Job Announcement for A Professor Position
Plant Biotechnology
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences
The University of Tokyo
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Number ofPositions
Start ofEmployment

One Professor
1 February 2022

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Term ofEmployment

Permanent

4Office
Location

Yayoi Campus, 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan

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Affiliation

Plant Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Global Agricultural Sciences,
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
1)Research fields : Plant Biotechnology62) Teaching responsibilities:(Undergraduate School) International Sustainable Agriculture Development,
Biochemistry for Environmental, Experiments and Practice of Global Agricultural
Development I, II, Overseas Field Practices, Graduation Thesis, etc.
(Graduate School) Plant Molecular Physiology, Plant Biotechnology, Seminar inResearch
Plant Biotechnology, Research in Global Bio-Environmental Studies, Advanced Global
Fields andAgriculture Science I,II (E), On-site Practical Research in Global Agricultural
Teaching
Responsibilit Sciences, Seminar for Global Agriculture and Culture, Practices in GlobalAgriculture and Culture, Overseas Safety and Risk Management, Advanced Seminar inies
Plant Biotechnology, Advanced Research in Global Bio-Environmental Studies, etc.

Discretionary Labor System for Professinal Work（Regarded as 7 hours and 45
minutes per day）

7Working Hours

8Saturdays, Sundays, Legal Holidays, End and beginning of the year (from 29Holidays and December to 3 January)
Vacation
Annual paid leave, Summer holidays, Condolence leave, etc.

SalaryBasic Salary will be decided taking your academic background, professional
background, etc. into account. 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 other allowances decided by the University

10 Insurance

Mutual aid association of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology, Employee pension insurance, Employment insurance (the applicant will
be covered according to the laws and regulation)91) Possess a PhD in Agricultural Sciences or a related research area, and have atleast 10 years of research and teaching experiences after obtaining the degree2) Have outstanding research achievements in the field of plant biotechnology that
contribute to the solution of global issues, and able to promote research in thisfield with an international perspective

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11 Qualification

3) Be able to provide teaching in English for lectures, experiments, and fieldpractices in 6-2) above to students from Japan and abroad, including students of
the International Program in Agricultural Development Studies (IPADS).
4) Able to proactively provide education and guidances to students in Japan andoverseas (especially in developing countries) in cooperation with local
institutions
5) Be able to perform administrative tasks in Japanese. Those whose native
language is not Japanese should be able to carry out administrative duties inJapanese within about one year after arrival.
1) Curriculum Vitae (The University's standard format available at below URLshould be used)https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/about/jobs.html
2) Research achievement list (PhD dissertation, original papers, reviews, books,awards, etc.)
3) Past teaching experiences (names of the courses previously taught, experiences
to teach as part-time lecturer, etc.）

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Application
Documents

4) Social contribution list (member of government panels, activities in academic
societies, etc.)
5) Reprints of five major research papers that you have authored6) Research/educational activities that you have achieved (approx. 1000 words inEnglish )7) Your research plan (approx. 1000 words in English)8) Your policy and approach for education (approx. 1000 words in English)9) Name, affiliation, title and contact (postal address, telephone number and mailaddress) of two references
29 of October 2021 (Friday) (Our receipt of the application documents must be nolater than this date).

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Application
Deadline

Interview may be conducted for short-listed candidates after document
screening.The cost of the trip to attend the interview should be covered by theapplicant. Video interview may be conducted alternatively.

All application documents should be combined to a single pdf file, and sent tobelow address by email after being protected by a password.The password may be
informed by the method chosen by the applicant.

Submission oftheProfessor Kensuke OKADA
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Department of Global Agricultural Sciences
Documents andGraduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences
Inquiries
The University of Tokyo
Email: akokada[at]g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp ([at] should be replaced with "@")
Phone : +81-3-5841-0770

15Special
Notice1) There is a period of trial employment of six months from the start of theemployment.

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Name of therecruiter

The University of Tokyo (National University Corporation)

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The application documents will not be returned to the applicants.
Applicants' personal information will be used only for this selection.
The University of Tokyo actively promotes gender equality, and hence,
applications from qualified women are strongly encouraged.
You can refer to below web page for the information of the Department.
http://www.ga.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/