Associate Professor, Graduate School of Informatics

November 10, 2009

Department of Social Informatics, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University (Japan) invites applications for Associate Professor Positions at "International Course for Social Informatics," a newly established course. Kyoto University is one of the top universities in Japan. For more information view the web page at http://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en.

International Course for Social Informatics is at the Doctor and Master Levels, and is mainly for foreign students. The course's
language is English, i.e. all classes and research work will be done in English.

The successful candidate should not be a Japanese. He/She must have a Ph.D. degree, a strong research background and a commitment to teaching excellence, and an outstanding record in his/her research in
the following area:
System Dynamics, Environmental issue, GIS, Field research and Statistics.
The successful candidate should be able to teach master course classes "Biosphere Informatics", and "Information System Analysis."
The successful candidate should also be able to teach a master course class "Social Informatics." The topics of this class includes Information Security, Information Economy, Digital Rights, Digital Ethics and IT Policy and Agenda.

The starting date of the position is March 1st, 2010 or date to be agreed upon. The successful candidate must develop course material before the course starts accepting students in October 2010. The position is not permanent. The contract term is from its start to March 31, 2014.

Applicants should submit a single PDF file with
i) a cover letter
ii) curriculum vitae,
iii) teaching records,
iv) publication list,
v) summary of 3-5 major publications and copies of these papers,
and
vi) a certified copy of the highest diploma obtained by the candidate, or a certificate of the institution that delivered it to Masatoshi Yoshikawa (yoshikawa@i. （Please append "kyoto-u.ac.jp" at the end of E-mail address. ）) by email. At the same time, hard-copies of all documents and 3 letters of reference should be sent by postal mail to:
Prof. Masatoshi Yoshikawa
Department of Social Informatics
Graduate School of Informatics,
Kyoto University,
Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
by November 30, 2009.

If the teaching records and/or research achievements of the candidate are not enough to be hired as an Associate Professors, there may be a case the candidate are hired as a Senior Lecturer.

The university is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from female and handicapped candidate.