Job type

• Professor level

Research field

• Others - Others

  Neuroscience, Brain science

Wages

• Annual Salary : 7 million yen ~

  Based on “18．Salary Regulations for National University Corporation Osaka University Staff Subject to New Annual Salary System”
  https://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/guide/information/joho/kitei_shugyou.html
  The approximate annual income mentioned above is based on the salary levels for 2022 as published by Osaka University.
  https://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/ja/guide/publications/kyuyo.html

Qualifications

• Education and Degree Requirements

  Ph.D. / Doctor

• Description

  [Essential]
  Applicants must have:
  (1) A doctoral degree
  (2) Excellent research achievements in the related field/s
  (3) Japanese and English proficiency at a level that is sufficient for the execution of work
  
  [Preferred]
  Experience supervising students at the undergraduate and graduate levels

Employment Type

• Regular employee

  Full-time

Contract period

• Tenured - Non-tenure track

  Probationary period present

  Probationary Period,6 months

Work location

• 565-0871 Osaka 1-3 Yamadaoka, Suita-City, Osaka, Japan

  Suita Campus

• 560-0043 Osaka 1-3 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka-City, Osaka, Japan

  Toyonaka Campus

Compensation

• Various systems

  Pay increase system : available

  Bonus : available

  Retirement allowances : available

  Transportation expenses : available

  Retirement age : available

• Insurance

  Employees' Health Insurance : available

  Employees' Pension Insurance : available

  Worker's accident insurance : available

  Employment insurance : available

• Measures for preventing passive smoking at the workplace

  Osaka University campuses and related facilities are smoke-free, except for designated areas．

Application Considerations

Number of hired

1 person(s)

Hiring date : 2025/04/01

• Job content supplemental explanation

  April 1, 2025 (or as soon as possible thereafter)
  Right after the appointment, successful applicant may form a new group of study and employ an assistant professor or an associate professor (with a maximum employment term of 10 years).
  As well as the successful applicant, these faculty members will be responsible at Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, for graduate level educational/research activities, and its management/administration, and as an academic member of School of Engineering Science, will also be responsible for undergraduate level educational/research activities, as well as the management/administration (entrance exams/committee activities).
  

Application period

• 2024/05/16~2024/08/08 Deadline for receipt

Application method

• Attached documents

  Other online application forms
  Applications must be written in English or Japanese and include the following;
  
  1. A Curriculum Vitae
  *Please use the university form for educational/research positions available at the following website.
  https://www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/news/employ/links
  2. A list of research achievements (original papers, review papers, books, patents, presentations at international conferences)
  3. Reprints of 5 major original papers in PDF format and their abstracts
  4. A list and an outline of awards and prizes
  5.An outline of research and educational achievements (within two A4 pages)
  6. A research plan and motivations in undergrad/grad students’ education (within two A4 pages)
  7. Names, affiliations, and contact information of two professional referees
  
  Please submit required documents by e-mail: professor-koubo2024@fbs.osaka-u.ac.jp
  *Please write “Application for professor in Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences” in the subject line.
  *Attach the application documents in the PDF format (with full security countermeasures).
  *Submitted application documents will not be returned.
  

• Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

  565-0871 Osaka 1-3 Yamadaoka, Suita-City, Osaka, Japan
  Osaka University Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences Professor Selection Committee

  Precautions : *Please write “Osaka University Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences Professor Selection Committee” on the front of the envelope in red ink.
  *Applications should be sent by registered mail.
  *Submitted application documents will not be returned.
  

• * Out of application period.

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Selection / Notification of result

• Selection

  Document screening will be followed by interviews. Selected applicants will be notified after the application deadline.

• Notification of result

  After screening, we will notify you of the results

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