Application Guidelines for Professor Position
Department of Applied Biological Chemistry (Laboratory of Food Biochemistry),
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
1

Position

Professor

2

Number of Positions

One

3

Starting Date

July 1, 2024 or the earliest possible date thereafter4

Term of Employment

Non fixed-term

5Work location

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

6

Affiliation

Laboratory of Food Biochemistry, Department of Applied Biological Chemistry,
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo1) Field of Research: Studies on Food Biochemistry Contributing to Agricultural Chemistry and Related Fields

7Job Details

8Working Hours

9Days Off10 Salary

11 Insurance2) Teaching responsibilities:(Undergraduate School) Food Biochemistry, Experiments in Biological Chemistry and Biotechnology, Exercise in
Biological Chemistry and Biotechnology(Graduate School) Food Applied Biochemistry, Animal Biological Chemistry and Physiology, BiologicalChemistry Frontier, Selected Experiments (I, II, III) in Applied Biological Chemistry, Seminar in Applied
Biological Chemistry, Special Seminar in Applied Biological Chemistry

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 to January 3of the following year).
Basic Salary will be decided taking your academic background, professional background, etc. into account. Wage
Raise System: Yes
Examples: Doctor / from JPY 340,000 per month
Various Allowances:Bonus (twice a year), Commuting Allowance (basically up to JPY 55,000 per month), andother allowances decided by the University
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., an equivalent qualification, or evidence that either will be obtained by the starting date.

12 Required Qualifications

2) The candidate has excellent research achievements and educational abilities, and is able to actively engage ineducational guidance for students with enthusiasm.
3) The candidate should be able to develop excellent research in the life sciences related to food and health withadvanced and multifaceted approaches.
4) The candidate is able to take charge of the lectures and exercises indicated in 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 (original articles, book, review, invited lecture, patent, etc.) Underline thecandidate's name and write * for the corresponding Author
3) List of educational achievements (classes in charge, part-time lectures, etc.)
4) List of social contribution (society activities, committee activities, etc.)
13 Application documents5) List of competitive funds (past 10 years or so)6) Reprints of major publications (reprint or photocopy), up to 10 (Attach a summary (in English or Japanese) of
each paper, including originality, noteworthy points, your own contribution, etc.)
7) Self-evaluation of your research to date and your research plan and aspirations at the Graduate School of
Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo (within 2000 words)
8) Educational policy for undergraduate and graduate students at the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life
Sciences, The University of Tokyo (about 1000 words)
9) Name, affiliation, title and contact (postal address, telephone number and mail address) of two references

14 Application Deadline

All documents must be received on or before Sunday, March 31, 2024.
After screening of the application materials, short-listed candidates will be interviewed.

15 Application method

Paper submissions are not required. Please send your submission as a single PDF file with a password, as an email
attachment, or via the cloud, and send the password in a separate email. A receipt notification email will be sent tothe applicant within 24 hours (48 hours on weekends and the year-end and new-year holidays). Be sure to confirm
that you have received an email notification of receipt of the pdf file, and send an email if you have not.

16 Contact Information

1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657 JAPANGraduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Department of Applied Biological Chemistry
Head of the Department Koji NAGATA（永田 宏次）
TEL: +81(0)3-5841-1117
E-mail: aknagata[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.
Status of measures to prevent second-hand smoke: No smoking on the premises (There is a smoking area outdoors)

19 Additional Information
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 by
economic interests. In such a case, you need to keep the contract or interests within the range that does not incursuch restrictions.
We will take your English and Japanese language skills into account.