Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering

Job Announcement for

Assistant Professor for Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering in

the Faculty of Engineering, University of Fukui

1. Position and Number of Openings:

Assistant Professor - 1 position.

• Term of office is 5 years. Based on the performance examination during the term of office, you may be reappointed or hired as a senior assistant professor or associate professor.

2. Affiliation

Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

3. Specialized field

Earthquake Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Disaster Preventing Engineering, Applied Geology,

Materials and Concrete Structures, Pavement Engineering, Spatial Information Engineering, ICT-based

construction

4. Teaching responsibilities

[Undergraduate Program]

You will be in charge of lectures, experiments, practical training and common education subjects related to

the applicant’s specialized fields from subjects offered in the Department of Architecture and Civil

Engineering.

[Graduate Programs]

Master’s Program: One or more courses related to the applicant’s specialized fields

5. Start date

March 1, 2027

6. Qualifications

Applicants must satisfy all of the following requirements:

(1) Holding a doctorate or an equivalent degree by the time the appointment begins.

(2) Having research achievements in the above specialized fields and courses.

(3) Being able to conduct independent research and actively engage in student supervision.

(4) Understanding the current situation of regional national universities and being cooperative in university

management, operations, and social contribution.

(5) Be willing to collaborate with other fields.

(6) Applicants must have sufficient proficiency in Japanese to conduct classes and provide research supervision

in Japanese.

7. Application materials required

(1) Curriculum Vitae (ID photo, full name, gender, date of birth (age), current address, contact information (E-

mail, home and mobile phone numbers), academic background (with enrollment period), work history (with

enrollment period), activities in affiliated academic society and the community, prize, punishment, and

signature)

・In the "Awards and Punishments" column, please enter any awards or penalties (disciplinary action, etc.).

・If you have received disciplinary action due to sexual violence, including sexual harassment, please be sure

to enter the details of the action and the specific reasons for it in the "Awards and Punishments" column.

・Please note that if there are any false statements on your resume, such as not listing penalties, you may be

subject to cancellation of employment or disciplinary action, etc..

(2) List of educational and research achievements (all including accepted preprints)

[1] Academic papers

[2] Educational papers

[3] International conference papers (peer reviewed full papers)

[4] International conference papers (other than [3])

[5] Works (architectural works and plans, works whose evaluation has been confirmed through magazine

introductions, etc., or works of a public nature).

[6] Patent (registered)

[7] Professional books and textbooks

[8] Others

Please create separate lists for the above seven categories. Each category should have its own distinct list.

Select three major and important works in categories [1] [2] [3] [5] and indicate these works by underlining

the entries. Only papers for which you can provide evidence of peer review at a later date may be listed in

[3].

(3) Doctoral dissertation (Title, University, Published year)

(4) Activities in academic societies and social contributions

(5) List of grants acquired from government, foundation, private companies, etc.

Distinguish between those proposed as the principal investigator and those as a co-investigator.

(6) Major educational activities and teaching experience

Applicants who have experience in teaching at universities should write the name of the courses and attach

their syllabi (applicants for Assistant Professor may include the experience of TA (teaching assistant) as

teaching experience). Applicants belonging to private companies may include educational activities in the

company.

(7) Statement for research and education (About 2 sheets on A4 paper)

(8) A list of professional references with complete contact information (1 or 2 individuals).

(9) Digital data of Scientific Papers

PDF files of all academic papers (category [1] shown above) and international conference papers (peer

reviewed full papers, category [3] shown above).

8. Deadline for application

October 9, 2026

9. Application

All the application documents should be electrically submitted via JREC-IN Portal.

Please prepare a cover letter, and combine the letter and the documents (1) to (8) into a single PDF file.

If the file size exceeds the upload limit of JREC-IN, please contact the office listed in item 11 below.”

10.Working conditions

(1) Working hours

[1] Discretionary labor system based on 7 hours and 45 minutes per day.

[2] Holidays: Saturdays and Sundays, national holidays, and December 29 through January 3 of the following

year.

[3] Vacation: Paid vacations and other leave systems are available.

[4] Work Location: University of Fukui Bunkyo Campus

(2) Salary system

[1] Salary: Annual salary (determined based on candidate’s career and age in accordance with the Rules of

Annual Salary System)

[2] Allowances: Commute allowance, rent allowance etc. are provided in accordance with the Rules of Annual

Salary System

[3] Social insurance

Employees’ pension insurance, Health insurance, Employment insurance, Compensation insurance for

workers

11. Contact details

FUJIMOTO Akihiro

Department of Architecture and Civile Engineer, Faculty of Engineering, University of Fukui

Phone: +81-776-27-8594

Fax: +81-776-27-8746

E-mail: [email protected]

Additional statements:

• The personal information given in the submitted documents will be managed properly according to the

regulations for protecting personal information implemented by University of Fukui, and it will not be used

otherwise than for the purpose of this personnel screening. * After the document screening, interviews will be conducted. Interview candidates may be asked to submit

additional materials. The final candidates will be asked to conduct mock lectures. Travel expenses for the

interviews and the mock lecture will be at the candidate's own expense. * University of Fukui is promoting gender equality. The University will try to hire a female applicant from

among the final candidates who may be considered equally qualified. * You will also be engaged in work related to entrance examinations. * The retirement age of University of Fukui is 65 years old. * The website related to Department of Architecture and Civil Engineer:

https://www.eng.u-fukui.ac.jp/eng/organization/engineering/architecture/index.html

• Working language: Japanese is the official language at University of Fukui. Fluency in English is desirable.