Character of NAIST

Faculty Mobility and Diversity

Outstanding young researchers with a proven track record in cutting-edge research at universities, private sector research institutes are recruited as faculty members through wide-ranging recruitment.

 

Diversity

Outstanding young researchers with a proven track record in cutting-edge research at universities, and private sector research institutes are recruited. Currently, about half of the professors and associate professors have research experience at national or other research institutes, private sector companies or research facilities overseas. Overall, the faculty is extremely diverse as indicated in the table below, and this diversity serves as a driving force for the vitalization of NAIST's research.

(As of Sep, 1, 2007)

	President	Vice Presidents	Professors	Associate Professors	Assistant Professors	Research Associates	Total
Number of Faculty	1	2	56[1]	44[2]	106[13]	4	213[16]
Fixed - term Faculty				[2]	[34]	[2]	[38]
Faculty members who have worked in other institutions			27	28	54	1	110
			(48.2%)	(63.6%)	(50.9%)	(25.0%)	(51.6%)
New Graduates, etc.				4	20	1	25
				(9.1%)	(18.9%)	(25.0%)	(11.7%)
Average Age	-	-	52.2	41.4	35.1		41.0
National Average age	-	-	55.1	44.2	37.7		46.5

※ ［］in the Number of Faculty indicates the number of Female Faculty in totals for each category.

※ Numbers in［］of Fixed-term Faculty are included in totals for each category.

※ National Average Age is cited from "Report of School Teachers Statistics in 2004".

Introduction of the fixed-term appointment system

It is especially important to have diverse human resources in order to implement advanced, interdisciplinary and comprehensive research and education at the university. A fixed-term appointment system for faculty members was introduced in June, 1998. Vitalization of research and education is being promoted by enhancing the mobility of the faculty.