CiRA Recruitment

7Junior Associate Professor (PI), the Faculty Consort of iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto
University（CiRA Project for Discovering and Developing Future Independent Researchers）
PositionWorklocation

One Junior Associate Professor（Principal Investigator）
Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University
Address: 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Access: five-minute walk from Jingu-marutamachi station of Keihan Railway*Home, etc., if telecommuting is permitted or ordered by Kyoto University.

Job

The purpose of the “CiRA Project for Discovering and Developing Future Independent Researchers” isdescriptionto develop young researchers with the potential to play a pioneering role in the field of life sciences of
the next generation and conduct world-class research. Under this project, CiRA is seeking a Junior
Associate Professor (PI).
[Targeted fields]
We call for ambitious research proposals that break away from conventional ideas across a wide rangeof scientific fields. We especially seek applications from researchers aiming to pioneer new advancements
in life sciences or medicine using iPS cells, reprogramming techniques, etc., at the molecular, cellular,tissue, organismal, and other levels.
Please refer to the CiRA Website (http://www.cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp) for an overview of the institute.

SupportThe successful candidate will:

System- be employed as regular faculty staff (Junior Associate Professor) prescribed in Kyoto University
Work Rules for Faculty and Staff.
- receive research funds, including start-up expenses, of up to 10 million yen per year.
- be assigned a dedicated research assistant (e.g., a Part-time Researcher, Assistant Technical Staff).
- be employed for five years with no renewal.
- be assigned a faculty mentor to provide advice on research activities and access to experimentalequipment as needed.
- have access to well-equipped research environment, including cutting-edge common equipment,
research space for experiments, Facility for iPS Cell Therapy, and Animal Research Facility.
- have access to CiRA’s support system, which includes offices responsible for secretarial tasks,
medical applications, intellectual property management, dissemination of research findings, andacquisition and management of research funding, ensuring an environment that allows researchers tofocus on their studies.

JobApplicants must hold a doctoral degree in medicine, dentistry, pharmacology, or science andrequirements

engineering (preferably obtained approximately within the past seven years). No prior researchexperience or achievement in iPS cells is required.

Contract

A five-year term (non-renewable) starting from the earliest possible date after December 1, 2024.

periodHowever, depending on performance during this period, there may be opportunities for careeradvancement at the Institute.
(The start date is negotiable; the earliest possible start date is preferred.)Probationary
periodSix months

Working

Regular faculty staff of Kyoto University (full-time Junior Associate Professor・limited-term)

conditions

・ Salaries, etc. are determined based on the Kyoto University standards in accordance with capabilities
and backgrounds.
・ Discretionary work system for specialist staff (38 hours and 45 minutes/week, 7 hours and 45minutes/day)
・ 8:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. (break 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.)/ 5 days a week, when Discretionary work
system for specialist staff is not applied.
・ You may be ordered to work overtime as needed.
・ Holidays: Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, year-end and new-year break, and the anniversary offoundation holiday.
・ Social insurance: Health Insurance of MEXT Mutual Aid Association, employee pension insurance,industrial accident compensation insurance, and employment insurance.

Deadline forapplication
Documents
to besubmittedThursday, September 26, 2024
Please submit the following documents:
1. Curriculum vitae (Form 1)
Please attach your face photo on the CV and write the email address and telephone number bywhich we can unfailingly contact you.
2. List of research achievements or other professional achievements (publications, presentations,acquired research funds, patents, roles engaged in, etc.) （Form 2）
3. Outlines of past research progress, research results, or work you have taken charge of (Form 3)
4. Research plan (Form 4)
5. Essay in approx. 2000 words (No designated form)
Please choose one topic from the below and express your opinion.
・ Future of Life Sciences and Medicine
・ Science and Ethics
・ My career as a scientist in next ten years
6. Recommendation (up to two referees) (optional)・ Please use the Forms 1 through 4 for the documents 1 through 4. If you do not find appropriate
items in the Forms when documenting your professional achievements, please add the necessary
items to the Forms as needed.
・ You will find the Forms for downloading at:
http://www.cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp/j/images/pdf/Application_Forms.zip※Additional information may be requested in the process of screening.

Contact

Please send application documents by mail or e-mail to the following address.
Personnel Section, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University
53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
E-mail : jinji-admi*cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Please change * to @)Phone : 075-366-7309
Please clearly indicate "Application for CiRA Project for Discovering and Developing FutureIndependent Researchers" on the envelope or in the subject line of the email.
For inquiries regarding the job description, working conditions, etc., please contact us at the following
address. Ensure the subject line reads: "Application for CiRA Project for Discovering and Developing
Future Independent Researchers".
E-mail : jinji-admi*cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Please change * to @)Selection

After the screening of documents, an interview will be conducted. Applicants will be contacted bymethod

email or in writing at a later date for further details. During the interview, applicants may be asked togive a presentation on the contents of their research plan, etc. (If a presentation is requested, the Institutewill cover domestic travel and accommodation expenses. The amount paid will be based on the Kyoto
University Rules for the Provision of Travel Expenses. In some cases, the presentation may beconducted online.)
The results of the review will be notified to the applicants by email or in writing as soon as a decision
is made.

Gender

Kyoto University promotes gender equality. As part of the university’s measure to promote genderequalityequality, Kyoto University prioritizes employing women when the candidates get the same evaluation
at selection, based on Article 8 of the Act on Securing, Etc. of Equal Opportunity and Treatment between
Men and Women in Employment (Equal Employment Opportunity Act).
As for the period during which the research was discontinued due to childbirth, childrearing, orcaregiving, please describe the details in the curriculum vitae as the review is performed in considerationof its content and the period.

OthersSubmitted documents shall be used just for the selection, and never be disclosed, transferred, or lentto the third party without due reasons.
Please be advised that submitted documents shall not be returned.
Kyoto University is working to prevent passive smoking, by prohibiting indoor smoking on all
campuses and also outside smoking except in designated areas.
We are looking forward to your application.