Application Guidelines for Associate Professsor Position: Extension of Public Offering
Department of Applied Biological Chemistry (Laboratory of Food Chemistry),
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
1

Position

Associate 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, Laboratory of Food Chemistry
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo1)Field of Research: Basic research related to food and health in agricultural and biological chemistry2) Teaching responsibilities:(Undergraduate School) Food Chemistry, Bioinorganic Chemistry, Basic Analytical Chemistry,

7Job Details

Experiments in Biological Chemistry and Biotechnology, Exercise in Biological Chemistry andBiotechnology(Graduate School) Food Science and Biodynamics, 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 29
to 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), 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., 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.
3)Candidates should focus on chemistry and biochemical reactions related to food and health, be

12 Required Qualifications

familiar with knowledge and techniques in biochemistry, molecular biology, and immunology, andconduct research that contributes to the elucidation of important biological phenomena and theirapplication to food and agriculture.
4)The candidate ia able to take charge of the lectures and exercises indicated in 7 above.
5) Candidates must be able to ooperate with Professor Koji Uchida in the relevant field of study toprovide education and research guidance for undergraduate and graduate students.
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 107) 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 （Friday, January 20, 2023）.
After screening of the application materials, short-listed 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

19 Additional Informationand 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 (speaking, hearing, reading, writing) into
accounts.