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(Associate/Full) Professorship in Logic/Statistics/Computer Science, Kobe (Japan), Deadline: 31 May 2013

http://www.csi.kobe-u.ac.jp/english/koubo/20130403_e.pdf
Deadline for applications is May 31.

A Professor or an Associate Professor in Mathematics (a faculty position) 
at the Graduate School of System Informatics, Kobe University (Japan) The 
Graduate School of System Informatics of Kobe University invites 
applications from qualified candidates for a faculty position at the rank 
of either a professor or an associate professor in areas of mathematics in 
connections with the research fields of the Group of Logic, Statistics and 
Informatics (see the URL below). Outstanding researchers in these fields 
are encouraged to apply.

1 Field of Research

Mathematics in research areas (e.g. mathematical statistics) having 
connection with the research activities of the Group of Logic, Statistics 
and Informatics: see http://kurt.scitec.kobe-u.ac.jp/index-jp.html

Position Description

The candidate must have a doctoral degree in mathematics. He or she is 
expected to have established an outstanding independent research program 
and will be expected to contribute to the Graduate School's teaching 
program, including lectures on probability theory and statistics, as well 
as to the undergraduate general education program of Kobe University. The 
candidate should have a broad education in mathematics and have interest 
also in areas of mathematics including mathematics as the foundation of 
informatics and applications of mathematics in computer science in 
general.

The candidate must have a good knowledge of Japanese so that he or she 
should be (at latest after a couple of years) in a position to give 
lectures in Japanese and undertake diverse activities as a faculty member 
on the basis of Japanese language.

In conformity with The Basic Law for Gender-equal Society (Law No 78 of 
1999) we encourage the applications of female candidates and prefer them 
in case of equivalent qualifications.

Deadline Applications should arrive at the following address by May 31, 
2013

Expected Commencement Date: October 1, 2013

Application materials (in Japanese or English)

(1) Curriculum Vitae

(2) List of publications, talks, etc. (papers to appear and preprints may 
be included but the status of such papers (accepted, submitted, preprint, 
etc.) should be clearly indicated).

(3) Offprints of major papers (copies are acceptable as well), preprints, 
etc.

(4) List of competitive research funds obtained in the past

(5) Summary of past research activities and future research plan 
(approximately 2 pages on A4 size paper)

(6) Summary of past teaching experiences and educational philosophy of the 
candidate

(7) 1 reference letter

(8) Names and contact details (including email addresses) of two 
researchers available for consultation

(9) Contact details of the applicant including affiliation, postal 
address, telephone numbers and email address

To be sent (via post) to: Professor Dr. Takenao Ohkawa Department of 
Information Science Graduate School of System Informatics, Kobe University 
Rokkodai 1-1, Nada, Kobe, Hyogo, 657-8501 Japan as registered mail.

Selection process Candidates will be chosen based on the application 
materials. If necessary, some chosen candidates may be interviewed. 
Applicants will be responsible for any travel and communication expenses 
incurred during the application process.