The Graduate School of Frontier Sciences (GSFS), The University of Tokyo invites applications for afull-time faculty position: Assistant Professor (female only)
Responsibilities:
Under the guidance of the Director of the GSFS Sustainable Society Design Center (SSDC), thesuccessful candidate will perform the following tasks and duties:⚫ Support teaching graduate-level courses provided at Graduate Program in Sustainability Science
Global Leadership Initiative (GPSS-GLI), including environmental economics and methodology
for policy assessment, in English;⚫ Assist lectures of recurrent education courses set up under SSDC;⚫ Provide research guidance for graduate students supervised by SSDC faculty members, bothmaster and doctor course students;⚫ Actively participate in administrative meetings, committees and seminars in GSFS;⚫ Perform other duties as assigned by the Director
Note: GSFS is composed of faculty members with multiple science disciplines and nationalities as it
takes a transdisciplinary approach to address global issues.
Competencies:
The successful candidate must be⚫ a culturally sensitive individual who can collaborate with faculty members/students from different
disciplines and cultures⚫ an individual with the ability to develop a global network with overseas sustainability-related
education and research communities.
Qualifications:⚫ A PhD degree or equivalent in the fields related to sustainability science⚫ Professional working proficiency in English to support teaching graduate-level students⚫ Full professional proficiency in Japanese language to conduct administrative work within SSDC
and communicate with other staff in the campus⚫ Preference is given to candidates with:✓ Backgrounds in environmental economics and/or other related studies✓ Experience in climate change policies (carbon pricing, trade and environment, sustainability
finance, sharing economy, etc.), sustainability indicators (inclusive wealth, green GDP, postSDGs, etc.), biodiversity conservation (Task for Nature-related Financial Disclosures, naturebased solutions, biodiversity evaluations, etc.) and other related field of study⚫ To narrow the gender gap in faculty members at the University of Tokyo, only female candidates
may apply.
Details of the position:
1. Title
2. Contract starting date
3. Contract period
4. Renewal of contract

5. Probationary period
6. Place of employment

Assistant Professor (full-time, non-tenured)
June 1, 2023 or later
Five years
Although this contract is non-renewable, the successful
applicant may reapply if there is a new call for applications forthe same or similar positions.
6 months
Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo(Kashiwa Campus: 5-1-5 Kashiwa-no-ha, Kashiwa-city, Chiba
Prefecture, Japan)

7. Affiliation
8. Working conditions

9. Overtime work
10. Days off

11. Paid leave
12. Compensation

13. Social Insurance

14. Payday

Sustainable Society Design Center (SSDC)
As prescribed by University regulations: Discretionary
Labor System for Professional Work [senmongata sairyorodosei].
Not applicable
Sundays, Saturdays, holidays prescribed in the National
Holiday Act, December 29 to January 3 of the following
year, and other days specifically designated as days off
Provided in accordance with the University’s regulations
Fixed annual salary of JPY 6,000,000 (JPY 500,000 per month)is paid. Transportation allowance to be provided in accordancewith the University’s regulations
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology (MEXT) Mutual Society of Health Insurance(Monbukagakusho -kyosai) and other labor insurance inaccordance with the University’s regulations.
17th day of each month.

Application documents
Interested persons should submit all documents listed:
1) Curriculum Vitae in The University of Tokyo’s Standard Resume
Format; downloadable athttps://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/about/jobs.html
2) List of categorized publications (1. Peer-reviewed journal papers, 2.
Books, and 3. Others.)
3) A statement explaining: i) the relevance of your experiences for thisposition, and ii) your motivation and how you intend to contribute to theGSFS’s mission to foster high-quality sustainability studies. Thestatement should be written in English, single-spaced, use 12-point Arial
font, and be kept to a maximum of 2 pages.
4) Names, affiliations, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers of two
references that GSFS may directly contact.
* Any application that lacks any of the required documents will NOT beconsidered.
Application method
Upload all application documents to the following URL.
https://go.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp/gsfsother_20221207_AssProf
Closing date
All documents must be uploaded before 17:00 JST of March 1st,Wednesday, 2023.
All those who make the short list are requested to be interviewed
between March 8th and 15th, 2023, either in person at the Kashiwa
Campus, or online.
Selection result
Will be notified via email.
Inquiries
Any inquiry regarding this position must be sent by email to Prof.
Yasuko Kameyama (ykame@edu.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp). Title of the emails
should start with “Job post SSDC”
Other relevant notifications⚫ Provisions of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (FEFTA) : If you are personally incontract with foreign governmental bodies, corporations or universities, or you are in receipt of alarge benefit (financial or any other form) from foreign governmental bodies during the period ofyour employment, the provisions of the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act (FEFTA) may
prohibit or restrict the sharing of technology that are designated as controlled technology possibly
making it difficult for you to fulfill your duties as an academic or administrative staff of theuniversity as a result. Therefore, in such cases it is necessary to keep such contracts/benefits within
the scope where it does not hinder the sharing of technologies necessary for your duties by theuniversity.
⚫

Gender equality: The University of Tokyo promotes gender equality in the working environmentand hiring practices, as part of its commitment to “positive action” under Article 8 of the Act on
Securing, Etc. of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between Men and Women in Employment(Equal Employment Opportunity Act). https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/kyodo-sankaku/en/index.html

About GSFS: https://www.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index.html.en
About GSFS Sustainable Society Design Center (SSDC):
https://www.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/gsfs/center/sustainable
About Graduate Program in Sustainability Science Global Leadership Initiative (GPSS-GLI):
https://www.sustainability.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp