Faculty Position Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University June 11, 2015 Kyushu University runs the English-taught undergraduate programs as well as graduate programs to accelerate globalization on campus, which should motivate international students study and many international researchers.
The international education unit, Center for promoting international agricultural education and research, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University welcomes international applicants who eager to develop his/her career in education and educational management at the English Courses of Undergraduate School of Agriculture and Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan and hold distinguished research records in the field of Biology or Chemistry． 1. Affiliation International Education Unit, Center for Promoting International Education and Research of Agriculture, Kyushu University 2. Job Descriptions: 【Position】 An associate professor or a full professor beginning fall 2015. 【Duties】 1) Education A successful applicant will teach subjects related to Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry or Population Biology in English-taught undergraduate program. The teaching subjects are depending on the applicant’s specialty.
A successful applicant will teach subjects related to Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry or Population Biology in English-taught graduate program at the Master’s and Doctor’s courses. The teaching subjects are depending on the applicant’s professional major. A successful applicant is expected to teach English-taught subjects at Arts and Science program that is specially designed for freshman student at undergraduate programs of Kyushu University. 2) Management of educational programs A successful applicant will support for international affairs and international students related projects and coordination.
The applicant will also develop short-term exchange programs between international partner universities. 3) Research A research environment for the applicant is arranged depending on the specialty
3. Qualifications: 1) An applicant is expected to be a native English speaker or a fluent English speaker to teach subjects on Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry or Population Biology in English-taught undergraduate and graduate programs. 2) An applicant must have Ph.D. 3) An applicant is expected to have distinguished records of research in Organic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry or Population Biology
4) An applicant must have a nationality other than Japanese 4. Term 1) The position is not tenure–track, and the term of employment is initially fixed at five (5) years. After evaluating the achievements during the initial term, the term of employment may be extended only once for an additional one (1) to five (5) years.
The maximum is ten years in total. 2) Kyushu University sets retirement system at the age of 65. 5. Salary The actual amount will be determined in accordance with the University’s regulations, the successful applicant’s past accomplishment and other factors. A relocation allowance will be provided based on the regulations of Kyushu University. 6. Application: Applicants should send the application documents listed below to the following address by E-MAIL. All the documents must be sent as PDF formatted files. We do not accept applications by Postal mail or by facsimile. All application documents must be received at the following E-mail address by17:00(Japanese Standard Time) on July 31st,2015 【Application documents】 Applicants are requested to submit the following documents: 1) The resume/CV (Please use the attached form). https://storage.iii.kyushu-u.ac.jp/public/rP7oQARIAU4ArVUBXopNYV3lo95IpiMCYdACv3xRilz5
2) The official Ph.D. degree certificate. 3) List of academic publications. 4) Reprints of your best papers (No more than five). 5) Summary of the applicant’s teaching and research experiences. (About 500 words) 6) The applicant possible contribution and plan on teaching and research at Kyushu Univ. (About 500 words) 7) Two LETTERS of recommendation. Each letter must be directly sent to kyushu@agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp from the recommender’s email account. 【E-mail address】
Please send all the documents to kyushu@agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp by E-mail. Application deadline:17:00 (Japanese Standard Time) on July 31st, 2015 7. Additional information 1) Candidates may be invited for an interview held at Hakozaki Campus or via remote conference system. Any cost for transportation and accommodation for the interview are to be borne by the applicant. 2) Information for our programs. http://www.agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp/english/international
3) Application documents must be written in English. 4) Personal information in the received documents will be used only for the selection process. 5) Application documents will not be returned. 8. Contact information: For inquiries, contact Associate Prof.. Mako Nakamura (Ms.), Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University Tel: +81-92-642-7173 E-mail: kyushu@agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp