Hokkaido University, Institute for Catalysis (ICAT)

Position Open: Associate Professor
Location: Sapporo, JAPAN
Position Details:
Associate Professorship (Tenured).
Number of Vacancies: 1Division and Department:
Molecular Catalysis Research Division, Department of Fundamental Research(Prof. Daisuke Uraguchi)
Research Area and Scope of Work
Applications are welcome from organic chemists who actively study the molecularcatalysis based on molecular design, reaction development, and mechanistic
analysis. The successful applicant is expected to organize a research cluster inDepartment of Target Research. Your job description will include teaching duties inthe Graduate School of Life Science (Biomedical and Pharmaceutical ScienceCourse) programs and the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences programs.
Expected Start Date:
The earliest date after the April 1st, 2022
Minimum Education Qualifications:A PhD in chemistry or related fields.
Probation Period:
Three months from the starting date.
See Article 10 of National University Corporation Hokkaido University EmploymentRegulations.
Working Hours:
Discretionary working system in the type of professional work.
The successful candidate will be deemed to have worked for 7 hours 45 minutes per
working day.
Salary:The salary will be determined in accordance with the regulations of Hokkaido
University.

Social Insurance:
Employees' Pension Insurance (Kousei Nenkin)
MEXT Mutual Aid Association Health Insurance
Employment Insurance
Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance
Prevention from Passive Smoking:Non-smoking except for designated areas
Required Application Documents:
Submit the following (1) to (6) in:- Electronic format by e-mail (create a PDF file for each document)(1) Curriculum vitae including the applicant’s photo, date of birth, nationality,
current address, contact information (work address, phone & email), educational
history since high school, degrees acquired (name of university which awarded
each degree + date of degree awarded), other qualifications (relative to and/or
requisite for your research), and employment history*(2) Research achievements categorized into the following types: a) peer-reviewed
original papers (corresponding authors should be indicated with the“*” symbols),b) patents, c) reviews and commentaries, d) books, e) invited lectures, f) grants
received, g) research fields (within two), and h) honors received & scholarly
society activities if any(3) Brief summary of research activities to date (up to 2 pages in A4)(4) Future aspirations in research careers and those with education activities inInstitute for Catalysis (up to 2 pages in A4)(5) One recommendation letter or the names of two references with affiliation
information, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses(6) Most significant journal publications (up to 10 titles)
Deadline for Application:
December 10, 2021 (Japan Standard Time)To Apply:
Submit all documents described in the above "Required Application Documents" inPDF format via e-mail toProf. Jun-ya Hasegawa
Director
Institute for Catalysis
Hokkaido UniversityE-mail: director_06@cat.hokudai.ac.jp
Please note:
Institute for Catalysis will reply to the applicant upon the arrival of the submitted
documents via e-mail. If no response, please notify the situation to the e-mailaddress above.
Applicants may be asked to attend an interview if circumstances require.
Applicants will be responsible for any travel expenses incurred for the interview.
Inquiries:
Prof. Daisuke Uraguchi
Institute for Catalysis
Hokkaido University
Kita 21 Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0021, Japan
Tel: +81 11 706 9149
E-mail: uraguchi@cat.hokudai.ac.jp
Further Information:
Further information can be found on the Web site at the following URL:
https://www.cat.hokudai.ac.jp/index-e.html
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