Faculty Position (Tenured Full Professor in Division of Environmental Geosphere Engineering), Department of Urban Management

July 9, 2010

1. Objectives

The division of environmental geosphere engineering has been involved in researches and education in the area of earth resources engineering and effective exploitation of the geosphere, in particular in terms of artificial access and environmental impact of engineering. These researches need to be evolved in conjunction with the development of advanced informatics and communications that sustain the infrastructure of urban societies. The area of interest would include not only the advanced exploitation of geosphere such as the development of metal resources, the deployment of underground petroleum storage and power plant, the disposal of highly radioactive waste, the establishment of captured carbon-dioxide storage, etc., but the instrumentation for the assessment of environmental load of these human engineering activities including hydrogeological spillover. It is, therefore, strongly anticipated to extend the application of environmental geosphere engineering in the urban management and the mission of the division must be expanded accordingly.
The mission of the division is closely related to the other earth resources engineering laboratories such as environment and resource system engineering of the department of urban management, geophysics, earth crust engineering, and measurement and evaluation technology of the department of civil and earth resources engineering. The division of environmental geosphere engineering, therefore, is expected to collaborate with these laboratories with wide spectrum of research and education areas covering crustal engineering and earth resources engineering. Moreover, it is also necessary that it is the professor of the division is expected to pursue international cooperation and collaboration in the same areas of research and education as the mission.

2. Target Teaching and Research Ability

The Department seeks a Professor in the Division of Environmental Geosphere Engineering who will strengthen and broaden these areas of expertise, and enable to teach science, mathematics and broad engineering subjects to undergraduate and postgraduate students in the Division.

3. Eligibility

A successful candidate has (i) a degree of either PhD or Doctor of Engineering in earth resources or related academic fields, (ii) distinguished research record in the areas of the mission of the division, (iii) excellent educational experience in universities or research institutions, (iv) ability and enthusiasm in the management of the division and the department, and (v) ability to give classes to undergraduate and postgraduate students in Japanese language.

4. Employment and Affiliation

The job assignment needs to start in the best delay after the selection has been completed.

5. Employment Conditions

Full-time employment in a discretionary working system.
Compensation and benefits package is defined by the regulations of the University, and is not negotiable. The professor is covered by Japanese social security system for health and unemployment insurance, and will become a Japanese pension plan holder.

6. Screening

The Selection Committee qualifies all candidates, based on the documents submitted. An interview may be scheduled, if necessary, and will be informed of to selected interviewees. Unfortunately, no traveling allowance will be provided to any of the interviewees. The final decision will be made by all professoriate members in the Departments of Urban Management and Civil and Earth Resources Engineering. Each candidate will be informed of the final decision pertaining to him/herself only.

7. Documents to Submit

Application should include:

(1) A CV including sectioned descriptions of (a) experience as councilor or commissioner of national and local governments and academic societies, and (b) educational experiences,
(2) A publication list (sectioned for (a) Peer-reviewed or refereed papers, (b) published or edited books, (c) non-reviewed papers, and (d) patents),
(3) Reprints or copies of recent top 5 papers of those most representing the candidates' research,
(4) A concise personal statement of ca. 2000 words describing the candidate's research details and the future vision for research and education after the assignment in the Department, and
(5) A list of two references to whom the University can ask for opinions on the research and educational experiences of the candidate.

8. Deadline

Due August 31st, 2010

9.Submit by registered postal mail or international courier services to

Professor Hitoshi Mikada
Kyoto University
Department of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering
Kyotodaigaku-katsura C1-1-112
Nishikyo-ku
Kyoto 615-8540
email: mikada*tansa.kumst.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Please replace the * with @.)
tel: +81-75-383-3196

10. Contact Information

For further information, please contact:

Professor Hitoshi Mikada
Kyoto University
Department of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering
email: mikada*tansa.kumst.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Please replace the * with @.)
tel: +81-75-383-3196

11. Notices

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. The Department is building a culturally diverse faculty and strongly encourages applications regardless of gender or disability. The university is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.