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Recruitment for Lecturer Position
（Marine Engineer Sciences）

March 2020
Tokai University
Institute of Innovative Science and Technology (IIST)

Tokai University, established by founder, Dr. Shigeyoshi Matsumae in 1942, is a comprehensive university with 19 schools. Adapting the founder’s ideals, Tokai University has pursued innovation with harmonizing the sciences and the humanities. In line with the philosophy of founder on which Tokai University seeks infinite resources in the wide ocean, note seeking resources from the other countries, School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokai University, was established at Shimizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture in 1962.

From the establishment of School of Marine Science and Technology, Dept. of Marine Resource was set up for conducting education and researches on development and use of ocean resources. As to realize high level education and researches, the university owns the Research Training Vessel ‘‘Bosei Maru (about 2000t)’’ and two small research vessels, and utilizing various acoustic equipment such as multi narrow beam echo sounder, sub-bottom profiler, and side scan sonar, etc.

Tokai University seeks for a globally talented person who can utilize various equipment to derive researches further and specialize in structural geology and sedimentology having international research experiences.

Having these perspectives in the specialized fields, we are also seeking an excellent researcher who has broad research activities with research institutions such as JAMSTEC and JOGMEC, and can contribute his/her international research in building a sustainable marine resource system to respond to the global environment.

The researcher to be recruited by The Leading Initiative for Excellent Young Researchers (LEADER) Project will be tenured at the Institute of Oceanic Research and Development, Tokai University, considering the establishment of the new department, School of Marine Science and Technology in 2022.
Job type under this project is Lecturer, and it will be assigned the position after November 1, 2020 academic year.

The candidate will be screened and employed based on the procedure of “the Leading Initiative for Excellent Young Researchers (LEADER)” by MEXT.
(http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/jinzai/takuetsu/)

You are requested to submit application forms (Format #1, #2 Attached Format) to Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) through the website (https://www.jsps.go.jp/j-le/koubo_kenkyu.html) between March 23, 2020 – April 23, 2020 and also send them to Tokai University by May 8, 2020.

Duties

  1. Perform research activities based on the research application.
  2. Teach undergraduate and/or graduate school students,　including overseas students.
  3. Supervise graduate students for their research, thesis.
  4. Publish research papers.
  5. Make presentations at academic meetings, including international conferences.
  6. Make efforts to obtain external research funding.
  7. Contribute to the activities of the IIST
  8. Commit symposiums sponsored or co-hosted by the Institute.
  9. Other services requested by the Institute

Research Field

Geology, Earth Science, Ocean Resources and Energy, Ocean Geology

  1. Engineering Science
  2. Earth resource engineering, Energy sciences-related

Work Address

Tokai University, Shimizu Campus
3-20-1 Orido, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka 424-8610 Japan

Job type / Number of positions

Lecturer / One Person

Assigned post

After November 1, 2020

Keywords

Earth Resources, Resource Exploration Technology, Natural Resources and Energy, Resource Economics, Geomorphometry, Marine Geological Mapping

Available Position

Lecturer （Junior Associate Professor）

Employment status (Job type)

Full-Time (non—tenured ) Tenure Tracking Employment

Period of Tenure-track

Latter half of the FY 2020 – March 31, 2025

A tenure track researcher will be evaluated in mid-term performance in the 3rd FY   or will be judged at the strict review at the review annually to be full-time tenured position, Lecturer, at the affiliated institution in the 5th year upon your own request.

Those who satisfy the final screening with excellent works, may discuss a full-time position starting in April, 2026.

Work location

Shizuoka Prefecture

Work Address

Tokai University, Shimizu Campus
3-20-1 Orido, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka-shi, Shizuoka 424-8610 Japan

Qualifications

  1. The candidate who apply for ‘the Leading Initiative for Excellent Young Researchers (LEADER) by MEXT.
    http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/jinzai/takuetsu/index.htm
  2. The person who obtained our recommendation before a peer review for Excellent Young Researchers (LEADER) by MEXT.
    Application period: March 23, 2020 – April 23, 2020
  3. This post requires “Advance notice” for negation among the parties.

