Assistant Professor, Tenure Track Position at the Department ofChemistry, Graduate School of Science, and Research Center for
Materials Science, Nagoya University
Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, and Research Center for Materials
Science at Nagoya University is seeking a faculty member with strong background insynthetic organic chemistry, who has the potential to play a leading role in conducting
research and education.
[Job title]
Tenure Track Assistant Professor: Japanese “Jokyo” (not Principal Investigator (PI))[Number of Positions]One[Affiliation]
Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, and Research Center for Materials
Science, Nagoya University[Research field]
Synthetic organic chemistry[Eligibility]
Applicants must hold a Ph.D., with scientific achievements and experience in syntheticorganic chemistry. The appointee will join the Organic Chemistry Laboratory and work withProf. Kenichiro Itami in the Department of Chemistry, cooperating with other members on
objective projects in the laboratory.
[Mission]
The major mission of the appointee is to develop functional molecules by rapid synthesis
catalysts.
[Conditions of employment]
Term of employment: five years from the date of taking up employment.
Tenure assessment/job promotion: research quality and performance as a faculty
member (e.g., laboratory teaching/management, research grant acquisition) will bereviewed in the fourth (mid-term evaluation) and fifth (final evaluation) year of employment.
If overall performance including research achievement is assessed to be outstanding, theapplicant will be promoted to a tenured lecturer (not a PI position). If otherwise, then theappointee will be given the opportunity to be reemployed as a designated assistantprofessor for a period of not more than one year, dated as of the end of the first term ofemployment.
Salary: annual salary based on Regulation on Pay Schedules for Employees Receiving
Annual Salary at Nagoya University.
[Start date of taking up employment]
As soon as possible, after the result is announced.
[Application method]
Application materials should be submitted in either in English or Japanese. Save thefollowing documents as a single pdf file and submit to the e-mail address stipulated in[Application submission] below. The subject line of the email should be “Application toTenure Track Assistant Professor at Organic Chemistry Laboratory”.
1. Curriculum vitae (including portrait photograph)
2. List of publications (including invited lectures and research grants)
3. Up to five reprints of scientific papers authored by the applicant that represent significant
achievements
4. Brief summary of applicant’s research achievements (up to two A4 pages)
5. Plans for future research and pedagogic interest (up to two A4 pages)
6. Names and contact information of two persons from whom references can be obtained[Selection procedures]
The appointee will be selected based on:1) Initial screening of materials submitted2) Final screening by interview (only of applicants who have passed the initial screening)[Application deadline]
Application materials should arrive by December 5, 2016 (late applications will not beaccepted).
[Application submission]
Prof. Susumu Saito (Department Head)
Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University
Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
Tel: +81-52-789-5945, E-mail: saito.susumu@f.mbox.nagoya-u.ac.jp[Application enquiries]
Prof. Kenichiro Itami
Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University
Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
Tel: +81-52-788-6098, E-mail: itami@chem.nagoya-u.ac.jp[Notes]· Applicants are responsible for all travel expenses incurred for the interview.
· Submitted application materials will not be returned to applicants.
· All personal information will be handled in strict confidentiality and will not be utilized forany other purpose or disclosed to any third party.
· The Tenure Track system at Nagoya University (only in Japanese):
http://www.nagoya-u.ac.jp/extra/kisoku/act/frame/frame110001177.htm· Nagoya University is an Equal Opportunity Employer:
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