Application Guidelines for Assistant Professor Position
Agro-Biotechnology Research Center (Laboratory of Plant Functional Biotechnology)
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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Position

Assistant Professor

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Number of Positions

One

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Starting Date

June 1, 2023 (planned)4Term of Employment

5 years. The appointment may be renewed once only for 5 years or less.

5Work location

6Affiliation

1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo（University of Tokyo, Yayoi Campus）
Agro-Biotechnology Research Center Laboratory of Plant Functional Biotechnology
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo1) Research on plant functional biotechnology in the field of agricultural and life sciences
2) Teaching exercises, experiments, and practical training: (Undergraduate) Student experiments in7Job Details

Biological Chemistry and Biotechnology, Practical training in Biological Chemistry andBiotechnology, (Graduate School) Research in Biotechnology I, II, III, Biotechnology Seminar,Biotechnology Special Seminar

8Working Hours

9Days Off

Discretionary labor system: Working hours are deemed as 7 hours and 45 minutes per day.
Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and year-end through New Year holidays (from December 29to January 3 of the following year).
Basic Salary will be decided taking your academic background, professional background, etc. intoaccount. Wage Raise System: Yes

10 SalaryExamples: Doctor / from JPY 340,000
Various Allowances:Bonus (twice a year), Commuting Allowance (basically up to JPY 55,000), and

11 Insurance

other allowances decided by the University
Appointees will be enrolled in the Mutual Aid Association of Ministry of Education, Culture,Sports, Science, and Technology as well as employment insurance.
1) Ph.D., an equivalent qualification, or evidence that either will be obtained by the starting date2) Outstanding research achievements in life sciences
3) Ability to vigorously promote the researches in the Laboratory of Plant Functional Biotechnology

12 Required Qualifications using biochemical and molecular biological methods, etc., and to pioneer the frontiers of plantscience4) The affirmative mindset to actively providing research and educational guidance to students incooperation with other faculty members of the Laboratory of Plant Functional Biotechnology1)Curriculum vitae (Please use The University of Tokyo Standard Resume Form, downloadablefrom the following link: https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/about/jobs.html)
2) List of academic publications（Complete the form separately for each of the following items）(2-1) Title of the doctoral dissertation, year of submission, and the university where submitted(2-2) Original research papers (Please provide author name(s), title, journal name, volume, pages,
and year of publication of all papers, along with a brief description (about 120 words) of thecontents and the applicant's contribution of up to 5 representative and vital papers)(2-3) Books and review articles(2-4) Patents and technological developments(2-5) Others (invited lectures, etc.)
13 Application documents3) Electronic files of up to 5 representative papers (Please submit on a CD containing electronicfiles)
4) List of competitive funds obtained (last 5 years)5) List of teaching experience (lectures, experiments, exercises, graduate student teaching, etc.)
6) List of social contribution (academic society activities, committee activities, etc.)
7) Self-evaluation of own research to date (about 1000 words)
8) Research plan in the case of appointment as the assistant professor of the Laboratory of Plant
Functional Biotechnology (about 750 words)
9) Educational policy for undergraduate and graduate students (about 500 words)
10) Names and contact details (address, telephone number, e-mail address, etc.) of 2 persons who
can answer inquiries about the research and teaching career of the applicant

14 Application Deadline

All documents must be received on or before Tuesday, February 28, 2023.
After screening of the application materials, short-listed candidates will be interviewed.
The application documents should be mailed to Prof. Keishi SENOO, a contact person indicated

15 Application method

below, by registered air mail or a courier service that keeps a record of delivery. Indicate"Application documents for Assisant Professor" on the envelope.
1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657 JAPANGraduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo

16 Contact Information

Agro-Biotechnology Research Center, Director Keishi SENOO（妹尾啓史）
TEL: +81(0)3-5841-5139
E-mail: asenoo[at]g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp（Please replace [at] with @.）17 Probation Period

There will be a six-month probationary period at the beginning of the appointment.

18 Employer

The University of Tokyo
Please note that application documents will not be returned.
Personal information obtained through this application process will be used only for the screening
and the recruiting of the applicants, never for any other purpose.
The University of Tokyo promotes gender equality. We encourage applications from female
researchers.
Status of measures to prevent second-hand smoke: No smoking on the premises (There is a19 Additional Informationsmoking area outdoors)
During the period of employment, sharing controlled technology to you may be prohibited byFEFTA and it may become difficult to achieve your job as a faculty or a staff member of theUniversity if you are under the control of a foreign government, corporation or university bycontract, or under the control of a foreign government by economic interests. In such a case, youneed to keep the contract or interests within the range that does not incur such restrictions.
We'll take your English and Japanese language skills into account.