Kyoto university, Department of Mathematics

Position ID:

3065-AP [#26606]

Position Title:

assistant professor (female only)

Position Type:

Non tenure-track faculty

Position Location:

Kyoto, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan

Subject Area:

Mathematics

Appl Deadline:

2025/06/20 00:00AM help popup

(posted 2025/05/19, updated 2025/05/16, listed until 2025/06/20)

Position Description:

Positions Available: assistant professor (female only)

Number of positions: 1

Affiliation and Location: Faculty Consort of Mathematics; Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University Department of Mathematics

Subjects: Courses offered by the Division of Mathematics and Mathematical Analysis, Graduate School of Science, and University-wide common subjects1

Term of employment: 7 years (reappointment is not possible).

Trial period: 6 months.

Work contents: Research and teaching in the Division of Mathematics and Mathematical Analysis, Graduate School of Science

Qualifications: 1.Must be female. 2.The candidate must have obtained a doctoral degree by the time of appointment and must be within 7 years of obtaining the degree. 3.The candidate should be able to take charge of specialized courses in the Faculty of Science, graduate courses, and common courses in the entire university, and be able to supervise the research of graduate students. In addition, the candidate should be able to contribute to the management of the department. 4.The candidate should be able to give courses in Japanese or English and requested to give courses in Japanese after 3 years. 5.The candidate should not have any other job at the time of appointment.

Working hours: Discretionary work system for specialized work (equivalent to 38 hours and 45 minutes per week, 7 hours and 45 minutes per day). If the Discretionary work System for Specialized Work is not applied, the working hours will be from 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., five days a week (with a lunch break from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.). Overtime work may be required.

Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, the anniversary of the founding of the university.

Salary and allowances: Based on the University's payment standards

Social insurance: MEXT Mutual Aid Association, Employees' Pension, Employment Insurance, and Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance

Research Area: Mathematics.

Date of Appointment: As soon as possible after October 1, 2025.

Deadline for Application:June 20, 2025, 23:59:00, JST

Application Documents: The following (1) to (6) should be combined into one pdf file, and the file name should be CV.pdf. (7) should be a single pdf file for each paper. (1) Curriculum Vitae including the following information: - name, - date of birth, - gender, - current position (main office, title), -address, - contact information (telephone number, e-mail, postal address), - degrees (including the year and university), -educational background (list undergraduate degrees first), - professional experience (list important information only), - awards, -names and contact information for three references who know your work. (2) List of publications (circle three major publications). (3) Research to date and future research plans (approximately 3 A4 pages in total). (4) Educational experience and aspirations for education. (5) If Japanese is not your native language, documents proving your Japanese language ability or a letter of recommendation (optional). (6) Statement on Promoting Diversity. (Kyoto University has established initiatives as a Designated National University Corporation regarding diversity. Please refer to these initiatives when writing your statement.). (7) Three major publications.

How to apply: Compress the above pdf files (CV.pdf and pdf files of the three papers) into a zip file and submit it electronically from the JREC-IN portal site: https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=4&id=D125051078&ln=1

Selection Process: Applicants will be screened based on documents. Interviews may also be conducted.

Enquiries: Inquiries should be addressed to jinji2025 (at) math.kyoto-u.ac.jp or jinji-jimu (at) math.kyoto-u.ac.jp. TEL:+81 (0)75 753 3700 (office)

1. Kyoto University promotes gender equality. As part of the University's measures to promote gender equality, Kyoto University is conducting a limited recruitment based on Article 8 of the "Act on Securing, Etc. of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment (Equal Employment Opportunity Law)". 2. This recruitment is based on a project aimed at revitalizing Kyoto University by recruiting personnel who will support the foundations of the next generation of education and research organizations. 3. By the Act on the Protection of Personal Information, application documents will be used only for employment screening. We will not disclose, transfer, or lend your application documents to any third party without just cause. Please note that application materials will not be returned. 4. The successful candidate will be assigned to the Faculty Consort of Mathematics and will work in the Department of Mathematics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University. 5. If an employee takes childcare leave, birth leave, family care leave or spouse accompanying leave after being hired, the period of such childcare leave, birth leave, family care leave or spouse accompanying leave will not be counted towards the term of employment. 6. The Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, is committed to raising the awareness of faculty members and students regarding compliance in research activities. 7. Kyoto University supports students in balancing education, research, and work with family life. https://www.cwr.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ 8. Smoking is prohibited indoors and outdoors except in designated smoking areas on all campuses of Kyoto University to prevent passive smoking. 9. Please refer to the web page (https://www.math.kyoto-u.ac.jp/) for various information on the Graduate School of Science, Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Analysis/Mathematical Sciences.

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Contact: Tamotsu Ikeda

Email: email address

Postal Mail:

: Department of Mathematics, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan

Web Page: https://www.math.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en