The School of Computer Science and Engineering is inviting applications for a tenure-track faculty position (Robot Software)
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July 31, 2025
The School of Computer Science and Engineering is seeking candidates for a tenure-track faculty position(Robot Software)
Since 2015, our university has been working with companies and research institutes in and outside Fukushima Prefecture to research and develop disaster response robots, etc., following the adoption of the Fukushima Prefecture subsidy program "Robot Technology Development Support Project." To promote this program, we are recruiting a faculty member to work at the Aizu University Robot Test Field (RTF) Research Center, located in Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture.
Detail
1. Position and personnel
Tenure-track faculty: Associate Professor or Assistant Professor, 1 person
2. Affiliation
Information Systems Department
Concurrent position: Revitalization and Creation Support Center
Concurrent position: Robot Information Engineering Cluster,
Center for Advanced Information Science and Technology (CAIST)
3. Field of expertise: Robot software
4. Application requirements
(1) Those who hold or are expected to obtain a doctoral degree.
(2) Those who have a track record of research in a specific field (cloud robotics, image recognition, SLAM, autonomous control, system security, etc.).
(3) Experience in the research and development of robot software, control systems or platforms.
(4) Experience and motivation in industry-academia collaboration activities.
(5) Experience in organizational management and the cooperative and coordination skills necessary for organizational business execution.
(6) Basic English communication skills (TOEIC score of 630 or higher or equivalent).
(7) Regardless of nationality, candidates must have sufficient conversational, written and reading skills in Japanese to perform their duties (Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 2 equivalent).
(8) Work experience related to the proposal and execution of projects for the government or public institutions is desirable.
5. Main duties
(1) Research and development in specific areas of robotics information engineering (cloud robotics, image recognition, SLAM, autonomous control, system security, etc.)
(2) Conduct demonstration research using RTF resources (including Moon-Mars sandbox)
(3) Participate in national and prefectural robot technology development projects and manage and operate research and human resource development projects
(4) Support industry-academia collaboration and commercialization in robotics information engineering
(5) Education and human resource development in robotics information engineering
(6) Other robot-related work undertaken by the university
※ The faculty member's duties include education, research, community contribution, and university management, and will be primarily responsible for research and education on robots, and community contribution through industry-academia collaboration at the University of Aizu RTF Research Center.
6. Expected employment date
April 1, 2026※
※ The start date may be adjusted slightly earlier or later.
7. Place of Work
Robot Test Field (RTF) Research Center, University of Aizu
(Inside the Fukushima Robot Test Field Research Building)
(Address: Minamisoma City Reconstruction Industrial Park, 83 Shinakanuma, Kayahama, Haramachi-ku, Minamisoma, Fukushima)
In addition, as part of the teaching duties, one will be in charge of computer science and engineering subjects intensively at the main campus (Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima) during one quarter of the year, just like regular faculty.
8. Salary
The salary will be based on the university regulations.
9. Documents to be submitted
The following documents must be submitted.
(1) Curriculum Vitae (in the prescribed format [ PDF] [ Word], in English)
(2) Reasons for applying and aspirations for the job (no more than one A4 page, in both Japanese and English)
(3) Copies of three representative published papers
(4) List of three people who can provide references regarding the applicant, including their job titles, names, and contact information (including email addresses)
(5) Letters of recommendation from the three people
(6) Names of courses that can be taught
For information on the undergraduate and graduate curriculum, please refer to the following:
https://web-ext.u-aizu.ac.jp/official/curriculum/syllabus/1_E_000.html
https://web-ext.u-aizu.ac.jp/official/curriculum/syllabus/2_E_000.html
(7) Certificate of degree (if you plan to obtain a degree, please submit a certificate of expected degree)
All documents other than (5) above must be submitted in PDF format. Regarding the recommendation letter (5), please ask the recommender to submit it directly to the address below in PDF format. Personal information in the application documents will not be used for any purpose other than the selection process.
10. How to submit
Please submit all documents through the following system:
https://opmext.u-aizu.ac.jp/opmoas/webapp/
Please also refer to the following link for information on the university's educational policies before applying:
https://u-aizu.ac.jp/en/curriculum/policy/
https://u-aizu.ac.jp/en/curriculum/undergraduate/outcomes/
11. Application deadline
Must arrive by 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 5, 2025
12. Selection method
After receiving the application, the first selection process (document screening) and the second selection process (interview for those who pass the first selection process) will be conducted.
In the first selection process, the submitted documents will be reviewed for each evaluation item: field of expertise, teaching ability, research ability, and development track record.
In the second selection process, interviews will be conducted for those selected in the first selection process. The interviews will be conducted primarily in Japanese, but some will be conducted in English to confirm English proficiency.
13. Contact
[Application method and application documents]
Zhou Yinghui, Associate Professor, Planning and Promotion Office
Email: arc-position[at]u-aizu.ac.jp
90 Kamiaiai, Tsuruga, Ichinomachi, Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima 965-8580
[Job content]
Naruse Keitaro, Professor, Department of Information Systems
Email: arc-position[at]u-aizu.ac.jp
90 Kamiaiai, Tsuruga, Ichinomachi, Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima 965-8580