Detailed information
Work location : Kanto district - Tokyo
Date of publication : 2023/09/04
Open Call for Tokyo Medical and Dental University “Tenure-Track Faculty" in 2024
D123090096
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Research field : Life Science - Unspecified
Associate Professor : Regular employee - Nontenured - Tenure-track - Probationary period absent
Lecturer level : Regular employee - Nontenured - Tenure-track - Probationary period absent
Job description
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Background of the recruitment and description of the project
●Outline of the open call
https://www.tmd.ac.jp/english/employment/20230901/
Our aim at TMDU is the realization of “total healthcare” across the globe and transcending the generations in the fields of “life and health sciences.” In order to achieve this goal, we are promoting university reforms including organization building, with the aim of producing excellent young researchers, as part of which, we are looking for young researchers who are ambitious and creative in their research. Applicants who were not selected in previous years are welcome to reapply if they have new accomplishments they would like to put forward.
Please note that the University is actively working to nurture female leaders. As part of the Positive Action*1 promoted by the Gender Equality Bureau of the Cabinet Office, we are planning to hire at least one female researcher, and we expect active applications from female researchers. *2
*1 This is one of the measures to expand women's participation in the realization of a gender-equal society.
URL：https://www.gender.go.jp/english_contents/mge/positive_act/index.html
*2 We are making various efforts to enable all faculty members to balance their research activities with life events such as childbirth and childcare. Please refer to the following page for details.
[On the promotion of support for female researchers]:
URL：http://www.tmd.ac.jp/employment/teacher/ang/index.html -
Work content and job description
Those who are hired under this system will conduct research at the university as a tenure-track faculty member (equivalent to an associate professor or lecturer), and if they pass the tenure review based on their performance while working as a tenure-track faculty member, they may be eligible to work as a tenured faculty member (with a professorship or research professorship).*1
*1 The University employs a fixed term system (5-year contract subject to renewal based on performance review). Tenure track faculty members who successfully pass the tenure review are also subject to this system.
URL：http://www.tmd.ac.jp/cmn/rules/houki/3hen/2shou/4setsu/32403kyouinninki.pdf -
Assigned department
Existing departments
Tokyo Medical and Dental University (Yushima Campus or Surugadai Campus). The department to which you will be assigned will be determined by the University at the time of your appointment.
Job type
- Associate Professor
- Lecturer level
Research field
- Life Science - Unspecified
Wages
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Common to all Job Types
Annual Salary : 6 million yen ~ 9 million yen
To be determined based on background and other factors.
Working hours
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Common to all Job Types
Working hours :08:30-17:15
Break time :12:00-13:00
Application requirements
Qualifications
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Education and Degree Requirements
Ph.D. / Doctor
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Description
In principle, all applicants must have a doctoral degree.
In addition, applicants must meet the following two requirements:
(1) The applicant must be planning to conduct (or continue to conduct) research that is important, original, and has social impact in the specialized field of “life and health sciences.”
(2) The proposed target in the relevant area of research should be substantial (absolute evaluation within the area, not comparable across areas) and feasible.
In addition, we will provide support for startups and other research funds (see Terms and Conditions of Employment, item 7 above), but we prefer that you obtain your own research funds (FOREST, JST-PRESTO, AMED Prime, etc.) in order to develop independent research at a high level.
Employment Type
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Common to all Job Types
Regular employee
Full-time
Contract period
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Common to all Job Types
Nontenured - Tenure-track
Four years from start of employment
(Tenure review will be conducted in the second half of the final year)Probationary period absent
Work location
- 113-8510 Tokyo 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Compensation
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Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace
No smoking on the premises
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Supplementary explanation of compensation
1.Salary
Annual (in accordance with the pay regulations of Tokyo Medical and Dental University)
2.Office hours
Flexible work hours
Monday-Friday 8:30–17:15 as a basic rule, left to the discretion of the employee.
3.Holidays
Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, year-end and New Year holidays (December 29–January 3)
4.Leave
Annual paid leave, special leave, sick leave, etc.
5.Social insurance, etc.
Participation as required by law.
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Mutual Aid Association Health Insurance, Mutual Aid Pension, Employment Insurance, Workers' Accident Compensation Insurance
6.Allowances, etc.
