Employment Information for the Position at Iwate University Faculty of Agriculture
Faculty Recruitment for Iwate University (Associate Professor, Animal Genetics and Breeding)
1. Position and Number of Positions: 1 (one) associate professor
2. Affiliation: Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture
3. Field of Specialization: Animal Genetics and Breeding
4. Subjects to Teach
Specialized subject:
Undergraduate - Animal Genetics and Breeding, Animal Science Laboratory*,
Ranch Practicum* General Theory of Animal Science*,(*; These subjects are shared by teachers within the department.)
Graduate – Advanced Animal Genetics and Breeding
General Education Subject: This subject is provided with a university-wide approach underuniversity regulations. Specifically, after being hired, you will be assigned to a subject committee
in your field of specialization and will teach a subject under the committee's authority. You mightalso teach a “Basic Seminar”.
5. Qualifications
Applicants must:(1) Have a doctoral degree(2) Have the ability to teach and supervise undergraduate and graduate students and promoteadvanced research work in the field of Animal Genetics and Breeding, especially DomesticAnimals(3) Have the ability to give lectures and practical training at artificial insemination (cattle)(4) Have fluent Japanese proficiency, if the applicant's native language is other than Japanese.
(5) Have the ability to properly engage in organizational operations as a member of a university
6. Starting Date: As soon as possible after April 1st, 2023
7. Employment status: Full-time（Tenured）
8. Compensation

Salary and Benefits: Based on the salary regulations of Iwate University and subject to annual
salary system (Retirement allowance is paid at the time of retirement.)
Working Hours: Discretionary working system for professional work, 7 hours and 45 minutes ofde facto working per day
Insurance: Employment Insurance, Social Insurance, Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance,
Mutual Aid Association of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Days off: Saturday, Sunday, public holidays, year-end and New Year holidays, etc.
9. Application Documents(1) Personal statement (Form 1)(2) Research achievements (Form 2)(3) Copies of five major publications(4) Summary of main research (about 2,000 characters)(5) Aspirations for education (about 1,000 characters)(6) Aspirations for research (about 1,000 characters)(7) Status of research funds obtained in the past as a principal investigator(8) Photo image file (taken within the last six months)
10. Application Period: No later than 17:00 on Friday (JST), December 9, 2022
11. Selection Process
The selection process will be conducted in two stages.
Primary screening: documents screening
Secondary screening: interviews (Travel expenses for interviews will be paid by the applicant.)
Iwate University is promoting diversity. As part of this effort, Iwate University is implementing thefollowing measures in relation to this open recruitment.
Efforts to Promote the Recruitment of Female Faculty Members
In the event candidates are comparable in terms of qualifications and achievements, female
applicants will be hired preferentially. (*)

Research expenses for settlement support will be provided to female faculty members who are
newly hired at the University.
Professor and Associate Professor: 500,000 yen x 2 years

Any maternity, childcare, or family care leave taken before or after childbirth (regardless ofgender) will be taken into consideration during the selection process.

*We provide support measures such as a dual housing allowance system to increase and secure thenumber of female and other diverse researchers. For more information on the various support
systems, please click here (https://www.iwate-u.ac.jp/gender/kkshien/support.html), and for
information on the on-campus childcare center, please click here (https://www.iwateu.ac.jp/gender/wlbshien/wlb_hoikusho.html) and on-campus childcare space (https://www.iwateu.ac.jp/gender/parun/parun_guide.html ).
12. Submission of Application Documents and Inquiries(1) Where to submit application documents
Applications should be sent to the following e-mail address
E-mail: nmegumi@iwate-u.ac.jp
Megumi Nishimukai, Chair, Selection Committee for Department of Animal Science, Facultyof Agriculture, Iwate University
Please send your application documents as PDF files attached to an email. Please note that thetotal file size of the attachments should not exceed 20 MB. The email subject should be "Animal Science Faculty Application (Applicant's Name)".
Iwate University will reply within 3 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) after
receipt of the e-mail. If you do not receive a reply, please contact the following.
(2) Contact for inquiries
Megumi Nishimukai, Chair, Selection Committee for Department of Animal Science, Facultyof Agriculture, Iwate University
Phone: 019-621-6116
E-mail: nmegumi@iwate-u.ac.jp(3) Other
Personal information contained in the application will not be used for any purpose other thanselection and recruitment.
We will not respond to any inquiries regarding the details of the selection process.