Job type

• Assistant Professor level

Research field

• Life Science - Bioorganic chemistry

Wages

• Annual Salary : 4 million yen ~ 6 million yen

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

  Applicants hold a PhD, be near to completion of a PhD, or have equivalent ability in a relevant subject.

• Work experience

  Candidates should hold a research record in bioorganic chemistry such as nucleic acid chemistry, peptide chemistry and carbohydrate chemistry; synthetic organic chemistry; bio-related chemistry (including　supramolecular chemistry).

Employment Type

• Regular employee

Contract period

• Nontenured - Non-tenure track

  Fixed-term appointments will be for up to 5 years. Reappointment may be possible for one additional term of up to 3 years. The total term is limited to a maximum of 8 years from the original date of employment.

  Probationary period present

  6 months

Work location

• 226-8501 Kanagawa 4259 Nagatsuta-cho, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8501 JAPAN Tokyo Institute of Technology (Suzukakedai campus)

Compensation

• Insurance

  Employees' Health Insurance : Mutual Aid Association short-term benefits

  Employees' Pension Insurance : available

  Worker's accident insurance : available

  Employment insurance : available

• Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

  Smoking is prohibited on campus (excluding designated outdoor smoking areas).

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Application period

• 2024/04/08~2024/05/17 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Application documents (specified forms)

  • 公募案内（助教）【英語版】.pdf

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Online Submission

  Other online application forms
  Curriculum vitae* including professional and educational history from high school onward, honors and awards, criminal history and disciplinary actions, and email address
  *Please use the Tokyo Tech format.
  2. Accomplishment statement, including:
  a. Refereed journal papers
  b. Refereed conference proceedings and non-refereed conference proceedings
  c. Commentaries
  d. Books
  e. Patents, etc.
  Please include details for each category. For lectures, state if it was a keynote or invited lecture.
  For items a. and b., include the number of citations, h-index, and name of database* used.
  *Google Scholar Citations, Scopus, Web of Science, or Inspire
  3. Up to three reprints or copies of major publications (one copy for each publication)
  4. Acquired research grants and external funds. Include names of the funds, project titles, amounts, periods of research, role, and allocated amounts (if not the principal researcher)
  5. Research statement with a summary of research accomplishments and details of the future direction and plan for the applicant’s work (no set format, two A4 pages)
  6. Teaching statement that provides a summary of accomplishments and discusses ideas for teaching and learning (no set format, one A4 pages)
  7. Community engagement including that as a member of international and academic committees
  8. Two references with names, affiliations, and contact details

• Return of application documents

  We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  Selection will be based on a comprehensive review of applications and interviews.
  Selected applicants may be asked to have an on-campus interview and/or give a presentation.
  Please note that travel expenses for attending in-person interviews will not be reimbursed.

• Notification of result

  We will contact you by e-mail.

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