Job type

• Associate Professor

Research field

• Others - Others

  Biological Sciences and Technology (including Molecular biology, Biochemistry, Basic biology, Bioinformatics, Bioengineering, and Biotechnology)

Wages

• Annual Salary : 7 million yen ~

  The successful candidate will be paid under the “Annual Salary System with Lump-Sum Retirement Allowance” pursuant to the Institute’s Regulations on Wage and Salary for Staff under Annual Salary System with Lump-Sum Retirement Allowance. In accordance with the regulations, the amount of annual salary will be determined based on the standard level for the first fiscal year of employment, and will be based on performance evaluations in subsequent years. A retirement allowance will be paid separately at the time of retirement.
  ●Annual salary examples (The amounts listed below are only examples provided in the regulations and do not directly refer to this specific position.)
  ・Associate Professor who has 5 years of work experience after completing a doctoral degree.
  Standard: JPY 7,500,000
  Minimum*: JPY 7,000,000
  Maximum*: JPY 8,600,000
  *The minimum and maximum amounts will vary depending on performance.

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

• Description

  ●Exclusively open to female candidates
  ●The successful applicant should have a PhD or a doctoral degree.
  ●The successful applicant should have world-class research achievements in the area of specialization.
  ●The successful applicant should have the ability and willingness to lead the above-mentioned specialized fields, take leadership in Japan and overseas, and develop original research.
  ●The successful applicant should have educational / mentoring experience in the above specialized fields and can actively promote education at the School of Life Science and Technology.
  ●The successful applicant should be highly motivated, willing to participate in the organization management of the School of Life Science and Technology.

Employment Type

• Regular employee

Contract period

• Tenured - Non-tenure track

  Probationary period present

  Trial period 6 months

Work location

• 226-8501 Kanagawa Tokyo Institute of Technology 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama

Compensation

• Insurance

  Employees' Health Insurance : available, Mutual Aid Association short-term benefits (health insurance)

  Employees' Pension Insurance : available

  Worker's accident insurance : available

  Employment insurance : available

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Application period

• 2024/05/07~2024/06/15 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Attached documents

  Application Form : Online Submission

  1. Curriculum vitae including professional and educational history (from high school onward), degrees, awards, and email address.
  Achievements and Activities : Online Submission

  2. A list of research publications categorized into the following (i) original papers (peer-reviewed articles only), (ii) review papers (peer-reviewed articles only),
  (iii)other review papers, commentaries, and books, (iv) patents, etc. The
  number of citations of original papers (peer-reviewed articles only) and review papers (peer-reviewed articles only) should be provided in the list. (The number of citations should be based on the latest version of Web of Science [Journal Citation Report]) All lists should be numbered chronologically from the latest. Outline of research achievements containing the number of citations of original papers (peer-reviewed articles only) and review papers (peer-reviewed articles only), patents, acquired research funds and h-index of the applicant with Web of Science database used.

  Other online application forms
  3.The following Excel file for the information of achievements should be filled out and submitted it as an Excel file with other document files.
  (Download from the URL address in Tokyo Tech recruitment information. )
  4.PDF files of 3 significant articles (original papers).
  5.Acquired research grants and external funds. Include names of the funds, project titles, amounts, periods of research, and allocated amounts (if not the principal researcher)
  6.Brief statement of the applicant’s research interests, including their appealing points (free form, ~two pages in A4-size sheet) and perspectives for future researches (free form, one page in A4-size sheet).
  7.Teaching statement that provides a summary of accomplishments and discusses ideas for teaching and learning (free form, one page in A4-size sheet)
  8.Social activities such as those as a member of international and academic committees
  9.Possible referees with names, affiliations, and contact details (2 referees)
  We suggest accepting applications online (The document 1,2, 4-9 are submitted as PDF files and document 3 as Excel file). Before doing so, departments and faculty members in charge must first ensure that they have a safe and secure environment for handling information received from applicants.

• 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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