The Global Water Dynamics Research Field in Water Resources Research Center (WRRC), Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University, invites applications for a permanent position at the Full Professor level. The successful candidate is expected to have a background and expertise in hydrology or water resources engineering.
The Water Resources Research Center focuses on water resources issues of river basins for human scales through to global scales. The Center consists of three research fields; Global Water Dynamics, Regional Water Environment Systems, and Socio- and Eco- Environment Risk Management; each of which has full-time professor positions, and one adjunct research field of Water Resources Distribution Assessment, which has two part-time positions of professor and associate professor. The Water Resources Research Center was established in April 1978, with the objective of studying water resources problems in relation to both natural phenomena and human activities.
Center members are involved in developing water and substance cycle models based on meteorological and hydrological phenomena, linking atmosphere, surface, subsurface and ground water zones. World water dynamics modeling considering global change, water cycle and social activities is also undertaken to plan for present and future water resources utilization and development both locally and globally. Also, a relatively new concept being pursued is risk management of water resources systems, as affected by human activity, regional development, and the ecological environment. The innovative methodologies for river basin management are studied assessing the impacts of regional development, water utilization, and pollutant release with the aid of remote sensing, artificial intelligence and other new technologies.
The research program of the successful applicant should include development of simulation models on interactions between land-atmosphere-ecosystem zones in order to investigate water and substance cycles on both regional and global scales, through world-wide meteorological and hydrological monitoring data. Also, water dynamics models will be analyzed combining water cycle and utilization processes through the updated concept of system dynamics.
Four main topics are covered in the research subjects of the Global Water Dynamics Research Field: i) modeling of global water budgets through world-wide data, ii) simulation of global water dynamics considering water cycle, water utilization and economical activities, iii) systematic analysis of water resources distribution due to climate change, and iv) development of downscaling methodologies of water resources from global to basin scales. Applicants should propose creative perspectives and advanced methodologies on these four topics. Additionally, international activities are encouraged to promote collaborations for not only official projects in the Center but also individual research in academic societies.
There are also responsibilities for teaching graduate courses and supervising the research of graduate students at the Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University. The successful applicant should be proficient in Japanese. He/she will be expected to start on April 1, 2007 or shortly thereafter.
Applicants should prepare the following materials: i) curriculum vitae, ii) list of publications (divided into peer reviewed journal papers and other publications), iii) copies of 5 significant relevant papers, iv) a brief review of applicant’s research and related contributions (up to two A4 pages), v) a statement of research plans and interests (up to three A4 pages), and vi) recommendation letters or names of two references (include their addresses, fax numbers, and e-mail addresses).
The complete application package should be sent to:
Selection Committee for Full Professor in the Global Water Dynamics Research Field,
Water Resources Research Center,
Disaster Prevention Research Institute,
Administrative Office, Uji Campus,
Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
Inquiries should be sent to the E-mail address below:
E-mail: asada@uji.kyoto-u.ac.jp
The closing date for applications is October 17, 2006.
For more information about DPRI see http://www.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/
