Application Guidelines for Assistant Professsor Position
Department of Aquatic Bioscience（Laboratory of Marine Biochemistry）,
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
1

Position

Assistant Professor

2

Number of Positions

One

3

Starting Date

May 16, 2021 or the earliest possible date thereafter4

Term of Employment

5 years. The appointment may be renewed once only for 5 years or less.

5Work location

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

6

Affiliation

Department of Aquatic Bioscience

Laboratory of Marine Biochemistry

Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
1)Life science and food science researches in aquatic bioscience2)Marine Food Science, Marine Biochemistry, Laboratory Experiment for Marine Biochemistry,

7Job Details

Methodology in Aquatic Life Science, Mathematical Sciences in Agriculture, Seminar in Aquatic
Bioscience etc.
3)4)8Working Hours

9Days Off10 Salary

11 Insurance

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).
Monthly salaries will be determined based upon the appointees’ academic background, careers, etc.
Seasonal bonuses are offered twice a year. Additional benefits will also be provided as prescribed in
the University of Tokyo regulations.
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., an equivalent qualification, or evidence that either will be obtained by the starting date.
2)The candidate has excellent research achievements and is able to provide education and researchguidance for undergraduate and graduate students.
3)The candidate leads the field of marine biochemistry through basic researches on biological

12 Required Qualifications

functions and metabolism of aquatic organisms and contributs to the development of fisheriesscience by conducting applied research in food science.
4)The candidate is able to actively promote cooperation with related fields of aquatic bioscience5)The candidate is motivated to educate and guide students as an undergraduate / graduate school
faculty member related to food science.
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
3)Reprints of up to 5 major papers

13 Application documents

4)Educational achievements and social contribution (free format)5)Outline of previous researches (about 1000 words)
6)Future research and educational plans (about 1000 words)
7)Names, job titles, and contact information of two references who can evaluate the research andeducational backgrounds of the applicant
8)

14 Application Deadline

All documents must be received on or before (Monday, March 1, 2021).
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 toyoshinaga-tomoyoshi[at]g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp（please replace [at] with @) with the subject line

15 Application method"Application documents". If the total file size of the documents exceeds a 3 MB file attachment
limit, send the documents in separate emails so that the attachment size for each email does notexceed 3MB. An email confirming receipt of your documents will be sent to you within a few days.
If you do not receive an email confirming receipt, please call or email to request confirmation.

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 Aquatic Biosciencces (Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga)
TEL: +81(0)3-5841-5284
E-mail: yoshinaga-tomoyoshi[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

19 Additional Informationand the recruiting of the applicants, never for any other purpose.
The University of Tokyo promotes gender equality. We encourage applications from female
researchers. We will take your English and Japanese language skills into account.