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Available Position

Associate Professor or Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track): 1 position available

Qualifications

Successful Candidate will possess the following attributes:

  1. Doctoral degree in Engineering or fields deemed relevant
    *Applicants who are expected to obtain the degree by the starting date are also eligible.
    *Applicants with more than 10 years of experience after acquiring their doctoral degree will NOT be eligible for this position.
  2. Excellent record in publishing and external funding
  3. Outstanding ability to obtain research grands/funds to promote research projects
Fields of study

We seek enthusiastic and talented researcher whose interests fall in “Motor Control”, “Medical Welfare Engineering”, and “Human Interface and Interaction”. Basic education in Medical Engineering and Robotics with its application to medical field will be desirable for the applicants. On taking office, the appointee is expected to make substantial contribution to Medical Engineering field.

Education

Successful candidate will be responsible for undergraduate and graduate school education. The selected candidate will also contribute to administrative, operational, and other duties.

Starting Date

After April 1, 2022 to commence as soon as possible

Employment Period/Status

Tenure-track

The position starts with a five-year fixed term (with an intermediate evaluation within the 3rd year) with consideration for tenure before expiry of the initial contract subject to satisfactory performance.

Compensation
  1. Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience, based on Chiba University compensation rules of the new annual salary system
  2. Office hours: Flexible work hours
  3. Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and the end and beginning of the year
  4. Fringe benefits: A package of fringe benefits including Accident Compensation Insurance, Employment Insurance, Pension Service, and The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mutual Aid Association will be offered if applicable.
Application Period

October 15, 2021 - December 27, 2021

Application Documents

All documents must be submitted in either PDF/WORD/EXCEL data.

  1. Curriculum Vitae with your photo and your contact information
  2. Word Form / List of achievements (Excel file)
    Please download each form from the website below;
    Curriculum Vitae format
    List of achievements format
  3. Your three major papers in PDF
  4. Summary of your research activities and achievements
  5. Essay including your future research vision and commitment to education (up to three pages)
  6. Names and contact information (including affiliation and email address) of two references
Selection Process
  1. Applicants must bear the travel expenses when selection process may include onsite interviews and presentations.
Contact Details
Prof. Wenwei Yu
Center for Frontier Medical Engineering, Chiba University
1-33 Yayoicho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522
TEL : +81-43-290-3231
E-mail : yuwill[at]faculty.chiba-u.jp (Please replace [at] with @)
URL : https://www.cfme.chiba-u.jp/en/recruit/
Institution Information

For further information, please visit

https://www.cfme.chiba-u.jp/
https://www.tms.chiba-u.jp/

Other Information

Chiba University seeks to recruit and support a broadly diverse community including female applicants and applicants outside Japan. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment.