Application Guidelines for Asssociate Professsor Position
Department of Aquatic Bioscience（Laboratory of Aquatic Environmental Biocience）,
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
1

Position

Associate Professor

2

Number of Positions

One

3

Starting Date

September 1, 2021 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）
Labaratory of Aquatic Environmental Bioscience

6Affiliation

Department of Aquatic Bioscience
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo1)Researches concerned with Aquatic Environmental Bioscience2)Courses (including courses in charge as a deputy)
Undergraduate.
Lecture courses：Environmental Science of Water, Aquatic Environmental Science, Planktology

7Job Details

Seminar courses: Practice in Aquatic Bioscience
Experimental courses: Experiments in Aquatic Bioscience Ⅰ
Graduate school
Lecture courses：Fisheries Oceanography, Selected Topics in Aquatic Bioscience I & II
Seminar courses: Seminar in Fisheries Oceanography, Seminar in Aquatic Bioscience
Experimental courses: Research in Aquatic Bioscience I & II

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).
Monthly salaries will be determined based upon the appointees’ academic background, careers, etc.
Seasonal bonuses are offered twice a year. Additional benefits will also be provided as prescribed in
the University of Tokyo regulations.
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 is able to provide education and research

12 Required Qualifications

guidance for undergraduate and graduate students in English.
3)The candidate leads the field of Aquatic Environmental Bioscience4) The candidate is able to actively promote cooperation with related fields of aquatic bioscience1)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

13 Application documents

4)Social contribution (free format)5)Up to 3 reprints of major papers6)Outline of previous researches (about 1000 words)
7)Future research and educational plans (about 1000 words)
8)Names, job titles, and contact information of two references who can evaluate the research andeducational backgrounds of the applicant

14 Application Deadline

All documents must be received on or before June 1 (Tuesday), 2021.
After screening of the application materials, short-listed candidates will be interviewed.

Application documents should be combined as a pdf format file and sent as an email attachment toyoshinaga-tomoyoshi[at]g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp（please replace [at] with @) with the subject line
15 Application method"Application documents (put your name in parentheses )". If the total file size of the documents
exceeds a 3 MB file attachment limit, send the documents in separate emails so that the attachment
size for each email does not exceed 3MB.
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 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

19 Additional Informationand 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.