Job Posting（for Assistant Professor）

Affiliation
Position title

Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo
Institute of Technology
Assistant Professor

Number of Openings

1Area of Specialization

Protein Engineering, Cellular Engineering or Chemical BiologyThe successful candidate will be required to carry out, in collaboration withProf. Ueda, innovative researches on bioengineering, especially protein or
cellular engineering, including biosensing and chemical biology, in the“Molecular Bioscience” field of Laboratory for Chemistry and Life Science.

Job Description

The successful candidate will be required to engage in research, teach, andsupervise graduate and undergraduate students.

The successful candidate will join Human Centered Science and Biomedical
Engineering course, in the School of Life Science and Technology. It includes
course and training programs for graduate and undergraduate students.

Applicants must hold a PhD, or be near to completion of a PhD at the time ofQualifications

employment. Candidates must be highly motivated, willing to learn, anddemonstrate initiative in assigned tasks.

LocationSuzukakedai Campus
Nearest station: Suzukakedai
De facto working hours* under the discretionary labor system for professional work:

Working Hours

7 hours 45 minutes per day (38 hours 45 minutes per week)*Hours considered as working hours
Fixed-term appointments will be for up to 5 years. Reappointment may be possible

Termfor one additional term of up to 5 years. The total term is limited to a maximum of 10years from the original date of employment.

Probationary Period

6 months

The successful candidate will be paid under the “Annual Salary System with
Lump- Sum Retirement Allowance” pursuant to the Institute’s Regulations onWage and Salary for Staff under Annual Salary System with Lump-Sum
SalaryRetirement Allowance. In accordance with the regulations, the amount ofannual salary will be determined based on the standard level for the first fiscal
year of employment, and will be based on performance evaluations insubsequent years. A retirement allowance will be paid separately at the time ofretirement.

· Annual salary examples (The amounts listed below are only examples
provided in the regulations and do not relate to this position.)
Assistant professor hired immediately after completing a doctoral degree
Standard: JPY 5,000,000
Minimum*: JPY 4,800,000
Maximum*: JPY 5,600,000*The minimum and maximum amounts will vary depending on performance.
Social insurance andother benefits
Employer
Proposed Start Date
Closing Date for

Employee’s pension, Mutual Aid Association short term benefits (health insurance),
employment insurance, worker’s compensation Insurance
President of National University Corporation Tokyo Institute of Technology
April 1, 2022, or the earliest possible date thereafterApplications must be received by October 1 (Friday), 2021.

Application
Selection will be based on a comprehensive review of applications and interviews.
Selection Process

Selected applicants may be asked to have an online or on-campus interview and/orgive a presentation. Please note that travel expenses for attending on-campus
interviews will not be reimbursed.
1.

Curriculum vitae including photograph, age, professional and educational
history (from high school onward), degrees, awards, and email address.

2.

Accomplishment statement, including:a. Refereed original journal papers
b. Reviews, Accounts, and Commentaries
c. Books
d. Invited lectures

3.

Up to three reprints or copies of major publications (one copy for eachpublication)

Required Documents

4.

Acquired research grants and external funds.

5.

Research statement with a summary of research accomplishments anddetails of the future direction and plan for the applicant’s work (free form, twoA4 pages)

6.

Teaching statement that includes appealing points and perspective for future
work (free form, one A4 page)

7.

Two references with names, affiliations, and contact details (phone number ande-mail address)

8.

Fill the format available in the following link and send with other files.
Applicant Data File

How to Submit anApplication

The required documents are zipped as one file and must be submitted through
JREC-IN portal Web, or by E-mail to :application_ueda_lab@res.titech.ac.jp

Contacts

Dr. Hiroshi Ueda, Professor, Laboratory for Chemistry and Life ScienceE-mail: ueda@res.titech.ac.jp
1.

The personal information provided in the submitted documents will be usedsolely for recruitment and not for any other purpose, pursuant to the Institute’s
applicable rules and regulations.

2.

Tokyo Institute of Technology, in order to ensure a diverse workforce,
guarantees equal opportunities for all individuals regardless of nationality or

Other*

gender.
3.

Smoking is prohibited on campus (excluding designated outdoor smokingareas).

4.

The progress of the selection can be found on the following website:
https://www.iir.titech.ac.jp/job/info_en.pdf

5.

For more information, please refer to the following link.

http://www.hyoka.koho.titech.ac.jp/eprd/recently/koubo/koubo.php?lang=en