Application Guidelines for Professor Position
Department of Biotechnology,
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
1

Position

Professor2

Number of Positions

One

3

Starting Date

After April 1, 2024

4

Term of Employment

Non fixed-term

5Work location

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

6

Affiliation

Department of Biotechnology,
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
1) Education and research focusing on either basic and applied microbiology or basic and appliedbioinformatics in the discipline of biotechnology
2) Teaching responsibilities:

7Job Details(Department) Lectures related to either Microbiology or Bioinformatics, Experiments on Biological
Chemistry and Biotechnology, and Exercise on Biological Chemistry and Biotechnology(Graduate School) Lectures related to either Microbiology or Bioinformatics, Research onBiotechnology, Exercise on Biotechnology, and Special Exercise on Biotechnology

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. Wage Raise System: Yes

10 Salary

Examples: Doctor / from JPY 340,000
Various Allowances:Bonus (twice a year), Commuting Allowance (basically up to JPY 55,000), and

11 Insurance

other allowances decided by the University
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) One who has outstanding research achievements and can actively and enthusiastically provide
education and research guidance to undergraduate and graduate students.
3) One who can conduct innovative and cutting-edge research focusing on either microbiology or

12 Required Qualifications

bioinformatics to elucidate the mechanisms of various phenomena of organisms, and to contribute tosolving problems related to food, life, and the environment4) One who can actively participate in the organizational management of the graduate school and thedepartment, as well as cooperate with faculty members in diverse research fields on education andresearch5) One who can teach the above lectures and exercises
1) Curriculum vitae (Be sure to 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 (indicate the applicant and the corresponding author(s))3) Reprints of up to 5 major papers
4) List of educational achievements5) List of social contribution (academic society activities, committee activities, etc.)

13 Application documents

6) Status of competitive funding (past 5 years or so)7) Outline of previous research and future research plan (within 1500 words)
8) Educational policy for undergraduate and graduate students at the Graduate School of Agriculturaland Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo (within 1000 words)
9) A letter of recommendation from one person who can evaluate the applicant's research andeducational background10) Names and contact information (address, tel., e-mail address, etc.) of two persons, including the14 Application Deadline

person in 9), who can be contacted for reference regarding the applicant
All documents must be received on or before September 25, 2023.
After screening of the application materials, short-listed candidates will be interviewed.
Of the Application documents listed above, 1) CV as an Excel file and 2) to 10) as PDF files should
be sent as email attachments to utkuz[at]g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp（please replace [at] with @) with the

15 Application method

subject line "Application documents". If the total file size of the documents exceeds a 20 MB fileattachment limit, send the documents in separate emails so that the attachment size for each email
does not exceed 20 MB. You will receive a reply acknowledging receipt of your submission, but if you
do not receive a reply after three days, please contact the Contact Information below.
Prof. Tomohisa Kuzuyama, Department of Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life

16 Contact Information

Sciences, The University of Tokyo
E-mail: utkuz[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
For more information on the department concerned, visit the following website.
https://www.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/english/departments_e/d-bt.html
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

19 Additional Information

researchers.
Status of measures to prevent second-hand smoke: No smoking on the premises (There is a smoking
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.
We will take your English and Japanese language skills (speaking, hearing reading, writing) intoaccounts.