Associate Professor Position
Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry,Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Group, Department of Chemistry,
Faculty of Science, Kyushu University
1. Number of Position Opening:
One associate professor (tenured)
2. Institution:
Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry Group,
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University
3. Research Fields and Topics:
Field of Expertise:
Organic chemistry
Research Topics:
Natural products chemistry and bioorganic chemistry based on synthetic organic chemistry (a researcher who
has sufficient knowledge, experimental skills, and willingness to work along with these research topics will behighly evaluated at the selection stage). The final candidate is supposed to join the “Laboratory of BioorganicChemistry” to which Prof. Tohru Oishi belongs.
Keywords of Specialized Fields:
Natural products chemistry, Bioorganic chemistry, Synthetic organic chemistry
4. Educational and Other Duties
The new associate professor hired with this position is requested to give lectures and demonstrations on some of
the following courses: Organic Chemistry for graduate and undergraduate students, Basic Experimental
Procedure and Laboratory Chemistry Experiments in Organic Chemistry for the undergraduate students, etc. It
must be also noted that all professors including those in associate professor positions must be in charge of partof the administrative tasks to manage and operate this department.
5. Qualifications:Applicants must have a Ph.D. degree.
6. Date of Appointment:
April 1, 2025 or at the earliest opportunity.
7. Employment Duration:
Full-time. The term of contract is up to the mandatory retirement age of Kyushu University.
8. Contact Address
Prof. Tohru Oishi
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University
Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, JAPANTEL: +81-92-802-4176 E-mail: oishi@chem.kyushu-univ.jp
9. Required Paper Documents to Post (Provide all in Japanese or English):(1) Your resume/CV including contact address (telephone numbers, e-mail address, and photograph).
(2) Summary of your research achievement in the past using the following classification.
(a) List of peer-reviewed journal papers published(b) List of books and review articles published(c) List of other scientific reports and patents(d) List of presentation at conferences (classified into domestic and international conferences, invited
presentations should be indicated)(3) Copies of 5 selected papers from (2)-(a).
(4) Summary of your own research activities including your research plans after being hired with this position(1500~2000 words in A4 or letter-size)(5) Summary of your own education results and your plans and/or policies in education after being hired withthis position (1000~1500 words in A4 or letter-size).
(6) Reference letters from two persons on your scientific and/or academic carriers. Letters of recommendation
should be sent directly from each recommender to Professor Tohru Oishi. If the candidate likes to provide
just the names of such persons, please inform us of their titles, affiliations, and contact information (e-mailaddress).
(7) Additional documents appealing your scientific and/or academic activities (e.g., list of the awards andresearch grants awarded to the candidate).
* Please use A4 or letter-size sheets in preparing all these documents if applicable. Submit all the documents(1)-(7) as PDF files.
(8) List of your achievements in research and education. Please download an Excel file for the list fromhttp://www.scc.kyushu-u.ac.jp/e-koubo.html. Submit the document (8) as an Excel file.
10. Application Procedure:
Please submit all application documents by the method (1) or (2).
(1) Registered mail to the contact address above: all the printed documents and a storage memory medium (suchas 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 electronic documents should becompressed into one zip file.
* The documents supplied from each applicant, except for original books, will not be returned to the applicant.
11. Application Deadline:
Completed applications must arrive at Kyushu University by Friday, October 4, 2024 (Japan Standard Time).
12. Evaluation Process:Primary screening through application documents will be followed by secondary examination through aninterview (including an oral presentation).
13. Additional Notifications:(1) The new associate professor hired with this position is supposed to cooperate with Prof. Oishi in researchand education. For information with regard to this department, please visit the website:
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 salaryis determined by relevant rules of the university and composed from base salary depending on age andexperience, performance bonus, and various allowance.
(3) The new faculty hired by Kyushu University is strongly encouraged to give lectures in English in order topromote 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. of Persons
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* Working hours, etc.
Based on Discretionary Labor System for professional work, Kyushu University allows the employee to engage
in his/her work while leaving it to his/her discretion to decide the means and the allotment of time for
performing the work and regarding them as having worked for the prescribed number of working hours (7hours and 45 minutes), irrespective of how much time he/she has actually spent on his/her work.
* Days off: Every Saturday and Sunday, national holidays, and other days as specified (e.g. New Year's holiday)* Social Insurance: The health insurance, pension insurance, mutual retirement pension programs of Ministry ofEducation, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mutual Society, and employment insurance of Ministryof Health, Labor and Welfare.