Application Guidelines for Professor Position
Department of Applied Biological Chemistry,
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
1

Position

Professor

2

Number of Positions

One

3

Starting Date

April 1, 2023 or the earliest possible date thereafter4

Term of Employment

Non fixed-term

5Work location

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

6

Affiliation

Department of Applied Biological Chemistry,
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo1)Field of Research: Cutting-edge applied biological chemistry research related to food science inagricultural chemistry-related fields
2) Teaching responsibilities:

7Job Details(Undergraduate School) Lectures related to food science, Experiments in Biological Chemistry andBiotechnology, Exercise in Biological Chemistry and Biotechnology(Graduate School) Lectures related to food science, Biological Chemistry Frontier, SelectedExperiments (I, II, III) in Applied Biologica Chemistry, Seminar in Applied Biological Chemistry,Special Seminar in Applied Biological Chemistry

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 29to January 3 of the following year).
Basic Salary will be decided taking your academic background, professional background, etc. intoaccount.

10 Salary

Wage Raise System: Yes

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 either will be obtained by the starting date.
2) The candidate has excellent research achievements and excellent research achievements andeducational abilities, and is able to actively engage in educational guidance for students withenthusiasm.

12 Required Qualifications3)Candidates should conduct cutting-edge agricultural and life science research that challenges theunderstanding and application of the molecular basis of food-related life phenomena in general bydeveloping or using state-of-the-art technology.
4)The candidate ia able to take charge of the lectures and exercises indicated in 7 above.
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 (original articles, book, review, invited lecture, patent, etc.)
Underline the candiate's name and write * for the corresponding Author
3) List of educational acheivements (classes in charge, part-time lectures, etc.)
4) List of social contribution (society activities, committee activities, etc.)

13 Application documents5) List of competitive funds (past 10 years or so)6) Reprints of major publications (reprint or photocopy), up to 10
7) Self-evaluation of your research to date and your research plan and aspirations at the Graduate
School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo (within 2000words)
8) Educational policy for undergraduate and graduate students at the Graduate School of Agriculturaland Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo (about 1000 words)

9) Name, affiliation, title and contact (postal address, telephone number and mail14 Application Deadlineaddress) of two references
All documents must be received on or before （Monday, December 26, 2022）.
After screening of the application materials, candidates will be interviewed.
The application documents should be mailed to Prof. Satoshi KIDA, a contact person indicatedbelow, by registered air mail or a courier service that keeps a record of delivery. Indicate

15 Application method"Application documents for Associate Professor" on the envelope. In addition to sending thedocuments in paper form, please compile them into a single pdf file, set a password, and sent by email to Prof. KIDA. The method of communicating the password will be left to the discretion of theapplicant.
1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657 JAPANGraduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo

16 Contact Information

Department of Applied Biological Chemistry
Head of the Department Satoshi KIDA（喜田TEL: +81(0)3-5841-5118聡）

E-mail: akida[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.
During the period of employment, sharing controlled technology to you may be prohibited by
FEFTA and it may become difficult to achieve your job as a faculty or a staff member of the19 Additional Information

University 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.
The University of Tokyo promotes gender equality. We encourage applications from female
researchers.
We will take your English and Japanese language skills (speaking, hearing, reading, writing) intoaccounts.