Detailed information

Ended
Date of update : 2024/07/23 End date of accepting applications : 2024/11/15
Ended
Date of update : 2024/07/23
End date of accepting applications : 2024/11/15

Work location : Kyushu and Okinawa district - Fukuoka

Date of publication : 2024/07/19

Professor Position Announcement Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University

D124071660

National university

Kyushu University

Research field : Others - Others - In charge of education and research on creative chemistry of molecules, substances, and materials with advanced functions (Corresponding to "Broad Section E" in“Review Section Table”of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research KAKENHI excluding medium-sized Section 37:Biomolecular chemistry and related fields.)

Professor level : Regular employee - Tenured - Non-tenure track - Probationary period present

Job description

  • Background of the recruitment and description of the project

    Department of Applied Chemistry is made up of 12 laboratories across two major courses: 1) Functional Materials Chemistry and 2) Chemistry and Biochemistry.

    The professor we are recruiting this time will belong to the 4th laboratory, which forms the core of the Molecular Biotechnology Course, and will be in charge of education and research that will contribute to molecular systems science, which tackles everything from advanced systematization of organic molecules to solving energy problems and developing biotechnology, primarily based on molecular assemblage chemistry. He/She will also be responsible for promoting academic exchange with universities both in Japan and overseas.

  • Work content and job description

    Specialties:In charge of education and research on creative chemistry of molecules, substances, and materials with advanced functions (Corresponding to "Broad Section E" in“Review Section Table”of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research KAKENHI excluding medium-sized Section 37:Biomolecular chemistry and related fields.)
    Teaching Responsibilities:Undergraduate and graduate lectures, international course lectures (English), applied chemistry experiments, and core education courses (university-wide education).

  • Assigned department

    Existing departments

    Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University

Job type

  • Professor level

Research field

  • Others - Others

    In charge of education and research on creative chemistry of molecules, substances, and materials with advanced functions (Corresponding to "Broad Section E" in“Review Section Table”of Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research KAKENHI excluding medium-sized Section 37:Biomolecular chemistry and related fields.)

Wages

  • Annual Salary : 9 million yen ~

    The annual salary system, which was introduced on 1st of April 2020, will be applied. The annual salary is determined in
    accordance with the university's pay scale based on experience, etc.

Working hours

  • Working hours :08:30-17:15

    Break time :12:00-13:00

    Holidays : Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays and the period from the 29th of December
    to the 3rd of January

    Overtime and other explanations : Based on the discretionary labor system for professional work, it is regarded that
    working hours are 7 hours and 45 minutes irrespective of how much time the employee actually spends on his/her work

Application requirements

Qualifications

  • Education and Degree Requirements

    Ph.D. / Doctor

  • Description

    (1)Doctoral or Ph.D. degree.
    (2)Have sufficient teaching ability (including instruction and lectures in English) and enthusiasm and ability to take charge of the administration of the undergraduate and graduate doctoral programs.
    (3)Have particularly outstanding leading research achievements in the above-mentioned specialized fields.
    (4)The applicant should have the willingness and ability to actively engage in interdisciplinary research with other areas of specialization and the development of new research fields from a long-term perspective, in addition to the above-mentioned areas of specialization.
    (5)Have the ability and enthusiasm to actively develop education and research activities from an international perspective and social cooperation with industry, government, etc.

Employment Type

  • Regular employee

Contract period

  • Tenured - Non-tenure track

    Probationary period present

    Trial employment period (Three months)

Work location

  • 819-0395 Fukuoka 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan

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

    No smoking is permitted on the university premises.

Application Considerations

Number of hired

    1 person(s)

  • Job content supplemental explanation

    Start Date:As early as possible after April 1, 2025.

Application period

  • 2024/07/19~2024/11/15 Deadline for receipt

Application method

  • Attached documents

    Application Form : Online Submission , Mailing
    (1)Curriculum vitae
    (Include a photograph and a statement of education, employment history, and qualifications. Include contact information and e-mail address.)
    Achievements and Activities : Online Submission , Mailing
    (2)Application Documents
    ⅠResearch achievements
    (Classified into (1) Academic Papers (differentiated by refereeing), (2) Proceedings of International Conferences (differentiated by refereeing), (3) Books/Edited Works, (4) Review Papers/Academic Materials, etc., (5) Inventions, Devices, Patents, etc., and (6) Others (papers and works confirmed for publication, etc.)).
    ⅡEducational accomplishments
    (Including public lectures, in-house education, etc.)
    ⅢAny other relevant information
    (Memberships of academic societies and their officers, committee members, international conference committee members,committee member of national and local governments, foundations,etc.,organizer and chairperson of academic research meetings,awards received, etc.)
    ⅣAcquisition of competitive research funds such as Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, joint research, and funded research (representative portion)

    Other online application forms
    (3)Summary of previous research (2,000 words or less)
    (4)Future research plans (2,000 words or less)
    (5)Motivation for application and aspirations for education and research (1,000 words or less)
    (6)Reprints of Major Publications (up to five)
    (7)Names and Contact Information of Two Referees

    Upload the application documents electronically to the designated URL the application documents by the file-sharing system of Kyushu University
    Please contact the e-mail address below with the subject line "Faculty Application". We will send you the URL for the shared folder, so please upload your application documents. Please upload your documents in a single PDF file.

    Other Mailing Documents
    (3)Summary of previous research (2,000 words or less)
    (4)Future research plans (2,000 words or less)
    (5)Motivation for application and aspirations for education and research (1,000 words or less)
    (6)Reprints of Major Publications (up to five)
    (7)Names and Contact Information of Two Referees

    Sending the application documents by mail
    Please send one printed copy of the above documents and a USB flash drive containing the PDF file of the documents in a sealed envelope with "Application for faculty positions" written in red ink, by registered mail to the faculty member indicated in the "Submission address/inquiry" below.

  • Return of application documents

    We will dispose of all application documents responsibly.

    Please note that the submitted documents and data will not be returned.Personal data contained in the submitted material will not be used for any purpose other than selection.

  • Application document submission method (physically mailed documents)

    819-0395 Fukuoka 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
    Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University. Tsuyohiko FUJIGAYA, Professor

  • * Out of application period.

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Selection / Notification of result

  • Selection

    After the initial screening of the application documents, interview (including presentation) will be conducted. Travel expenses for the interview will not be covered. Interviews may be conducted online.

  • Notification of result

    You will receive an email from us informing you of the results.

Contact details

Kyushu University

Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University

Tsuyohiko FUJIGAYA

0928022842

fujigaya.tsuyohiko.948@m.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Notes

(1)Candidates may be requested to come to the campus for an interview. The University does not cover travel costs or other expenses relating to interview attendance.
(2)In line with the Basic Act for a Gender-Equal Society (Act No. 78 of 1999), Kyushu University is an equal opportunity employer.
https://danjyo.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/"
(3)Kyushu University is an equal opportunity employer and follows the principle of the Act on Employment Promotion etc. of Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 123 of 1960, revised in 2013) and Act on the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (Act No. 65 of 2013).
(4)The accompanying spouse employment system has been implemented at Kyushu University from July 2017.
(5)If you have been disciplined in the past for sexual violence, including sexual harassment, against students, 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.
(6)For more information on the Department of Applied Chemistry, please refer to the following URL
https://www.chem.kyushu-u.ac.jp/~cstm/en/

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