Payment will be made when the conditions for payment are met in accordance with the University's pay rules and regulations.
Travel allowance, housing allowance, dependent care allowance, etc.
7.Status of measures to prevent second-hand smoke
No smoking on the premises
Application Considerations
Number of hired
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Description
Up to 3 (At least 1 female employee to be hired)
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Job content supplemental explanation
1.Occupation
Tenure-track associate professor or tenure-track lecturer
2.Affiliation
Tokyo Medical and Dental University (Yushima Campus or Surugadai Campus).
The department to which you will be assigned will be determined by the University at the time of your appointment.
3.Fields
Applications can be made in any specialized field (including informatics, social medicine, nursing, clinical laboratory science, oral health science, etc.) as long as it is in the field of “life and health related sciences."
4.No. of positions planned
Up to 3 (At least 1 female employee to be hired)
5.Scheduled date of appointment
April 1, 2024 (provisionally)
We will take into consideration the circumstances of applicants coming from another domestic institution or from an overseas institution.
6.Term of office
Four years from start of employment
(Tenure review will be conducted in the second half of the final year)
7.Research environment
Successful applicants are permitted to use the shared Top Science Incubation Space (total: 201 m2) that is equipped with research space and basic research equipment, as well as a shared common space (total: 136 m2) with dedicated desks and meeting rooms. (Additional research space is being coordinated. Special equipment will be discussed separately.) In addition, the University is planning to provide a yearly research stipend of 5 million yen/year for four years from the year of employment.
3 person(s)
Hiring date : 2024/04/01
Starting date : 2024/04/01
Application period
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2023/09/04~2023/10/13 Deadline for receipt
[by 5 p.m. Japan time]
Application method
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Return of application documents
We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.
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* Out of application period.
URL of this job posting
Selection / Notification of result
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Selection
1.Documentary requirements
Please download and fill out the following documents from the University’s homepage. In addition, please submit in PDF format.
【Form1】 Your resume
【Form2】 A research plan
(be sure to include the following two points: “social impact of the research” and “self-defined goals to be achieved during the tenure-track period.”)
【Form3】 A list of your research achievements
(Please categorize these into original papers in English, review articles and books in English, and other similar papers in other languages, starting with the most recent year.)
* Please download Form 1 to 3 from the university website.
https://www.tmd.ac.jp/english/employment/20230901/
We may ask you to submit additional documents for the selection process.
2.Mailing address
Please send the application file(s) using steps (1) – (3):
(1) Please send an email to the Tokyo Medical and Dental University Research Promotion Unit, Research Promotion Section, Young Investigator Support Center Unit two business days prior to the application deadline per the [How to Contact us to Apply] guidelines below. (Final day to request to apply is October 11, 2023) The division will provide a link to a file sharing website where your application will be accepted.
[How to Contact us to Apply]
a. Set the subject line to “Request to Apply for Tenure-track Employee Position”
b. Include applicant name and current affiliated institution in the body of the email.
c. Include contact information of the applicant. (Phone number and email address)
d. Send the email to the following address:
Tokyo Medical and Dental University Research Promotion Unit, Research Promotion Section, Young Investigator Support Center Unit
yisc_reception.adm@tmd.ac.jp
(2) Once your request to apply has been confirmed, we will send a link to the file sharing website.
(3) Please upload the files listed in “2. Documentary Requirements” to the file sharing website provided in (2) by the deadline given in “4. Period of acceptance.” The University will reply within two business days to confirm that the documents have been received.
3.Period of acceptance
September 1, 2023 (Friday)–October 13, 2023 (Friday) [by 5 p.m. Japan time]
4.Selection
(1) Primary selection (document screening) Late October 2023 (provisionally)
(2) Final selection (interview) Late November 2023 (provisionally); interviews will be conducted virtually via Zoom, etc. (subject to change)
Decisions will be made after application screening and interviews (note that interviews may be conducted online). Please note that applicants will be responsible for any expenses incurred for the interview.
Women will be given preference in cases where performance and qualification evaluations are equal. -
Notification of result
Mail
Contact details
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Young Investigator Support Center Unit, Research Promotion Section, Administration Division, Institute of Research, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Goto Hiroki
0358034013
yisc_reception.adm@tmd.ac.jp
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