Application Guidelines for Lecturer Position
Environment and Safety Management Office,Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
1

Position

Lecturer or Assistant Professor

2

Number of Positions

One

3

Starting Date

April 1, 2023 or the earliest possible date thereafter4

Term of Employment「Non fixed-term」

5Work location

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

6

Affiliation

Environment and Safety Management Office
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
1) Through accurate determination of the hazards and harmfulness of various activities related toenvironmental safety management at the Graduate School (safety and health management ofeducation and research in general, chemical substance management, waste management, etc.), theperson should provide education necessary to improve safety and health, and actively conduct research
related to environmental safety management.
2) The person should provide safety and health education at the Graduate School, and support the7

Job Details"Education and Research Safety and Health Management System" activities conducted by eachlaboratory and affiliated facilities.
3) The person should inspect the implementation status of the "Education and Research Safety andHealth Management System" at the Graduate School and promote research on necessary matters.
4) The person should promote investigation into the causes of accidents and disasters at the Graduate
School and formulate measures to prevent recurrence.

8Working Hours

9Days Off10 Salary

11 Insurance

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.

Wage Raise System: Yes

Various Allowances:Bonus (twice a year), Commuting Allowance (basically up to JPY 55,000), andother 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) The person must have a Class A Hazardous Materials Handler's License.
2) The person must have a Type 1 Health Manager license

12 Required Qualifications

3) The person must be proficient in Japanese and have at least three years of work experience inenvironmental safety and health management.
4) （Ｗhen applying to the Lecturer) Holding a Ph.D. is necessary.
(When applying to the Assistant professor) Holding a Ph.D. is preferred.
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

13 Application documents3) Up to 5 reprints of major papers
4) Aspirations for application (about 1,000 words)5) Specifics of practical experience in environmental health and safety management

14 Application Deadline6) Copies of relevant certificates/licenses
All documents must be received on or before （Monday, October 31, 2022）.
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
141masaharu[at]g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp（please replace [at] with @) with the subject line "Application

15 Application method

documents". If the total file size of the documents exceeds a 3 MB file attachment limit, send thedocuments in separate emails so that the attachment size for each email does not exceed 3MB. The
person must clearly state whether he/she is applying for the Lecturer or the Assistant Professor
position.
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 （Masaharu Ishii）
TEL: +81(0)3-5841-5142 (E-mail is preferred)
E-mail: 141masaharu[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'll take your English language skills into account