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

Position

Assistant Professor

2

Number of Positions

One

3

Starting Date

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

6Affiliation

Laboratory of Food Biotechnology and Structural Biology, Department of Applied BiologicalChemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
1) Field of Research: Food Physicochemistry and Structural Biology
2) Teaching responsibilities:(Undergraduate School) Experiments in Biological Chemistry and Biotechnology, Exercise in7

Job Details

Biological Chemistry and Biotechnology
3) (Graduate School) Food Physicochemistry; Natural Products Physiological Chemistry; Bioactive
Molecules: Structures, Functions and Biosyntheses; Selected Experiments (I, II, III) in Applied
Biological Chemistry; Seminar in Applied Biological Chemistry; Special Seminar in Applied BiologicalChemistry

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
to January 3 of the following year).
Basic Salary will be decided taking your academic background, professional background, etc. intoaccount.

10 Salary

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

11 Insurancemonth), and 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 and excellent research achievements andeducational abilities, and is able to actively engage in educational guidance for students with

12 Required Qualifications

enthusiasm.
3) The candidate should be familiar with analytical chemistry, biochemistry, biophysics, and structural
biology and should be able to contribute to the advancement of research in the laboratory, especiallyin the preparation and 3D structural analysis of membrane proteins.
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 publications3) List of educational achievements (classes in charge, part-time lectures, etc.)

13 Application documents4) List of social contribution (society activities, committee activities, etc.)5) Reprints of major publications (reprint or photocopy), up to 3
6) 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 (about 1000 words)
7) Educational policy for undergraduate and graduate students at the Graduate School of Agriculturaland Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo (about 500 words)

14 Application Deadline

All documents must be received on or before Monday, March 4, 2024.
After screening of the application materials, short-listed candidates will be interviewed.
Paper submissions are not required. Please send your submission as a single PDF file with apassword, as an email attachment, or via the cloud, and send the password in a separate email to the15

Application method

contact listed below. A receipt notification email will be sent to the applicant within 24 hours (48hours on weekends). Be sure to confirm that you have received an email notification of receipt of thepdf file, and send an email to the contact if you have not.
1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657 JAPANGraduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo16 Contact Information

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 andthe 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 will take your English and Japanese language skills into account.