Associate Professor Position in the Research Section of Geotechnics, DPRI-KU

【English】Details of the Job Openings

 

The Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University invites applications for a permanent Associate Professor position.

 
Location: Research Division of Geohazards, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan.
 

Job description and required qualifications:
The appointed associate professor is required to conduct research on comprehensive geo-disaster prevention from investigation to prediction and countermeasures, targeting the mechanical behavior of various ground materials such as natural ground and artificial ground and the soil–structure system, under various natural actions such as earthquakes, rainfall, and tsunami. The candidate is expected to conduct research based on geomechanics from both an experimental approach that makes full use of laboratory test apparatus and large centrifuge facility, and an analytical approach that uses numerical models. In addition, the candidate will be in charge of education in the Department of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University. The candidate must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent degree and be proficient in Japanese.
 

Anticipated start date: As soon as possible after the selection.
 

Probation period: 6 months
 

Working time: Discretionary labor system (standard working hours: 7 hours 45 minutes per day, 38 hours 45 minutes per week)
 

Days off: Saturdays, Sundays, Statutory holidays under the Act on National Holidays, Year-end and New Year’s holidays, Anniversary of Foundation of the University, and summer holidays.
 

Salary and Allowance: To be determined in accordance with Kyoto University regulations.
 

Social insurance: (1) National Public Service Mutual Aid Associations, (2) Employee’s pension insurance, (3) Unemployment insurance, and (4) Worker’s accident insurance
 

Applicants should prepare the following materials:
(1) Curriculum vitae
(2) List of publications (divided clearly into refereed journal papers and others)
(3) Copies of five relevant papers
(4) Brief summary of research and related contributions (up to two A4 pages)
(5) Statement of research plans (up to two A4 pages, including figures)
(6) Recommendation letters or names and contact information of two references (include addresses, fax numbers, and e-mail addresses)
 

The complete application package must arrive by the deadline of December 6th, 2021 by 5:00 pm (JST) at the following address:
Selection Committee for Geotechnics Associate Professor
Administrative Office, Uji Campus,
Kyoto University
Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011 JAPAN
Applicants must send the package by registered mail or direct submission. Applicants are not allowed to submit it by e-mail or through internet.
 

For inquiries, you can send e-mail to apply_staff ‘at’ dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp (replace ‘at’ with @)
For more information about DPRI, see http://www.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/.
 

The university will not return your application documents.
Personal information contained in the application documents will be used solely for the purpose of screening applicants, and never for any other purposes.
Kyoto University is building a culturally diverse faculty and strongly encourages applications regardless of gender or disability.
The university is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer．
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