Application Guidelines for Assistant Professor Position
The Institute for Sustainable Agro-ecosystem Services (ISAS),
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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Position

Assistant Professor

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Number of Positions

One

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Starting Date

June 1, 2024 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, Midoricho, Nishitokyo-shi, Tokyo（The University of Tokyo Tanashi Campus）

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Affiliation

The Institute for Sustainable Agro-ecosystem Services (ISAS)
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
1) Research area: Agricultural researches that can be conducted at ISAS. (For more information onISAS, please refer to https://www.isas.a.u-tokyo.ac.jp/page/about/director)
2) We are seeking candidates who can play a central role in promoting the three pillars of ISAS: onfarm education, field agricultural research, and community collaboration. In particular, we are looking

7Job Details

for individuals who have the ability to conduct independent research, including obtaining researchfunding, in the field agricultural research.
3) Teaching responsibilities: Field practice in landscape ecology and management (classification,survey, analysis, management, cultivation and exhibition of landscape plants and vegetation, field trip
to open spaces, etc.) etc.

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), and11 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) Those who can contribute to education and research in field agricultural research, and those who

12 Required Qualifications

specialize in landscape ecology and planning and can conduct independent research.
3) Those who can enthusiastically engage in the research and education at ISAS
4) Those who are able to take charge of the field practices mentioned 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) Research achievements (dissertations, original papers, books, reviews, patents, competitive fundingetc.)

13 Application documents

3) Educational achievements (subjects to be taught, part-time lecturers, etc.)
4) Social contributions (academic society activities, committee activities, etc.)
5) Up to 3 reprints of major papers (photocopies acceptable)
6) Future research plans and ambitions (about 1000 words)
7) Educational plans and aspirations (about 500 characters)

14 Application Deadline

All documents must be received on or before Friday, March 22, 2024.
After screening of the application materials, short-listed candidates will be interviewed.
Please send all application documents in one pdf file, with a password, as an email attachment or via

15 Application method

the cloud, and send the password in a separate email. In 24 hours (48 hours on weekends) we will
send you a receipt notification email. Be sure to confirm that you have received the receipt
notification email, and if you do not receive it, please email us.
1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657 JAPANThe Institute for Sustainable Agro-ecosystem Services (ISAS),

16 Contact Information

Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo （Takeshi Izawa）
TEL: +81(0)3-5841-5063
E-mail: takeshizawa[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 the 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.
We'll take your Japanese and English language skills into account.