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Mar 17, 2026

Future University Hakodate Faculty Recruitment 202608 (Information Design Course)

  1. Affiliation
    Information Design Course, Department of Media Architecture, School of Systems Information Science
  2. Open Position
    One associate professor or professor (full-time, tenured)
  3. Field of Research
    Field of Information Design
    The successful application is required to have academic knowledge in the field of fine arts and plastic arts, and have an outstanding record in various forms of design practice, including social implementation, production, and research. Although, not limited to the following fields, we specifically welcome candidates with backgrounds relating to;
    • Interaction Design
    • Co-Creation Design
    • Symbiotic Design
    • Social Design
    • Service Design
    • Visual Communication Design
    • UI/UX Design
    • Spatial Design
    • Media Design
  4. Subjects to be Taught and Required Duties
    <For Undergraduate School>
    • The successful applicant is required to teach about four subjects per year as listed below in Japanese depending on the area of expertise. Some subjects are conducted as team teaching consists of multiple faculty members.
    “Introduction to Information Expression”, Basic Information Expression 1”, “Basic Information Expression 2 / Basic Information Expression Practice 2”, “Basic Information Expression 3 / Basic Information Expression Practice 3”, “Information Design 1 / Information Design Practice 1”, Information Design 2 / Information Design Practice 2”, “Human Interface / Human Interface Practice”, “User Centered Design　/　User Centered Design Practice”, “Modern Design”, “Computer Graphics”, “Interactive Systems”, “Special Topics of Information Design”, “Art Management”, etc.
    • Project-Based Learning (for the third year of undergraduate school, year-round, team teaching)
    • Graduation Study (for the fourth year of undergraduate school, year-round)

    <For Graduate School>
    The successful applicant is required to teach one or more subjects depending on the area of expertise.

    Please refer to the syllabus for the contents of each subject:
    Syllabus Search: Click here

    <Duties>
    All faculty members are required to undertake duties related to university administration and education affairs.

    <Other>
    Both professors and associate professors preside over and manage their research laboratory independently.

  5. Eligibility
    • The candidate must hold a doctoral degree by the time of employment.
    • The candidate must have excellent research achievements in their field of expertise and enthusiasm for education, research, university administration, and social action.
    • The candidate must be capable of providing instruction in the design related practice class and supervising academic research in design.
    • The candidate must be interested in fields such as information science and cognitive science, and be able to promote education and research activities in cross-disciplinary with other fields of research.
    • The candidate must actively participate in global education and research initiatives.
    • The candidate must understand the role of the public university, and is able to enthusiastically work on collaborations with the local community and undertake research in the local area.
  6. Appointment Date
    Negotiable between September 1, 2026 and April 1, 2027.
  7. Documents to be Submitted (either in Japanese or English)
    1) Specify the following;
    　(a) Applying affiliation: Information Design Course
    　(b) Applying post: associate professor or professor
    　(c) Research field(s) able to supervise
    2) Curriculum Vitae (including attached photograph, current address, contact numbers (telephone and email), academic history (after high school graduation), employment history, research experience, academic associations and/or membership degree(s), rewards and punishments, etc.).
    3) List of Research Achievements (such as research papers, publications, records of the works or projects, vocational achievements (such as patents, design registration, awards in field of expertise, etc.)) and List of External Research Funding Acquisition.
    4) Details of Three Major Achievements from the List of Research Achievements an enclose a reprint or copy for each. Explain the reason for choosing the three selected major achievements (in 900 characters or less in Japanese or 500 words or less in English). Please attach any newspaper articles or other references to your achievements, if necessary.
    5) Educational Achievements (human resource development is acceptable in the case of companies)
    6) Research Outline and Future Research Plans. The document must be within two pages of A4 sized paper (English version/translation is required if the document is submitted in Japanese)
    7) Educational Aspirations (one page of A4 sized paper)
    8) Details of Two Referees including their names, affiliations, contact address (postal address, phone numbers, and email addresses).

    Application forms are available to be downloaded from the university website: Click here

  8. How and Where to Submit Application Documents
    • Submit the application documents as an attached file to recruit202608( at )fun.ac.jp
    • Please include “Application Documents 202608” in the email subject line.
    • If confirmation of receipt email is not received within a few days of submission, please contact where stated at No. 11 below.
    • If the application documents are too large to submit by email, it is recommended to use an online file transfer service.
    • Application documents are kept strictly confidential. Personal information provided will be used only for the screening process and will not be used for any other purposes. Moreover, the application documents will be securely destroyed after the screening process regardless of whether the application is successful or not.
  9. Application Period
    March 17, 2026 – May 31, 2026 (Deadline: 24:00 JST)
  10. Screening and Result Notification
    Screening
    • Upon submission all application documents will be screened.
    • If the applicant passes the document screening, an interview will be held.
    • Interview will be held between October 6-10, 2025.
    • Interviews will be held face-to-face at future University Hakodate, and the candidate will be asked to give a presentation of research and teaching experience, Q&A session, mock lecture, etc.
    • Applicants are responsible for transportation and other expenses associated with the interview screening process.
    Result Notification Method
    • Result of document screening will be sent by e-mail within about two weeks after the application deadline.
    • Interview details will be sent only to those who pass document screening.
    • Final results will also be sent by e-mail.
  11. For Further Information in reference to this application, please contact;
    Prof. NIIMI Ayahiko
    Department of Media Architecture, Future University Hakodate
    Tel: +81-(0)138-34-6448 / E-mail: recruit202608( at )fun.ac.jp
  12. Others
    • Future University Hakodate actively promotes DE&I (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) and welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds and those committed to DE&I promotion.
    • Under the motto “Open Space, Open Mind,” we strive to create new learning environments that connect education, research, and the local community. We welcome applicants willing to engage in education and research for diverse people and society as partners in designing the future.