Application Guidelines for Professsor Position
Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology（Laboratory of Biometry and Bioinformatics）,
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
1

Position

Professor

2

Number of Positions

One

3

Starting Date

April 1, 2023 (planned）

4

Term of Employment

Non fixed-term

5Work location

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

6

Affiliation

Laboratory of Biometry and Bioinformatics, Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo1)Research Field: Biometry and Bioinformatics2)We are seeking candidates who can play a central role in promoting data science and biostatistics inthe field of agriculture in the graduate school. Although there are no restrictions on research themes,
we welcome individuals who can take the lead in conducting research rooted in the field andexperimental plots, such as genome breeding of agricultural organisms and ICT agricultural research,with a broad perspective that is not bound by trends. We also expect them to promote education in
information science and statistics in the graduate school.
3)Lectures, Experiments, and Exercises:
7Job Details(Undergraduate) Biostatistics, Biometrics, Agro-meteorology, Basic Experiments in Applied Biology I& II, Experiments in Applied Biology, Research Exercises in Applied Biology, Basic Field Agronomy
Training, Applied Field Agronomy Training, Graduation Thesis(Graduate school) Advanced Biometrics, Special Lectures on Production and Environmental Biology,
Special Experiments in Basic Biology I & II, Exercises in Basic Biology I & II, Special Experiments inProduction and Environmental Biology, Special Exercises in Production and Environmental Biology
English Lectures: Fundamentals of Plant Production and Protection, Introduction to the Agriculturaland Environmental Biology

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).
As stipulated by the University of Tokyo
Appointees will be enrolled in the Mutual Aid Association of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,Science, and Technology as well as employment insurance.
1)Have a doctoral degree.
2)Have outstanding research achievements in agricultural research using information science or in

12 Required Qualifications

biostatistics3)Those who can actively participate in the organizational management of the graduate school and thedepartment, and promote education and research in cooperation with faculty members in diverse
research fields.
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)Research achievements (dissertations, original papers, books, reviews, patents, etc.)
3)Educational achievements (subjects to be taught, part-time lecturers, etc.)
4)Social contributions (academic society activities, committee activities, etc.)5)Up to 5 reprints of major papers (photocopies acceptable)
6)Objective evaluation of major papers (altmetrics, Google Sclolar, newspaper articles, English
introduction articles, etc.)

13 Application documents

7)Status of competitive funding (for the past 5 years)
8)Summary of research to date (about 2,000 words)
9)Future research plans and ambitions (about 2,000 words)
10)Educational plans and aspirations (about 2,000 characters)11)Names, job titles, and contact information for two persons who can evaluate your research andeducational background12)Please send printed copies of the documents listed in 1) through 11) above to the address below,
as well as PDF files (all in one file with a password set) via e-mail. The method of password

14 Application Deadline

communication is left to the discretion of the applicant.
All documents must be received on or before （Wednesday, October 12, 2022）.
After screening of the application materials, short-listed candidates will be interviewed.
1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657 JAPANGraduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo

15 Contact Information

Department of Agricultural and Environmental Biology（KATSUMA Susumu）
TEL: +81(0)3-5841-8994
E-mail: skatsuma[at]g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp（Please replace [at] with @.）Please write in red "Professor Application Forms Enclosed" on the envelope and send it by a methodthat will be recorded.

16 Probation Period

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

17 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, in its UTokyo Compass, a basic policy established in September 2021, aims
to create a comfortable working environment for young female faculty members by increasing thenumber of female managers and professors, and is promoting the recruitment of female faculty

18 Additional Information

members at all levels. In this call for applications, we welcome proactive applications from female
researchers in the fields of agricultural research and data science.
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.