Application Guidelines for Project Researcher Position
Department of Forest Science（Laboratory of Forest Landscape Planning and Design）,
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
1Position

Project Researcher

2

Number of Positions

One3

Starting Date

January 1, 2023 (planned)4Term of Employment

Until March 31, 2023

5Work location

6Affiliation

1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo（University of Tokyo Yayoi Campus）
Department of Forest Science Laboratory of Forest Landscape Planning and Design
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo・Research on extension of FoodTech such as meat alternatives and related change of food system,
cultural landscape, and regional branding. The adoption of viewpoint of sustainable food production

7Job Details

and consumption will be expected.
Additionally, contribution to the research and management of other projects of the laboratory,
including the ones related to landscape conservation, protection of geographical indication (GI),climate change adaptation, and relevant foreign policies.

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 29 toJanuary 3 of the following year).
JPY 200,000 or above(Basic Salary will be decided taking your academic background, professional background, etc. intoaccount.)
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. or an equivalent qualification (A holder of master’s degree comparable to a Ph.D. holder
owing to the employment experience as a researcher is also considered.)2)Research experience on food system from production to consumption, its impacts on theenvironment and food culture, cultural landscape, GI, regional branding or related extension isrequired. It is desirable to have an interest in the development and policies of FoodTech such as meat

12 Required Qualifications

alternatives in Japan and overseas.
3) Experience in paperwork for grant application and management of a research project and alaboratory is preferred.
4)Willingness to improve document creation skills utilizing Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
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 publications3)Up to 3 reprints of major papers

13 Application documents

4)Essay about the following topic (no more than 500 words, and a demonstrative illustration can beincluded.):Explanation of a research idea on FoodTech to apply for research grants such as Grants-in-Aid for
Scientific Research of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. The idea can be framed throughfood system, the impacts on the environment and food culture, GI, and regional management.
All documents must be received on or before （Tuesday, November 15, 2022）.

14 Application Deadline

With the application materials screened, exceptional candidates will be contacted for interview even
before the deadline.
Email in an electronic format. Email required documents in one PDF file if possible. Add a password
to files for emailing. If they are mailed, send hard copy of the documents and a password-added USB
flash drive containing the documents.
The method of sending a password is left up to the judgement of the applicant.
Type “Application documents for a project researcher” in the subject of the email and make sure ofreceiving a confirmation email.

15 Application method

・Mail and email ddresses to send the documents or inquiries
Laboratory of Forest Landscape Planning and Design,
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo
Attn: Yoshitaka Miyake
1-1-1 Yayoi Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657 JAPANTEL: 03-5841-5218
Email: ymiyake[at]g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp (Please replace [at] with @.)※To send by mail, write “Application documents for a project researcher inside” in red on the front
side of the envelope.
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 Forest Science Attn: Yoshitaka Miyake
TEL: +81(0)3-5841-5218
E-mail: ymiyake[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 andthe 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 smoking

19 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 the University if you
are under the control of a foreign government, corporation or university by contract, or under thecontrol of a foreign government by economic interests. In such a case, you need to keep the contract
or interests within the range that does not incur such restrictions.