1.Position title and number of positions

Position title: Research Assistant Professor (fixed-term appointment), number of positions: 1

2.Affiliation

Advanced Research Laboratories (ARL)

3.Area of Specialization

Tokyo City University is looking for an outstanding researcher to work with one of the following two professors (research advisors) in their laboratory.

Hom Bahadur Rijal,
Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, Department of Restoration Ecology and Built Environment
Research Areas
- Adaptive thermal comfort / Occupant behaviour / Thermal environment / Energy saving
Research Interests
- Architectural & urban environment
https://researchmap.jp/read0066353?lang=en
Email: rijal#tcu.ac.jp (Please replace # with @ before using this email address)

Hirotaka Takahashi,
Professor, Department of Design and Data Science/Research Center for Space Science, Advanced Research Laboratories
Research Areas
- Informatics / Information theory
- Natural sciences / Theoretical studies related to particle-, nuclear-, cosmic ray and astro-physics
Research Interests
- Machine Learning 
- Gravitational Wave Physics and Astronomy 
https://researchmap.jp/read0098142?lang=en
Email: hirotaka#tcu.ac.jp (Please replace # with @ before using this email

4.Teaching and research duties

Under the supervision of the above faculty, you have to make publications in high-level international journals and presentations at international conferences, and have to support postgraduate and undergraduate students for their research projects.
From the second year, at least two peer-reviewed research papers are required to be published in journals indexed in Scopus satisfying IF > 1.0 and CiteSocre > 1.0 per year.
Two million Japanese yen of research funds every year will be provided to support your cutting-edge research. A bi-monthly research report approved by a research advisor should be submitted.
Since this is a research-oriented position, you do not need to be in charge of classes.

5.Contract Term

Fixed-term appointments will be for up to three years.
Reappointment is possible to extend further two years by annual renewal.

6.Qualifications

1．An applicant must hold a Ph.D. or equivalent in a science and technology field when the employment starts.
2．An applicant is required
　1) to have pioneering and internationally notable research achievements to qualify as a postgraduate student advisor.
　2) to have native or near-native English competency to play an active role in a research community.
　3) to be enthusiastic about the supervision of students of the laboratory.
　4) to understand and work together on the research advisor's research theme.
3. Research Assistant Professor is a full-time faculty position dedicated to research activities. An applicant must specify a research advisor responsible for the activities.

7.Employment Conditions

1．Salary: A salary is in accordance with TCU employment regulations.
* The salary is expected to be JPY5,000,000 per year for 30 years old.
2. Working hours: 40 hours (5 days) / week.
3. Holidays: Sundays, public holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, other days determined by Tokyo City University.
 (excluding days the university has designated as class days)

8.Proposed Start Date

October 1st, 2023, or the earliest possible date thereafter.

9.Required Documents

1. Curriculum vitae including a photo, professional and educational history (from high school onward), degrees, awards, and e-mail address. We recommend that CV also includes your Scopus author ID, ORCID, and/or Google Scholar URL.
2. Accomplishment statements for each of the following categories:
(a) Refereed journal papers
(b) Refereed conference papers
(c) Invited conference presentations
(d) Books
(e) Patents
* For journal papers, indicate Impact factor and the numbers of citations for top three articles with the name of database used (Scopus or Google Scholar Citations).
3. PDF of up to three major publications within the past five years
4. Acquired research grants and external funds, categorized appropriately with the fund's name, project title, period, total amount, role (principal or co-investigator), and allocated amounts (if not the principal researcher).
5. A summary of research accomplishments and future direction/plan (1 page).
* The summary of research accomplishments should be stated concerning the accomplishment statements (item 2 above). The future research direction/plan should be stated concerning the corresponding research area's world research trend. Possible collaboration with a research advisor should be stated here.
6. Social activities such as those as a member of international and academic committees
7. Three references with names, affiliations, and contact details including e-mail.
* Convert the required documents 1 through 7 into PDF files, combine those files into one "zip" file, then upload the zip file to JREC-IN.

https://jrecin.jst.go.jp/seek/SeekJorDetail?fn=3&ln=1&id=D123061436&ln_jor=1

10.Closing Date for Application

2023/8/15 Deadline for receipt.
*The search will be closed when the position is filled.

11.Contact details

Interested applicants may contact a research advisor listed above.
The subject to the e-mail should be "Application for Research Assistant Professor of ARL".
For general application questions, please ask Professor Kenichiro Nonaka,
Director of the Advanced Research Laboratories.
E-mail: knonaka#tcu.ac.jp (Please replace # with @ before using this email address)
Director of the Advanced Research Laboratories, Tokyo City University

12.Selection process

Selection will be based on a comprehensive review of applications and interviews.
Selected applicants will be asked to have an on-campus or online interview and/or give a presentation.
Travel costs will not be paid in the selection process.

13.Others

1. The personal information provided in the submitted documents will be used solely for recruitment and not for any other purpose, according to the University's applicable rules and regulations.
2. Tokyo City University guarantees equal opportunities for all individuals regardless of nationality and gender  in order to ensure a diverse workforce.
3. Information of the Tokyo City University are available from
https://www.tcu.ac.jp/english/