The Research Section of Climate Environment in the Research Division of Atmospheric and Hydro-spheric Disasters, Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University invites applicants for a permanent position at the Full Professor level.
The fundamental aim of the division is to establish the scientific principles to mitigate atmospheric and hydrospheric disasters by elucidation of mechanisms and prediction of the anomalous atmospheric and hydrospheric events. Spatial scale of the events addressed in our division ranges from the size of humans and buildings to the urban area, regional, and global scales. We also struggle against ephemeral but severe events like tornadoes, and persistent but relatively modest events like blockings. These events have been causing disasters on various scales and threaten the lives of people affected by the spatial conditions, such as topographic features and land use. We also promote studies on atmospheric and environmental changes caused by the explosive increase of human activities, and also to predict the associated disasters.
The Research Section of climate Environment is responsible for research of meteorological and cli-matic disasters on regional to global scales. In order to elucidate anomalous weather and climatic changes in relation to variations of the atmospheric minor constituents and the atmospheric and oceanic general cir-culation, the following research subjects are investigated:
1) Atmospheric minor constituents and their effects on global and regional climate, and their impact on various disasters
2) Anomalous weather and climate due to changes of the atmospheric general circulation
3) Anomalous weather and climate in relation to the East Asian monsoon
4) Large scale air-sea and air-land interactions and their effects on climate
5) Regional and local circulations associated with disastrous local winds and heavy rains.
We wish the new professor to conduct analytical, numerical and theoretical studies in regard to the vari-ability, mechanisms and predictability of abnormal weather.
It is also expected that the new professor has the ability to supervise graduate students in the Division of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Department of Geophysics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University. The successful applicant should be proficient in Japanese. He/she will be expected to start on April 1, 2008.
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 re-search plans and interests (up to two A4 pages), and vi) recommendation letters or names of two references (include their addresses, fax numbers, and e-mail address). The complete application package should be sent to:
Selection Committee for Full Professor in the Climate Environment,
Research Division of Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Disasters,
Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI)
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
Please append "@uji.kyoto-u.ac.jp" at the end of E-mail address.
The closing date for applications is October 16, 2007.
For more information about DPRI see http://www.dpri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/
