特任准教授又は 　特任助教 (Associate Professor or Assistant Professor )

Announcement of Faculty Position

Faculty of Electrical, Information and Communication Engineering
Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University

1. Position:

Associate Professor or Assistant Professor

2. Affiliation:

Faculty of Electrical, Information and Communication Engineering, Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa

University

https://www.se.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/information
3. Field of specification:

Advanced research area related to quantum/digital network such as quantum network, ICN, SDN, NFV, in-network

computing, network intelligence and B5G/6G/B6G. The candidate conducts fundamental research on the advanced

research area and its applications and proposes innovative and advanced techniques on quantum/digital network and

their applications to promote the social implementation of them. The candidate is expected to have an enthusiasm to

also conduct research on the invention of network techniques utilizing quantum technology and their applications in

the future.

The candidate will participate in a research project “Promotion of secure super-smart society (Society 5.0) through

the integration of IoT, AI, and cyber security”, and will be expected to contribute to the goal of the research project

by collaborating with other project members. The candidate will also provide education and research instructions to

students pursuing the electrical, information and communication engineering by joining the advanced information

specialist training program conducted by Kanazawa University.

4. School and Division (Teaching responsibility):

1. Information and Communication Engineering Course, School of Electrical, Information and Communication

Engineering, College of Science and Engineering

2. Division of Electrical, Information and Communication Engineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and

Technology, and Division of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Graduate School of Natural Science

and Technology

5. Subject responsible for:
Liberal Arts and Science

Lecture and experiment on subjects associated with computer science, Advanced topics on information &

communication engineering, computer and programming for undergraduate course and graduate course

6. Employment status:
A full-time associate professor (non-tenured, 5-year term) or

A full-time assistant professor (non-tenured, 5-year term)

• After the expiration of the employment period, the employment period may be renewed as a tenured position based

on results of an internal review of achievements by Kanazawa University.

** Applicant may be hired as tenured even at the time of employment if the applicant has excellent achievements.

7. Compensation:
Annual salary system is applied according to Kanazawa University’s regulations.

8. Qualification requirements:

1. The candidate should be a researcher with a doctoral degree (In case of Assistant Professor, the candidate who

holds a doctoral degree by the time when the appointment begins is also eligible to apply).

2. The candidate should have enthusiasm for education and research and can actively work for the collaboration

between industry and university.

3. The candidate should have outstanding research achievements in computer engineering, network engineering,

computer science or other related fields underlying advanced quantum/digital network, or in the integration of

quantum technology and information network, and be competent in the industrial application.

4. It is desirable for candidates to possess sufficient communication skills in both Japanese and English.

9. Start of employment:

An appointee is expected on duty on April 1st, 2027 or any early possible date afterwards

10. Documents for applications (A4 size paper)

For the item 1) - 5) described below, please use the MS word format located at
https://www.se.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/campanies-and-reserchers
Use separate sheets for other item 6) - 9) with free format.

1. Curriculum vitae (including Photograph, Family and given names, Age, Postal number, Home address,

Telephone number, Email address, Educational background starting from university and afterward, Degree, Job

carrier, Conferences and social activities, Rewards and punishments),

Corresponding part in the format: I. Curriculum Vitae (Telephone number should be written below e-mail

address.)

2. List of publications (Journal papers, International conference papers, Keynote lectures and Special lectures at

international conference, Published work and compilation work, Report, commentary and general remarks,

Patents, etc.) (Journal papers and international conference papers (reviewed) should be respectively listed in

chronological order.) (Candidate’s name, co-author’s name, journal title, volume, number, first and last pages

(paper number) and published year should be provided. Candidate’s name should be underlined. Each paper

published in journal listed in SCI-expanded should be marked by an * (asterisk) and the journal’s impact factor

should be given.),

Corresponding part in the format: II. Research Performance 1.Research Papers – 6.Patents, etc., III. Research

Activity, Educational Activity, and Conference and Social Activities 1.Research Activities (1) Number of

research achievements

3. List of activities in academic society,

Corresponding part in the format: III. Research Activity, Educational Activity, and Conference and Social

Activities 3.Academic Societies and Social Activities (within past 5 years)

4. List of research grants acquired,

Corresponding part in the format: IV. Grants

5. Aspirations for education and research

Corresponding part in the format: V. Aspirations for Education and Research (within one A4-size page)

6. Details of research and educational experiences (within one A4-size page),

7. Peprints of the 3 to 5 most important papers,

8. Two reference persons (Name, affiliation, E-mail address and phone number)

9. Position the candidate would like to apply for (Associate Professor or Assistant Professor)

11. Deadline for application:
November 28th, 2026 (no later than this due date)

12. Selection process:
After reviewing the submitted documents, shortlisted candidates will be requested to give a presentation and take an

interview. In that case, travel expenses will not be covered.

13. Address:
All the materials for the application should be sent as PDF files to:

Prof. Masahiro MAMBO

E-mail : [email protected]

• Applications should be sent with E-mail subject “Application to Faculty Position on Advanced Quantum/Digital

Network”.

• The maximum size of one email is 10MB. If you need to send more than one email, please let us know.
• After receiving the file(s) by email, we will send you a receipt notification by email.

If there is no notification of reception within 24 hours, the reception has not been completed.

Please send file(s) again.

14. Contact person:
Prof. Masahiro MAMBO

E-mail: [email protected]

15. Additional information:

1. The website below gives information about employment regulation.

https://www.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/university/administration/regulation/rules (in Japanese)

2. Kanazawa University also promotes the courses delivered in English under the internationalization policy.

https://www.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/sgu/en/kusgu/project.html
3) Kanazawa University promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) based on the Basic Act for a Gender-Equal

Society and the "Kanazawa University Diversity Promotion Principles." We welcome applications from female

researchers and international researchers for our open faculty positions. For details,

https://ipdi.w3.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/en/

4. The Institute of Science and Engineering welcomes applications from female researchers in accordance with the

purport of the Basic Act for Gender Equal Society.