Application Guidelines for Professor Position
Department of Biomaterial Sciences (Laboratory of Wood-based Materials and Timber Engineering),
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
1Position

Professor

2

Number of Positions

One

3

Starting Date

April 1, 2024 (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 Wood-based Materials and Timber Engineering, Department of Biomaterial Sciences, Graduate
School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
1) Research field: Wood-based materials and timber structure2) Teaching responsibilities:(Graduate level) Advanced Wood based Materials, Structural Analysis of Timber Construction, Advanced
Experiments in Biomaterial Sciences I, II, Seminar in Biomaterial Sciences, Advanced Seminar in Biomaterial
Sciences, and others

7Job Details(Undergraduate level) Introduction to Wood Science and Timber Engineering, Structural Analysis, Wood-BasedMaterials I, II, Wooden Construction, Wooden Housing and Homing, Architectural Design and Drawing I,
Exercise of Architectural Design and Drawing I, Experiments in Wooden Structure Science, Practice in Wood
Science and Timber Engineering, Practice in Forest Science, Seminar in Wood Science and Timber Engineering,Graduation Thesis (Wood Science and Timber Engineering ), and others
In addition to the courses listed above, lectures at the College of Arts and Sciences (Junior Division) may berequired. Graduate school lecture courses may be required to be given in English.

8Working Hours

Discretionary labor system: Working hours is deemed as 7 hours and 45 minutes per day

9Days Off

Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and year-end through New Year holidays (from December 29 to January 3of the following year).

10 Salary

Basic Salary will be decided taking your academic background, professional background, etc. into account.
Wage Raise System: Yes
Examples: Doctor / from JPY 340,000
Various Allowances: Bonus (twice a year), Commuting Allowance (basically up to JPY 55,000), and otherallowances decided by the University

11 Insurance

Appointees will be enrolled in the Mutual Aid Association of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, andTechnology as well as employment insurance.
1) Ph.D. or an equivalent qualification

12 Required Qualifications

2) Outstanding research achievements in the field of wood-based materials and timber structure, and ability foreducational guidance to undergraduate and graduate students, including working-adult students in the Wooden
Architecture Course
3) Ability to actively develop and promote basic and applied research in the fields of wood-based materials andtimber structure4) Willingness and ability to teach the lectures and exercises listed in Section 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) Educational plans and aspirations (within 1000 words)
10) Names, job titles, and contact information of persons who can evaluate the applicant's research/educational
career etc. (2 persons)

14 Application Deadline
15 Application method

16 Contact Information

All documents must be received on or before （Friday, December 8, 2023）.
After screening of the application materials, short-listed candidates will be interviewed.
For applicants from overseas, application documents should be submitted as email attachments in pdf format tothe email address in Section 16 with the subject line "Wood-based Materials and Timber Engineering Application
documents."
1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657 JAPANGraduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Department of Biomaterial Sciences (Yuko Tsunetsugu）
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 therecruiting of the applicants, never for any other purpose.
The University of Tokyo promotes gender equality. We encourage applications from female researchers.

19 Additional Information

Status of measures to prevent second-hand smoke: No smoking on the premises (There is a smoking areaoutdoors)
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 the University if you are under the control ofa foreign government, corporation or university by contract, or under the control of a foreign government byeconomic interests. In such a case, you need to keep the contract or interests within the range that does not incursuch restrictions.