Application Guidelines for Associate Professor Position
Department of Biomaterial Sciences（Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science）,
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
1Position

Associate Professor

2

Number of Positions

One3

Starting Date

November 1, 2023 (planned)4Term of Employment

Non fixed-term

5Work location

1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo（University of Tokyo Yayoi Campus）

6

Affiliation

Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science, Department of Biomaterial Sciences,
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo1)Research fields: pulp and paper science, cellulose science2)Education:（Graduate school）Advanced cellulose science II, Advanced Experiments in Biomaterial Sciences I,Seminar in Biomaterial Sciences, Advanced Experiments in Biomaterial Sciences II, Advanced
Seminar in Biomaterial Sciences, and others.

7Job Details（Undergraduate shcool）Introduction to Biobased Materials Chemistry, Surface Science,Experiments in Chemistry of Biomaterials, Experiments in Physics of Biomaterials, Experiments in
Biology of Biomaterials, Experiments in Chemistry of Bio-based Materials I, Experiments inChemistry of Bio-based Materials II, Practice in Biomass Science, Seminar in Biobased MaterialsChemistry, Graduation Thesis, and others.
In addition, lectures at the College of Arts and Sciences (Junior Division) are sometimes involved.
The lectures at graduate school (Advanced cellulose science II) are given in English.

8Working Hours

9Days Off

Discretionary labor system: Working hours is deemed as 7 hours and 45 minutes per day
Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and year-end through New Year holidays (from December 29to January 3 of the following year).
Basic Salary will be decided taking your academic background, professional background, etc. intoaccount.

10 Salary

Wage Raise System: Yes

Examples: Doctor / from JPY 340,000
Various Allowances:Bonus (twice a year), Commuting Allowance (basically up to JPY 55,000), andother allowances decided by the University

11 Insurance

Appointees will be enrolled in the Mutual Aid Association of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,Science, and Technology as well as employment insurance.
1) Ph.D.
2) Outstanding research achievements in the field of cellulose, pulp and paper sciences and ability

12 Required Qualifications

for educational guidance to undergraduate and graduate students
3) Ability to pursue research in the field of pulp and paper science focusing on fundamentals andapplications of cellulose nanofibers for the growing use of wood4) Willingness and ability to be in charge of the lectures/exercises mentioned in 7 above
1)Curriculum vitae (Please use The University of Tokyo Standard Resume Form, downloadablefrom the following link: https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/about/jobs.html)
2) List of academic publications (peer-reviewed original articles, reviews, books, and others)3) List of educational achievements4) List of social contributions
13 Application documents5) Acquisition of competitive funds6) Up to 5 reprints of major papers7) Summary of previous research (within 1000 words)
8) Research policy after arrival (within 1000 words)
9) Aspirations for education (within 1000 words)
10) Names, job titles, and contact information of persons who can evaluate your research/education
career, etc. (2 persons)

14 Application Deadline

All documents must be received on or before （Monday, July 31, 2023）.
After screening of the application materials, short-listed candidates will be interviewed.
Application documents should be submitted as email attachments in pdf format and sent to a-

15 Application method

yukot[at]g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp（please replace [at] with @) with the subject line "Applicationdocuments". If the total file size of the documents exceeds a 3 MB file attachment limit, send thedocuments in separate emails so that the attachment size for each email does not exceed 3MB.
1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657 JAPANGraduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo

16 Contact Information

Department of Biomaterial Sciences (恒次祐子）
TEL: +81(0)3-5841-5248
E-mail: a-yukot[at]g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp（Please replace [at] with @.）17 Probation Period

There will be a six-month probationary period at the beginning of the appointment.

18 Employer

The University of Tokyo
Please note that application documents will not be returned.
Personal information obtained through this application process will be used only for the screening
and the recruiting of the applicants, never for any other purpose.
The University of Tokyo promotes gender equality. We encourage applications from female
researchers.
Status of measures to prevent second-hand smoke: No smoking on the premises (There is a smoking19 Additional Information

area outdoors)
During the period of employment, sharing controlled technology to you may be prohibited by
FEFTA and it may become difficult to achieve your job as a faculty or a staff member of theUniversity if you are under the control of a foreign government, corporation or university bycontract, or under the control of a foreign government by economic interests. In such a case, youneed to keep the contract or interests within the range that does not incur such restrictions.