Salary

Annual salary system
Payment will be made in accordance with the University’s rules and regulations.
Approximately 6,000,000 yen per year in case of tenured track position, Lecture (Non Doctor’s License), will be provided and will pay monthly with equal distribution of 12 months.

Insurance

Enrolled in “Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan”

Research Support and Others

Up to 6,000,000 yen per annum as a research fund for two FY will be offered by the MEXT LEADER project. 2,000,000 yen as a research fund will be offered for the third FY, and it will be deducted 500,000 yen in every year from the amount of the fourth year.

  1. Office space: Provided appr. 36m2 and Core Research Facilities.
  2. Supports: Offered by Mentor staffs (full-time teaching staff) or administrators.
    Assistance available for female researchers.
    At least one assistant such as research assistant can be hired．

Application Period

March 23, 2020 – May 8, 2020
Note: The application period for LEADER Program: March 23, 2020 to April 23, 2019

Application Process

Based on the Application Guidelines of “Leading Initiative for Excellent Young Researchers (LEADER)” by MEXT.
http://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/jinzai/takuetsu/index.htm

  1. For the applicant in the list of the LEADER project selected by MEXT, who will apply for the tenure track program at Tokai University, we will conduct the university’s own screening for employment (i.e., document review and interview and presentation) and then, negotiation among the parties will take place.
  2. The applicant is requested to submit application forms under the LEADER by MEXT to Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) through the website and also send them to Tokai University via e-mail.
  3. Application documents review (May-June, 2020）
  4. Interviews and presentations（schedule in July, 2020）
    1. Conduct in English.
    2. Applicants who have obtained significant research funding for their research activities, ongoing or who are currently applying or are planning to apply,
      should make references to those research plans for the presentations.
    3. Each candidate will be informed of further details of interviews and presentations at a later date.
    4. Expenses for applicants stay, travel to Tokai University etc., must be paid by applicants themselves.

Application Documents

  1. Application Forms (format#1, #2): Forms submitted to MEXT.
    The formats can be downloaded from LEADER Project, by MEXT.
     (https://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/jinzai/takuetsu/)
  2. If the applicant has performed research under project-based research fund or will propose a research project, a copy of the research plan must be submitted. (Duplicate copy or PDF format is also allowed.)
  3. Copies of three main papers.
  4. Additional documents may be requested during the selection process if necessary.
NOTE:
The documents submitted shall not be returned.
Please contact Tokai University, if you cannot send attachments by e-mail.

Application deadline

May 8, 2020

Submission

All documents must be submitted via e-mail to the TOKAI UNIVERSITY, Research Promotion Division (Excellent Young Researchers) by due date.

Email address: iist-office@tsc.u-tokai.ac.jp
Title of Email: Excellent Young Researchers
*Please provide “Excellent Young Researchers” in the subject line when sending application documents via email.

NOTE:
In addition to the application documents via email, a hard copy of original documents must be sent by mail with delivery confirmation (registered mail, etc.) to prove its delivery by the submission deadline.
Applications received after the deadline will not be processed for selection.
*Please write “Application for Excellent Young Researcher” in red ink on the outside of an envelope enclosed the original copy of application documents.

Submitted to

Tokai University, Research Promotion Division (Excellent Young Researchers)
4-1-1 Kitakaname, Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa 259-1292 JAPAN
Phone: +81-463-50-2532
Facsimile: +81-463-50-2478
E-mail:iist-office@tsc.u-tokai.ac.jp

Inquiries

Should you have any questions, please e-mail Tokai University, Research Promotion Division (Excellent Young Researchers).
E-mail: iist-office@tsc.u-tokai.ac.jp

Contact

Tokai University, Research Promotion Division (Excellent Young Researchers)
4-1-1 Kitakaname, Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa 259-1292 JAPAN
Phone: +81-463-50-2532
Facsimile: +81-463-50-2478
E-mail: iist-office@tsc.u-tokai.ac.jp

Other

If no applicant for Tokai University is listed in the　LEADER project　by　　MEXT, the open recruitment advertised here will not be performed.