Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Recruitment Information for Project (Fixed term) Assistant Professor
1.

Title and Hiring Numbers

Project Assistant Professor, two positions

2.

Term of Employment

October 1, 2023, or the earliest possible occasion after that date up toMarch 31, 2024

3.

Renewal of Contract

Your employment agreement may be renewed. Renewal shall be at theend of each academic year.
Renewal of the agreement will be determined by the following factors:
All relevant factors, such as progress of the work assigned to you, yourperformance, work record, and attitude, your medical conditions, budget
status, and/or the amount of the work at the end of the term.
However, your employment agreement will be renewed at most 3 times
and the renewed term will not go beyond March 31, 2027.

4.

Probation Period

14 days from the date of employment

5.

Place of Work

Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Tokyo
(3- 8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo)

6.

Affiliation

Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Tokyo

7.

Contents of Work Duties

1. Supervising mathematics exercise classes for the first year andthe second-year undergraduate students.
2. Assisting courses and supervising exercise classes for the third year
and fourth-year undergraduate students and for the graduate students.
3. Preparing on-demand materials for undergraduate mathematics
courses.
4. Other educational or research jobs at the graduate school.

8.

Working Hours

Discretionary work system for professional work applies and working
hours will be deemed as 7 hours and 45 minutes per day.

9.

Days off

Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays, and the year-end and New Yearholidays (December 29 to January 3)

10.

Leave

Annual Paid Leave, Special Leave, etc.

11.

Wages, etc.

Annual salary system. About 400,000 to 500,000 yen per monthincluding performance allowance (depending on qualification, ability,academic career etc.) and commuting allowance (in the case the requiredconditions are satisfied, up to 55,000 yen per month).

12.

Insurance

You will be automatically enrolled in the insurance from the Mutual Aid
Association of MEXT (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Scienceand Technology) and Employment Insurance.

13.

Qualification Requirements

The candidate should possess or is expected to obtain a doctoral degreeby the starting date.14.

Documents to be Submitted

1) The University of Tokyo Standard Resume(Please download the resume from the website below.)
https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/about/jobs.html* Please refer to instructions below instead of the above.
(Japanese only)
https://www.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/faculty/soumu/jinji/downloadjinji/rireki_20220823.pdf* If you have a name for professional use, please indicate it inRemarks.
2) List of publications in which the three most important articles aremarked.
3) pdf files of articles (may include preprints), up to 5.
4) a summary of past research activities.
5) research plans.
6) three names of possible referees with their e-mail addresses,
7) a document certifying the teaching ability in Japanese.
(Required for non-Japanese citizens. You are required to be able toteach in Japanese)
8) Plan on promoting diversity(Please write this based on your own experience.)
The Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences is aware of theimportance of creating a more inclusive environment, as stated in thedocument “pursuing harassment free Graduate School ofMathematical Sciences and Department of Mathematics”
https://www.ms.u-tokyo.ac.jp/news/h_sengen.pdf(in Japanese) and the University of Tokyo has adopted the Universityof Tokyo statement on Diversity and Inclusion
https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ja/about/actions/di01.html
9) Plan on education of mathematics using on-demandmaterials.

15.

Submission Method

Zip the electronic files of above documents in one file and upload
it using the link below.
https://forms.gle/9dSJYJjqDceb3h7w5(A Google account is required.)
The file name shall be yourname.zip. At the same time,
write to email: math-application(AT)ms.u-tokyo.ac.jp
after replacing (AT) by @If you are not able to upload the file at the link, you may send it byemail to the above address as an attached file.
In either case, Subject shall be “application to the project assistantprofessor position”.
* Please contact us if you do not receive an acknowledgement ofreceipt of your email from the University within a few days.

16.

Application Deadline

Applications must arrive by July 14, 2023, noon (JST).
We will not accept any application arrived later than that date.

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Contact

3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8914
Graduate School of Mathematical Sciencese-mail: math-application(AT)ms.u-tokyo.ac.jp
with (AT) replaced by @18.

Name of Recruiter

The University of Tokyo

19.

Status of measures toprevent second-handsmoke

No smoking on site (Designated outdoor smoking areas are available)

20.

Other

1) Personal information obtained will only be used for recruitment
purposes.
2) We welcome proactive application from women in accordance with
“The University of Tokyo, Declaration for Promoting Gender Equality(March 3, 2009).”3) We will consider account any periods during which you were on
leave for maternity, childcare, illness, nursing etc. if indicated in CV.
4) If you are personally in contract with foreign governmental bodies,
corporations or universities, or if you are in receipt of a large benefit(financial or any other form) from foreign governmental bodies during
the period of your employment, the provisions of the Foreign Exchange
and Foreign Trade Act (FEFTA) may prohibit or restrict the sharing oftechnology that is designated as controlled technology and, as a result,
this may make it difficult for you to fulfill your duties as an academic or
as administrative staff of the university. Therefore, in such cases it isnecessary to keep such contracts/benefits within a scope where they do
not hinder the sharing of technologies for your duties at the university.