Professor Position in the Innovative Disaster Prevention Technology and Policy Research, DPRI-KU

【English】Details of the Job Openings

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

Location: Research Division of Disaster Management for Safe and Secure Society, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan.
 
Job description and required qualifications:
The appointed professor is required to conduct research on new technologies in the areas of spatio-temporal modeling, computer-intensive analysis, and remote sensing to improve the accuracy of monitoring and forecasting of disaster events, risk management and crisis management policies. In addition, based on disaster surveys and field observations, the candidate is expected strongly to promote research on disaster risk reduction by understanding the interaction between hydrologic cycle and societal change. Considering climate change impacts, the candidate is also expected to advance technologies and methodologies to realize sustainable society from an international perspective. In terms of education, the candidate will have responsibility for education in the Department of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering in the Graduate School of Engineering.
 
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 letter(s) 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 17:00 JST, September 5th, 2022 at the following address:
Selection Committee for Innovative Disaster Prevention Technology and Policy Research 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 https://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．
The university prohibits smoking in all campus buildings except in designated outside smoking areas for the purpose of preventing the adverse health effects of second-hand smoke.