Open Position for Assistant Professor
Catalysis Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Organic Chemistry Group
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University
1. Number of Position Opening:
One Assistant Professor
2. Institution:
Catalysis Organic Chemistry Laboratory, Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department ofChemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University
3. Research Fields and Topics:
Field of expertise: Organic chemistry, heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis
Research topics: Organic reactions with heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysts. Both in the fieldof organic chemistry and in heterogeneous catalysis including part of physical and inorganicchemistry (a researcher who has sufficient knowledge, experimental skills, and willingness to work
along with these research topics will be highly evaluated at the selection stage). The final candidate
is supposed to join the “Catalysis Organic Chemistry Laboratory” supervised by Professor Prof.
Makoto Tokunaga.
Keywords of the research field: Organic synthesis, Supported catalysts, Nano catalysts, Flowreactions, Desulfurization, Metal complex catalysts, Organic Molecular Catalysts
4. Educational and Other Duties:
The new assistant professor hired with this position is requested to give lectures on some of thefollowing courses: Introduction to Chemistry, Laboratory Chemistry Experiments for undergraduate
students, etc.

It must also be noted that all professors including those in assistant professor

positions are in charge of a part of the administrative tasks to manage and operate the department.
5. Qualifications:Applicants must have a Ph.D degree (or must be expected to obtain by the end of March 2025).
6. Date of Appointment:
Expecting April 1, 2025
7. Employment Duration:
Full-time. The term of contract is up to the mandatory retirement age of Kyushu University.
8. Required Paper Documents to Post (Provide all either in Japanese or in English):1/3

(1) Your resume/CV including contact address (phone number and e-mail address) and photographic
portrait(2) Lists of your research achievements in the following categories(a) Peer-reviewed journal papers published(b) Books and review articles published(c) Other scientific reports and patents(d) Presentations at conferences (classified into domestic and international conferences; invited
presentations should be indicated.)(3) Copies of up to 3 papers selected from (2)-(a)(4) Descriptions of overviews of the papers selected in (3) (within 200 words for each)(5) Summary of your own research activities and achievements (within 3 pages in A4 or letter size)(6) Summary of your research plans/policies after employment (within 2 pages in A4 or letter size)(7) Summary of your experiences and plans/policies in education (within 2 pages in A4 or letter size)(8) Additional documents appealing your scientific and/or academic activities (e.g., lists of awards
and research grants awarded to the candidate)(9) List of your achievements in research and education. Please download an Excel file for the list
from http://www.scc.kyushu-u.ac.jp/e-koubo.html. Submit the document (8) as an Excel file.
(10) Reference letters from two persons on your scientific and/or academic carriers. Letters ofrecommendation should be sent directly from each recommender to Professor Makoto Tokunaga.
If the candidate likes to provide just the names of such persons, please inform us of their titles,
affiliations, and contact information (e-mail address).
* Please use A4 or letter size sheets in preparing all these documents if applicable.
** Please save all the documents in PDF format.
9. Application Deadline:
Completed applications must arrive at Kyushu University by October 31, 2024 (Japan StandardTime).
10. Evaluation Process:Primary screening through application documents will be followed by secondary examination
through an interview (including an oral presentation).
11. Address for Submitting Application Documents:
Prof. Makoto Tokunaga
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University
Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, JAPANTEL/FAX: +81-92-802-4141 E-mail: mtok@chem.kyushu-univ.jp

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12. Application Procedures:
Please submit all the application documents either by (1) or by (2).
(1) Registered mail to the contact address above: all the printed documents and a storage memory
medium (such as USB), containing the electronic documents in PDF format, should be enclosed.
“Application to a Faculty Position” should be written in RED on the envelope.
(2) Web application on JREC-IN Portal site (https://jrecin.jst.go.jp): all the electronic documents inPDF format should be compressed into one zip file.
* The documents supplied from each applicant, except for original books, will not be returned to theapplicant.
13. Additional Notifications:(1) Currently, Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry involves Profs. Makoto Tokunaga, Tohru Oishi,and Yuichiro Hori, Associate Profs. Eiji Yamamoto, Ryo Akiyama, and Ayami Matsushima, AssistantProfs. Akina Yoshizawa, Yoko Yasuno, and Junya Adachi. The new associate professor hired withthis position is supposed to cooperate with Prof. Tokunaga in research and education. For more
informationwithregardtothisdepartment,

pleasevisit

thewebsite:

http://www.scc.kyushu-u.ac.jp/bumon.html.
(2) Salary shall be paid in accordance with the Annual Salary System (issued April 1, 2020). The
annual salary is determined by relevant rules of the university and composed from base salarydepending on age and experience, performance bonus, and various allowance.
(3) The new faculty hired by Kyushu University is strongly encouraged to give lectures in English inorder to promote the globalization of its educational system.
(4) Our candidate evaluation policy obeys the Equal Employment Opportunity law.
(5) We also follow the Basic Act for the Disabled Persons, the Act on Employment Promotion etc. ofPersons with Disabilities, and the related Acts.
(6) If you have had disciplinary action and equivalent measures in the past, please be sure to enter
the nature of the disciplinary action and the specific reasons for it in your resume or other documents.
False statements may result in cancellation of employment or disciplinary action.
(7) Measures to prevent passive smoking: No smoking on the campuses(8) General Regulation of Employment: https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/ja/university/information/rule/rulebook/pdf/587/2/2004syuki001_en.pdf

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