UEC2010 Tenure Track Posts of Assistant Prof.

Job Openings(FY2010):
Tenure Track Posts of Associate Professors or Assistant Professors

The University of Electro-Communications invites applications for Tenure Track Posts of Associate Professors or Assistant Professors for “The Global Human Resource Development Program for Young Researchers in Frontier Science”. Supported by the FY2007 Special Coordination Funds for Promoting Science and Technology, the Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), it introduces a tenure track system to provide young researchers with competitive research environments for promoting their independence and active research opportunities. The program is designed to cultivate excellent young researchers with international perspectives and social awareness in the field of advanced science and engineering and, related fields. 　

This Tenure Track Post is for a period of five years until March 31, 2015. Successful candidates will belong to “The Center for Frontier Science and Engineering” located in UEC, where they will be given research laboratories of their own and entitled to research grants, allowing them to conduct their independent research. In the second year of your employment (FY2011), you may be given a short-term (up to 3 months) research opportunity outside the university (including, overseas), if the UEC deems it necessary. You will give lectures on the field of your expertise in the undergraduate or postgraduate courses as well as providing research supervision for undergraduate or graduate students. Your achievements will be evaluated by the interim assessment in the third year and by the final assessment in the fifth year (FY2014). Excellent results enable you to be promoted to Tenured Posts of Associate Professors or Professors at UEC. 　　

１．FY2010 Tenure Track Posts: Fields & Capacity

Category Codes	Fields for Recruiting	Keywords	Contacts	Capacity
L	Information Security	Fundamental　Theory: Encryption and Authentication, Hash Functions, Cryptographic Protocols, Provable Security, etc. System　Security: Privacy Protection, Content & Media Security, Secure System Building, Computer Forensics, etc.	Prof. Kazuo　Ohta	１
M	Game Informatics and Computer Games	Combinatorial Game, Puzzle, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Cognitive Science, Soft Computing	Prof. Masakazu　Muramatsu	１
N	Organic Devices	Organic Electronics, Polymer Electronics, Semiconductor Device Process, Organic LED, Organic Transistor, Flexible IC, Bio-Electronic Device	Prof. Shinji　Nozaki	１
O	Optical Measurement, Information Optics and Related Area	Optical Measurement and Instrumentation, Information Optics, Optical Computing, Optical New Function, Optical Energy-Saving, Near-Field Optics	Prof. Masayoshi　Watanabe	１

２．Eligibility for Application

1). Applicants must have a Ph.D. by the date of start and must be advanced in research in the above fields.
2). Applicants must be capable of conducting independent, creative research.
3). Applicants must not belong concurrently to other research organizations / companies for the period of employment written below.
4). Postdoctoral experience, working experience in a private company, or equivalent is preferable.

３．Date of Start

April 1, 2010 or later at the earliest possible date.

４．Position

Tenure　Track　Associate　Professors　or　Assistant　Professors（Full　Time）
Period of Employment: From the Date of Start written above until March 31, 2015

５．Assessment during Employment

1). The interim assessment will be conducted in the third year of employment (FY2012).
2). If your achievements are approved in the final assessment in the fifth year of employment (FY2014), you will be promoted to Tenured Posts of Associate Professors or Professors at UEC.　(“Tenured” status written hereby is subject to retirement due to age limit.)

６．Education

Applicants must be highly motivated for teaching. And your contribution in teaching made through the lectures in undergraduate or postgraduate courses as well as research supervision for undergraduate or graduate students will be also a subject for evaluation in the final assessment.

７．Salary, Research Grant, etc.

1).Salary：
Associate Professor； Approximately 6.6 million yen / year
Assistant Professor； Approximately 5.4 million yen / year
(based on the policy of the　UEC, taking into consideration an employee's age and career)

2).Activity outside UEC：A short-term (up to 3 months) research opportunity outside the university(including overseas) is given in the second year of employment (FY2011), if the UEC deems it necessary.

3).Research Grant：Approximately 5 million yen / year is granted. (The amount is subject to change due to the budget of MEXT)

８．Documents for Submission

Please download and fill in the Application Form. The other documents may be in an arbitrary format

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1). Application Form: (Education/Employment Record with Photo, List of Research Achievements, etc.) Please specify the category code (L-O) for which you apply. Please also provide the names, affiliations (including, positions), and contacts (address, telephone, e-mail) of three references for your research, including at least one who is an instructor or researcher of an education / research institution outside Japan.
2). Research Papers (up to 5 papers: duplicates are acceptable)
3). Outline of Research Achievements: up to 2 pages of A4 sheet in total
4). Outline of Research Plan in UEC: up to 2 pages of A4 sheet in total
5). Objectives of Education: within 1 page of A4 sheet

９．Instructions for Submission

1). Documents for Submission (8.1) to 8.5) above) must be sent by e-mail as PDF and by postal mail. The subject of the e-mail must be “Application for Tenure Track Post”. For postal mail, please write “Application for Tenure Track Post” on the envelope. Notification of reception will be e-mailed to you. If your research papers cannot be sent as PDF, they may be submitted by postal mail or any other means.

2).The fact of your application may be disclosed only in order to fulfill the selection process.

3). Application documents cannot be returned.

UEC complies with The Basic Law for a Gender-equal Society, and encourages the application from women. Also the office of promotion of gender equality in UEC provides assistance for women researchers.

Submission Address

E-mail
Postal	Global Human Resource Development Committee c/o Recruitment, General Affairs Division University of Electro-Communications 1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Chofu-shi, Tokyo 182-8585 JAPAN

10．Application Deadline & Selection Procedure

1). Deadline for Application: 17:00 January 12, 2010 JST
　　*Job openings have been closed.
2). If you pass the screening of application documents, you may be requested to come to the UEC for an interview (scheduled in February). Please note that transportation for the interview will be at your own expense.

11．Contact

Global Human Resource Development Program for Young Researchers in Frontier Science:
Recruitment, General Affairs Division	Tel:	+81-(0)42-443-5021
	E-mail:
Each Field for Recruiting:　Please refer to the Figure.

　The University of Electro-Communications TOP＞Global Human Resource Development TOP(Jpn)