Call for Applications for a Tenure-Track Position at Assistant Professor Level or Lecturer Level (The Yokokura Research Unit)

About this position

[Background of the recruitment and description of the project]

• Background of the recruitment and description of the project

Nagaoka University of Technology invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position as a "Specially Appointed Assistant Professor (or Specially Appointed Lecturer) for Academia-Industry Fusion. This role actively promotes interdisciplinary research and industry-academia integration, with an appointment term through March 31, 2032.

As a university selected for the "Program for Forming Japan’s Peak Research Universities (J-PEAKS)" sponsored by MEXT and JSPS, Nagaoka University of Technology is strongly driving societal transformation through "convergent knowledge" that transcends academic disciplines and organizational boundaries. To achieve this key priority, we have launched a unique organizational reform—establishing new "Research Units"—and are seeking a researcher to jointly advance cutting-edge interdisciplinary research and its societal implementation.

The appointee will be affiliated with the Top Runner Incubation Center for Academia-Industry Fusion and will be able to focus primarily on research. To support this, startup funds will be allocated and administrative duties will be minimized.

Tenure will be granted based on an interim evaluation and a final evaluation. Candidates who demonstrate particularly outstanding achievements in the interim evaluation may receive tenure at that stage.

https://sx.nagaokaut.ac.jp/research-units/

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[Research Fields]

Applicants are invited internationally for one position in the following research area.

[Details of research area]

Individuals with an interest in robot control and deep expertise in the field of information engineering, including perceptual information processing and human-computer interaction.

[Desirable Characteristics]

Individuals with a strong passion for research in the specialized field listed above, with a commitment to deepening and advancing the discipline.

[Job Description]

(Immediately after hiring)

As a tenure-track faculty member, you will conduct research in the above-mentioned specialized fields within a research unit*.

• A research unit is a group of faculty members from different disciplines formed to promote interdisciplinary research.

(Scope of change) Operations as determined by the university.

• Assigned department

Existing departments

[Work location]

• Address

940-2188 Niigata 1603-1, Kamitomioka, Nagaoka Nagaoka University of Technology

(Scope of change) Locations determined by the University (including locations where telecommuting is performed)

[Number of hired]

Number of hired:1 person(s)

Job content supplemental explanation:[Address of work location and other information]

Nagaoka University of Technology

1603-1 Kamitomioka, Nagaoka, Niigata 940-2188, Japan

[Number of positions]

One position is available

Specially Appointed Assistant Professor for Academia-Industry Fusion (or Specially Appointed Lecturer for Academia-Industry Fusion)

• In principle, the successful candidate will be appointed as a Specially Appointed Assistant Professor for Academia-Industry Fusion. However, depending on the results of the selection review, the appointment may be made as a Specially Appointed Lecturer for Academia-Industry Fusion if deemed particularly necessary.

[Starting date]

April 1, 2027 or as early as possible thereafter (negotiable)