Associate or Assistant Professor (Media Interaction, Haptics)

Organisation/Company

Kyushu University

Research Field

Engineering
Technology
Computer science
Information science

Researcher Profile

Recognised Researcher (R2)
Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Japan

Application Deadline

1 Mar 2024 – 23:59 (UTC)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Not Applicable

Hours Per Week

See description

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

[Background of the recruitment and description of the project]
* Background of the recruitment and description of the project
Research and Development under the Kyushu University Reform Plan for Activation Program :
“Establishing a Research Foundation for Touch Sharing and Emotion Communication Beyond Time and Space.”,※

※Following is the adopted project of The Kyushu University Reform Plan for Activation Program:
“Establishing a Research Foundation for Touch Sharing and Emotion Communication Beyond Time and Space.”
This reform plan aims to establish a research foundation for Touch Sharing and Emotion Communication Beyond Time and Space. An interdisciplinary research team will form the core of this study, based on haptic technology, focusing on digital touch to revolutionize remote communication. Current communication systems lack haptic information, presenting numerous challenges in conveying information to visually impaired individuals and in the transmission of non-verbal cues. Digital touch technology enables the remote conveyance of texture, touch, and emotions, offering solutions to these challenges. This research infrastructure is expected to contribute to alleviating loneliness, enhancing social welfare, and expanding human communication capabilities to a new dimension, thus having a profound impact on society as a whole.

[Work content and job description]
Research and Development
・ under the Kyushu University Reform Plan for Activation Program: “Establishing a Research Foundation for Touch Sharing and Emotion Communication Beyond Time and Space.” Outline of the plan is noted at end of this document.
・in haptics and interaction technologies

Teaching responsibilities and related duties
Undergraduate course (Media Design course, Departmentl of Design) :
Introduction to Media Design, Media Design Project, Graduation Research, and other shared subjects.
Graduate course (Media Design course, Graduate School of Design):
Special Research on Design(Master research)I,II,III,IV and other shared subjects.
For the purpose of research support, the following subsidies are available (tentative):
Employment of academic researchers, research assistants, technical staff, etc.
Expenses for promoting research
-Amount of support in 2024: 2 million yen
-Amount of support in 2025: 1 million yen
・Expenses to improve the environment for research group
-Amount of support in 2024: 1 million yen

* Assigned department
Existing departments

[Work location]
* Address
815-8540 Fukuoka Ohashi Campus, Kyushu University Shiobaru 4-9-1, Minami-ku, Fukuoka-shi, 815-8540, Japan
https;//www.design.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/access
Ohashi Campus is the main job location. However, there might be some teaching/research activities at Ito Campus.

[Number of hired]
Number of hired:1 person(s)
Hiring date:2024-06-01 00:00:00
Starting date:2024-06-01 00:00:00

Requirements
Additional Information
Benefits

[Compensation]
Annual salary:6 million yen – 10 million yen
Wages description:The above “amounts” are based on p. 13, Associate Professor (6,970,000-10,301.000) and Assistant Professor (5,926,000-8,125,000) of the following documents
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/f/53324/R506_kohyo_siryo.pdf
Working hours:08:30-17:15
Break time:12:00-13:00
Employment type:Regular employee
Contract period:Nontenured-Tenure-track
Contract period description:Five Years Tenure Track till March 31st, 2029.
-Interim review in the first half of the third year
-Tenure-track review at the end of fourth year
-Permanent staff if tenure review is successful
– This position offers an environment that allows the applicant to concentrate on research.
Probationary period:Probationary period absent

[Various systems]
Pay increase system:available
Bonus:available
Retirement allowances:available
Transportation expenses:available
Retirement age:available

[Insurance]
Employees’ Health Insurance:available
Employees’ Pension Insurance:available
Worker’s accident insurance:available
Employment insurance:available

[Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace]

[Supplementary explanation of compensation]
Compensation (待遇):
1)The annual salary is determined in accordance with the university’s pay scale based on experience, etc.
Reference) Yearly Distribution of Job Categories (by Year)
Associate Professor in average age 47.0 years old:
Annual Allowance Average 8,756,000 yen, Maximum 10,398,000 yen, Minimum 6,250,000 yen
2)Working hours: Based on discretionary labor system for professional work, it is regarded that working hours are 7 hours and 45 minutes irrespective of how much time he/she has actually spent on his/her work.
3)Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays; and from December 29th to January 3rd
4)Insurance: Employment insurance, industrial accident compensation insurance, health insurance and employees’ pension insurance.

Additional comments

Additional Information:
1)Kyushu University is an equal opportunity employer and follows the principles of the Basic Act for the Disabled Persons (Act. No.84 of 1970, revised in 2004 and 2011), Basic Act for Gender Equal Society (Act. No.78 of 1999), Act on Employment Promotion etc. of Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 123 of 1960, revised in 2013), and the Act on the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 65 of 2013).
2)Kyushu University deployed the System of Employment of Faculty Members with Accompanying Spouse (July, 2017 and amended January, 2018). For further information, visit the following university website (in Japanese), which links to Kyushu University Guidelines for this system (in English):
http://danjyo.kyushu-u.ac.jp/notice/view.php?cId=2600&amp ;
3)For more information about the Faculty of design, please visit our web site
http://www.design.kyushu-u.ac.jp/kyushu-u/english/
4)Salary and Benefits: Appointment level to be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Salary and benefits are specified in the Kyushu University regulations. For further information, visit the following university website (in Japanese):
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ja/university/information/rule/rulebook/pdf/…
5)Salary is paid, based on the Kyushu University, Annual Salary System (will be renewed and active after April 2020).

Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Kyushu University

Country

Japan

City

Fukuoka

Geofield

Where to apply

Website

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=0&ln=1&id=D124010094&ln_jor=1

Contact

City

Fukuoka

STATUS: EXPIRED