Application Guidelines for Professor Position
Department of Aquatic Bioscience（Aquatic Life Science Division）,
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
1

Position

Professor

2

Number of Positions

One

3

Starting Date

April 1, 2024 (planned)4Term of Employment

Non fixed-term

5Work location

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

6

Affiliation

Department of Aquatic Bioscience, Aquatic Life Science Division
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
1)Research Field: Aquatic Life Science2)Research: Pioneering the frontiers of research on the processes and mechanisms that produce
components useful for human life from aquatic organisms, based on knowledge and technologies inmarine biochemistry, biology, and bioengineering.
3)Lectures, seminars, and experiments (courses):

7Job Details(Undergraduate course) Aquatic Food Science, Aquatic Natural Products Chemistry, Food and theEnvironment, Marine Life Science, Experiments in Aquatic Bioscience IV, Graduation Thesis(Graduate course) Methodology in Aquatic Life Science, Aquatic Natural Products Chemistry,Seminar in Aquatic Natural Products Chemistry, Seminar in Aquatic Bioscience I (Aquatic NaturalProducts Chemistry), Selected Topics in Aquatic Bioscience I & II, Seminar in Aquatic Bioscience

8Working Hours

9Days OffII, Research in Aquatic Bioscience I & II
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
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)Excellent research achievements, and the ability to actively and enthusiastically educate and

12 Required Qualifications supervise students.
3)Ability to promote research in aquatic life science.
4)Ability to teach the above lectures, seminars, and experiments (courses).
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, reviews, books, and miscellaneous)
3)Educational achievements
4)Social contributions
13 Application documents5)Acquisition history of competitive funds
6)Summary of research to date (about 1,000 words)
7)Policies and aspirations for future research and education (about 1,000 words)
8)Names, positions, and contact information of persons who can evaluate your research andeducational background (2 persons)9)Reprints/copies of major papers (up to 5)

14 Application Deadline

All documents must be received on or before (Friday, December 15, 2023).
After screening of the application documents, short-listed candidates will be interviewed.
Please send an e-mail to the contact address "atakasuka[at]mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp (replace [at] with@)" to state your intention of the application to the position, and also send the "Application
documents" 1) to 9) in a single PDF file (but 9) can be sent as individual files) with a password

15Application method

using an online storage or file transfer service, etc. The title of the e-mail should be "Application
documents (Name) Professor, Department of Aquatic Biosciences". The method of password
communication is at the discretion of the applicant. If you do not receive a reply confirming receipt
of your application, please be sure to contact us by phone or e-mail so that we can confirm receipt
of your application.
1-1-1, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657 JAPANGraduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo

16 Contact Information

Department of Aquatic Bioscience, Director, Akinori Takasuka
TEL: +81(0)3-5841-5307
E-mail: atakasuka[at]mail.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 theUniversity if you are under the control of a foreign government, corporation or university bycontract, or under the control of a foreign government by economic interests. In such a case, youneed to keep the contract or interests within the range that does not incur such restrictions.
We will take your English language skills into account.