CiRA Recruitment 2021
Professor or Associate Professor (Principal Investigator),7

the Faculty Consort of iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University Researchers
Title
Number ofProfessor or Associate Professor（Principal Investigator）
A fewpositions
Worklocation

Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University (CiRA)
Address: 53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Access: five minutes from Keihan “Jingu-Marutamachi” sta. by walk

Application

We call for professors or associate professors that lead the future science scene bycontent

developing the new field of basic research of life science and medical applicationresearch.
[Targeted fields]
We seek for proposals of medical application with a new approach, in a wide range ofscientific fields. Applicants are expected to be eager to pioneer the new field inmedicine, for example, using iPS cells technologies, reprogramming technologies, orgene therapy technologies. Regardless of the examples, though, we expect thechallenging research proposal that goes beyond traditional approach from the potential
CiRA researchers.
Please refer to the CiRA Website (http://www.cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp) for our researchcontent.

SupportThe successful candidate will:System- be employed as regular faculty staff (professor or associate professor) prescribedin the Kyoto University Work Rules for Faculty.
- receive research funds including start-up expenses (maximum approx. 10 million
yen per year).
- have two exclusive laboratory staff members (program-specific assistantprofessor, program-specific researcher, etc.).
-have a secretary.
- be employed for ten years for professors, seven years for associate professors(renewable term limit system is applied for both).
- have a faculty mentor for advising on research activities and providing
experimental equipment if needed.
- have access to multiple research facilities (cutting-edge common equipment,
research space for experiments, facilities for preparing iPS Cells, Animal
Research Facility, etc.)- have access to CiRA’s support system including offices responsible for secretarial
works, medical applications, intellectual properties, publication of researchfindings, acquisition, management of research funding, etc., to provide theresearchers an environment that allows them to focus on their studies.

Qualifications

A person either who earned a Ph.D. in medicine, dentistry, pharmacology, science,or engineering or who has equivalent achievements. Research experiments orachievements related to iPS cells are not required.

start date
Probational
periodBy April 1, 2022 (negotiable)
Six months

Working

Regular faculty staff of Kyoto University (professor or associate professor, full-timeconditions/term limit system)- Salary, etc., are to be provided in accordance with Kyoto University standards.
- Discretionary Labor System for Professional Work（38 hours and 45 minutes perweek）- Holidays: Saturday, Sunday, national holidays, summer holidays, New Year’sholidays, Kyoto University Anniversary, and annual paid leave- Social insurance: MEXT Mutual Aid Association, employee’s pension, Industrial
Accident Compensation Insurance, and employment insurance

Close ofapplication
Documents
to be

5:00pm (JST) Friday, October 29, 2021
Please submit the following documents:
1. Curriculum vitae (Form 1)
Please attach your headshot and write your email address and telephonesubmitted

number by which we can contact you in the daytime on the CV.
2.

Listofresearchachievements

or

other

professional

achievements(publications, presentations, acquired research funds, patents, roles thatengaged in, etc.) （Form 2）
3. Outlines of research progress and research results (Form 3)
4. Research plan (Form 4)
5. Essay on the theme below in approx. 2000 words (No designated form)・ Future society and me as a scientist
6. Desired position
Please write a position you are applying for (Professor or Associate Professor).
We may propose another position when deemed more suitable based on yourresearch achievement.
7. Recommendation (up to two referees) (optional)*Please use Forms 1 through 4 for the documents required above. If you do notfind appropriate items in the forms to describe professional achievements, etc.,
please add items to the forms as needed. All can be written in either English orJapanese. You will find the forms for downloading at:
http://www.cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp/e/images/pdf/Application_Forms.zip*Additional information may be requested in the screening process.

Address for

Please send the application documents to the following address by postal mail ordocumente-mail.

submissionandContact

Personnel Section, CiRA Administrative Office
Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University53 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507 JAPANE-mail : jinji-admi*cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Please change “*” to “＠”)TEL: 075-366-7309- Please be sure to write “Recruitment Application for CiRA Professor (or AssociateProfessor) (Clinical application) on the envelope, in red, or in the subject line.
- Inquiries can be made to ips-soumu*cira.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Please change “*” to“＠”) with “Re: Recruitment of CiRA Professor (or Associate Professor)(Clinicalapplication)” as its subject line.

Selection

An interview will follow the screening of the application documents. Those who passmethodthe screening will be informed of the date and time of the interview and may berequested to give a lecture on the research plan. (CiRA will bear the transportation
and accommodation expenses when requesting you to give the lecture or we ask you
for an online lecture.)
Results will be informed via e-mail or in writing as soon as the decision is made.

Gender

Kyoto University promotes gender equality. Female researchers are encouraged toequality

apply, and female applicants are given priority if all other achievements and character
evaluations are equal.

OthersSubmitted documents shall be used just for the selection and never be disclosed,transferred, or lent to third parties without due reason.
Please be advised that submitted documents shall not be returned.
Kyoto University is working to prevent passive smoking, by prohibiting indoor
smoking on all campuses and also outside smoking except in designated areas.
We are looking forward to your application.