of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University

1 Feb 2024
Job Information

Organisation/Company

Hokkaido University

Department

Graduate School of Information Science and Technology

Research Field

Technology
Computer science
Engineering
Information science

Researcher Profile

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
Our school's philosophy of research and education is to contribute to the development of society and to create a knowledge-based society for the next generation. By creating and adopting the principles of information science, we aim to train engineers who have a broad and deep knowledge of this field, as well as an international sense. In this way we will cultivate highly creative scientists who independently carry out significant research and development.
The successful applicant will partly or fully give the lectures listed below.
(1) “Natural Languages Processing,” “Advanced Exercise in Media and Network Technologies,” and “Advanced Study in Media and Network Technologies” in Course of Media and Network Technologies, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology
(2) “Language Media Understanding,” “Applied Speech Processing,” “Exercise in Media Network I/II,” “Media Network Laboratory IA/IIA,” and “Exercise in Technical English I/Ⅱ,” “Graduation Thesis” in Course of Media and Network Technologies, Department of Electronics and Information Engineering, School of Engineering as with undergraduate common subject and general education subject: “Computer Engineering” and “The World of Science and Technology.” In addition to research and education, university’s operation management will partly be assigned.

[Work content and job description]
Division of Media and Network Technologies consists of two groups: Research Group of Information Media Science and Technology, and Research Group of Information Communication Systems. The successful applicant will hold the associate professor position in Laboratory of Language Media, Research Group of Information Media Science and Technology. The aim of this laboratory is to conduct research and education related to the realization of artificial systems with the ability to interact naturally with humans, and their applications. The research area covered by this laboratory includes, but is not limited to, natural language processing, knowledge acquisition, machine ethics, and speech signal processing.

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
060-0814 Hokkaido Kita 14 Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo

[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

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
Annual salary:6 million yen - 9 million yen
Working hours:08:30-17:00
Break time:12:15-13:00
Holidays :Saturdays,Sundays,national holidays,and year-end and New Year Holidays(12/29-1/3)
Overtime and other explanations:Discretionary labor system for professional work
*The working hours for a day are deemed as 7 hours and 45 minutes.
Employment type:Regular employee
Contract period:Tenured
Probationary period:Probationary period present
Probationary period description:Trial period Three months.

[Various systems]
Pay increase system:available
Retirement allowances:available
Transportation expenses:available

[Insurance]
Employees' Health Insurance:available(The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mutual Aid Association)
Employees' Pension Insurance:available
Worker's accident insurance:available
Employment insurance:available

[Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace]
Smoking in designated areas only

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]

Additional comments

At Hokkaido University, we are actively promoting both education and research activities while relying on diverse human resources and gender equality. Therefore, we explicitly invite women qualified in research field to apply.

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Hokkaido University

Country

Japan

City

Hokkaido

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D124010678&ln_jor=1

Contact

City

Hokkaido

STATUS: EXPIRED