Application Guidelines for Assistant Professor Position
Department of Biotechonology（Laboratory of Enzymology）,
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
1

Position

Assistant Professor

2

Number of Positions

One

3

Starting Date

June 1, 2023 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（the University of Tokyo Yayoi Campus）

6

Affiliation

Laboratory of Enzymology, Department of Biotechnology,
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo1) Research on enzymology in the field of agricultural biological chemistry ("Nogeikagaku")
2) Teaching responsibilities:

7Job Details(Department) Experiments in Biological Chemistry and Biotechnology, Exercise in BiologicalChemistry and Biotechnology(Graduate School) Synthetic Biology, Selected Experiments (I, II, III) in Biotechnology, Seminar inBiotechnology, Special Seminar in Biotechnology

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 SalaryExamples: 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) One who has outstanding research achievements and can pioneer new research on the field of

12 Required Qualifications

enzymology using advanced methods in structural biology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, etc.
3) One who enthusiastically works on research and educational guidance for students with current
faculty members in the Laboratory of Enzymology.
4) The candidate should be able to teach the lectures, practicals, etc. listed in 7.
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 (dissertation, original articles, book, review, invited lecture,patent, etc.)
3) 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 5 major papers/books (reprint or photocopy)6) Outline of previous research and future research plan (about 1500 words)
7) Educational policy (about 500 words)
8) Name and contact information (address, tel., e-mail address, etc.) of one person who can becontacted for reference regarding the applicant

14 Application Deadline

All documents must be received on or before Monday, March 27, 2023.
After screening of the application materials, short-listed candidates will be interviewed.
Application documents should be submitted as email attachments in pdf format and sent to

15 Application method

utkuz[at]g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp（please replace [at] with @) with the subject line "Application documents".
If the total file size of the documents exceeds a 20 MB file attachment limit, send the documents inseparate emails so that the attachment size for each email does not exceed 20 MB.
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 Biotechnology, Head of Department, Tomohisa Kuzuyama
TEL: +81(0)3-5841-3080（葛山智久）

E-mail: utkuz[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 accounts.