2026.7.16
Recruitment of Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Information Science and Technology
Hokkaido University (Female Applicants Only)
We invite applications for the position of Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Information Science and Technology,
Hokkaido University as follows.
1. Position
Assistant Professor (5-year term. Renewal may be possible based on performance review; if renewed, the term shall be
5 years, limited to one renewal.)
2. Name of Recruiting Institution
Hokkaido University
3. Department
(Immediately after hiring) Division of Systems Science and Informatics, Faculty of Information Science and Technology
(Scope of change) Location as determined by the University.
4. Research Fields and Duties
(Immediately after hiring) Research fields related to the Division of Systems Science and Informatics, such as (1) control
engineering, geometry processing, and robotics, (2) numerical electromagnetic analysis, power systems, and power
electronics, and (3) social implementation utilizing the studies (1) and (2) above (see also 17. Remarks (4)).
(Scope of change) Duties as determined by the University.
5. Teaching Responsibilities
The successful applicant will be requested to teach subjects such as:
Advanced Exercise in System Science and Informatics I and II, and others at the Graduate School of Information Science
and Technology;
System, Control and Electrical Engineering Laboratory I and II, Exercise in System, Control and Electrical Engineering
I and II, and others at the School of Engineering;
and some subjects in the liberal arts course.
6. Qualifications for application
(1) PhD at the time of appointment,
(2) Ability to give lectures listed above in Japanese and in English,
(3) Outstanding achievements and publications in the research fields listed above, and
(4) Strong motivation for education, research and other duties related to the management of the Faculty of Information
Science and Technology.
(5) Female applicants only (This is an affirmative action measure under Article 8 of the Act on Securing Equal
Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment, implemented to address the
significantly low proportion of female faculty members, enhance the diversity of the education and research
environment, and fulfill the social responsibility of a national university.)
7. Desired Start Date
April 1st, 2027, or later
8. Application Materials
(1) Curriculum Vitae
*Please follow the sample CV form which can be downloaded from the URL
(https://www.ist.hokudai.ac.jp/div/ssi/content/Curriculum_Vitae_Sample_Format.docx) to create your CV.
* Applicant who has been employed by Hokkaido University from April 1, 2013 (any position, including Part-time
Lecture, TA, TF, RA and Short-term Support Assistant, etc.) should provide full details of your employment history.
(2) List of academic accomplishments (peer-reviewed journal papers, peer-reviewed international conference papers,
other papers, book chapters, tutorial papers, invited talks, patent (publications and establishments), awards,
activities at academic societies, research projects (including budget and duration), international cooperative
research projects and society contributions). Give additional statements of the JCR impact factor and the number
of citations to each journal paper, as much as possible.
(3) A copy of five major publications
(4) Summary of past/current research and education (about 1,000 words in English or 2,000 characters in Japanese)
