Application Guidelines for Assistant Professsor Position
Department of Aquatic Bioscience（Laboratory of Fish Diseases）
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
1

Position

Assistant Professor

2

Number of Positions

One

3

Starting Date

April 1, 2022 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, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo（University of Tokyo Yayoi Campus）

6

Affiliation

Laboratory of Fish Diseases, Department of Aquatic Bioscience
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
1) Researches concerned with aquatic animal health2) On-hand trainings for Aquatic Animal Health, Aquatic Invertebrate Zoology, and Aquaculture

7Job DetailsBiology
3) Teaching in "Special lecture on aquatic animal health", "Seminar on aquatic animal health","Aquatic Invertebrate Biology", "Aquaculture Biology" and "Aquatic Animal Healh"

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 29 toJanuary 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) The candidate has excellent research achievements in the field of aquatic animal health.
3) The candidate is motivated to solve problems in the field of aquaculture and fisheries through

12 Required Qualifications

researches.
4) The candidate is able to provide education and research guidance for undergraduate and graduate
students.
5) The candidate takes responsibility for above-mentioned trainings and subjects in collaboration withother professors in the laboratory of fish diseases.
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) Educational achievements and social contribution (free format)

13 Application documents

4) Social conributions (free format)5) Outline of previous researches (about 1000 words)
6) Future research and educational plans (about 1000 words)
7) Names, job titles, and contact information of two references who can evaluate the research andeducational backgrounds of the applicant
8) Reprints of up to 3 major papers

14 Application Deadline

All documents must be received on or before (Friday, January 28, 2022).
After screening of the application materials, short-listed candidates will be interviewed.
Application documents should be combined as a singl pdf file and sent to yoshinagatomoyoshi[at]g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp（please replace [at] with @) with the subject line "Application

15 Application method

documents", using a file transmission system or an online storage system (such as google drive andfirestorage). An email confirming receipt of your documents will be sent to you within a few days. If
you do not receive an email confirming receipt, please call or email to request confirmation.
1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657 JAPAN16 Contact Information

Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
16 Contact Information

Department of Aquatic Biosciencces (Tomoyoshi Yoshinaga)
TEL: +81(0)3-5841-5284
E-mail: yoshinaga-tomoyoshi[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 and19 Additional Information

the recruiting of the applicants, never for any other purpose.
The University of Tokyo promotes gender equality. We encourage applications from female
researchers. We will take your English and Japanese language skills into account.