June 16, 2024
Toshihiro Ichijo, Chairperson of the Professor or Associate Professor Selection Committee
Laboratory of Veterinary Farm Animal Medicine, Cooperative Department of Veterinary Medicine, Iwate
University
Job Announcement for Professor or Associate professor
at the Laboratory of Veterinary Farm Animal Medicine, Iwate University

Dear Sir/Madam,
I hope that this message finds you well.
Iwate University is accepting applications for the position of Professor or Associate professor for thenew School of Veterinary Medicine, scheduled to open in April 2025, as follows. If there are any suitable
candidates in your institution, we would appreciate it if you would inform them of this job announcement.
If there is anyone outside of your institution who you think is suitable for the position, we would be very
grateful if you would recommend them as well.
Sincerely,
Job Description
1. Position and number of positions:
One Professor or Associate professor at the Laboratory of Veterinary Farm Animal Medicine, Cooperative
Department of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine.
2.

Outline of the field and responsibilities
The section of veterinary clinical science at Iwate University consists of the farm animal clinic and thecompanion animal clinic. The farm animal clinic includes farm animal internal medicine and farm animalsurgery. This job announcement is to fill the position of Professor or Associate professor at the School ofVeterinary Medicine in charge of the Veterinary Clinical Sciences of Farm Animal Medicine.
Major responsibilities include Veterinary Medicine A, B and C, Liberal Arts Subjects (VeterinaryMedicine), Veterinary Ethics I & II, Introduction to Internal Medicine, Clinical Industrial
Animal Science I/II., Equine Clinical Science, Farm Animal Clinical Practice, Basic andApplied Clinical Training, Comprehensive Participatory Clinical Practice V.・VI., HumanAnimal Relations, Animal Intervention, Advanced Seminar, Veterinary Medicine Practice、Graduation Research. In addition, since this department has adopted a joint educational curriculumwith the Joint Department of Veterinary Medicine, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, thesuccessful candidate will also be in charge of educating students belonging to that university. Furthermore,they will also be in charge of research guidance at the Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine (doctoralprogram). In addition, the responsibility includes education and research activities as a concurrent faculty
member at the affiliated centers of Faculty of Agriculture, the Food Animal Medicine and Food Safety
Research Center, and the Farm Animal Clinical Skills and Disease Control Center. .
3. Qualifications(1) Possess integrity, insight, and enthusiasm for teaching and supervising undergraduate as well as
graduate students and have willingness to contribute to the local community(2) Hold a doctoral degree and have extensive knowledge and excellent research skills in veterinary
medicine(3) Have the ability to conduct the abovementioned lectures and practical training, in accordance with theModel Core Curriculum for Veterinary Medicine Education(4) Hold a veterinary license in Japan(5) Be able to actively participate in the management of Faculties, departments, Graduate Schools, andaffiliated facilities(6) Motivated to contribute to the local community in projects implemented by Iwate University(7) Be able to communicate fluently in Japanese
4. Application documents (as a general rule, application documents will not be returned)(1) Resume (any format, with a photo, signature, and E-mail address included)(2) Statement of research achievements (appended form)(3) Up to ten separate prints or copies of major publications(4) Summary of major research and teaching experience (approx. 2,000 characters, in Japanese)(5) Aspirations for education and research (in approx. 1,000 characters, in Japanese)(6) Letter of recommendation, if any, or references (any format)(7) The status of research funding previously received as a principal investigator
5. Selection process
First, we will screen whether there is a suitable candidate for the position of Professor, and if there is asuitable candidate, we will employ him or her as a professor. If there is no suitable candidate for Professor,
we will review whether there is a suitable candidate for Associate Professor. If you do not wish to be hired
as an Associate Professor, please indicate this at the end of the "Aspirations for Education and Research"
section.
After screening the documents, interviews and mock lectures may be conducted. Applicants will be asked tocome in person to take part in these interviews. Travel expenses and other such costs will be borne by theapplicant.
Iwate University is promoting diversity and is taking the following measures to increaseand retain diverse researchers.
<Efforts to Promote the Employment of Female Faculty Members>
Priority will be given to women (in cases where performance and qualification evaluations aredeemed equal) (*)
Up to 1,000,000 yen of retention fund (research expenses) will be provided.
Female Professors/Associate Professors assigned to the university will receive 500,000 yen per yearfor 2 years as research expenses.
Any maternity, childcare, or family care leave taken before or after childbirth will be taken into
consideration during the selection process (regardless of gender, please specify the period of leave inyour resume).
Various support for work-life balance: https://diversity.iwate-u.ac.jp/support/wlb/
Dual residence allowance system, next generation development support (support for balancing
childbirth and childcare) and family caregiver support, on-campus childcare center, on-campus
childcare space, etc.
Career support for female researchers:
https://diversity.iwate-u.ac.jp/support/womenreserchers/
Research supporters/assistants assignment system, buyout system dedicated for female researchers,
overseas dispatch program for female researchers global career development, etc.
*Support will be provided as needed through the initiative project for realizing diversity in theresearch environment (female leader development type) subsidized by the MEXT funds:
https://iwatewomensleadership.iwate-u.ac.jp/
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Deadline for applications
Application documents must arrive on or before, August 31, 2024
Expected date of employment
April 1, 2025
Submission of application documents and inquiries
Where to submit application documents

Please convert all application documents into PDF format and attach them to an email and send it tothe address below. The total file size must be less than 20MB. The subject of the email should be"Cooperative Department of Veterinary Medicine Faculty Member Application (Applicant's Name)."Application documents should be sent to the following e-mail address:
E-mail: ichijo@iwate-u.ac.jp
Toshihiro Ichijo, DVM, PhD, Farm Animal Internal Medicine
Chairperson of the Professor or Associate professor Selection Committee
School of Veterinary Medicine, Iwate University
Iwate University will reply within 3 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) after receiving
the e-mail. If you do not receive a reply, please contact the above. As a general rule, please note thatapplication documents will be used only for this screening process and will not be returned.
9.

Compensation (Salary and benefits)(1) Term of employment(2) Salary
Annual salary. In addition to the base salary (monthly annual salary), a performance pay (equivalent toend-of-term and diligence bonus, etc.) is paid as well.
(3) Allowance
The University provides allowances for dependents, housing, commuting, etc., if they meet the criteria
for payment in accordance with the University's regulations. A retirement allowance is paid at the timeof retirement.

10. Contact
3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate 020-8550 JAPAN
Iwate University Faculty of Agriculture, Farm Animal Internal Veterinary Medicine
Toshihiro Ichijo , DVM, PhD,
Chairperson of the Professor or Associate professor Selection Committee
Phone:＋81-19-621-6224 Email: ichijo@iwate-u.ac.jp