Application Guidelines for Professsor Position
Department of Ecosystem Studies (Laboratory of Aquatic Conservation),
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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Position

Professor

2

Number of Positions

One

3

Starting Date

April 1st, 2022 (planned)4Term of Employment

Non fixed-term

5Work location

1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo (University of Tokyo Yayoi Campus)

6

Affiliation

Laboratory of Aquatic Conservation, Department of Ecosystem Studies,
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
1) Research area: Aquatic Conservation
2) Eucational subjects to be in charge:

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Job Details(Undergraduate) Coastal Oceanography, Practice in Coastal Ecology, Seminar in Field Science(Graduate school) Principles of Field Science, Aquatic Ecosystem Studies, Aquatic Ecosystem
Conservation, Seminar in Aquatic Ecosystem Conservation, Special Research in Ecosystem Studies,
Advanced Seminar in Biology of Aquatic Organisms, Advanced Research in Ecosystem Studies

8Working Hours

9Days Off

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

10 Salary

Examples: Doctor / from JPY 340,000
Various Allowances:Bonus (twice a year), Commuting Allowance (basically up to JPY 55,000), and11 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. or evidence that will be obtained by the starting date.
2)Excellent research achievements in conservation and management of coastal ecosystems and ability
to promote research and education in those areas with a strong leadership.

12 Required Qualifications3)Rich experience in field sciences4)Ability to actively provide educational and researh guidance for undergraduate and graduate
students in cooperation with other academic staffs in the relevant field.
5)Ability to take charge of educational subjects listed in 7-2).
1)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 (dissertation, original article, review, book, award, etc.)
3)List of educational achievements (classes in charge, part-time lecturers, etc.)4)List of social contributions (society activities, committee activities, etc.)

13 Application documents5)Outline of research and educational achievements (about 1000 words)
6)Future research plans and outlook (about 1000 words)
7)Educational policy for undergraduate and graduate students (about 500 words)
8)Names, job titles and contact information of those who can evaluate the research and educational
backgrounds othe the applicant (2 persons)9)Reprints of up to 3 major publications
All documents must be received on or before September 30, 2021 Japan time.

14 Application Deadline

After screening of the application materials, short-listed candidates will be interviewed (planned onOctober 30, 2021).

The above documents should be sent in a single PDF file with a password set, using a file transfer
15 Application method

service or file sharing service. Then, please inform us that you have sent the application documents
and how to access the file by e-mail with the title "Application documents (applicant's name in thisbrackets)". The method of sending the file password is left to the discretion of the applicant.
Toshiya Okuro, Head of the Department
Department of Ecosystem Studies,

16 Contact Information

Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657 JAPANTEL: +81(0)3-5841-5051
E-mail: aokuro[at]mail.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 and19 Additional Information

the recruiting of the applicants, never for any other purpose.
The University of Tokyo promotes gender equality. We encourage applications from female
researchers.
We will take your English and Japanese language skills into account.